Patreon Exclusive 20 - The Life, Death, and Grave of Miss Baker

If you grew up in Alabama, you have probably been told the legend of Noccalula Falls. Many people do not know that this is a made-up story that is harmful to indigenous people of the United States rather than being a romantic story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noccalula_Falls_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Turkey

If you grew up in Alabama, you have probably been told the legend of Noccalula Falls. Many people do not know that this is a made-up story that is harmful to indigenous people of the United States rather than being a romantic story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noccalula_Falls_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Turkey

Miss Baker was a squirrel monkey who is buried just outside the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. Miss Baker was the first mammal to survive being launched into space.  **Trigger warning for animal lovers. This episode, unfortunately, contains sad details regarding the mistreatment of animals.**

Today's short episode is about a weird cocktail from "long time ago days" when people added  ammonia smelling salts to coca-cola as a health tonic. It was very popular in the US and some people still enjoy it today.

After Roselind Nadine Earles passed away a week before Christmas, her parents honored her memory by building a permanent playhouse structure as a mausoleum over her grave site. Her parents are buried beside her in Lanett, Alabama. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/little-nadine-earles-doll-house-grave-lanett   https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/21933   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11332/roselind-nadine-earles   https://www.al.com/living/2014/06/alabama_childs_playhouse_mauso.html  

In the South, we do things a lil bit different. Especially when it comes to weddings. Is burying a bottle of bourbon an ancient pagan ritual passed down from generations to curry favor with the gods that control the weather, or is it a made up tradition created by the alcohol industry?

The Mothervine is a muscadine wine grape vine that is the oldest in the United States. It has been getting people lit, turnt, and crunk for hundreds of years.  Was it planted by the Croatan tribe or maybe even by the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Listen to find out.

No slugs were harmed in the making of this bonus content.

While researching the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles I came across this case and decided to research it further. It opened a can of worms about Raymond's family, but I ended up making a full episode about it for Patreon. I mean no insensitivity whatsoever to surviving members of these families.

This episode is about the famous Pumpkin House in West Virginia.