It's like trying to keep your... Shoot. Nevermind. No, do it. No, I can't do it. My brain, it gave up. It was like, oh, it's gonna be good. I know. Oh, shoot, no, it hurts. I can't do it. With you the sun is shining 24x7 Cause when we're together it feels like we're in heaven If it will get dark you'll be my million stars I know I can lean on you Welcome to episode 28 of Delete This History, a podcast by two besties of a certain age searching for what? Answers Answers! We're your hosts, Kara Birch And Brie Brown That's you I... yes When I looked in the mirror this morning, it was me. When I looked in the mirror this morning, I was like, hmm, that can't be accurate. I do that a lot. Who's that old lady? If you'll notice, I'm wearing a lot of makeup today because something happened overnight. I took a gummy last night. You probably just slept really, really hard. But I was like, woof. I look like I was beat with a bat overnight. So you have brought donuts. Yes, ma'am. I brought Dunkin' Donuts today, or Dunkin'. I still call it Dunkin' Donuts. Is it not Dunkin' Donuts? No, it's just Dunkin' now. I will never call it that. It will always be Dunkin' Donuts to me. The double D. Yeah. Just like my bra a few years ago. These look delicious. I brought them because I know you're a creature of habit. Yeah. And you're probably never gonna go to a Dunkin'. You know me well. So I thought. It is high time you try one of these. I agree. Am I gonna try one now on the air? Or are we gonna wait till later? Yes, you're gonna try it now. And just take a bite. Which one should I eat? But I don't have any napkins. They didn't give me napkins or anything. Oh, you know what? Well that works for you. They don't have paper towels in the bathrooms here. It's all hand air dryer. Because that is the right thing to do. Which one should I try? I would go with the blueberry cake one. Okay. If you like cake doughnuts. Love cake doughnuts. Oh my gosh. That is the king of the cake doughnuts. Okay here we go. Tasting. Yeah. You just have to take a little bite. We won't like... torture people with, like, noises. Yes. That is extremely good. Yeah. I almost got munchkins too. My brain likes that. Yeah. Now this is as we were looking at the assortment that they gave me. We were noticing that it was a little bit lacking. Probably not peak donut time. So they were, they gave us whatever was left. Which kind of sucks. Thank you so much for bringing them though. Oh, you're welcome. It's really good. Mmm. Now, what's really funny about you bringing those in. I took another bite, everyone. Sorry. I brought something for us to taste test too. Oh, did you really? You know what it is? Is it the Coca Cola Spiced? It's Coca Cola Spiced! Oh good. Cause now you can wash down your donut with some Coca Cola Spiced. I brought me a Coca Cola Spiced Zero. Oh. And I brought you. The regular. Thank you. Oh my god that doughnut is so good. I don't I don't really want a headache in a bottle Okay, all right here we go. It smells interesting. Oh, you know what I've got doughnut on my palette I'm gonna cleanse my palette first. Yes. I hope this is really interesting for everybody This is good radio. If nothing else there's some different sounds than normal. Yeah, okay. Okay, here we go Huh. It's not terrible. It tastes like something I've had before. Like... Cough medicine? Yes! I was gonna say the generic Nyquil. That's what it tastes like. I think my kids will love it. Yeah, I will. Sorry, Coke. That ain't for me. No. Ruined my donut taste. No, you better take another bite then. Yeah, I think I better. What else you want to talk about during chit chat? I eat this donut. Okay, yeah. Jackie mentioned something. I've been spending a lot of time with Jackie this week. Lots of mom and daughter time. And I'm eating it up while she tolerates it. So she asked me this week, wouldn't it be great if everybody's outsides matched their insides as far as like what kind of person they were? So if you were a good person, you would be attractive by whatever standards, society standards. And if you were a dick, maybe you wouldn't look like one, because that would be really disturbing. But, but you'd be ugly. Kind of like the picture of Dorian Gray. Yeah. That whole concept, like all his ugliness went to his portrait. And he remained beautiful on the outside. But what if you couldn't do that? What if your outsides reflected your insides and whatever just happened behind me sounded like somebody throwing up? I think someone just died in the bookshelves. Sorry. Um, yeah, so it would be, it would make life a lot easier, wouldn't it? It would. You would be able to just tell it a glance. And I told her, at first I said, man, I would be gorgeous. And then I thought about it for a minute and I thought about all the snarky things, I think, but don't say, and all the people I yell at when I'm driving. And I was like, no, I'd probably look the exact same way I do now. I'm just average. I think mine would be a mixture. Like, I might have gorgeous hair, but then my face would be like, meh. And then I'd have like maybe a nice, maybe flat stomach, but then my ass would remain huge. I thought that was a really interesting thing to think about. And we were talking about that, about how it's hard to know who to trust and who you can count on. And the more you talk to people, the more that reveals itself pretty quickly though. Right. But you have to leave the house. Yes, you do. You have to interact with a lot of people and being an admin assistant. You do. You just do. I feel like I can read people pretty well these days. So my superpowers. What about you? Do you think you can read people pretty quickly? I'm I have kind of a hair trigger judgmental side like if you say or do something like a first impression, basically. If the first time I meet you say or do something that I'm like, uh Then I kind of have a bad Attitude about you forever. Oh not forever. No not forever But that will really inform how I think about you gotcha until you prove otherwise and then I'll be like, oh, okay I think there are enough Socially awkward people out there that if my first impression is well that was weird or how dare they? My automatic assumption is they are being socially awkward right now You give people the benefit of the doubt. And most of the times it works out that way. I mean, I work with a bunch of engineers. So dude, me too. So, you know, engineers and geologists, they are awkward sometimes, but so really good people usually. Oh yeah, for sure. Can't express themselves in social situations. My favorite part though, is they know it and they make fun of themselves. Yeah. And my group does anyway. And they, I don't know, they're, it's a really good group to work with, but they're pretty self-aware. You got to, yeah, they are. They really are. So you just kind of got to be like, well, that was a strange interaction. And lots of times I have no idea what they're talking about. Yeah. They speak kind of a different way. My brain doesn't understand what they're trying to say. So we have circle conversations a lot. Before I finally understand I'm like, oh and I was raised by an engineer Mm-hmm. And so you think that would give me a leg up, but it really doesn't Because my dad was a pretty socially adept engineer. Gotcha. He wasn't awkward Which is why he did sales near the end of his career. What else do we want