This week we deep dive into how professional flatulists used to make the big bucks and how Tippi Hedren's humanitarian work with Vietnamese refugees inadvertently created a multi-billion dollar industry. A listener email explains how Legacy Park in Ashburn, VA is a valued MEMBER of the community.
Episode Tabs:
The True Story of Roland the Farter, and How the Internet Killed Professional Flatulence
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roland-the-farter-professional-flatulence
Nailed It
https://tubitv.com/movies/629631/nailed-it
Listener Tabs:
Delkab, Illinois Fun Facts
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeKalb,_Illinois
Today in Silver Line Discoveries: Brambleton’s “Legacy Park”
https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/11/17/today-in-silver-line-discoveries-brambletons-penis-park/
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