Sarah continues her mini-series on the Trials of the Twentieth Century this week with PART ONE of the State of California versus Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, accused of the rape and murder of actress Virginia Rappe. In this episode, we discuss the life and careers of Roscoe and Virginia, and the fateful Labor Day party that changed Hollywood forever.

Sources:

• https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2020/09/trials-of-the-century-1900-to-1950/
• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-the-celebrity-scandal
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859/
• https://hollywoodforever.com/story/virginia-rappe/
• https://peoplevsarbuckle.com/2021/09/13/100-years-ago-today-bambina-maude-delmont-takes-the-stand-for-the-first-and-last-time-september-13-1921/

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In 1770, a Hungarian inventor revealed a chess playing automaton that puzzled the world. No one could figure out how it worked as it toured the world and defeated numerous historical figures and chess masters. It's secrets were almost lost to history, but thankfully we know how it worked. Let me share this incredible story with you!

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Death threats against babies, serial killer queens, Viking raids, and taxation without intoxication - this week, Sarah talks about the often-gruesome true stories behind some of the most popular nursery rhymes.

Sources:

• https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes
• https://bookriot.com/nursery-rhyme-origin-stories/
• https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/02/origin-rock-bye-baby/
• https://steemit.com/parenting/@redwellies/dark-disturbing-and-somewhat-horrible-the-history-and-origins-of-nursery-rhymes-3-mary-mary-quite-contrary
• https://steemit.com/parenting/@redwellies/dark-disturbing-and-somewhat-horrible-the-history-and-origins-of-nursery-rhymes-1-three-blind-mice
• https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/most-googled-why-did-london-bridge-fall-down-111116
• https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muffin-man-song-serial-killer/

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