to talk about? So you remember a few episodes ago. I talked about stinger injuries and how they are A person who has spinal stenosis might have more stinger injuries. I learned that one of my coworkers this week has spinal stenosis. Really? Um, cause she talks about, she gets regular massages and things because her back is so messed up like constantly. It's because she has spinal stenosis. And I was like, I know what that is. And she was like, okay. And then she walked away and she goes, well, that was weird. Well, you know. So I just thought that was kind of interesting. Like today is a loop back to old things. Yes. What have you got? Okay, let's hear it. And it is kind of a follow-up to something we've already talked about. Okay. My June vacation plans are evolving. Yes, yes, yes. My oldest son and my granddaughter and his girlfriend are gonna come to South Carolina too. Oh my gosh. And they're gonna stay in a place kind of close to. closer to Heather and Mike's than where we're staying. And we're staying pretty close to them. So they must be like in their neighborhood or something. That is super fun. He surprised me with that this week and I was so excited. But I'm still gonna have to drive the whole way. Oh. Because we can't fit everybody in my car and they're gonna want their own vehicle to do their own things. Oh yeah. So I'm still... I'm still facing the 15 hours. Oh man. We're all super excited. Yay! And Clint is like, mmmmm. Oh I know, what are we gonna do about Clint? Oh, he's gonna be a bachelor that week. I think he's gonna be fine. Get like a stack of frozen pizzas and just... Exactly. Play video games and walk around in his underwear. Yep, that's him. Anyway, that's a long chat time. It was. What are we at? Yeah, we need to move on, don't we? Yeah, yeah, yeah. OK, what do you want to move on to? I think we should share our Internet search histories with our DTH besties. Would you like to do that with the reading of the list? I would like to do that with the reading of the list. Let's do it. OK. You're first. This is even Steven Week. I actually have five full searches. Holy crap. Uh-huh. So here we go, number one, P. Kim. Number two, Sunny Angel Dolls. Number three, why are crocs so popular? Number four, Bruxism. And number five, Brahms A1 Milk. Here's mine. Number one, Hallmark Austin February. Number two. Tetrodotoxin poison slash fugu slash pufferfish poison. Number three, lifting fingerprints from cloth slash silk. Number four, Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. And number five, Melbury Bub, Dorchester Dorset. The majority of those words, like none of them make any sense. No, it's like, what, what words. All right. Well, now that we've read our list, it's time for a little game that we would like to call search me where we each pose one question to each other to see if she can answer based only on the reading of the lists. Today what am I playing for now? I know the weather's warming up a little bit But we live in Missouri and it will get cold again. Oh, it's supposed to be 80 on Tuesday and then 47 for a high on Wednesday I am here to help you out with that cold snap that's coming our way. Excellent. Are you ready? I'm ready today you're playing for these Fancy as hell. Oh my. Look looks. Oh my gosh. Look at these things. So these are like super duper fuzzy feet slippers. So they're like socks. Yes. But they got little grippies on the bottom. Yes. so I don't fall down in my kitchen. That's exactly right. And pee my pants. If you're on a ladder, your little toes will grip to it. All right, I'm gonna put them here because I haven't won them yet. Okay, your question is, which of my searches was prompted by one of the main character's teeth on the TV show, The Tunnel? Bruxism? That's right! Okay. Those mucklucks are yours. Yay! Do you know what bruxism is? No. Bruxism is when a person grinds, clenches, or gnashes his or her teeth. It can occur while awake or asleep. Bruxism that happens while a person is awake is more common, but bruxism that happens during sleep has been studied more. How interesting is that? Children as well as adults can have this condition. Severe bruxism can lead to damaged teeth, jaw pain, or tiredness and headaches. can be stress, mood, distress, nervousness, and depression. It can be genetic. I thought that was interesting. Oh, also consuming alcohol or caffeine or smoking can add to your bruxism severity in addition to certain medications that treat depression, seizures, and ADHD. Okay. I thought that was really interesting, and I think that I do this. I definitely do. I actually have a mouthpiece. During the day, I catch myself, like all of a sudden my jaw is like hurting and I realize that I'm clenching my teeth. Yes. So that could be... I was like, oh, huh. Yeah. I think I actually have this. I didn't even know it was a thing. I would wake up and my temples would be hurting. Oh, yes! I got a massage one time and she was, I was on my back and she was working on my jaw. And she said, you need to release your tongue from the roof of your mouth. And I said, how do you know my tongue is pressed up against the roof of my mouth? And she said, I can tell by the way your jaw is sitting. She said, everything is tense. And so ever since she said that to me, that's been like years ago, I noticed that. I do it all the time. I clench my teeth. I hold my breath while I'm like on my computer, like working on things. Like if I'm really like, into something like really detail oriented kind of work on my computer. I will catch myself like, oh, like holding my breath. So I kind of do that during our podcast. Like if I'm really paying attention to you, my breathing will get more shallow, which is why I start yawning toward the end of our podcast. It finally dawned on me a few weeks ago. I was like, Kara, you're not breathing. That's what it is. Breathe. Yeah. So you're not boring. I'm just not breathing. And my body's like, you're gonna yawn. Yeah. Um, I finally did have my dentist fit me with a mouthpiece, um, that I, I'm supposed to wear at night. Oh, you're supposed to wear. Well, I've been bad about it lately because here's the thing, because I stopped doing it. Because I was Alphys. So I stopped having the problem. Yeah, and so I was like, oh, I don't want to wear that thing anymore. My source for that was National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research. I had no idea it had a name like that. The character... Yeah, who's the character in the tunnel? It was Elise. It was the main female character. Oh, okay, Fleur Delacour. Fleur Delacour. Look away. I'm hideous. She was like reaching into her mouth and pulled out a piece of her tooth because she's grinding them so hard Her doctor told her she needed to see a therapist because she had too much anxiety Isn't she on the spectrum too in that show? Oh Yeah, yeah very much. So yeah. Yes. I thought so I thought I was remembering that correctly But sometimes I conflate all these shows Yes, you I could see how that would happen. You go through a lot of them. It's such a good show. Three seasons. There's only three seasons, everybody. So it's not something you have to commit to. And it's you know, you got to wait for the next season. They're all out. It's not coming back. It's super good. I highly recommend The Tunnel. And it stars Stephen Delane. Yes, I know who that is now. I do. OK, are