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March 13, 2019 01:24 pm PDT
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In 1799 a shark gave evidence for the Royal Navy
In 1799 two Royal Navy ships met on the Caribbean Sea, and their captains discovered they were parties to a mind-boggling coincidence that would expose a crime and make headlines around the world. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the shark papers, one of the strangest coincidences in maritime history.
We'll also meet some Victorian kangaroos and puzzle over an expedient fire.
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