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Useless Information Podcast

Podcasting since 2008! - It really is all true! Quirky, bizarre, and unusual stories from the Flip Side of History.

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UI #109 - The Case of the Phantom Vegetable Oil

UI #109 - The Case of the Phantom Vegetable Oil

In the late 1950's and early 1960's, Anthony "Tino" De Angelis ran a global salad oil empire. Find out how Tino grew his... Read more

29 Jan 2018

46mins

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UI #106 - Elixir of Death

UI #106 - Elixir of Death

When the S.E. Massengill Co. introduced its Elixir Sulfanilamide to the market in September 1937, there was no law in th... Read more

9 Oct 2017

36mins

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UI #3 - Bath School Massacre

UI #3 - Bath School Massacre

While most people know about the massacre at Columbine, few realize that the deadliest act of US school violence occurre... Read more

29 Jan 2008

7mins

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The Prick of Death - UI Podcast #128

The Prick of Death - UI Podcast #128

In 1933, a young man was walking through a busy train station in India when he was pricked in the arm by a man walking i... Read more

16 Oct 2019

31mins

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UI #119 - A Punishment That Went Horribly Wrong

UI #119 - A Punishment That Went Horribly Wrong

The parents of 21-year-old Linda Marie Ault were in a panic when their daughter didn't return home after attending a Fri... Read more

6 Feb 2019

31mins

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UI #4 - Titanic - The Unsinkable Violet Jessop

UI #4 - Titanic - The Unsinkable Violet Jessop

The incredible true story of the unsinkable Violet Jessop and her survival of the collisions of the three sister ships -... Read more

31 Jan 2008

7mins

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UI #60 - Ivory Soap Murders

UI #60 - Ivory Soap Murders

The Easter Sunday 1937 murders of Veronica Gedeon, her mom Mary, and Frank Byrnes in NYC launched an intense nationwide ... Read more

19 Feb 2013

33mins

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Soul Searching - UI Podcast #129

Soul Searching - UI Podcast #129

When miner James Kidd died in 1949, no one could have imagined that it would take more than 21-years to settle his estat... Read more

22 Nov 2019

46mins

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UI #88 - The Last Man on Earth

UI #88 - The Last Man on Earth

Did you ever wonder what would happen if you ended up being the last person alive on Earth? Back in 1960, the San Franci... Read more

30 Nov 2015

25mins

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UI #58 - Dead Ringers

UI #58 - Dead Ringers

Akron, Ohio citizen Larry Bader and Omaha, Nebraska sportscaster Fritz Johnson were complete opposites of each other.  Y... Read more

24 Nov 2012

25mins

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UI #59 - The Sky is Falling

UI #59 - The Sky is Falling

Alvin Rodecker and his wife chose to celebrate his 60th birthday in style.  It was to be an incredible, memorable trip t... Read more

9 Jan 2013

25mins

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UI #5 - The Gimli Glider

UI #5 - The Gimli Glider

The true story of a Boeing 767 that ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet and lost total power. With no airport within gliding ... Read more

1 Feb 2008

7mins

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UI #120 - The Coal Mountain Casanova

UI #120 - The Coal Mountain Casanova

Back in 1952, Jesse Garrett had recently divorced and was in search of a new wife. He seemed like a catch and thousands ... Read more

17 Mar 2019

36mins

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The Case of the Doctor-Doctor Kidnapping - UI Podcast #127

The Case of the Doctor-Doctor Kidnapping - UI Podcast #127

In 1933, a medical doctor and a chiropractic doctor were found severely injured a short distance from one another. The t... Read more

13 Sep 2019

27mins

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UI #96 - The Ice Cream Wars

UI #96 - The Ice Cream Wars

The everything ice cream episode! Learn about an ongoing war between ice cream vendors, which included bombings, gunfire... Read more

3 Aug 2016

38mins

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UI #61 - The Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy

UI #61 - The Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy

Sad, yet true, story of a 1931 school bus disaster in the Pleasant Hill school district in Colorado.  Also learn about t... Read more

23 Mar 2013

36mins

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UI #97 - Silent Susan

UI #97 - Silent Susan

On October 6, 1946 a young woman was arrested in Palisades Park, NJ for refusing to provide a police officer with her na... Read more

12 Sep 2016

31mins

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UI #71 - Baltimore's Buried Treasure

UI #71 - Baltimore's Buried Treasure

You may have heard about the Californian couple that found five cans of gold coins on their property.  Two Baltimore boy... Read more

15 Mar 2014

30mins

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UI #93 - The Ugliest Thing the President Ever Saw

UI #93 - The Ugliest Thing the President Ever Saw

President Lyndon Johnson was never one to hold back his words, whether they be good or bad. Listen to this episode to le... Read more

29 Apr 2016

25mins

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UI #62 - The Ghost of Guam

UI #62 - The Ghost of Guam

True story of a US Navy radioman who was hunted by the Japanese during World War II.  Also learn the name of Wrigley's f... Read more

27 Apr 2013

28mins

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