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Admiral Byrd and the Polar Dairy

Admiral Byrd and the Polar Dairy

FromRidiculous History


Admiral Byrd and the Polar Dairy

FromRidiculous History

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1933, on his second expedition to Antarctica, Richard E. Byrd took the unusual, highly-publicized step of bringing some non-human crew along: Klondike Gay Nira, Deerfoot Guernsey Maid and Foremost Southern Girl. These three cows--four, if you count the one born in the course of the journey--were darlings of the US press both during and after the journey. But why did Byrd bring them to Antarctica in the first place?
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Released:
Jan 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.