RERELEASE of Ep 17: Urine for a History Lesson (Historical Uses of Urine)

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We revisit a two and a half year old episode due to changes in schedules this month. We welcome new listeners and old!

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Urine, pee to the layman, has been used for some wild things in times past. From oral hygiene to get rich quick schemes, what didn't they use pee for?

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Music:

Intro and Outro:
"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hunter’s Anecdotes:
“All the Colors in the World” by Podington Bear
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Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-gunpowder-to-teeth-whitener-the-science-behind-historic-uses-of-urine-442390/#:~:text=Ammonia%20in%20water%20acts%20as,of%20flesh%20from%20the%20skin.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76994/6-practical-ways-romans-used-human-urine-and-feces-daily-life

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/10/unusual-uses-of-urine

https://www.livescience.com/35819-history-urine-tests.html