you ready for your challenge? Yes. today you're playing for. Is it not the donuts? Oh. No, I'm taking those bitches home. Oh. You have to pick one donut. Well, I picked a good one. Yeah, you did. Okay. These office wall decals. Oh my gosh. Those are hilarious. And. Oh, oh. Oh. Flips. Oh my gosh. I freaking love flips. Um. I could not find the white chocolate flips where I was. All they had was the milk chocolate. Inferior flips. They are, but that's all right. Even though they're still delicious. I'll still eat them. What's my question? Okay, here's your question. Which search made me think most of you and how you probably wouldn't approve? Okay, oh boy, let's see. Oh my gosh, I don't know any of these words. I'm going to go with Hallmark Austin February. Correct. Okay. What does that even mean? Okay. I just found out that last month, February, 2024, the Hallmark channel called it Loveu-ary. That's a stretch. Hug. Um, but as part of that, they aired a bunch of Austin inspired movies that I really hope I can find on demand somewhere because I missed the boat. when they were aired originally. Um, now in the past, you've been a bit of a purist when it comes to the Austin oover. It's true. We, we, she's not wrong. Is that still the case? Okay. Have you relaxed your standards? I have relaxed them a bit in my older age because I really do enjoy the Kira Knightley version of. Pride and Prejudice. You were determined to hate that. I really was, but it's okay. I don't like how loosey goosey it is. Like they're all a little too lax for me for that time period. I like things staunch, which is where the Colin Firth superior version of Pride and Prejudice comes in. Correct. But it's still really good and it's got a really good soundtrack and Matthew McFadden's in it. Oh my gosh. So cute. I heart. You too. Very much. In everything he's in. Now I s- Death Comes to Pemberley? No. Oh man, I know. Mm-mm. And then the whole one, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? No way. Nerp! No, no. But- And the erotic fiction that was based on- B- Brother. I don't think I could roll my eyes hard enough. It was fun reading some of it, though. Out loud to you. and having you squirm. Yeah, I was squirming. Okay. I want more of this donut. So for anyone interested, here are the titles of the Austin-esque movies that aired on Hallmark as part of Love You, Avery. Paging Mr. Darcy. This is a fish out of water rom-com. I love those. I do too. Love and Jane, where an author gets advice from Ms. Austin herself. Don't know how that's gonna work, but I do like things about authors. and writers because we're weird people. And it's probably a little bit narcissistic that I like that. I'm interested in stuff like that. An American in Austin, it's a time travel movie, which I'm a sucker for. What? I'm a sucker for like traveling back in time, like modern day people having to survive in olden days. Oh. I think it's hilarious. I didn't realize you liked stuff like that. Oh, I do. Like Lost in Austin, did you ever watch that? I'm sitting here thinking about that one right now. I'm trying to remember the whole synopsis of that. Like they go through this little door. Yes. OK, yeah. Like in a bathroom or something. Yeah, it's something weird. Loved it. OK, so now Hallmark also premiered an adaptation of Sense and Sensibility starring UK-based actors and actresses of African descent. Oh. some of whom are familiar faces to me since they've already starred in many modern police procedural shows that I love. Like Unforgotten and Doll Gleish. I'm interested in the Sense and Sensibility one. Ah, yeah, me too. Gosh, I love that story. So it's very they were saying it's kind of um, along the same lines as like Bridgerton. Like it's It doesn't stick with the rules so to speak. Correct. Um, I like that. I enjoyed that diversity in Bridgerton. I like that they're doing that. It's fun. I do too. I think it's, it's much more interesting. Agreed. Than just doing yet another adaptation with a bunch of white people. Yep. Like let's, let's make it a little different. So my sources were NPR and Bustle. Now it's time for a little bit of shared history. Correct. We share a history of loving period pieces. Oh, yes, we do. British period pieces. It goes back a long way. Like the very beginning of our friendship. Yeah. That's how it kind of started. That's how it started. Yeah. That's true. But now we're going to share our internet search histories. Yes, we are. For the week. The first one I'm going to talk about is why are crocs so popular? Start with the dark stuff first. Get it out of the way. For all of you out there, I don't want to disturb you for very long with this. I saw a report in the Springfield Business Journal that said Crocs reported record revenue of four billion. That's billion with a B in 2023. It's not just the kids anymore. That is up 11 and a half percent from the previous year. What? Huh? I don't get it. They are so fug. I don't understand. And you were, you- We searched this thinking you would get an answer. Okay. Yeah. Did you? Kind of. Okay. So one of the things I ran across that I had totally forgotten about was the movie Idiocracy. Oh my gosh. That movie stresses me out. I would encourage everyone to watch that again today. Oh my gosh. No, it'll make you so sad because it will, it won't be as farcical. It's accurate. It's so. Yes. So Mike, that's a Mike Judge movie. So he shot this in 2004. Someone on the production crew came up to him and they said, Hey, there's this startup company and they're not out in the market yet, but they're making these horrible plastic shoes with holes in them. And we get these for super cheap. We could put the whole cast in them. Extra characters would save us a ton of money and they're horrible. Like, so it fits. It fits the movie, right? Because everyone is all about comfort. Like, nobody gives a crap anymore, and these shoes fit right into that. And my judge was like, well, what if these become popular by the time the movie actually comes out in theaters, and this woman was like, these will never be popular. Oh, that poor lady. She had such high expectations of society. So my assumption, because they are so ugly, is it's comfort. Oh, yeah. Comfort. So I got thinking about it and I was like, I'm gonna go to Reddit, because Reddit never disappoints. I will have some answers for why crocs are so popular. I will get both sides of the story. So Here's a little bit of what I found. Because someone had already gone to Reddit and posted the same question. I didn't even have to post the question. And so the majority of people that are buying them are wearing them. This is one person's opinion. Is they owned a pair when they were kids around 2006, 2007. And so having them and buying them for their kids now is kind of a nostalgic thing. Okay, okay. One person said that fashionably. fashionable people started wearing them ironically with fashionable clothing. And then other people were like, Oh, so I could do that too. Correct. One person said people just love the variety of colors and styles. And they just, they have a different color for every day or different color for every outfit. But they're not cheap anymore. They used to be cheap. You're right. And they're not anymore. They are like, The same price as a sneaker. I know. That's because they're so popular. So here are some actual direct quotes from