Nothing says happy holidays like chestnuts roasting over an open spontaneous human combustion and a dash of syphilis zombies of the Italian Renaissance. Some sit crooked with us as Mike and Ashley bring you some not so merry and bright tales.

Research courtesy of Tom Martin!

https://vocal.media/criminal/the-bewildering-christmas-human-combustion-of-matilda-rooney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wick_effect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ORYGU4ZII

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Irving_Bentley

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/George_Mott

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis

https://www.google.com/search?q=catholic+reformation+that+changed+the+italian+renaissance&rlz=1CAOJYT_enUS1050US1050&oq=catholic+reformation+that+changed+the+italian+ren&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRirAjIHCAUQIRirAjIHCAYQIRiPAjIHCAcQIRiPAjIHCAgQIRiPAtIBCTEwMDMyajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://museumhack.com/renaissance-zombies/

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/18-0786_article