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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 1H 32M

99: A Niewe Herball, Atomic Bomb Ring, and Reverse John Wick

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This week we are joined by award winning author Amal El-Mohtar as we learn about herbiary plagiarism from the 16th century, how Kix cereal once offered toys with radioactive material, and the tale of a 14th century French dog pulling a reverse John Wick. A listener mail tells us about the most lopsided football game of all time. Holiday Market at Tito Rick's Garage Saturday December 13th, 11am-4pm 2918 Imperial Ave San Diego, CA 92102 Kaveh's Online Store: https://www.blacksmithfilms.com/store Cat People https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hannah-hillam/cat-people/9780762486083/?lens=running-press Episode Tabs: Asking questions through fiction: research into Henry Lyte’s ‘A Niewe Herball’ (1578) https://www.herbalhistory.org/home/henry_lyte/ Kix cereal once offered 'Atomic Bomb Ring' with radioactive material as a promotion? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kix-lone-ranger-atomic-bomb-ring/ A Murder and a Dog Seeking Justice https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201008/a-murder-and-a-dog-seeking-justice Listener Tabs: 1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Cumberland_vs._Georgia_Tech_football_game Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki: https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 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.

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