Reddit. These are all quotes. Kara wants to make sure we know she is not saying this. Not me. The pandemic happened and we were home for two years and stopped caring. Now that I've experienced the croc life, I can't go back. I still don't care. Hashtag croc life. My husband bought a black pair to wear at the pool right before a vacation last year. A few weeks ago he asked me if I thought he could get away with wearing them with a suit if he was also wearing black socks. This is getting out of hand. Oh my gosh. The answer is no. If Lisa Frank wore a pair of shoes. The popularity of gibbets are making crocs popular. So I guess gibbets are the little charms. They're little charms you can put in them. In the holes. Quinn has a bunch of gibbets, chief's gibbets in her white crocs. And you know what? And they're adorable. That's okay, because how old is she? She's five. Yeah, it's okay. Yeah, yeah. All right, more quotes. They are popular because people like collecting bacteria, dirt, viruses on their feet and spreading them around their friends' homes. So I'm guessing that person maybe cut the fat on their friend pool cause someone showed up in Crocs. And how dare you walk around my house in those things. Crocs hurt that person. They did. You're right. Who hurt you? Crocs. That was not me on Reddit. I did not put that quote in there. Okay, two words, plantar fasciitis. Oh my gosh. Crocs provide the best arch support. No, when I had plantar fasciitis, and I had to have that procedure done on my foot, they told me, do not wear Crocs. Those were one of the shoes that were on my band list that I was not allowed to wear. I wonder if they, Crocs have... Have they improved since then? Yes, maybe there's some arch support now. I don't know. I don't either. Because I don't own Crocs or shop for Crocs. Now, Peyton has a pair. I know. And we're about the same size. Maybe I should slip him- Oh no, I don't want to put his shoes on. Never mind. Okay, next quote. Because Idiocracy was a documentary made in advance. Correct. It was so prescient. Yes. Oh, that's what makes me sick about it. I know. Oh my gosh. Okay, next quote. They seem outrageously impractical! Exclamation point! What about the rain? Question mark, question mark! A person replied to this comment, the holes let the water out. Wow. Okay, next quote. Joan Rivers died. Can someone please pick up the baton and shame the fashion industry? Oh. Crocs are the new sweatpants. Yep. Stop making fun of Crocs. They look awesome with baggy pants, which are coming back into style. But do they? Crocs are dope, yo. I used to hate Crocs. I made fun of everyone wearing them. Then I changed sides. They're so comfortable. I don't care what I look like. My number one shoe. Heading to the movies, Crocs. Work, Crocs. Beach. Crocs. It's raining outside? Crocs. It's always crocs. If you ain't crocking, you ain't rocking. Hahahaha! Crocs are shaped to accommodate all your toes in the correct position. Okay. God wears crocs, so shut up. Shoelaces are for chumps. And last but not least, guys, I trimmed these down. So many comments. If I have to live in this capitalist hellscape, I'm gonna at least wear fun comfy shoes that make me smile. Life's too short to wear business casual. Okay. My sources were Reddit, themedium.com, and a clip from the Joe Rogan experience where he was talking to Mike Judge about this movie. Okay. I do not watch Joe Rogan or listen to Joe Rogan. Not a fan. I was about to break up with you. No, I'm not a fan, but I saw Mike Judge and I was like, oh. I had a, I had a read about that. Okay. You ready to finish your donut while I tell you about the trans Allegheny lunatic asylum? Yes. Could you tell I was like, oh my God, I ate the rest of that donut. Well, it's driving me crazy. There's so little left of it. Okay, I'm gonna listen to your search and eat this donut. I always do serious stuff first. I was listening to the podcast, Southern Gothic. And one of the episodes featured the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Obviously that name is seriously outdated. Like even more than our episode last week where we, where we gushed about the Superbowl. These days it's a historic landmark and a haunted tourist attraction. And we'll talk more about that later. Now, according to the historic landmarks website, This national historic landmark in Weston, West Virginia served as a sanctuary for the mentally ill beginning in the mid 1800s. It was actually a little bit after the mid 1800s, but anyway, it was also home to the so-called criminally insane. And for a long time, those two populations were intermingled. What could possibly go wrong? That sounds like a perfect combination. Yeah, especially considering what the definition of insane was back then. Yeah. or mentally ill, like novel reading. You could be committed for novel reading. Crazy person. I would be, I would have been committed by my husband probably, and nobody would have thought twice about it. Actually, I probably would have been committed for a lot more things besides novel reading. Later in this facility's history, they stopped doing that. because that was a problem. That's good. But in the Southern Gothic podcast, the host outlined some of the more gruesome legends surrounding the facility. Plus he gave some historical background on the types of therapies used throughout the site's operation. Oh lordy. Yeah, therapies is definitely in quotes there. Which was 1864 to 1994. Uh-uh. It was finally forced into closure in 1994 for lack of funding and also because society's reaction to mental illness and the treatment of mental illness was changing. That's good. But that's still not long enough ago. That's super recent. It was built for 250 patients, but at its peak in the 1950s, it held 2400 patients. Wait, okay, wait, its peak was in 1950? in the 1950s. Oh, shrikey. Uh-huh. And say how many were there? 2400. Oh my gosh. So ten times as many people as it was built to hold. Oh, jeez, jeez. It was a little overcrowded. Oh my gosh. And things. Um, now, these days the facility is open from the end of March to the end of November. And you can do paranormal and ghost tours, historical tours. And they also host other events, including a haunted house during spooky season. Oh lordy. Yeah. During the off season, they do repairs and maintenance on the place. And it is, like I said, it is a historical site. I looked at some pictures of this place and I will post them. Ooh, it's so creepy. Um, lots of like abandoned wheelchairs. Oh yeah. Rooms with peeling paint, like treatment tables. You know, it looks like a. like a dentist chair bed thing. Why are those so creepy in abandoned places? It's just so- Because you know that people were getting lobotomies and things like that on those or electroshock therapy and all those things. Yeah. This is like the era of the ice bath and all those, all those terrible things, just because you liked reading novels. Really scary, really creepy, but also really cool. Like- They've like renovated some parts of this place and it's gorgeous, like the lobby and you know, things like that. But then they've kept the hallways and the other places kind of the way they were. And for its time, it really was it was built in a way that there was lots of natural light and space until it got overcrowded, you know, to 10 times its capacity. So that was back then in a time where they thought