65: Roland the Farter and Vietnamese Nail Industry Origins

This week we deep dive into how professional flatulists used to make the big bucks and how Tippi Hedren's humanitarian work with Vietnamese refugees inadvertently created a multi-billion dollar industry. A listener email explains how Legacy Park in Ashburn, VA is a valued MEMBER of the community.Episode Tabs:The True Story of Roland the Farter, and How the Internet Killed Professional Flatulencehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roland-the-farter-professional-flatulenceNailed Ithttps://tubitv.com/movies/629631/nailed-itListener Tabs:Delkab, Illinois Fun Factshttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeKalb,_IllinoisToday in Silver Line Discoveries: Brambleton’s “Legacy Park”https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/11/17/today-in-silver-line-discoveries-brambletons-penis-park/Email 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 nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.