Futility Closet

Futility Closet

Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.

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333-Stranded in the Kimberley

333-Stranded in the Kimberley

Crossing the world in 1932, two German airmen ran out of fuel in a remote region of northwestern Australia. With no food and little water, they struggled to find their way to safety while rescuers fou...

22 Feb 202133min

332-Princess Caraboo

332-Princess Caraboo

In 1817 a young woman appeared in the English village of Almondsbury, speaking a strange language and seeking food and shelter. She revealed herself to be an Eastern princess, kidnapped by pirates fro...

15 Feb 202130min

331-The Starvation Doctor

331-The Starvation Doctor

In 1911 English sisters Claire and Dora Williamson began consulting a Seattle "fasting specialist" named Linda Burfield Hazzard. As they underwent her brutal treatments, the sisters found themselves c...

8 Feb 202131min

330-The Abernathy Boys

330-The Abernathy Boys

In 1909, Oklahoma brothers Bud and Temple Abernathy rode alone to New Mexico and back, though they were just 9 and 5 years old. In the years that followed they would become famous for cross-country tr...

1 Feb 202133min

329-The Cock Lane Ghost

329-The Cock Lane Ghost

In 1759, ghostly rappings started up in the house of a parish clerk in London. In the months that followed they would incite a scandal against one man, an accusation from beyond the grave. In this wee...

25 Jan 202130min

328-A Canine Prisoner of War

328-A Canine Prisoner of War

In 1944, British captives of the Japanese in Sumatra drew morale from an unlikely source: a purebred English pointer who cheered the men, challenged the guards, and served as a model of patient fortit...

18 Jan 202130min

327-The Misplaced Tourist

327-The Misplaced Tourist

In 1977, West German tourist Erwin Kreuz spent three days enjoying the sights, sounds, and hospitality of Bangor, Maine. Unfortunately, he thought he was in San Francisco, on the other side of the con...

11 Jan 202129min

326-The Recluse of Herald Square

326-The Recluse of Herald Square

In 1931, a 93-year-old widow was discovered to be hoarding great wealth in New York's Herald Square Hotel. Her death touched off an inquiry that revealed a glittering past -- and a great secret. In th...

4 Jan 202131min

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