that would help too. And the outdoor spaces are really pretty. Like the grounds are really pretty. I wish that we would go through this area on our way to Charleston, but it's too far north. Okay. My sources were the trans Allegheny lunatic asylum website, which they still call it that. Okay. To be historically accurate and the Southern Gothic podcast. Okay. which is an excellent podcast, by the way. My next search is Brahms Milk A1. So that was the phrase that I searched because my friend that I was chatting with at work about spinal stenosis, she also had a horrible story that she opened up her yogurt one day and was eating it and all of a sudden she had hair in her mouth and it was a long hair, like she said it was over a foot long. She does not have long hair. It was sealed inside the yogurt. And so she won't be eating that yogurt again from that particular brand. She said she was gonna check out Brahms because she noticed they had yogurt there. And I said, oh, my father-in-law always got his milk at Brahms. He swore that their dairy products were the best. You should get your yogurt there. That's a good idea. And she was like, oh yeah, they've got that whatever, that A1 milk or whatever. And I was like, I have no idea what you're talking about. And so we searched it together. Brahms actually has A2 milk. And A2 milk can actually be easier on human digestion for some people who have slight issues with dairy. They have the largest A2 dairy herd in the United States and it took them 12 years to build this particular herd. The two major protein groups that are present in cow's milk are casein and whey. Casein. I looked it up. Okay. So casein, makes up about 30% of the proteins in cow's milk and there are two forms of it. There's A1 and A2. Cattle produce either A1 or A2 depending on their genetic makeup. Milk from many of the common breeds in dairy cattle is a mixture of the two proteins. According to some preliminary research, each of these types of proteins may have different effects on the body. Some studies have found that A1 milk may cause more intestinal inflammation than A2 varieties. So cows with only the A2 gene produce A2 milk. which may be easier on human digestion and helps some people avoid discomfort. Interesting. Brahms tests all of their cattle for the A2 gene to ensure that only A2 milk is being used in their products. They have two large herds, one's in Follett, Texas, one's in Tuttle, Oklahoma, and both of those herds make up cows that only produce A2 milk. So all of Brahms' dairy products come from these cows. That's what they say. Interesting. Right now, their A2 line of products consists of whole milk, 2% milk, fat free milk, buttermilk, and chocolate milk. And they are planning to release a lactose free A2 milk in the future. People who are already lactose intolerant or have a milk allergy, this, they are going to react to A2 milk the way they do to any other normal milk. If you're lactose intolerant, don't run out and buy Brahms milk. It's not going to be any different for you. Correct. My sources were Brahms.com and The Atlantic. That was kind of interesting. It is interesting. And that is genetically modified folks. Because they're breeding those cows to only have the A2 gene. Not necessarily. Yeah. Because that's not naturally occurring, correct? Well, yeah. Some cows have A1, some cows have A2, but they are, when they started building their herd, they were only purchasing A2 cows. Right, and now I'm assuming they keep breeding them. I would assume so. Correct. So they're genetically modifying herds of cows. No, they're just using the same herd that has, they're not modifying genes, they're just using. the cows that only have the A2 gene to create their dairy products. Okay. You don't believe me. Well, no, I understand what you're saying and I believe you, but that is my understanding of how you genetically modify things is by through breeding. That's just my understanding. Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, because I probably am. That's something maybe we need to search. Because it's like with seedless watermelon and things like that. Like they're not genetically modifying the watermelon, like by adding anything to it, but it has been genetically modified through cross breeding and breeding and planting. And so you breed out certain characteristics. Are you against that? No. Okay. but I'm just saying everybody is so against GMOs. It's not bad, that's what we do. It's what we do. That's how you improve things. It sounded like you were like, hey guys, don't you drink that milk? No, no, no. So my next search is puffer fish poison. Excellent. I'm not gonna say the whole thing. Okay. Because that was my original search. Okay. And then I had to do all those other things because, my gosh. You went down a puffer fish hole. Yes. Sometimes you need a little comfort TV. No doubt. And this past week was one of those weeks. This past month has been one of those weeks. This past week was one of those months. Oh, that's funny. Um, I went all the way back to the very beginning of one of my favorite Brit box murder mystery shows. Oh no. Not, not the one you're thinking of. Okay. Not Midsummer Murders. That's exactly what I was thinking of. Death in Paradise. Oh yeah, I've never watched that one. It is such a good show. It's a little cheesy. It doesn't take itself seriously. It's pretty light considering that people are murdered on it. It's in its 13th season, which recently kicked off, but you have to wait week to week to watch the episodes, which I freaking hate. Yes. I hate that. Jackie's been watching and it's been a lot of fun. And since I have the shittest memory in the history of memories, I remember the cases and I remember the actors because a lot of the 50 British actors like to guest star on these episodes, but I never remember who did it. I never remember who the murderer was. It's like a brand new episode. It is. So... Jackie and I have been trying to figure it out together. There have been a couple that I've remembered, but most of the time I don't remember either. So it's good times. That's one of the upsides to what I hope is not early onset dementia, but I think it probably is. We're up to the very beginning of season three and our back catalog of episodes. And that's where Chris Marshall from Love Actually, Colin Frisill, and he's got the big knob. He's the new inspector of the tiny police force on St. Marie in the Caribbean. Yes. Or Sam-a-ree. The murder weapon in an episode we watched this week, spoilers ahead, was puffer fish poison. Oh, yeah, they're getting creative. Okay. Season three. Um, the killer, which I'm not going to spoil, placed puffer fish poison into various food and drink to kill off people. Multiple people more than one person. Yes. Okay. Now it got me to thinking about would those victims have tasted that poison And the things they were eating and drinking and here's what I learned about puffer fish poison Almost all puffer fish and also other marine animals, which I'm not gonna list here But puffer fish also called fugu Fugu when it's as a delicacy, it's called a fugu. Okay. It contains a poisonous substance called tetrodotoxin. And it's a defense mechanism against their predators because other marine life don't like the taste of it. Ah. But to humans, it's colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Oh. Dangerous. ovaries