Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-08-20
Books mentioned on True Mysteries of the Internet
There is A LOT of made-up stuff on the internet that gets passed off as true. But once in a while something truly odd comes along.
Mentioned: Eyewitness by DK Publishing and Top ten Arthurian legends by Margaret Simpson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Eyewitness
Eyewitness by DK Publishing is a widely recognized and visually driven non-fiction series designed to introduce readers of all ages to a diverse array of scientific, historical, and natural subjects through engaging imagery and concise text.
Discussed“It turned out that there was an encoded book, and then you could also find a link to a subreddit, and there were more passages from that book.”
Where to get it
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Top ten Arthurian legends
Discussed“And it turned out that book was a Welsh Aran Legend, and another Reddit post contained some Mayan numerals that you had to decode that became a key that you could use to analyze the Arthurian legend with.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing My Ántonia
“There's plenty out there, but in my book, these are probably the three best, I think.”
Passing The Silence of the Lambs
“I've seen it compared very much to like the moth on the Silence of the Lambs poster”