Historically Random Podcast

Hair removal throughout history. Today we take a look at how and why people remove body hair. Sources:https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2017/11/22/the-history-of-female-hair-removal/https://asmoothlife.com/history-hair-removal/https://asmoothlife.com/difference-between-laser-ipl-electrolysis/https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-why-do-we-have-body-hai

Today we examine one of the earliest sporting events, Mesoamerican ball game. Sources:https://www.ancient.eu/article/604/the-ball-game-of-mesoamerica/https://www.thoughtco.com/ancient-mesoamerican-ball-game-origins-171572https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgamehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulama_(game)

Today we take a brief look into the history of the cat.Sources:https://www.ancient.eu/article/466/cats-in-the-ancient-world/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_in_Ramahttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/02/the-vatican-and-cats/

Today we discuss a seemingly strange invention designed for babies Sources:https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/news/a33058/hanging-baby-cages/https://mashable.com/2015/09/24/baby-cages/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65496/brief-and-bizarre-history-baby-cagehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/baby-cageshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Emmett_Holthttps://qz.com/351821/for-generations-icelandic-babies-have-napped-in-sub-zero-temperatures-outside/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theoryhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/plague-gallery/

This week we discuss the dance plague outbreaks that took place between 1021 - 1518.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_maniahttps://blog.europeana.eu/2015/06/st-johns-dance-why-cant-they-stop-dancing/https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS014067360960386X/fulltexthttp://omgfacts.com/why-did-renaissance-europeans-dance-themselves-to-death/Weird Dance: Curious and Captivating Dance Trivia; Tim Rayborn, Abigail Keyes