How an inept gang of crooks tried to steal Abraham Lincoln's corpse

In 1876, a gang of inept Chicago counterfeiters launched an absurd plot to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. In today's episode of the Futility Closet podcast, we'll follow their comical attempts to carry out the bizarre scheme, and uncover the secret society that was formed afterward to protect Lincoln's corpse.

We'll also puzzle over an overlooked way to reduce the odds of dying of a heart attack.

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