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Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis Vampires

Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis Vampires

Released Wednesday, 4th March 2020
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Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis Vampires

Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis Vampires

Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis Vampires

Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis Vampires

Wednesday, 4th March 2020
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Just the core team today as we jump into the history of piggy banks and the New England vampire scare!

First, learn how piggy banks came to be, from a type of clay alled Pygge that was used to make money jars, to the pacific islands and boar-shaped pottery, to the innovation of the rubber plug. The piggy bank ranges far and wide!

Then, learn about how New Englanders of the 17 and 1800s reacted when Tuberculosis broke out in their communities, and the chain of reasoning that led them to conclude that vampires were to blame. If you ever exhume a skeleton with a stake in it's chest, you'll know that tuberculosis, organ burning and folk remedies were to blame!

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