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Apr 18
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197: OBITCH court is in session!

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Grab your gavels Geoffs because this week Madison is taking us to court to talk all about tort law! Next, Spencer tells us the story of Tarrare, a frenchman who ate himself to an early grave. We’ve got an obituary for a real clown, one for a man of many names, and of course, we’ve got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls! 



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Sources:

 https://nypost.com/2025/02/25/us-news/nh-grocery-store-employee-arrested-for-urinating-on-food-and-filming-it-after-cops-find-trove-of-similar-videos/

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https://www.ripleys.com/stories/tarrare

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare#:~:text=In%201788%2C%20Tarrare%20moved%20to,open%20to%20recover%20the%20items

https://www.hansenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-donzo-carlson

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-accused-of-whacking-walgreens-manager-in-face-with-bible-on-easter-sunday.amp

https://www.tortmuseum.org/online-tour/flaming-rat/

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https://www.tortmuseum.org/ford-pinto/

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https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/landlord-sues-restaurateurs-who-say-building-is-haunted/67-396124880


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