or gonads. Whoa! Yeah, yeah, num num. Liver and skin. The skin? Mm-hmm. When consumed it paralyzes the victim's muscles and the victim stays fully conscious and basically suffocates to death. Oh my gosh. It is terrible. There's no known antidote. But you can be treated for it like if you're mildly poisoned by this. I don't know how you would be mildly poisoned because it is 1200 times more toxic than cyanide. So one puffer fish can kill up to 30 adult humans. Oh my word. Yeah. But anyway, if you're mildly poisoned, the treatment is to support the respiratory and circulatory systems until the poison is metabolized and then secreted by the victim's body. Only six people per year are reportedly killed by tetrodotoxin poisoning. Fugu is a delicacy, but its preparation is strictly regulated because it has to be prepared in a certain way to negate its poisonous effects. Would you take the chance? Hell no! Me neither. My question is why are we even preparing it? That should just be off limits. It's a delicacy, Kara. Stupid. Because if somebody tells you, you should not eat this because it's poisonous, what does human nature say? Yes, I can. Don't tell me what I can do. I can do anything. I can do what I want. I'll figure out a way to eat this thing and it won't kill me. Said the six people a year who died. So if you're preparing it, can you die? Like if you're stuck by one of the little. Maybe. I would imagine. Yes. I would think so too. Yeah. My sources were Science Direct, National Geographic, Death in Paradise, and Wikipedia. Wow. Alright, things are about to get weird. Oh, weirder. Weirder. Okay, I'm ready. Have you ever heard of Sunny Angel dolls? No. Hold on to your hats. I'm afraid this is gonna be freaky. I ran across these in an article I was reading and I don't remember where or how, but I'd never heard or seen of them, so I searched them. Let me read you. the description from the Sunny Angel doll website. Okay. Sunny Angel is a little angel boy who likes wearing all sorts of headgear. He's always by your side to make you smile. Sunny Angel will provide healing moments in your everyday life. He's a welcome sight at the entrance of your home, next to your bed or on your desk, and so many other places. At the beginning, Sunny Angel was not a minifigure. He was born as a 7 inch wide-eyed doll. Born on May 15, 2004. Oh, 2004 period. The major feature of Sunny Angel minifigures is that each series is comprised of 12 different figures. Sunny Angel utilizes blind box packaging. You do not know which figure you will receive until you buy one and open the box. These are naked dolls that are anatomically correct. They look very much like Cupid dolls, which freak me out. I do not like Cupid dolls. There are hundreds of different Sunny Angel dolls. You never know which one you're gonna get. In that particular series that you're buying, you may already have the one that you get in the mail. I took some pictures. I don't enjoy this. I took some pictures. I'm gonna- So they're all, they're always mail. Yup. Sunny Angel. Anatomically correct, Naked Dolls. Alright, here's... Mm-hmm. I'm just gonna let you scroll. Here's the first one. Oh my lord. If that's anatomically correct, I feel sorry for that person. It's little. Now when you said there's different types of headgear... Yeah, what? I saw your face change. I was like, what? This is a weird... Headgear's a weird way to put it. Right, like, hats. I would call them little hats. Right. But... Cause I was thinking like the headgear that people wear like the orthodontic headgear. For races. Yes. Now these are mostly like animals. Animal headgear. Animal hats. There are some with vegetables. Like there's a vegetable series. Like turnips and carrots and cabbage. Here's like hoodies. They've got like different hoodies. Yes, there's, I call that the Winnie the Pooh series because they have on shirts and no pants. Or the Donald Duck. Yes. The Donald Duck series. The Donald Duck series. Those are called hippers. Hippers. And so the hippers, you hang from a ledge, I think. And so they're like, they're looking at you one way, but then the back side of them, you just see their butt. Oh my goodness. So the article I was reading... was the guy that wrote it ran into someone on the subway and he saw this little doll hanging out of their purse. And so he asked them what that was and she obliged and I guess told him all about all of the Sunny Angel dolls she had. She has so many that she takes a different one with her to work every day. So that was the one she had in her purse was the one she chose to bring to work that day. I'm not approved by most standards, but how is this work appropriate to bring a naked doll with its dick hanging out? I do not know. Even though it is a tiny dick and it's like a baby dick, but that's not safe for work. And well, just the whole, the whole thing is so odd. I mean, it's, it's originating from Asia. Like there are stores in China and Taiwan and I think Japan. So it's an Asian thing. Is it making more sense? Yes. Because they do have different standards and, um, how can I say this without sounding like completely xenophobic and like a jerk, but they do have different fads and things that we over here are like, huh. their culture is just different. Right. Especially when it comes to stuff like this, like their little trinkets and dolls and things, and they have just, it's just culturally different. Right. Now the guy that saw this woman in the subway, that was in the States, and he took a picture of her, and she was just, you know, like you and me. It was just, I kind of wish I hadn't looked this one up, because now I'm sure, I'm going to get all kinds of, hey, I saw that you did a lot of research on Sunny Angel dolls. How about this one? We got a new one. Yeah, definitely. Yeah, I know. I just set myself up for disaster. But these things have been around since 2004. Really? Yeah, they're having some kind of surgeons right now. Hmm. Anyway. Well, now, in your research, yes, what was the impetus for this for these dolls being made? I think Cupid dolls were the inspiration because they look so much like Cupid dolls. And people thought, someone thought we need more of this in the world. Maybe so. Yeah. Sorry, Rose O'Neil. I know everyone thought Cupid dolls were Carol, but I think they're terrifying. Who's Rose O'Neil? Oh, she, she drew the design and came up with what Cupid dolls look like. Oh really? Yes. Remember we used to have a governor who looked like a Cupid doll. Remember him? Bob Holden? Oh my god. Has there ever had a governor who looked seriously, Google Bob Holden. He says nothing to do with his performance as a governor or his or as a person, but he looked like a cute doll. He had clothes on all the time, however. Yes, he did. I'm picturing him and I never, I never thought that before. Really? Yes. Oh, like to me in a haunted house, put a bunch of cutie dolls around. What about that island where there's a bunch of dolls hanging from the trees? No. You heard about that place? I have. No, I'm not going there. My source was sunnyangel.com and that article wherever I saw that was probably, I don't know, in PR somewhere in my news feed. Thanks news feed. Weird. Here's some more forensics. Okay. Lifting fingerprints from cloth slash silk. Yes. Okay. Death in Paradise, like I said, it's light. It doesn't take itself seriously. There's