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
This week we explore the history of unusual American presidential pets.Sources:http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/whitehousepets-4/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/20073/bizarre-history-white-house-petshttps://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/the-roosevelt-pets.htm
This week we explore the history of the fork.Sources:http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/design/2012/06/the_history_of_the_fork_when_we_started_using_forks_and_how_their_design_changed_over_time_.htmlhttp://www.foodreference.com/html/art-history-fork-729.htmlhttps://qz.com/1313214/nearly-400-years-later-the-fork-remains-at-the-center-of-american-dining-controversy/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-history-of-western-eating-utensils-from-the-scandalous-fork-to-the-incredible-spork-64593179/
How did the emus win a war against the Australians?Sources:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emuhttps://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/cassowaries_emu/emu.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_Warhttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/https://modernfarmer.com/2014/04/fought-emus-emus-won/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/07/australia-fires-how-to-help-donate-victims-animals/2832145001/
Was there a real Snow White? We look at the origin of a classic Fairy Tale.Sources:https://darkfairytales.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/true-story-of-snow-white-life-and-death-of-margarete-von-waldeck/https://curiosity.com/topics/the-smith-and-the-devil-is-the-worlds-oldest-fairy-tale-curiosity/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Whitehttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29186/snow-white-not-just-fairy-talehttps://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/who-was-snow-white-when-old-stories-and-real-women-combine-007497https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/once-upon-a-time-snow-white-lived-in-bavaria-26058455.html Music from https://filmmusic.io"The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Today we discuss why public schools have showers.Sources:https://www.themodernrogue.com/articles/2018/8/26/weird-unexpected-origins-of-5-common-thingshttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/06/school-bathrooms-history/528978/https://nursingclio.org/2017/03/14/who-gets-a-bathroom-pass-the-history-of-school-bathrooms/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/22/us/students-still-sweat-they-just-don-t-shower.htmlMusic from https://filmmusic.io"The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
This week we discover the origin of the word “boycott” and talk about a very unpopular man. Source: Wikipedia
On this week’s episode of Historically Random we discover the origins of America’s most popular apple, and it’s subsequent decline. Sources:The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious - Sarah Yager : The AtlanticThe Red Delicious is an Apple Atrocity. Why are we growing billions of pounds of them each year? - Tove Danovich : newfoodeconomy.orgRed Delicious Apples weren’t always horrible - Katherine Keenan : New England todayOrangepippin.com
This episode we explore the history of shampoo. SourcesWikipedia
On this episode we explore a part of Football History that has ties to Kansas, and the deaf community. Sources:healthhearingmatters.orgAmericacomesalive.comWikipedia.comJstor.org American Annals of the Deaf 1946, Galludet University Press
This weeks episode we take a look at Corsets, is beauty pain? And Nintendo, a classic since the 80’s.