23: Taco Bell Paintings and the 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt1

This week we learn about Mark T. Smith's iconic Taco Bell paintings and Richard of Pudlicott's plan to rob Edward Longshanks in 1303. A listener email explains how failing to learn the Persian language resulted in Europeans eating mummies for medicinal purposes. Episode Tabs: One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bell https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/taco-bell-ebay-mark-smith-paintings-19464177.php The One Where England’s Treasury War Robbed https://medium.com/@madmedic11671/the-one-where-englands-treasury-war-robbed-9727181fc8b Listener Tabs: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating-medical-cannibalism-gory-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooooooo Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.