The ‘Mad Gasser of Mattoon’ is one of history’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries

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The ‘Mad Gasser of Mattoon’ is one of history’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries
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The incident has been largely dismissed as an example of mass hysteria, but the truth is that we don’t really know what went down during those terrifying nights in Mattoon. FACT: Old Bay has an origin story full of immigrants and underdogs By Alie Ward I’m working on an Ologies episode about crabs, and it’s sent me down a wild rabbit hole about Old Bay—the seasoning so beloved that it’s allowed into even the fanciest crab cakes that eschew nearly all other flavorings and fillers.

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