Episode #96- What is America's Weirdest Secret Society?

In the 1930's a famous California history professor thought he had discovered a long lost historical treasure. It was a brass plate apparently inscribed by the famous English adventurer Sir. Francis Drake. The plate was heralded as an amazing discovery, but it was actually an elaborate hoax orchestrated by an irreverent secret society. The group behind the hoax is known as E Clampus Vitus and it may be America's weirdest secret society. Tune in a find out how tin-can medallions, "widders", and a Grand Noble Humbug all play a role in the story.

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Episode #96- What is America's Weirdest Secret Society? is an episode from Our Fake History by Sebastian Major.

This episode is 57:13 long.

This episode was published on Oct 10, 2019.

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