HowStuffWorks via myPod

History and Hearsay: Inbreeding turned them BLUE!?! | Possibly the most inbred family in American History!


Listen Later

#bluepeopleofkentucky #bluefugates #inbredfamily 

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the BLUE people of Kentucky! How did this happen. why was it so common AND why don't we see blue people anymore? All that and more in todays episode! =)  ~ Christina 
Timestamps: 
0:00 - Intro 
0:23 - Martin Fugate
1:38 - Blue Children?
6:30 - Dr Cawein & Nurse Pendergrass
8:20 - Finding The Cause AND a Cure?
11:25 - The Cure 
12:30 - The 1975 blue baby
13:37 - Other Blue people
14:36 - Outro + BlOoPeRs 

►Sources:
https://thebluepeopleofkentucky.wordpress.com/martin-fugate/ 
https://allthatsinteresting.com/blue-fugate-family-of-kentucky 
https://www.findingdulcinea.com/the-blue-fugates/ 
1975 Fugate: https://allthatsinteresting.com/blue-fugate-family-of-kentucky 
https://www.thecollector.com/blue-fugates-kentucky/ 
https://historycollection.com/the-fugate-family-of-kentucky-had-blue-skin-for-generations/3/ 
https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/blue-people-kentucky.htm

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

HowStuffWorks via myPodBy Joshua Hoover

  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1

1

1 ratings


More shows like HowStuffWorks via myPod

View all
Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts

Stuff You Should Know

77,811 Listeners