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The story of Carl Tanzler is absolutely insane and disturbing. And the fact that a lot of people sympathized with him just goes to show how much the attitude of the general public can change in just 80 years or so.

During Tanzler’s story, you can watch Mr. Terry age like 15 years during that last segment 😂

The Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire featured in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and was dedicated to the lore and rituals of the Old Ones. It became so iconic that other writers began to use it in other works, including movies such as the Evil Dead series. It was inevitable that various writers over the years have written their own version of the Necronomicon and at least five versions are available on Audible. I’ve never read any in its entirety but have browsed through a couple over the years. The concept of a book like the Necronomicon works much better as the mysterious tome surrounded by misfortune as used by Lovecraft than as a real work. It’s the mystique surrounding the times that makes it so iconic.

Something that I'm thinking and pondering now, thanks to Mr. Terry and Sam:
1)  Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) had visions as a kid and decided to jump into the Hundred Years' War, leading France's army against the English and the turncoat Burgundians.
2)  Following another vision, she found the Sword of Saint Catherine — a longsword with five crosses etched into the blade — at the Church of Saint Catherine de Fierbois.
3)  She carried the sword into many battles but never shed blood with it; the only times she struck someone with it was to swat prostitutes with it and drive them out of her camps.
4)  Charles VII was crowned King of France, so she returned the Sword of Saint Catherine to the church where she had found it, then returned to battle.
5)  She was betrayed in battle, captured by the Burgundians and handed off to the English who were still occupying parts of France.  The Sword of Saint Catherine was not on her person.
6)  After about a year in prison, she was burned at the stake on Bishop Pierre Cauchon's trumped-up charges of heresy and witchcraft in 1431.
7)  The Church exonerated her of those trumped-up charges in 1456, Beatified her in 1909 and Canonized her into sainthood in 1920.  So if the Sword of Saint Catherine wasn't really a saint's sword and a Class II Relic before Joan of Arc borrowed it (being named after the church in which it was found, not because Saint Catherine de Fierbois herself had owned it), it is now.

So where is Saint Joan of Arc's sword now?  😯

I learned about and read the book "Flatland" while in college; one of my mathematician colleagues lent it to me. It's fascinating and intends to draw a parallel to dimensions beyond the ones in which we live.

Grew up Catholic in Omaha, NE, and I was told that within the altar at my church (St James), was the finger bone of St James.

Deader Bodies Even Hijinker is what he should’ve called it like in the thumb nail

Man: commits crimes against nature

The public at the time: oh poor guy, what a hopeless romantic (???)

I love Sam's videos, but he always breezes over everything so fast! Whether it's an original video, or a Sam reaction, I always appreciate you explaining some of these things a little more in depth! Granted, I forget it 3 hours later, but every once in a while, I'll randomly remember a little nugget, and cite things you say mo ths later, and inject it into a conversation.
It makes me sound really smart! 🤣

Fun fact they actually had the necronomicon in my highschool library, and me not knowing any better cause i just remembered people talking about weird creepy stories in it check it out and brought it home, then got in trouble cause my sister brought it up out of the blue because she was getting yelled at for something, so to take the heat off herself she was like "well she brought a necronomicon into the house!" My dad was so mad, and i being a freshman in highschool was just like whyyy does it matter? Of course they made me return it the next day

I know people used to make wreaths and “jewelry” out of the hair of loved ones who have passed on, but if the family had the hair for some old lady to weave, why give it away? I know he tried to help her, gave her gifts, and paid for at least part of her funeral expenses, but c’mon fam, don’t give the man her hair. They handed it over without interrogating him. I heard of this story when I was a teenager, and it’s still gross. One queen refused to let her husband be buried for, what, like 8 months? Too long. And she’d look at him and be near him all the time. Very tragic, affected their kid(s), she lost her love and her mind.

Y’all know the Copacabana? Great song. This queen reminds me of the song: “she lost her youth and she lost her Tony, now she’s LOST HER MIND! At the Copa- Copacabana~”

Another fact about relics, they are an integral part of consecrating an alter. All alters in the catholic church have a relic inside. My church has a relic of St. Jean de Brebeuf, a missionary to the native tribes around Lake Huron. He also wrote a christmas carol that we sing every year at christmas because of this connection.

Locks of hair were a popular memento/gift back in the day.

His SSN is “LEET HAXOR” XD

9:09 "AAUUHHHHH"

7:45 ah, such classic moments. trepanning, the colosseum, Tarrare, and Giles Corey. good memories.

9:09 MY FAVORITE OUT OF CONTEXT CLIP!!!!!!! auuuuhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

7:28 For those curious, from left to right:
From "Pre-Industrial Surgeries", a Neolithic human removing a piece of another human's skull, in an operation known as trepanning.
From "Exotic Animals in Ancient Rome", the aftermath of a venatio, a Roman exhibition of live animal slaughter. This particular show involved the animals being released from an old boat for added entertainment value.
From "Tararre, the Hungriest Man in History", the titular man demonstrating his inhuman appetite and digestive capacity on a live cat.
From "Historical Misconceptions For You to Bring Up at Family Dinner", Giles Corey of Salem, MA is tortured by pressing for refusing to plead guilty or not guilty of witchcraft (or I guess wizardry, technically).

the pope blood is mine and i'm not sharing