WTF (What the Fun-Facts) with Lily

Fun facts and cool info about my favorite cryptid.

Sources for nerds:

Hider, Anna. “The Mothman Cometh? I Went Searching for Point Pleasant’s Prophet of Doom and All I Got Was a T-Shirt.” Roadtrippers, 25 Nov. 2019, roadtrippers.com/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia.ources:

Romain, Lindsey. “What Is the Mothman and Why Are We So Obsessed?” Nerdist, 6 Aug. 2020, nerdist.com/article/mothman-why-we-are-so-obsessed.


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Fun facts and cool info about adult juice.

Sources for nerds:

Alba-Lois, L. & Segal-Kischinevzky, C. (2010) Beer & Wine Makers. Nature Education 3(9):17, https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/yeast-fermentation-and-the-making-of-beer-14372813/

Eschner, Kat. “This 1814 Beer Flood Killed Eight People.” Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1814-beer-flood-killed-eight-people-18096425.

Moskowitz, Clara. “Tree Shrew Sober Despite Drinking All Day.” Livescience.Com, 2008, www.livescience.com/7540-tree-shrew-sober-drinking-day.html.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Carry Nation | Biography, Hatchet, & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 2021, www.britannica.com/biography/Carry-Nation.

“Temperance Movement | Definition, Leaders, Facts, & Significance.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/temperance-movement.

Zielinski, Sarah. “The Alcoholics of the Animal World.” Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sept. 2011, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-alcoholics-of-the-animal-world-81007700.

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Fun facts and cool info about that red fluid in your body.

Sources for nerds:

“Adult Jaundice: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention.” Cleveland Clinic, 2018, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15367-adult-jaundice.

“Bilirubin Blood Test.” MedlinePlus, 30 Jan. 2020, medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/bilirubin-blood-test.

“Facts About Blood and Blood Cells.” Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 15 Aug. 2019, www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/facts-about-blood-and-blood-cells.

“Overview of Blood and Blood Components - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center.” University of Rochester, 2021, www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=90&ContentID=P02316#:%7E:text=The%20main%20job%20of%20red,all%20parts%20of%20our%20body.

Massachusetts General Hospital. "How the body disposes of red blood cells, recycles iron: Accumulation and removal of aged or damaged cells found to take place mostly in the liver, rather than the spleen." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 18 July 2016. .

“Why’s Your Poop Brown and What Can Cause Color Changes?” Healthline, 2021, www.healthline.com/health/why-is-poop-brown#other-colors.

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Warning! - This episode discusses adult topics. Trigger Warning for : Gore, Mentions of Sexual Assault, and Strong Language

Fun facts and cool info about these scary movies. Featuring my friend Faust! No sources this time because I'm not making my friends do that.

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Fun facts and cool info about our feline friends.

Sources for nerds: 

“15 Facts About Grumpy Cat.” Mental Floss, 17 May 2019, www.mentalfloss.com/article/53217/16-fun-facts-about-grumpy-cat.

ASPCA. “14 Weird Cat Behaviors Explained.” ASPCA Pet Insurance, 18 Sept. 2017, www.aspcapetinsurance.com/resources/14-weird-cat-behaviors-explained.

Mark, Joshua. “Cats in the Ancient World.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Jan. 2021, www.ancient.eu/article/466/cats-in-the-ancient-world.

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Fun facts and cool info about the winter holidays!

Sources for nerds:

Nuwer, Rachel. “Meet the Thirteen Yule Lads, Iceland’s Own Mischievous Santa Clauses.” Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2013, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162.

Patterson, Lindsay. “A Catalan Log That Poops Nougats at Christmas.” NPR, 22 Dec. 2017, choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/12/22/572569325/caga-ti-a-catalan-log-that-poops-nougats-at-christmas.

Rummel, Rachel. “Mari Lwyd.” Atlas Obscura, 12 Nov. 2018, www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing.

“Sedaris: Six To Eight Black Men.” St. Nicholas Center, 2020, www.stnicholascenter.org/around-the-world/customs/netherlands/sedaris.

