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IN THIS EPISODE: Hundreds of years after his death, the tomb of William Longespee was opened and what was found horrified the man who opened it\u2026 the skeleton of a black rat was found in the skull of Longespee \u2013 but that wasn\u2019t the end of the story! (The Rat In Longespee\u2019s Skull) *** Most people are superstitious to at least a tiny degree \u2013 avoiding walking under ladders, not opening umbrellas indoors, or having a tingle down the spine every Friday the 13th. Perhaps you have a favorite or \u201clucky\u201d shirt to wear on special occasions \u2013 or a lucky pair of socks. Maybe you have to dress from left to right instead of the other way around. Superstitions may seem silly, but we seem to live with them everywhere \u2013 but your superstitions don\u2019t hold a candle to the ones believed by those in the theater. Thespians on and off the stage have some pretty bizarre concepts about what is lucky and unlucky. (Strange Superstitions of the Stage) *** Viking sagas describe the ritual execution of blood eagle, in which victims were kept alive while their backs were sliced open so that their ribs, lungs, and intestines could be pulled out into the shape of bloody wings. The torture method was so grisly that some historians believe it never truly happened. We can only hope historians are correct, because the thought of someone going through it alive is unbelievably terrifying. (The Blood Eagle Viking Torture) *** Physicist Enrico Fermi famously asked the question "Where are they?"\xa0to express his surprise over the absence of any signs for the existence of other intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy. Although many potential resolutions to this so-called \u201cFermi paradox\u201d have been suggested over the years, there is still no consensus on which one, if any, is correct.\xa0 We\u2019ll look at some of the theories as to where E.T. might be found. (Where Might E.T. Be Hiding?) *** Only once in the history of law enforcement and ufology has there been a case where a UFO incident turned into an actual criminal investigation. We\u2019ll look at the Dechmont Woods Encounter. (The Criminal Investigation of a UFO Incident)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Cold Open and Show Intro
00:06:56.540 = The Criminal Investigation of a UFO Incident
00:28:52.627 = Where Might E.T. Be Hiding?
00:43:11.703 = The Blood Eagle Viking Torture
00:52:29.530 = Strange Superstitions of the Stage
01:11:38.823 = The Rat in Longespee\u2019s Skull
01:23:19.578 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
BOOK: \u201cThe UFO Mystery Solved\u201d by Steuart Campbell: https://amzn.to/3OsXXnI
BOOK: \u201cUFO Scotland \u2013 the Secret History of Scotland\u2019s UFO Phenomenon\u201d by Ron Halliday: https://amzn.to/3Y5nkiA
\u201cThe Criminal Investigation of a UFO Incident\u201d by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/562ntr6z; and IAN at Mysterious Britain and Ireland:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8ty2n8
\u201cWhere Might E.T. Be Hiding?\u201d by Ben Gazur for ListVerse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3yvx7adx
\u201cStrange Superstitions of the Stage\u201d by Amanda Boisen for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/36y34m7b
\u201cThe Rat In Longespee\u2019s Skull\u201d posted at The Haunted Palace Blog: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yjdxecmn
\u201cThe Blood Eagle Viking Torture\u201d by William DeLong for AllThatsInteresting.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckwkzew
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." \u2014 John 12:46
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Originally aired: July 25, 2023

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