34: Icelandic Dracula and The Guano Islands Act

This week we learn how Iceland got the wrong translation of Dracula and how America's thirst for guano led the government to enact an insane law in 1856. A listener email gives us the sweats.Episode Tabs:The Literary Mystery of the Icelandic Dracula by Valur Grettisonhttps://grapevine.is/mag/2022/05/09/the-literary-mystery-of-the-icelandic-dracula/How Fertilizer Madness Sparked a Turd War and Turned Guano Into Goldhttps://www.thedailyscoop.com/news/retail-business/how-fertilizer-madness-sparked-turd-war-and-turned-guano-goldListener Tabs:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/lindsay-hoyle-clement-attlee-house-of-commons-bengal-commons-b2580463.htmlhttps://www.vox.com/even-better/24156471/whole-body-deodorants-lume-axe-sweatEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.