Cinder Woman, Milgram Experiment, Gold Accumulator Hoax

The St. Petersburg Museum of History in St. Petersburg, Florida holds in its collection a set of binders containing details and clues about an incendiary tale of a woman who met a bizarre and combustible fate. Akron, Ohio's Center for the History of Psychology has a simple box with a few knobs, dials, and buttons that was used in a shocking experiment that tested the bounds of human nature. And the Lubec Historical Society in Lubec, Maine displays an oversized iron pot with metal rods that once held the promise of unimaginable wealth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.