Having run out of mysteries, the team takes on the task they’ve always discussed: a cooking show! They start with a Choopie favorite, Goat Blood Soup! (PS, happy April fools!)
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Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s resignation conspiracy
In 1976 British Prime Minister Harold Wilson abruptly announced that he was resigning his office… and he didn’t say why. And to this day people are wondering why.
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The Wiki
Conspiracy theories!
More conspiracy theories!
Pont Saint Esprit poisoning
In an incident suspiciously similar to the Ken McElroy episode-except that there was no bullying redneck, no pickup truck and no gunfire-hundreds of residents of Pont St. Esprit in France found themselves hallucinating wildly. 7 died and many were institutionalized, and speculation is that it could have been ergot poisoning… or a CIA plot.
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From the wiki
A firsthand account
Blaming the CIA
Rudolph Hess
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In May 1941 Rudolf Hess, the 3rd most powerful man in Nazi Germany and a close friend of Hitler, climbed into a Messerschmidt Bf 110 fighter and flew solo to Scotland, with the avowed intent of single-highhandedly brokering a peace deal with Britain. Hitler was reportedly furious and felt betrayed, and issued an order for Hess to be shot on sight if he returned to Germany. Why did Hess fly to Scotland? And was Hitler really totally in the dark?
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Hess went for fun
Hitler knew
A perspective from the time
Ray Gricar
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When a DA goes missing, the world takes notice. Ray Gricar was sitting DA in Centre Country, Pennsylvania when one day he simply did not return home. Theories at the time ranged from suicide to walk-off, but years later, a high profile case made people wonder if something more sinister had taken place.
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One view of the case
Another way to look at it
The Dateline episode