Summary:
This video is about Washington DC’s mole man, Dr. Harrison Dyar, and the tunnels he dug over the span of twenty years. What do we know about this Smithsonian bug man aside from his scandalous personal life and his favorite way to pass the time?
What happened to Dr. Dyar’s catacombs in Washington DC?
Are they still in use today?
Sources:
Moths, Myths, and Mosquitoes: The Eccentric Life of Harrison G. Dyar, Jr.
By Marc Epstein
There’s a building near Chicago that looks just like the Sept of Baelor from ‘Game of Thrones’
Hellfire club general info: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-37609835
Dyar, Harrison Gray, Jr. by Pamela M. Henson
Inside the tunnels of Washington’s mole man, Harrison G. Dyar
A flame as a moth: how I began chronicling the life of Harrison G. Dyar, Jr., Part 1
Digging for Dyar: The Man Behind the Myth
Marc E. Epstein, Pamela M. Henson
Tunnel-Digging as a Hobby (Aug, 1932)
#digintodyar chat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1mxn7UPX8Y
History of Smithsonian
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/From-their-Haifa-headquarters-Bahais-seek-to-unite-humanity-508037
Why Was Benjamin Franklin’s Basement Filled With Skeletons? Read more:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-benjamin-franklins-basement-filled-with-skeletons-
Why the Washington Post ‘s New Ties to the CIA Are So Ominous
FROM THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN HAIFA, BAHA’IS SEEK TO ‘UNIFY HUMANITY’
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