EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 55 MIN
Episode 151 | Gertrude – Keep Your Hands to Yourself
from Unhinged History · host twigliot
Old-timey history has tons of greats. Previously, Theresa and Angie lamented not having modern greats, until today. Theresa shares the Great Madison Butter Fire of 1991. Join us as she regales Angie with the tale of 12,500 tons of dairy products going up in flames, releasing a river of cream and melted butter. This blaze took eight days to put out and was quite the event. Angie shifts the episode's tone dramatically as she tells us the story of how JFK was saved by a coconut. During this episode, Angie makes Theresa crack up when she admits to not realizing he served in WWII. This episode pairs with: The NW Butter Crimes Bad Butter Rebellion The bonkers story of the Second Pacific Squadron Josef Mencik – the WWII Knight
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Old-timey history has tons of greats. Previously, Theresa and Angie lamented not having modern greats, until today. Theresa shares the Great Madison Butter Fire of 1991. Join us as she regales Angie with the tale of 12,500 tons of dairy products going up in flames, releasing a river of cream and melted butter. This blaze took eight days to put out and was quite the event. Angie shifts the episode's tone dramatically as she tells us the story of how JFK was saved by a coconut. During this episode, Angie makes Theresa crack up when she admits to not realizing he served in WWII. This episode pairs with: The NW Butter Crimes Bad Butter Rebellion The bonkers story of the Second Pacific SquadronJosef Mencik – the WWII Knight
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Episode 151 | Gertrude – Keep Your Hands to Yourself
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