In this weeks episode we cover fabulous female spies of the world wars; Noor Inayat Khan and Mathe Cnockeart. We discuss prison escapes, explosions and way too many books about spies.  Email us as: [email protected] Sources: Noor Inayat Khan: Spy Princess- The Life Of Noor Inayat Khan (by Shrabani Basu) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Inayat_Khan#Early_years https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/noor-inayat-khan Marthe Cnockeart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_Cnockaert https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-female-allied-spy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/obituaries/marthe-mckenna-overlooked.html

This week we talk about the creepy world of cryptids, with the ominous bloop and the terrifyingly relatable Banshee. We discuss oceanic phenomena, creatures from the depth and how David Attenborough dies.  Email us at: [email protected]  Sources: The Bloop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Bloop https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17423474-000-calls-from-the-deep/ https://www.urbo.com/content/this-is-what-actually-caused-that-underwater-bloop-sound/ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mystery-sound-mariana-trench https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/arts/television/mermaids-the-body-found-on-animal-planet.html Banshee https://www.britannica.com/topic/banshee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee http://themanchestermirror.com/2017/06/19/the-beaufort-street-banshee-manchesters-cryptid/ https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/06/bizarre-encounters-with-real-banshees/ https://www.trueghosttales.com/

In this episode of Fancy a Fact, we cover the pilots James Doolittle and Amelia Earheart. We discuss crashing gliders, world records and yellow vehicles. We apologise for our computer microphone grade audio- we'll try to fix it next episode :) If you want to contact us about this episode, feel free to do so via email- [email protected] Sources: James Doolittle- https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/10-great-pilots-4026745/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-H-Doolittle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Doolittle https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/james-h-doolittle https://www.beachesmuseum.org/lt-james-h-doolittle-record-breaking-flight/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid https://allthatsinteresting.com/jimmy-doolittle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8103787/death-investigation-major-james-h/ Amelia Earheart- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/explorer/amelia-earhart https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/07/amelia-earhart-disappearance-theories-spd