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"And we're back! Cristina talks about the legend surrounding Walt Disney's frozen head and Chelsea talks about the mysterious past of writer/director/actor Tommy Wiseau."

Presented by: Cristina
Category: Conspiracy

England has King Arthur, Transylvania has Dracula and Mongolia has Genghis Khan, but America's version of the King Under the Mountain myth is Walt Disney. The rumor has it that Walt Disney had his head frozen after his death so that he could come back to life in the future and fix it from whoever was running it in his stead. The rumor seems to stem from the fact that Disney had a fascination with the idea, but the the first person cryogenically frozen didn't happen until shortly after his death. In reality, Disney was cremated.

Presented by: Chelsea
Category: Conspiracy

Often compared to Citizen Kane, The Room was directed by a man going by the name Tommy Wiseau. But very little is actually known about him. He claims to have been born in New Orleans in the 1960s, but sources close to him say he was born in the 50s in Poland (this does seem to be the truth. Or, at least, closer to it). He claims to have made the 6 million he used to fund the movie working by himself on Fisherman's Warf in San Francisco, but this seems unlikely. He has thus become the subject of theories as to the truth:


 * He's a gangster and The Room was a money laundering scheme.
 * One or more of the actors are aliens posing as humans. This one explain the weird acting choices in one or two scenes in the movie.
 * Tommy Wiseau is really D. B. Cooper (this does seem to be the truth. Or, at least, closer to it).

Takeaway: Don't let traumatic injuries be the spark that makes you follow your dreams.