It's finally Halloween! This week we're joined by very spooky guest Alyssa Cooper as we learn about Gef, a talking Mongoose who haunted a rural home on the Isle of Man, how haunted houses share a history with Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, and how unfounded rumors about razor blades in apples continue to ruin trick or treating for everyone. A listener mail tells us about an aspiring lawyer who took a bite out of crime. Episode Tabs: The strange and deeply unlikely tale of Gef the talking mongoose https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/03/the-strange-and-deeply-unlikely-tale-of-gef-the-talking-mongoose/ The Great Depression Origins of Halloween Haunted Houses https://www.history.com/articles/halloween-haunted-house-great-depression Halloween Sadism https://www.joelbest.net/halloween-sadism Listener Tabs: Fabric of a Nation – American Quilt Stories at Boston MFA https://cottoncandyfabrics.blog/2022/01/03/fabric-of-a-nation-american-quilt-stories-at-boston-mfa/ Summer Associate’s Naughty Toddler Impression Gets Her Bounced From Biglaw https://abovethelaw.com/2025/07/summer-associates-naughty-toddler-impression-gets-her-bounced-from-biglaw/ Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're together in New York as we discuss the grand finale of the Astor Place riot which unfolded like a Looney Tunes style fight and Barry Bremen, the great sports impostor who posed as players for the MLB, the NBA, and a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. A listener email informs us of the official rubbing mud of Major League Baseball. Episode Tabs: The Astor Place Riot: Blood On The Cobblestones https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/astorplaceriot-commemorationpart2-zy4la-cerc4-ezwep-hsfs3s-rnyg3-tm6kl-anff2-8hdc3-el4s7-lryac The Counterfeit Athlete: Barry Bremen, the Man Who Pretended to Be an MLB, NBA, and NFL All-Star https://www.mentalfloss.com/sports/barry-bremen-the-great-imposter Listener Tabs: Baseball Rubbing Mud https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Rubbing_Mud Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week the story of the Astor Place riot continues with the Bowery Boys gang further fueling the divide between English and American theatre styles and the fearsome Mongolian Warrior Khutulun, who refused to marry a man who couldn’t beat her in wrestling. A listener mail tells us all about rejection sensitivity dysphoria. Episode Tabs: THE MOST FASCINATING RIOT YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF https://theoutline.com/post/8659/the-astor-place-opera-house-riot-of-1849-was-lit The Mongolian Princess Who Challenged Her Suitors to a Wrestling Match—and Always Won https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560956/mongolian-princess-who-challenged-her-suitors-wrestling-match-and-always-won Listener Tabs: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria - RSD https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24099-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-rsd The Theory of The Four Humors by Hippocrates https://psychologyfor.com/the-theory-of-the-four-humors-by-hippocrates/ Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're in NYC as we deep dive into how a satirical 1800s magazine helped coin the city's nickname and the origins of a bitter rivalry between the American stage actor Edwin Forrest and English actor William Charles Macready that led to a full scale riot in 1849. A listener email explains Action Bronson's connection to November Rain. Come see us at NEW YORK COMIC-CON! Artist Alley, Table D-33 October 9-12, 2025 Episode Tabs: Why is New York City Called Gotham? https://www.untappedcities.com/why-is-new-york-city-called-gotham-a-nickname-with-a-millennium-of-history/ THE MOST FASCINATING RIOT YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF https://theoutline.com/post/8659/the-astor-place-opera-house-riot-of-1849-was-lit Listener Tabs: How did the Starling get to America? https://www.birdful.org/how-did-the-starling-get-to-america/ Action Bronson - "Easy Rider" (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58RSC7HO9aU Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into activist Dan Kwong's efforts to restore a baseball field at a former California internment camp and about researchers who lived in subterranean caves for months at a time without access to clocks, calendars, or the sun. A listener email explains some sweet, sweet history. Come see us at NEW YORK COMIC-CON! Artist Alley, Table D-33 October 9-12, 2025 Episode Tabs: The Moving Story of Bringing Baseball Back to Manzanar https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/moving-story-of-bringing-baseball-back-to-manzanar-where-thousands-of-japanese-americans-were-incarcerated-during-world-war-II-180986312/ Caveman: And Interview