Keep It Weird

Don't Panic, Weirdos!   TW: photos of mummified remains, death, possible murder & torture, stillbirth, depression, animal abuse   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD the podcast for all things strange & unusual, beautiful & batty, creepy & cringe and everything in between!   Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week we've got quite the adventure for you.     Lauren is going to start us off with an UNSOLVED MYSTERY straight out of the BOG.  From as far back as the 17th century we have been discovering strangely preserved BODIES in the bogs of Europe, some of which date all the way back to 8000 BC, and no one knows why they are there.  The unique physical and biochemical composition of the peat bogs have kept some of these bodies preserved to the point that they still have hair, internal organs and even FOOD (and drugs) in their stomachs.   Was this a popular dumping ground for murderers?  Was it a holy place used for ritual sacrifice?  Did these folks just wa