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IN THIS EPISODE: During World War II, a squadron of crop duster-style planes flown by Soviet female pilots were used as bombers to terrorize Nazi troops. They were so terrifying to the enemy they earned the nickname \\u201cNight Witches.\\u201d(The Night Witches) *** The jackalope is a mythical animal \\u2013 so why do so many people claim to have seen it, even in modern times? (Horned Hares) *** There are places all over the world even today where, during a wedding ceremony, you might hear the reverend say the words, \\u201cDo you take this corpse to be your lawfully wedded husband?\\u201d (Beyond the Grave Nuptials) *** An old grudge between a detective and a reporter led to one of the strangest\\u2014and most damning\\u2014fake news stories of all-time. A story that nearly ruined Lizzie Borden. (The Lizzy Borden Newspaper Hoax) *** In 1948, sightings of mysterious green lights in the skies of Los Alamos, New Mexico and the Sandia atomic-weapons laboratories and other sensitive military installations had the U.S. Government extremely worried. That means they the green balls of fire weren\\u2019t from America \\u2013 so what were they? (UFO\\u2019s and Green Fireballs) *** (Originally aired June 10, 2020)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cThe Lizzy Borden Newspaper Hoax\\u201d by Dean Jobb for Crime Reads: https://tinyurl.com/yd9fvzes
\\u201cHorned Hares\\u201d by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/ycarwu4d
\\u201cThe Night Witches\\u201d from Bugged Space: https://tinyurl.com/ybthkflf
\\u201cBeyond the Grave Nuptials\\u201d by Lisa A. Flowers for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y7bevukf
\\u201cUFO\\u2019s and Green Fireballs\\u201d by Darryn King for History: https://tinyurl.com/y9eht7bk
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