with Michel Siffre https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/30/foer_siffre.php Listener Tabs: Malm Whale https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/malm-whale White Rabbit (Candy) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_%28candy%29 Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the absolutely disgusting history of medical researchers who experimented on themselves and the story of teenager Sybil Ludington, the unfortunately nicknamed "female Paul Revere," who rode 40 miles in the pouring rain to warn American revolutionaries of the encroaching British army. A listener email explains a werewolf baby phenomenon. Kaveh's Panel at LA COMIC-CON: Middle Eastern/ North African Representation in Media SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 11:00am, ROOM 407 Episode Tabs: 20 Self-Experimenting Medical Researchers in History https://historycollection.com/20-self-experimenting-medical-researchers-in-history/ Sybil Ludington https://www.historicpatterson.org/Exhibits/ExhSybilLudington.php Listener Tabs: Babies develop 'werewolf syndrome’ after medicine mix-up in Spain https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/29/babies-develop-werewolf-syndrome-after-medicine-mix-up-in-spain Dr. Pepper Museum Animatronic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kQ1GJ17-6E Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today! Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we conclude the story of Sushi Row with how Koda Farms' development of their proprietary Kokuho Rose rice allowed Kawafuku to become the first Sushi bar in Los Angeles and how historical cure-alls ended up mostly being aggressive laxatives. A listener email explains the traditional Soviet astronaut movie of choice. Episode Tabs: L.A.’s sushi revolution was fueled by this secret ingredient from the Central Valley https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/la-sushi-revolution-fueled-by-secret-ingredient Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives https://offbeatoregon.com/2501d1006d_biliousPills-686.077.html Listener Tabs: White Sun of the Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auj_u7wEyw8 Johnny Fiveaces: Original meme artwork sells for $5,100 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50817558 Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today! Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how Monochronic culture forced its will on the Polychronic world and how Ventura Blvd in Los Angeles earned the moniker of Sushi Row by housing the greatest concentration of Sushi restaurants outside of Japan. A listener email explains how the Monkey Puzzle Tree became an Oregon staple. Episode Tabs: Time and Culture https://nobaproject.com/modules/time-and-culture This Little Tokyo restaurant is long gone. But it changed L.A.’s food scene forever https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/la-sushi-history-began-at-little-tokyo-restaurant Listener Tabs: Monkey Puzzle Tree https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/araucaria-araucana Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today! Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how a newly founded America's insecurity about their status in the world led to their obsession with front lawns (and 9/11?) and the story of Portland's most polite train robber, Bill Miner. A listener email explains how Max Headroom briefly took over the Chicago airwaves in 1987. ROSE CITY COMIC-CON: SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2025 ARTIST ALLEY: TABLE D-01 Episode Tabs: The American Obsession with Lawns https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/ Outlaw Bill Miner’s First Train Robbery was a Fiasco https://offbeatoregon.com/1311b-bill-miner-train-robber-in-oregon.html Listener Tabs: 30 Years Later, Notorious ‘Max Headroom Incident’ Remains a Mystery https://news.wttw.com/2017/11/21/30-years-later-notorious-max-headroom-incident-remains-mystery Simo Häyhä https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_Häyhä Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today! Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how an obsessive Irish mechanic changed the world of tractors after a handshake deal with Henry Ford and how in the early 2000s, the Thai government embarked on a mission of gastrodiplomacy by helping Thai restaurants proliferate around the world. A listener voice memo tells the story of an old Serbo-Romanian woman who poisoned people in hundreds. SUMMER 2025 T-Shirt Drop: Ken Allen has had Kenough (ENDS AUG 29th!!) https://www.bonfire.com/500-open-tabs-ken-allen/ Episode Tabs: The Life and Legacy of Harry Ferguson https://www.ulstertransportmuseum.org/guest-blog/life-and-legacy-harry-ferguson You Think You Understand Thai Culture Because You Eat at Thai Restaurants? Think Again https://www.foodandwine.com/why-are-there-so-many-thai-restaurants-7104115 Listener Tabs: Nettle Eaters Chomp in Revived World Championships https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6152l8z20o Baba Anujka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Anujka Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today! Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the life of Orangutan Ken Allen, the San Diego Zoo's most infamous escape artist and how the drawings of young boy named Onfim gave art historians insight into what life was like for a child in medieval Russia. A listener voice memo explains the origins of Batman and Robin. SUMMER 2025 T-Shirt Drop: Ken Allen has had Kenough! https://www.bonfire.com/500-open-tabs-ken-allen/ I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault - Full SDCC Panel https://youtu.be/MVjXA_NGnVU Episode Tabs: Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance https://www.akpress.org/fear-of-the-animal-planet-e-book.html Onfim Wuz Here: On the Unlikely Art of a Medieval Russian Boy https://lithub.com/onfim-wuz-here-on-the-unlikely-art-of-a-medieval-russian-boy/ Listener Tabs: Comic Books, Dr. Wertham, and the Villains of Forensic Psychiatry https://jaapl.org/content/early/2020/10/06/JAAPL.200041-20 The trashiest enigma: Alex Jordan and the House on the Rock https://thetangential.com/2014/11/30/the-trashiest-enigma-alex-jordan-and-the-house-on-the-rock/ Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today! Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we conclude the sagas of John Murray Spear, a 19th‑century activist‑turned‑spiritualist who claimed the ghost of Benjamin Franklin ordered him to build a “Mechanical Messiah” to usher in a new era of world peace and how Guns N’ Roses were able to finish their music video trilogy with Estranged despite the departure of their lead actress. A listener email tells the story of an ancient Greek dick plague. Episode Tabs: Revisiting John Murray Spear https://iapsop.com/jbb/2021__buescher___revisiting_john_murray_spear.pdf 25 Years Ago, Guns N’ Roses Unveiled Their Batshit $4 Million Music Video https://www.vice.com/en/article/guns-n-roses-estranged-video-25-years-later/ Listener Tabs: Pompe and Proagon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysia#Pompe_and_Proagon 40 years after their final show, Chinatown's Pender Guy radio is reuniting https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pender-guy-radio-reunion-1.6045491 Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we continue the saga behind the making of Guns N’ Roses’ November Rain music video and dive into the bizarre tale of John Murray Spear, a 19th‑century activist‑turned‑spiritualist who claimed the ghost of Benjamin Franklin ordered him to build a “Mechanical Messiah” to usher in a new era of world peace. A listener email tells the story of finding the long lost bones of Richard III under a parking lot. Episode Tabs: The ‘November Rain’ music video defined a generation. Inside its ‘bonkers’ production https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-07/novemeber-rain-guns-n-roses-music-video-making-of-30th-anniversary Interview: John Benedict Buescher - Author of The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear https://www.strange-phenomenon.com/john-benedict-buescher-transcript Listener Tabs: Art of @nn-ee-zz https://www.tumblr.com/nn-ee-zz/786542016059310080/hiii-i-was-just-wandering-if-you-wouldnt-mind Richard III: Discovery and Identification https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how ADHD is a holdover from hunter-gatherer societies and how a short story written by a friend inspired Guns N' Roses to create the most ambitious music video trilogy ever filmed. A listener email explains the phenomenon of industrial musicals. Episode Tabs: ADHD May Have Been an Evolutionary Advantage, research suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/21/adhd-may-have-been-an-evolutionary-advantage-research-suggests The ‘November Rain’ music video defined a generation. Inside its ‘bonkers’ production https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-07/novemeber-rain-guns-n-roses-music-video-making-of-30th-anniversary Listener Tabs: The Wonderful World Of Industrial Musicals https://www.industrialmusicals.com/songs/ Home Sweet Homer: The Strange Saga of the Real-Life ‘Simpsons’ House in Nevada https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/549440/real-life-the-simpsons-house-nevada Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the historic bond between the Choctaw Nation with Ireland and how pigeons were domesticated, leading to some absolutely bonkers looking breeds. A listener email tells the story of the first female Native American lawyer to argue a case in front of the US Supreme Court. Episode