This week we learn about skydiving beavers, WW2 bat bombs, and Cynthia the Gaba Girl. A listener email informs us of the communion wafer monopoly.Episode Tabs:Why 76 Beavers Were Forced to Skydive into the Idaho Wilderness in 1948https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/Cynthia the Mannequin: A Curious Star Is Bornhttps://time.com/3877720/life-with-cynthia-the-world-famous-mannequin/Listener Tabs:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muki_(mythology)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker_(folklore)https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvaeyb/the-surprisingly-cutthroat-business-of-communion-crackersEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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