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Offbeat History: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835, Part 2

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This 2015 kickoff to the Six Impossible Episodes series features Stagecoach Mary, Edward Mordrake, Robert the Haunted Doll, the London Beer Flood, the Lost Army of Cambyses and La Maupin.

This 2015 kickoff to the Six Impossible Episodes series features Stagecoach Mary, Edward Mordrake, Robert the Haunted Doll, the London Beer Flood, the Lost Army of Cambyses and La Maupin.

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Holly shares an odd detail about the red barn murder case. She and Tracy also discuss the way Forrest Mars may have affected the way his father's life is described.

Holly shares an odd detail about the red barn murder case. She and Tracy also discuss the way Forrest Mars may have affected the way his father's life is described.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Pistols and Candy Corn

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This installment of the eponymous foods series covers candy bars, including Snickers, Mars Bars, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and some side mentions of other candies.

Research:
“Behind the Bar.” Snickers. https://www.snickers.com/our-story
Brenner, Joel Glenn. “Life on Mars: The Mars family saga has all the classic elements.” Independent. July 25, 1992. https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/life-on-mars-the-mars-family-saga-has-all-the-classic-elements-1535722.html
“Forrest Mars Sr., Candy Bar Titan Famed for Snickers.” The Plain Dealer. July 3, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1071308390/?match=1&terms=%22Forrest%20Mars%2C%20sr.%22&search-id=695f29a8-5f65-43f4-8445-637d2758eb9e&search-rank=1
“Frank C. Mars Buys Trotters.” The Lexington Herald. May 30, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/684730957/?match=1&terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22%20Pulaski&search-id=b3e1ac20-1b03-4d55-8bb0-bf38efd85070&search-rank=7
“Frank C. Mars Dies of Heart Attack.” The Atlanta Constitution.” April 9, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/398152288/?match=1&terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22%20Pulaski&search-id=b3e1ac20-1b03-4d55-8bb0-bf38efd85070&search-rank=8
“Frank C. Mars Is Victim of Death.” The Decatur Daily. April 9, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/534932502/?match=1&terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22%20Pulaski&search-id=b3e1ac20-1b03-4d55-8bb0-bf38efd85070&search-rank=4
“Frank C. Mars Taken By Death.” Tacoma Daily Ledger. April 9, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/725917256/?match=1&terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22&search-id=3bd9eccf-f65f-485c-ac5b-70d3f755a3fc&search-rank=6
“Frank C. Mars.” Candy Hall of Fame. https://candyhalloffame.org/inductee/frank-c-mars/
“Frank Mars.” Oak Park River Forest Museum. https://oprfmuseum.org/people/frank-mars
“The H.B. Reese Candy Company Story.” The Daily News. June 9, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/image/517725214/?match=1&terms=%22H.B.%20Reese%22&search-id=a96c9fd5-6131-45ad-91a5-d3390afd07b1&search-rank=9
“H.B. Reese Company Housed in Large, Modern Building.” The Patriot-News. Nov. 27, 1957. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094489845/?match=1&terms=%22H.B.%20Reese%22&search-id=cc48e553-f70b-43c6-a7b2-c7374b30be88&search-rank=1
“Harry Burnett ‘H.B.’ Reese.” Candy Hall of Fame. https://candyhalloffame.org/inductee/harry-burnett-h-b-reese/
Lieberman, Hallie. “Was It Hershey or Reese That Made Peanut Butter Cups Great?” Atlas Obscura. October 27, 2016. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/was-it-hershey-or-reese-that-made-peanut-butter-cups-great
Mari, Christopher. “H.B. Reese.” EBSCO. 2024. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/h-b-reese/
“Mars Family.” Forbes. June 29, 2026. https://www.forbes.com/profile/mars-1/?list=families
“Mars, Incorporated: History in the Making.” https://www.mars.com/about/history
“The Milky Way: How Frank Mars started a candy bar empire in Minnesota.” Fox9 KMSP. March 30, 2022. https://www.fox9.com/news/the-milky-way-how-frank-mars-a-minnesotan-created-a-candy-bar-empire
“Snickers History: The Horse, the War, and the World’s Top Candy Bar.” Moss & Fog. Oct. 25, 2023. https://mossandfog.com/the-history-of-snickers-the-worlds-most-popular-candy-bar/
“Sons, Daughters Willed H.B. Reese Property.” The Patriot-News. May 25, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094130007/?match=1&terms=%22H.B.%20Reese%22&search-id=a96c9fd5-6131-45ad-91a5-d3390afd07b1&search-rank=8
“Table Data - Automobile Registrations, Passenger Cars, Total for United States.” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/A01108USA258NNBR
Upton, Emily. “The Fascinating Rise of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.” Business Insider. June 30, 2013. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-fascinating-rise-of-reeses-peanut-butter-cups-2013-6

