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Episode 18: Good Luck: The Strange, True Story of the Ouija Board
For more than a century, the Ouija board has fascinated, frightened, and mystified millions. But what if one of the world's most infamous supernatural objects started out as something far less sinister...a clever business opportunity?
From the rise of Spiritualism in nineteenth-century America to a mysterious naming session, bitter business rivalries, and a tragic factory accident, the true history of the Ouija board is stranger than you might expect.
In this episode of Actually... Forgotten Stories for Curious Minds, we uncover the surprising origins of the talking board, explore the science…
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