22: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt2 and Colonel Thomas Blood

This week we conclude the story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and learn about crown jewel thief Colonel Thomas Blood. A listener email explains why ancient Greek statues always had tiny wieners. Episode Tabs: The Great Moon Hoax https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-news The Irish Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels https://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewels Listener Tabs: https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-ancient-statues-have-such-small-penises/a-65151780 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] 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 https://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.