Generation Why Podcast

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In this tell each other a story episode, Justin tells the story of a mannequin that wasn't a mannequin, which is used for strange purposes over many years; Aaron tells the story of a mummy being sold on the black market but hiding a terrible secret.

When Amber Aiaz and her 12-year-old daughter Melissa Fu went missing, Amber’s husband, Cheng Zhang, told a story so far-fetched that investigators were certain he was involved. However, before long, they would start to seriously wonder: could the most unbelievable explanation be true?

Today, Eastern State Penitentiary is best known as a museum that strives to educate the public on the criminal justice system, but it was once considered one of the most revolutionary prisons of its time. Built around the ideas of penance, reflection, and reform, the prison was designed to keep inmates in solitary confinement in the hope that they would reflect on their crimes and change their ways. And over the years, it housed infamous criminals, including Chicago gangster Al Capone and notorious bank robber Willie Sutton. But there are also accounts of paranormal activity. In this episode, we will be talking about the prison and its history.

In December 1900, three Scottish lighthouse keepers seemingly vanished without a trace from a remote island called Eilean Mór. When a fourth keeper arrived at the isolated station to relieve one of his colleagues from his post, he was startled to find an entirely empty stone structure devoid of life. What happened at the lighthouse, and where were the keepers?

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