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Fun facts and cool info about Waffle House, thorn, and bananas!

Sources for nerds:

Campbell-Schmitt, Adam. “Why Doesn’t Artificial Banana Flavor Taste Like Bananas?” Food & Wine, 22 June 2017, www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/why-doesnt-artificial-banana-flavor-taste-
bananas#:%7E:text=But%20first%2C%20back%20to%20the%20candy.&text=When%20you%20break%20down%20the,to%20one%20compound%3A%20isoamyl%20acetate.&text=So%20it’s%20not%20that%20the,flavorful%20as%20they%20used%20to.

“Do Bananas Have Seeds?” The Spruce, 2020, www.thespruce.com/do-bananas-have-seeds-3269378#:%7E:text=Banana%20plants%20are%20cultivated%20by,up%20of%20genetically%20identical%20plants.

Thorbecke, Catherine. “Waffle House Index, the Unofficial Barometer for How Bad Things Are, Dips into the Red.” ABC News, 25 Mar. 2020, abcnews.go.com/US/waffle-house-index-unofficial-barometer-bad-things-dips/story?id=69789195.

Servais, Erin. “Ye Old Mispronunciation: The Long Forgotten Letter ‘Thorn.’” Grammar Party, 20 Feb. 2020, grammarpartyblog.com/2011/07/26/ye-olde-mispronunciation-the-long-forgotten-letter-thorn.

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Fun facts and cool info about the spookiest holiday

Sources for nerds:

Dwyer, Christopher. “5 Reasons We Enjoy Being Scared.” Psychology Today, 19 Oct. 2018, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thoughts-thinking/201810/5-reasons-we-enjoy-being-scared.

Heckman, William. “How the Fight or Flight Response Works.” The American Institute of Stress, 21 Aug. 2019, www.stress.org/how-the-fight-or-flight-response-works.

History.com Editors. “How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth.” HISTORY, 21 Oct. 2020, www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins.

“How Trick-or-Treating Became a Halloween Tradition.” HISTORY, 21 Oct. 2020, www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins.

Rummel, Rachel. “Mari Lwyd.” Atlas Obscura, 12 Nov. 2018, www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing.

“Why Do We Wear Costumes on Halloween?” Mental Floss, 21 Oct. 2019, www.mentalfloss.com/article/603581/why-we-wear-halloween-costumes.

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Fun facts and cool info about the world of Harry Potter!
Featuring some hot takes from a special guest! Cal Zafron! No, there are no sources this time because I'm not making my friends do that. 

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Fun facts and cool info about musicals you hear about and say "....huh"?

Sources for nerds:
“About The Show.” Cats the Musical - Official Website, 2019, ;,www.catsthemusical.com/about-the-show.

GreekMythology.com. “Persephone.” Greek Mythology, 31 Oct. 2018, www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Persephone/persephone.html.

“Hamilton.” Hamilton Official Site, 13 Aug. 2020, hamiltonmusical.com/new-york/home.

The Web Kitchen. “About.” Andrew Lloyd Webber, 21 Aug. 2018, www.andrewlloydwebber.com/about.

SpotCo. “Hadestown on Broadway.” Hadestown, 2019, www.hadestown.com/#subscribe.

“Leitmotif.” Www.Dictionary.Com, www.dictionary.com/browse/leitmotif. Accessed 20 Sept. 2020.

“Orpheus | Myth, Symbol, & Meaning.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020, www.britannica.com/topic/Orpheus-Greek-mythology.

PBS. “Great Performances: Hamilton’s America.” YouTube, uploaded by PBS, 4 July 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTmITgsye8.

Wittmer, Carrie. “How Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Non-Stop Work Ethic from a Young Age Made ‘Hamilton’ One of the Most Successful Musicals of All Time.” Business Insider Nederland, 21 Dec. 2017, www.businessinsider.nl/lin-manuel-miranda-work-ethic-hamilton-success-2017-12?international=true&r=US.

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