Hitchcock's Birds, Hope Diamond and Phineas Gage

Stored in a glass jar at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, CA is a strange cluster of preserved sea creatures that may unlock a mystery linked to the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcok. But how exactly did these tiny organisms help spawn one of the scariest horror films of all time? The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. houses one of the most viewed objects in the world - the Hope Diamond. But this spectacular jewel is best known not for its beauty, but a deadly curse. So what is the truth behind the so-called "Curse of the Hope Diamond"? On display at the Warren Anatomical Museum in Boston, Massachusetts is the skull of a 19th-century railroad worker who suffered an unimaginable accident. How did his case forever change what we understand about the human brain?For even more Mysteries at the Museum, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/mystery to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.