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Day Drinkers (Sort of) Helped Stop Cholera in London

Day Drinkers (Sort of) Helped Stop Cholera in London

FromRidiculous History


Day Drinkers (Sort of) Helped Stop Cholera in London

FromRidiculous History

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Jon Snow -- no relation to the guy from A Song of Ice and Fire -- was in a pickle. Cholera was ravaging London, particularly in the Soho area, and no one knew how to stop it from spreading like poisonous wildfire. As the crisis raged on, Snow was able to use his medical knowledge and amateur detective skills to figure out where the contagion was coming from. His big breakthrough? Folks at the local brewery, who were known for day drinking, seemed to avoid the infection almost entirely. Tune in to learn how beer (kind of) saved London.

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Released:
Apr 7, 2022
Format:
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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.