This week we conclude the Stone of Destiny heist and deep dive into the various stories of ship boys named Richard Parker who were eaten at sea. A listener email tells us about the time the UK Royal Air Force airdropped cats into a remote part of Malaysia to help deal with the rat problem.Episode Tabs:The Students Who Stole The Stone Of Destinyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63130942Cannibalism at Sea: The Starving Victorian Sailors Who Ate a Cabin Boyhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/cannibalism-at-sea-sailors-ate-the-cabin-boy/Listener Tabs:Operation: Cat Drophttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600309-1.2.56For 600 Years The Voynich Manuscript Has Remained A Mystery. Now We Think It’s Partly About Sexhttps://theconversation.com/for-600-years-the-voynich-manuscript-has-remained-a-mystery-now-we-think-its-partly-about-sex-227157 Email 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 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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