a lot of humor and levity mixed in with the murder and things. Murder. Murder most foul. It's not slapstick exactly, but it's not dark. And so sometimes it's easy to like not take it seriously. Like, could this really happen? And you give it a lot of leeway. Like you suspend your disbelief quite a bit, but there are times when I'm like, really sure about this. And that was an episode where a woman was strangled by a silk scarf and they matched the fingerprints on the scarf to one of the suspects. Oh, and I was like, who fingerprints a scarf? Like, can you even fingerprint cloth or material? It just didn't seem like something that... I couldn't picture somebody with one of those fingerprint duster things... on a piece of cloth, and that it would actually... that your finger would actually leave a print on that, with the oils on your hands. But... anyway, it's true. You can get fingerprints from cloth. Okay. And silk is one of the types of cloth you can most successfully lift prints from because it's smooth. But you can get fingerprints even from rough cloth paper towel, all kinds of stuff now that you couldn't previously. Wow. Because there is a method called fuming where you're not really using you're not dusting for fingerprints. Okay, the brush in the that What is it called? Powder. There we go. Dust or whatever. You're putting the object in a container with a liquid. I'm not even going to try to pronounce what it is, but it's a chemical name. It's like super glue. And you let the fumes build up in this cabinet or whatever container. And those fumes stick to the oils of the fingerprints on whatever it's in. the cabinet with. So then you can use other substances like fingerprint dust or powder to make it stand out even more. Oh. And more contrast. Okay. But to get that initial print to come out, you can fume it with super glue. Hmm. Ish stuff. That's what they compared it to. That's fascinating. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so it's possible. It's getting harder and harder to kill people and get away with it. I know. I'm just not gonna do it. I'm probably not gonna either. I mean, they would track my cell phone. I would be the worst criminal. Oh, I would too. I'm so clumsy. Well, yeah, and I don't have any kind of poker face at all. They'd be like, what have you been up to? Like, I just killed someone! What are you doing? I mean... Kidding! I know, I would be terrible too. Even as much as I read all this stuff and watch all this stuff and like, none of this is teaching me how to be a killer. Because I still just could not do it. You're you. I'm still me. My face would turn bright red like your water bottle. And start sweat. I'd start making my own gravy. They'd be like... No one would even have to say anything either. It'd just be like, No. You okay, Bria? No. They wouldn't have to hook me up to a polygraph. No. They would just know. They'd see the pulse in my neck and... She killed somebody. This suspect is making a lot of gravy. You know... Even if I wasn't guilty, I would still probably act... I would be one of those people who could be tried and convicted. of something I did not do because I would, I get so nervous in situations like that. All a cop has to do is look at me and I'm like, oh my gosh, like, you know, like I'm just driving down the road. If there's a cop behind me, I'm like, oh my gosh, what am I doing? What the hell? I've got nothing to hide and I've done nothing wrong. He's still nerve wracking though. I'm still a nervous wreck. It's because we're rule followers. That is so true. Anyway, that was a really quick search. Science world, science daily, death and paradise and the national library of medicine sources. Okay. Um, this search is also short and I'm going to say a whole bunch of words that I don't know. All right. So this is going to be really, really good. Yes. You guys. Um, I was walking through the parking lot at work and I saw someone, it's a brand new bumper sticker, I've never seen this one before, and it said, honk if you passed P chem. P dash C H E M. I cannot honk at that person. No. I didn't even know what P chem was. No. P chem is physical chemistry. Okay. It's the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena. in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics such as motion, energy, force, time, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics, analytical dynamics, and chemical equilibria. I bet that person does not get honked at very much. I think that was the point of the pumper sticker. That's the first thing I thought. I was like, no one's gonna honk at that. And I was like, oh, that's the point of the bumper sticker. Okay, I'm gonna say more words that I don't know. Some of the relationships that physical chemistry strives to resolve include the effects of intermolecular forces that act upon the physical properties of materials, plasticity, tensile strength, surface tension in liquids, are some examples. Reaction kinetics on the rate of a reaction. the identity of ions and the electrical conductivity of materials, surface science and electrochemistry of cell membranes, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, reactions of electrochemical cells, behavior of microscopic systems using quantum mechanics and macroscopic systems, and statistical thermodynamics. Huh? Who would even want to study that? I don't know. I almost fell asleep reading this. Oh my gosh. Blah. I just went straight to Wikipedia, because I was like Wikipedia will explain this to me. And that was my source. I don't know who is working at the city that took P. Kim, but I hope you go fart. I thought you were gonna say I hope you go fart. Farting is science. Yeah, they could study the fart. how it comes out. The thermodynamics. The thermodynamics of the escaping from the cheeks. Yes, and maybe the electrochemistry of the cell membranes of the fart gases. Oh, maybe. The tensile strength of the buttocks. Yes. The reaction kinetics on the rate of the reaction of the fart. What? Oh my gosh, I don't know what any of that means. I knew tensile strength. I got that one. Surface tension of liquids. I understand that. Plasticity, got it. Everything else, not so much. My last search is Melbury Bubb slash Dorchester slash Dorset. This one's close to home, not geographically, but close to my heart. Okay. Cause I miss my oldest sister. You said that last week. Very terribly. I miss her all the time. And it's been really bad lately. Have I told her that? No. Anyway. Why do you think that is? Let's get into this, Brea. Why haven't I told her? No, why does it seem like you're missing her so much lately? I don't know. I mean, because she's a cool person. And I love her. Right? That's one thing. I don't know. How long has it been since you've seen her? A long time. Colleen, come visit us. Well, she comes over to the States. She's got grandkids here, so she comes over. But she's spending time with her grandkids. Maybe she could meet up with you in Charleston this summer. Oh, I doubt it. But that would be awesome. Anyway, so I was trying to find pictures online of the B&B her husband and in-laws used to run. And they still live in. It's not a B&B anymore. And it took me on a magical adventure to the English countryside in Dorset near Dorchester, an area made famous by Thomas Hardy, the writer, not butthole lips, the actor. Oh, sorry. Hardy had a cottage