Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about how yellow fever once shaped city life in America, how a court case was delayed by cockroaches, and the unsettling search for Frida Sofia... and some bizarre facts about the ole US of A. Happy 4th of July!

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Articles and other sources:

https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/bizarre-facts-about-america-you-wont-believe-are-true.html/
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2019/01/28/how-yellow-fever-shaped-19th-century-new-orleans-a-qa/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cockroaches-albany-courtroom_n_629fbe8fe4b0cf43c841f4fc
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/world/americas/mexico-earthquake-trapped-girl.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41346787
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Puebla_earthquake