Disgusting or Illegal Foods Episode 2: Rotgut Whiskey with Matti

This is episode two of the "Disgusting things people eat or things that are Illegal to eat" prompt Matti and David pulled out of the chest of mystery. We were all grossed out by David's episode and now it's Matti's turn. Back in the days of grave robbing, people got creative (and nasty) when it came to relocating corpses. Tune in to find out just how disgusting history can be. 

 

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Sources to check out:

• Bodies at the Bottom of the Barrel by Steph Distasio 
• In Need of Cadavers, 19th-Century Medical Student Raided Baltimore’s Graves by Antero Pietila
• From grave-robbing to unclaimed poor to donating your body after death: Here’s a look at the strange history of medical cadavers by Susan Lawrence 
• Introducing the COFFIN TORPEDO: Bizarre contraption that was used to deter 19th Century grave robbers by exploding when the lid was pried open by Forrest Hanson 
• The Anatomy Riot of 1788 by Sam Kean
• The Rotgut Record by Stephen J. Taylor
• A Better Man Never Lifted a Spade by Katie Reichard

 

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