Tag: supervolcano

Our fourth volume of Short & Spooky stories is here, and you know the drill! This episode features three stories that are too short for a full episode, but that we really want to share with you. In this installment, you can hear about recent Yellowstone volcano fearmongering, James Dean’s cursed Porsche, and Benadryl-induced visions of the mysterious Hat Man.

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Here are our sources for this episode:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0jH8zCuL5Q
2. https://jamesdean.com/biography/
3. https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/James-Dean-60-years-since-fatal-crash-6537391.php
4. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/us-scene/what-really-happened-to-james-deans-cursed-porsche?v=79cba1185463
5. https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2022/12/no-they-didnt-close-yellowstone-because-the-supervolcano-is-about-to-erupt.html?outputType=amp
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew03hobTOhc
7. https://k2radio.com/no-alcova-reservoir-is-not-erupting-dont-send-money/
8. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hat-man-benadryl-tiktok-monster-1234620397/?sub_action=logged_in
9. https://www.reddit.com/r/benadryl/comments/rwhf3y/the_hat_man/
10. https://www.benadryl.com/safety
11. https://www.checkupnewsroom.com/tiktok-videos-encourage-viewers-to-overdose-on-benadryl/
12. https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/diphenhydramine/
13. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/benadryl-challenge-tiktok-overdose/
14. https://www.salon.com/2020/09/30/benadryl-challenge-claims-the-life-of-one-teen-as-tiktok-claims-to-have-already-banned-the-videos/
15. https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sleep/nighttime-sleep-behaviors/sleep-paralysis.html
16. https://vocal.media/horror/have-you-seen-the-hat-man

In this episode, our very own volcano expert, Meagan, talks about what occurred during the infamous eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. We discuss what is left of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as what makes them spooky. We also dive into supervolcanoes, including how much of a threat they really pose to the survival of the human race and some spooky stories about the biggest eruptions that humans (or at least our ancestors) have witnessed.

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Here are our sources:

1. MEAGAN’S BRAIN.
2. https://www.audiology.org/volcanic-eruption-tops-loudest-sound-heard-on-earth-in-the-past-100-years/#:~:text=Scientists%20believe%20the%20sonic%20boom,235%20dB%20in%20the%20epicenter.
3. https://www.popsci.com/story/science/loudest-sounds-ever-measured/
4. https://www.livescience.com/vitrified-brain-of-vesuvius-victim-found.html
5. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mount-vesuvius-boiled-its-victims-blood-and-caused-their-skulls-explode-180970504/
6. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/partially-mutilated-herculaneum-skeleton-was-fugitive-of-vesuvius-eruption/
7. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57055163
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder  https://www.susannaduffy.com/the-ghosts-of-herculaneum/
9. https://igppweb.ucsd.edu/~gabi/sio15/lectures/volcanoes/pliny.html
10. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22355515
11. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-humans-weathered-toba-supervolcano-just-fine-180968479/
12. https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-climate-works/mount-tambora-and-year-without-summer
13. https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/05/26/year-without-a-summer-1816-mount-tambora/84855694/
14. http://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/smith-chronological-history-of-crater-lake/sources-and-articles-of-interest/orgin-stories-of-the-lake/