This installment of the eponymous foods series covers candy bars, including Snickers, Mars Bars, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and some side mentions of other candies.
Research:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;Behind the Bar.&rdquo; Snickers. https://www.snickers.com/our-story</li>
<li>Brenner, Joel Glenn. &ldquo;Life on Mars: The Mars family saga has all the classic elements.&rdquo; Independent. July 25, 1992. https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/life-on-mars-the-mars-family-saga-has-all-the-classic-elements-1535722.html</li>
<li>&ldquo;Forrest Mars Sr., Candy Bar Titan Famed for Snickers.&rdquo; The Plain Dealer. July 3, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1071308390/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Forrest%20Mars%2C%20sr.%22&amp;search-id=695f29a8-5f65-43f4-8445-637d2758eb9e&amp;search-rank=1</li>
<li>&ldquo;Frank C. Mars Buys Trotters.&rdquo; The Lexington Herald. May 30, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/684730957/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22%20Pulaski&amp;search-id=b3e1ac20-1b03-4d55-8bb0-bf38efd85070&amp;search-rank=7</li>
<li>&ldquo;Frank C. Mars Dies of Heart Attack.&rdquo; The Atlanta Constitution.&rdquo; April 9, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/398152288/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22%20Pulaski&amp;search-id=b3e1ac20-1b03-4d55-8bb0-bf38efd85070&amp;search-rank=8</li>
<li>&ldquo;Frank C. Mars Is Victim of Death.&rdquo; The Decatur Daily. April 9, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/534932502/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22%20Pulaski&amp;search-id=b3e1ac20-1b03-4d55-8bb0-bf38efd85070&amp;search-rank=4</li>
<li>&ldquo;Frank C. Mars Taken By Death.&rdquo; Tacoma Daily Ledger. April 9, 1934. https://www.newspapers.com/image/725917256/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Frank%20C.%20Mars%22&amp;search-id=3bd9eccf-f65f-485c-ac5b-70d3f755a3fc&amp;search-rank=6</li>
<li>&ldquo;Frank C. Mars.&rdquo; Candy Hall of Fame. https://candyhalloffame.org/inductee/frank-c-mars/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Frank Mars.&rdquo; Oak Park River Forest Museum. https://oprfmuseum.org/people/frank-mars</li>
<li>&ldquo;The H.B. Reese Candy Company Story.&rdquo; The Daily News. June 9, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/image/517725214/?match=1&amp;terms=%22H.B.%20Reese%22&amp;search-id=a96c9fd5-6131-45ad-91a5-d3390afd07b1&amp;search-rank=9</li>
<li>&ldquo;H.B. Reese Company Housed in Large, Modern Building.&rdquo; The Patriot-News. Nov. 27, 1957. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094489845/?match=1&amp;terms=%22H.B.%20Reese%22&amp;search-id=cc48e553-f70b-43c6-a7b2-c7374b30be88&amp;search-rank=1</li>
<li>&ldquo;Harry Burnett &lsquo;H.B.&rsquo; Reese.&rdquo; Candy Hall of Fame. https://candyhalloffame.org/inductee/harry-burnett-h-b-reese/</li>
<li>Lieberman, Hallie. &ldquo;Was It Hershey or Reese That Made Peanut Butter Cups Great?&rdquo; Atlas Obscura. October 27, 2016. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/was-it-hershey-or-reese-that-made-peanut-butter-cups-great</li>
<li>Mari, Christopher. &ldquo;H.B. Reese.&rdquo; EBSCO. 2024. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/h-b-reese/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mars Family.&rdquo; Forbes. June 29, 2026. https://www.forbes.com/profile/mars-1/?list=families</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mars, Incorporated: History in the Making.&rdquo; https://www.mars.com/about/history</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Milky Way: How Frank Mars started a candy bar empire in Minnesota.&rdquo; Fox9 KMSP. March 30, 2022. https://www.fox9.com/news/the-milky-way-how-frank-mars-a-minnesotan-created-a-candy-bar-empire</li>
<li>&ldquo;Snickers History: The Horse, the War, and the World&rsquo;s Top Candy Bar.&rdquo; Moss &amp; Fog. Oct. 25, 2023. https://mossandfog.com/the-history-of-snickers-the-worlds-most-popular-candy-bar/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Sons, Daughters Willed H.B. Reese Property.&rdquo; The Patriot-News. May 25, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094130007/?match=1&amp;terms=%22H.B.%20Reese%22&amp;search-id=a96c9fd5-6131-45ad-91a5-d3390afd07b1&amp;search-rank=8</li>
<li>&ldquo;Table Data - Automobile Registrations, Passenger Cars, Total for United States.&rdquo; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/A01108USA258NNBR</li>
<li>Upton, Emily. &ldquo;The Fascinating Rise of Reese&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Cups.&rdquo; Business Insider. June 30, 2013. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-fascinating-rise-of-reeses-peanut-butter-cups-2013-6</li>
</ul>

This installment of the eponymous foods series covers candy bars, including Snickers, Mars Bars, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and some side mentions of other candies.

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