Fancy A Fact?

In this weeks episode we cover fabulous female spies of the world wars; Noor Inayat Khan and Mathe Cnockeart. We discuss prison escapes, explosions and way too many books about spies. 

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Sources:
Noor Inayat Khan: Spy Princess- The Life Of Noor Inayat Khan (by Shrabani Basu)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Inayat_Khan#Early_years
https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/noor-inayat-khan

Marthe Cnockeart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_Cnockaert
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-female-allied-spy.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/obituaries/marthe-mckenna-overlooked.html

This week we talk about the creepy world of cryptids, with the ominous bloop and the terrifyingly relatable Banshee. We discuss oceanic phenomena, creatures from the depth and how David Attenborough dies. 

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 Sources:
The Bloop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.html
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Bloop
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17423474-000-calls-from-the-deep/
https://www.urbo.com/content/this-is-what-actually-caused-that-underwater-bloop-sound/
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mystery-sound-mariana-trench
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/arts/television/mermaids-the-body-found-on-animal-planet.html

Banshee https://www.britannica.com/topic/banshee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee
http://themanchestermirror.com/2017/06/19/the-beaufort-street-banshee-manchesters-cryptid/
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/06/bizarre-encounters-with-real-banshees/
https://www.trueghosttales.com/

This week we talk about the creepy world of cryptids, with the ominous bloop and the terrifyingly relatable Banshee. We discuss oceanic phenomena, creatures from the depth and how David Attenborough dies. 

Email us at: [email protected]

 Sources:
The Bloop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.html
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Bloop
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17423474-000-calls-from-the-deep/
https://www.urbo.com/content/this-is-what-actually-caused-that-underwater-bloop-sound/
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mystery-sound-mariana-trench
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/arts/television/mermaids-the-body-found-on-animal-planet.html

Banshee https://www.britannica.com/topic/banshee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee
http://themanchestermirror.com/2017/06/19/the-beaufort-street-banshee-manchesters-cryptid/
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/06/bizarre-encounters-with-real-banshees/
https://www.trueghosttales.com/

In this episode of Fancy a Fact, we cover the pilots James Doolittle and Amelia Earheart. We discuss crashing gliders, world records and yellow vehicles.

We apologise for our computer microphone grade audio- we'll try to fix it next episode :)

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Sources:

James Doolittle- https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/10-great-pilots-4026745/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-H-Doolittle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Doolittle
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/james-h-doolittle
https://www.beachesmuseum.org/lt-james-h-doolittle-record-breaking-flight/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid
https://allthatsinteresting.com/jimmy-doolittle
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8103787/death-investigation-major-james-h/

Amelia Earheart- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/explorer/amelia-earhart
https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/07/amelia-earhart-disappearance-theories-spd