The story of the 197-year-old frozen gentleman–––a tale that will take us from unprecedented weather events and the 19th century version of misinformation to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, a 1980s medical miracle, and brief shout-out to the OG velocipede. Plus, Austrian Burger King say you’re abnormal if you like meat. And the upcoming live-action Pac-Man movie.

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Links:

The Hoax That Inspired Mary Shelley (JSTOR Daily)
Mary Shelley and the Roger Dodsworth Hoax (Keats-Shelley Journal, JSTOR)
Roger Dodsworth: The Reanimated Englishman. (University of Pennsylvania)
Decades Ago, A Woman Survived Being 'Frozen Solid'. Here's The Science (ScienceAlert)
Mon. 07/27 - The Year Without a Summer (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
Burger King Austria now Asks Customers, 'Regular or With Meat?' (Ad Week)
"Normal or With Meat?": All Burger King Items Are Plant-Based in Austrian Experiment, Meat Must be Requested (Vegconomist)
Cracker Barrel faces blowback after adding Impossible sausage to menu (Washington Post)
The Italians Finally Chased Domino's Out of Italy (Gizmodo)
Live-Action Pac-Man Movie in the Works from Wayfarer, Bandai Namco (Exclusive) (Hollywood Reporter)
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