Acid Pop Podcast

Valentine's Day

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/

Pirate Queens

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

http://mentalfloss.com/article/13089/when-julius-caesar-was-kidnapped-pirates-he-demanded-they-increase-his-ransom

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

Diabetes

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/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-bus-crash-driver-had-diabetes-common-for-transit-job-1.1863355

https://www.snopes.com/shane-patrick-boyle-died-after-starting-a-gofundme-campaign-for-insulin/

https://www.gene.com/stories/cloning-insulin

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2012/02/08/stop-resisting-police-beat-man-resisting-arrest-only-to-find-hes-in-diabetic-shock

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbRYT6xK6pw

Elevators and Escelators

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/

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/nyregion/elevator-accident-kills-a-woman-in-a-madison-avenue-building.html

https://www.ranker.com/list/escalator-deaths/christopher-shultz?var=3&utm_expid=16418821-322.aCGzpiECRI6K2_CYUZm8eA.2&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUItAMY_Vlw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2HGT0vGesE

Inbreeding

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/

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/03/23/when-charles-ii-of-spain-died-the-autopsy-stated-that-his-body-did-not-contain-a-single-drop-of-blood-and-his-head-was-full-of-water/

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://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/english-bulldog-health-problems-inbreeding-pedigree-dog-breeds-breeders-a7160041.html

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

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/10/13/extreme-horse-breeding-leaves-animals-looking-like-cartoons/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-complicated-legacy-of-a-panda-who-was-really-good-at-sex/

http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/haemophilia.html

Dentistry

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

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/avy4zj/the-worst-things-that-have-ever-happened-at-the-dentist-780

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

New Years!

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:

http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/adam-s-calendar-oldest-megalithic-site-world-003160

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/prehistoric-calendar-revealed-stonehenge-006119

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://m.thevintagenews.com/2016/12/31/the-people-of-the-city-of-talca-chile-spend-the-new-years-eve-at-the-local-graveyards/

https://uniavisen.dk/en/seven-danish-new-year-traditions/

https://www.crowl.org/Lawrence/time/months.html

http://phobia.wikia.com/wiki/Neoannophobia

Accidental Amputations

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

Appetite

I hope you're hungry, because today we've got a menu full of candles, eels, and bicycles. 

Sources:

https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-longest-people-have-survived-without-air-food-water-sunshine-or-sleep

https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/here-largest-meal-someone-has-ever-eaten

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2011/12/31/144478009/the-average-american-ate-literally-a-ton-this-year

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://qz.com/916970/tarrare-the-bizarre-story-of-a-frenchman-who-ate-a-quarter-of-a-cow-daily-and-never-gained-weight/

http://www.urbo.com/content/the-true-case-of-tarrare-is-one-of-the-most-bizarre-and-grotesque-of-all-time

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/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Lotito

Trains

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/List_of_accidents_and_disasters_by_death_toll#Rail_accidents_and_disasters

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa_train_wreck