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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176
UI #54 - The Case of the Misplaced Belly Button
Viginia O'Hare underwent tummy tuck surgery and then sued her doctor for $1.5 million dollars. Why? Because her belly button was supposedly 2" off-center.
21 min
177
UI #53 - The Patron Saint of the Vocally Challe...
Florence Foster Jenkins is considered to be the forerunner of today’s talentless celebrities. Her operatic recordings are considered among the worst of all time. Yet, she sold out Carnegie Hall.
26 min
178
Jack the Stripper - UI Podcast #052
An odd true story about a San Diego robber dubbed "Jack the Stripper" by the press in the early 1960's. Listen to this episode to learn about his unusual motus operandi.
23 min
179
UI #51 - Tinker the Toad
Tinker the toad was found buried under a 6-inch thick concrete floor. The slab had been poured nine years earlier. Find out if and how Tinker survived this long entombment.
16 min
180
UI #50 - The Corpse Bride
Incredible true story of Count Karl von Cosel and the girl of his dreams. It was discovered that they slept together in the same bed every night - nine years after she had died.
28 min
181
UI #49 - Midnapore's Wolf Children
The story of Amala and Kamala, two girls in India that were claimed to have been raised by wolves. Find out the facts of this unusual story.
22 min
182
UI #48 - The Double Life of Clarence King
The first director of the US Geological Survey, Clarence King, was a famed scientist, explorer, and author. Yet, few people knew that he spent the last thirteen years leading a secret double life.
24 min
183
UI #47 - The French Nobleman
The death of an elderly man in Chicago in 1941 went initially unnoticed. Then it was learned that he was a French nobleman that gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Find out if he ever got the girl...
17 min
184
Grady the Cow - UI Podcast #046
After giving birth to a stillborn, Grady the Cow just bolted from sight. Just where could she have gone?
21 min
185
The Fly Paper Murderess - UI Podcast #045
Six men died in a Chicago woman's home in three years, most of whom were married to 47-year-old Margaret Summers.
19 min
186
The Man Buried Alive - UI Podcast #044
Just why would anyone choose to be buried alive? Surprisingly, a number of people have opted to do so.
23 min
187
Lyndon Johnson's Camel Driver - UI Podcast #043
U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson invites camel driver named Bashir Ahmad to the United States.
26 min
188
Noach Goldberg's Wooden Leg - UI Podcast #042
In 1928, there was a court battle over Noach Goldberg's wooden leg. Listen to find out why.
16 min
189
Conrad Cantzen's Shoes - UI Podcast #041
Conrad Cantzen died in 1945 and is long forgotten, but his shoe fund still lives on. Learn about this down-on-his-luck actor's bizarre will.
19 min
190
Coney Island's Baby Incubators - UI Podcast #040
A premature baby born before the 1940s had little chance of survival unless the baby was lucky enough to be part of a popular sideshow exhibit at Coney Island.
21 min
191
Samuel Resnick Buys His Own Murder - UI Podcast...
Albany jeweler Samuel Resnick retired to Phoenix, Arizona, but something went wrong. He ended up paying to have himself murdered.
20 min
192
The Cardiff Giant - UI Podcast #038
The 1869 discovery of this fossilized giant provided the first definitive proof that giants once did inhabit the Earth. Listen to find out the real facts in the story.
23 min
193
The 34-Year Nightmare - UI Podcast #037
Stephen Dennison was sent to prison for stealing $5.00 worth of chocolates back in 1926. He was still there 34 years later.
26 min
194
The Greatest Escape - UI Podcast #036
Slavomir Rawich's escape from a Siberian prison camp is among the greatest stories of survival ever. So great that it seems totally unbelievable at times.
29 min
195
Dumpy the Dog - UI Podcast #035
For a while, it seemed like Dumpy the Dog could survive just about anything, but a puppy-hood illness came back to haunt him.
14 min
196
Death by Exploding Playing Cards - UI Podcast #034
William Kogut decided to end his life using a deck of ordinary playing cards. Learn how he managed to do so in this fascinating true story.
16 min
197
The Little Widow of Herald Square - UI Podcast ...
Ida Mayfield Wood lived as a recluse for 24 years. When she died, 1,103 people claimed to be the heir to her fortune. Who would get her fortune?
22 min
198
The Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt - UI Pod...
Wealthy Ann Cooper Hewitt was tricked into being sterilized at age 20. Just why did her mother do so?
23 min
199
The Phantom Sniper - UI Podcast #031
The Phantom Sniper terrorized women in the Los Angeles area in the early 1950s. He was captured due to one minor mistake that many would have overlooked.
20 min
200
The Strange Kidnapping of Milly McGill - UI Pod...
Long forgotten story about the strange kidnapping of Milly McGill back in 1945. It is what happened after Milly was returned back to her parents that is the oddest part of this true story.
14 min