Naturally Off Topic
What do a cursed cat hero, a man who escaped prison by faking AIDS, and an entire clan of Scottish cannibals have in common?
They’re all real stories in this episode of Naturally Off Topic—and they’re all bizarre enough to make you question reality.
In “Tooth Eyes, Ice Cream Crimes & Vanishing Planes,” Megan and Mariah unbox a collection of strange-but-true stories that didn’t need a full episode but definitely deserve your attention. This week’s episode includes a lineup of wild tales, including:
🛫 A Boeing 727 that took off and vanished—never to be seen again
🍦 An “ice cream truck turf war” that turned into one of Scotland’s most violent modern crime sprees
👻 A haunted asylum encounter so intense it caused a breakdown on camera
🦷 Eye surgery that uses a tooth to restore vision
💉 Why the U.S. exports two-thirds of the world’s plasma (hint: it’s all about the $$$)
🤥 A con artist so good, he literally faked his own death (twice)
🧟 And yes… even a postmortem “coffin birth”
These are real cases, legends, experiments, and freaky facts—all delivered in bite-sized segments that’ll leave you equal parts stunned, disturbed, and weirdly informed.
So whether you're in the mood for true crime, unexplained mysteries, creepy science, or just some quality chaos… we’ve got you covered.
🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform
🧠 Your curiosity will thank you. Your sanity might not.
🔗 Check out our show notes here.
🔗 Sources:
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- https://allthatsinteresting.com/troy-leon-gregg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Thompson_Seton
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- https://time.com/3766857/april-fools-bmw-car/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Angola_Boeing_727_disappearance
- https://www.allaboutvision.com/treatments-and-surgery/vision-surgery/corneal/tooth-in-eye-surgery/
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- https://www.npr.org/2014/09/06/346155274/the-kid-who-crowdfunded-his-college-education-in-1987
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