Tabs: Choctaw and Irish History https://www.choctawnation.com/about/history/irish-connection/ A History of the Pigeon https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54844/history-pigeon Listener Tabs: How a trio of sisters occupied — and saved — a sacred Native cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas https://www.kcur.org/community/2020-02-08/120-years-ago-this-woman-occupied-and-saved-a-sacred-cemetery-in-kansas-city-kansas The Manjiro Story https://whitfield-manjiro.org/the-manjiro-story/ Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history that happened in 1959 and how the Red Scare of the 1950s directly led to the founding of the now iconic Renaissance Pleasure Faire. A listener email informs us of how Nixon's airborne toilet is memorialized in Seattle. San Diego Comic Con Panels: I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault! Friday July 25, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm Room 29AB Middle Eastern/North African Representation in Media Saturday July 26, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Episode Tabs: Eyewitness Reports of the Great Auroral Storm of 1859 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20050210157/downloads/20050210157.pdf The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-surprisingly-radical-roots-of-the-renaissance-fair-180982918/ Listener Tabs: The Bay Area's most hazardous playground has to be seen to be believed https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/berkeley-adventure-playground-19462017.php Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The ancient tournament of Kumitab returns as we pit some of our craziest subjects against one another including Rube Waddell, an Aswang, and Pepsi bottle cosplay Nixon. Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Many of you have sent Listener Email submissions that were on the longer side, so we dedicated an entire episode for them to aerate like a fine wine! Amongst many things, we learn about the notorious California Egg Wars and a highly coveted ladies room Picasso. Listener Tabs: World Coal Carrying Championships https://gawthorpemaypole.org/world-coal-carrying/ Pink https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink MONA Defends Ladies-Only LoungeAgainst Anti-Discrimination Case Brought by Male Visitor https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/mona-ladies-lounge-legal-fight-men-excluded/103605236 Piltdown Man is Revealed as Fake https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do53pi.html When California Went to War Over Eggs https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-california-went-war-over-eggs-180971960/ Null Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Island Deep Diving https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_diving Barry Marshall https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Marshall Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the oft overlooked subplot of Batman's 1988 storyline "A Death in the Family" in which the Joker is recruited by the Ayatollah Khomeini himself to Iran's ambassador to the UN and the life of Dora Richter, the first Trans woman to ever receive gender-affirming surgery. A listener email finally clarifies the origins of the Michigan-Ohio rivalry. Episode Tabs: The Joker Was Once DC's U.N. Ambassador from Iran... Until He Wasn't https://www.cbr.com/batman-joker-iran-ambassador-retcon-qurac/ Remembering Dora Richter, One of the First Women to Receive Gender-Affirming Surgery https://www.them.us/story/dora-richter-first-trans-woman-to-receive-gender-affirming-surgery Listener Tabs: Toledo War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War The Invention of Warfarin https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/warfarin.html Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the story of how bisexual icon Toto Koopman went from being a world famous model to World War II spy and how a planned citywide blackout resulted in a tense Los Angeles thinking it was under attack by the Japanese. A listener email explains how the final legal breakup of The Beatles occurred at the "Happiest Place on Earth." Episode Tabs: The Story of Toto Koopman, the Free-Spirited Model Turned World War II Spy https://www.them.us/story/toto-koopman The Great Los Angeles Air Raid Terrified Citizens—Even Though No Bombs Were Dropped https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/great-los-angeles-air-raid-terrified-citizenseven-though-no-bombs-were-dropped-180967890/ Listener Tabs: Zaqistan https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaqistan Some of Disney World's most famous moments feature Princess Diana and Richard Nixon https://www.wesh.com/article/disney-top-five-pop-culture-moments/37855856 Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.