Episodes

Sunday Feb 11, 2018
Valentine's Day
Sunday Feb 11, 2018
Sunday Feb 11, 2018
Whether you're alone or not this Valentine's Day, you can still enjoy some gruesome facts and stories about the Valentine's Day Massacre, Lupercalia, and the Loterie D'amor.
Sources:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/curious-fact-of-the-week-saint-valentine
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/viator/10-valentines-day-traditi_b_9190888.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia
http://www.history.com/topics/saint-valentines-day-massacre
http://www.newprophecy.net/valentine.htm
http://www.delish.com/food/news/a39015/facts-about-chocolate/

Sunday Feb 04, 2018
Pirate Queens
Sunday Feb 04, 2018
Sunday Feb 04, 2018
Join us today as we discuss the injustice that no one has made any of these grade A pirate queens the subject of their movie.
Sources:
https://www.headstuff.org/history/jeanne-de-clisson-bloody-lioness-brittany/
https://pictorial.jezebel.com/sayyida-al-hurra-the-beloved-avenging-islamic-pirate-1685524517
https://www.aramcoworld.com/en-US/Articles/January-2017/Malika-VI-Sayyida-Al-Hurra
https://www.factinate.com/things/51-interesting-facts-about-pirates/
http://thechive.com/2016/12/16/pirate-punishments-were-not-for-the-faint-hearted-10-photos/
http://www.history.com/news/dna-proves-viking-women-were-powerful-warriors

Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Diabetes
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Today we discuss how stopping people from peeing themselves to death turned into a million dollar industry.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_diabetes
https://www.everydayhealth.com/diabetes/understanding/diabetes-mellitus-through-time.aspx
https://www.verywell.com/trivia-facts-about-diabetes-1087709
http://insulinnation.com/living/the-aftermath-of-a-fatal-diabetes-related-accident/
https://www.snopes.com/shane-patrick-boyle-died-after-starting-a-gofundme-campaign-for-insulin/
https://www.gene.com/stories/cloning-insulin
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Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Elevators and Escelators
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
What could be safer than elevators and escelators? Well, it turns out, not much. But that doesn't mean they aren't thirsty for your blood...
Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-ancient-romans-got-wild-animals-colosseum-180955580/
http://www.linselevator.com/Elevator_Myths.htm
https://landmarkelevator.com/history-of-elevator-technology/
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nioshtic-2/20039852.html
https://listverse.com/2011/12/23/10-tragic-elevator-accidents/
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Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Inbreeding
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Tempting as it might be, we're here to tell you why it may not be a great idea to sleep with your hot sibling.
Sources:
http://www.medicalbag.com/grey-matter/impact-of-royal-inbreeding-part-iii/article/472635/
https://blog.23andme.com/ancestry/the-end-of-a-dynasty-how-inbreeding-doomed-the-house-of-habsburg/
http://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/charles-ii-last-spanish-habsburg
https://www.puppyleaks.com/done-bulldogs/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16418-comment-good-riddance-to-british-bulldogs/#.VBpYVLQhMVY
http://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask243
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbreeding#Laboratory_animals
http://genetics.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/double-cousins-share-one-quarter-their-dna
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/whats_a_genome/Chp4_1.shtml
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-mysteries-love/201505/are-we-attracted-people-who-look-us
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2003/may/17/weekend7.weekend2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westermarck_effect
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wondermonkey/2011/11/bred-to-destruction.shtml
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-complicated-legacy-of-a-panda-who-was-really-good-at-sex/

Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Dentistry
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Come cringe with us as we reflect on the drill whirring we all hear in our nightmares.
Sources
dentist | Origin and meaning of dentist by Online Etymology Dictionary
Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before
How Many Teeth Do We Have | Colgate® Oral Care
Teeth Trivia | Mark George DDS
10 Animals With Incredible Teeth - animal teeth - Oddee
7 dentists share the most horrifying things they've seen at work | Fox News
Interesting Facts about Teeth and Dentistry | Children’s Dental Village | Phoenix, AZ area

Sunday Dec 31, 2017
New Years!
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Happy 2018, everyone! Join us as we talk about some of the darker new years and some of the strangest traditions from around the world.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Day_Battle_of_1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Istanbul_nightclub_shooting
https://www.timeanddate.com/date/perfect-calendar.html
https://list25.com/25-strangest-new-years-traditions-from-around-the-world/4/
http://www.livinginpanama.com/living-in-panama/12-panama-new-year-rituals/#sthash.WvhUoYEb.dpbs
https://uniavisen.dk/en/seven-danish-new-year-traditions/

Monday Dec 25, 2017
Accidental Amputations
Monday Dec 25, 2017
Monday Dec 25, 2017
Everyone makes mistakes, but there are times when those mistakes can cost people a literal arm and/or leg. Today we talk about how everyone can mix up their left and right, even surgeons.
Sources:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acrotomophilia#English
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/17/us/doctor-who-cut-off-wrong-leg-is-defended-by-colleagues.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/04/local/me-veteran4
http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2011/10-most-famous-medical-mistakes-of-all-time/
https://www.today.com/health/i-dont-want-happen-anyone-else-1C9418865
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotationplasty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njJUcTbR2SY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ChitAgshk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1540135/Stressed-doctor-cuts-off-patients-penis.html

Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Appetite
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
I hope you're hungry, because today we've got a menu full of candles, eels, and bicycles.
Sources:
https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/here-largest-meal-someone-has-ever-eaten
https://articles.perfectorigins.com/much-poop-trapped-body/
https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-caused-these-men-to-eat-cats-and-candles-1685293458
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Domery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare
https://curiosity.com/topics/the-insatiable-appetite-of-charles-domery-curiosity/
https://www.geriwalton.com/charles-domery-singular-glutton-wi/
https://moviepilot.com/p/depraved-appetite-tarrare-cannibal/3957245
http://mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time
https://www.verywell.com/cibophobia-fear-of-food-symptoms-and-treatment-2671851
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26232
http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-vegetables-phobia-lachanophobia/
http://phobia.wikia.com/wiki/Deipnophobia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
http://sapnadube.com/fear-of-eating-alone-phobia-selfiephobia/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphagia
https://www.rebootwithjoe.com/hunger-versus-appetite-spot-the-difference/

Sunday Dec 10, 2017
Trains
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
All aboard for destruction, mehem, and carnage! Come with us as we learn the best and worst techniques for outrunning a tsunami on a train.
Sources:
http://common-phobias.com/siderodromo/phobia.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-trains
http://www.trainhistory.net/train-facts/facts-about-trains/
http://www.historynet.com/crushs-locomotive-crash-was-a-monster-smash.htm
http://web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/faqs/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciurea_rail_disaster
http://web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/faqs/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Sri_Lanka_tsunami_train_wreck