in higher Brockhampton that you can still visit. Okay. There's also a place really close to where my sister lives called Melbury Is that a town? It is a delightful name and it is a village. Okay. Here is the origin of the name. The first half Melbury, Melbury derives from male M-A-E-L-E and burr B-U-R-H old English for multicolored and fortified place. Mm-hmm. All right. The second half is a manorial name, which derives either from a Saxon resident named Bubba or from medieval lords of the manor. There's a parish church there, St. Mary and a green hill and a manor house. And that's about it. A green hill. Is that what you said? A very green hill. It's very grassy, very pastoral. All right. Um, That sounds lovely. It is. 11 years ago, the Dorset County Council's estimate of the parish population was 40. Oh my gosh. Four zero. Maybe people have had some babies since then. I think I want to go to there. I know. It's so tiny. And there are lots of other small villages nearby. And then there's Dorchester nearby with a population of around 20,000. It's still pretty small. So she doesn't live too far away from civilization, but she has to drive a ways to get to a store or a coffee shop. And it's not like... here where the roads are, you know, straight and I mean, you've seen, you've seen all the shows over in England, in the countryside, narrow lanes. You've seen the holiday where she's trying to drive down that like a cow track. So it's not convenient. Anyway, I guess you just get used to it. I would probably like it for like a week and then it would drive me crazy. I think I'd be okay with it. Mm-mm-mm. Sean and I are far enough outside of town anyway. I mean, we've already got that mindset, like, it's gonna take you 20 minutes to get to town, so... Correct. We don't get food delivered, and we don't get groceries delivered, and we're just out too far. Yeah, I'm real spoiled by stuff like that. So here's an interesting side note. Dorchester is twinned. Or what we call sister cities. Oh, okay. With three European towns. Oh, for those who don't know twinning of towns or cities or sister cities, it means there's a legal or social agreement between the towns for the purposes of promoting cultural and commercial ties. So it's just kind of like a, an informal thing where it's like, Hey, we'll be nice to you, you'd be nice to us. You mentioned us, we'll mention you. It's like Springfield has two sister cities. We do, do you know what they are? Isisaki, Japan. Correct. And Talakapaki, Mexico. Correct. I have that down here. Oh, oh shut up. I was gonna quiz you. I was gonna quiz you. Yes. Okay, so anyway, Dorchester's twin towns are, this is gonna be good. I can't wait. Are you ready? Yes. Mayer. Bayer. In France. France. Wee-wee-ha-ha. Okay. Lubeck in Germany. Oh, okay. And Holbeck. Where is that? In Denmark. Oh. What was the German one again? Lubeck. Got it. fun. So how did you, well, see, first of all, I was talking to Jackie about this cause we were like, you know how you just go down conversation or rabbit holes and we were talking about Chris Marshall and, um, death in paradise, death in paradise. And he got a spinoff show from death in paradise, where he comes back to the UK and he is in this, um, like little fishing village in Devon. Okay. And because geographic, nope, geography is not really my strong suit. And I know just enough to be kind of dangerous. I thought that Devon might be where my sister lives, but it's not. Anyway, and then I was, and then that got me thinking about, oh, hey, you know, Dorset. I'm gonna look on Google Maps. And so we just started looking on the map and we just started like looking at things and then zooming in, zooming way in and looking at the towns around there. And then there's an aerial picture of Colleen's house. Oh! Which you can see. Fun. So we were looking at that. We were just creeping on my sister, basically. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Basically. Could you feel it, Colleen? I bet she did. Feeling watching you from the sky. It's not Big Brother, it's Little Sister. Anyway, and so then I just started getting interested in like, what the hell's Mulberry Bub? I wonder how they chose their sister cities. I don't know. How do we choose ours? I don't know. You know, yeah. Maybe there's like a dating sister cities website where you can swipe right or left and be like, yes, no. I thought it was supposed to be a city that's similar to your own. So that like in size and that may be, I may be making that up. Now, Japan was like 86 or something like that is when we got, it's been a long time. Yeah, that sister city, but then to lock Pocky to lock a Pocky was more recent, like 2003 still a while ago. But you know, feels like yesterday. Yes, it does. My sources. were the UK National Trust Wikipedia Online Parish Clerks and Springfield Sister Cities Association. But what about this one? I don't know, what about it? Guess what I did? What? I did my rundown differently this week. Usually what I do is I go through everything, all of my searches for the whole week, and I list every single one of them under. But what about this one? That's what I do. Then I pick my five or four, depending on the interest level of the topics. Yes. And I, you know, then I go from there. Yeah. Up there, yeah. I did it backward this time and I chose my five first. Then I deleted my history. I have no list to offer in the... But what about this one segment? Because I deleted them all. Burr. Oh my gosh. This is why you don't do things differently. I know, I know. Why did I do it differently this week? I have no idea. This is the first time I've ever done it that way. I think it's hilarious that we do it the same exact way. And that we've never talked about it. No, we don't talk about it. I don't have a super long list. I only have five. Let's hear them. Diphtheria versus strip. Whoa. RAS Podcast Stats, Rolling Average Subscriber is what that stands for. Beechla dog, it's actually Beechla dog breed. I was mishearing it. I was mishearing it as Beechla, B-E-E-C-H-L-A. And apparently enough people, it actually brought something up on Google. So it's common. I see. To mishear that or to say it the wrong way. It's a Hungarian dog breed. Hmm. Die a log podcast. D-I-E. I bet you can guess what that's about. I bet I know. And Aidan McCardle slash Einstein and the Bomb Netflix. Oh. That sounds interesting. It is a very good little tiny movie. Cool. You have any listener shout outs this week? I don't. I don't either. Well, since we don't have any listener shout outs, tell us what our listeners should do. They should write and review us for dang sure. Definitely. Tell your friends. Yeah, that's the easiest way to help us out. Yeah. Is just tell people. Spread the word. Please. Engage with us on social media. Uh-huh. How could they do that? We are at DTHGals on Insta and Threads and delete this history on Facebook. You can also email us at delete this history podcast at gmail.com. Yep. Listen, we work hard on that social media stuff. Well, man. So, and we appreciate all of the interaction. It's always fun. Well, we know you don't have to go do this next thing. No, because you've already done it. It's already done, but what are you going to do? I'm going to go delete my history. Yeah, I think that you should. I definitely will. Okay. Do Nephli. 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