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Pretty Gross Pretty Gross
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We look at gross things on the internet, so that you don't have to.
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78 - Hold Me Closer, Tiny Carcass
Alyssa and Kayla celebrate the Pretty Gross anniversary with a creepy, crawly episode. Happy Halloween!
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CENTIPEDES & MILLIPEDES
TikTok // Thoren Bradley
Wikipedia // Millipede
Wikipedia // Centipede
Carnegie Museum of Natural History // What’s The Difference
National Library of Medicine // Millipede Envenomation
National Library of Medicine // Centipede Envenomation
https://louisvillezoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Millipede-Giant-01.png
https://cdn.branchcms.com/pDVW8x1WJ8-1412/images/blog/centipede-on-a-basement-2.jpg
SWEAT RICE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_magic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_magic
https://fayyadhjaafar.medium.com/nasi-kangkang-fact-or-fiction-62ab448174b2
https://mothership.sg/2020/01/what-is-nasi-kangkang/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TIHI/comments/pgyfmn/thanks_i_hate_crotch_rice/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xana3/real-life-love-potions-are-coming-but-are-they-ethical
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3045957/singapore-jails-indonesian-helper-mixing-menstrual-blood#:~:text=So%20the%20Indonesian%20mixed%20some,that%20they%20have%20special%20powers.
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77 - Leonard Skynyrd
Alyssa and Kayla return to the same table to talk about our favorite subjects: meat and labor. Links & pics below!
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MEATCORE
https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Meatcore
https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Aesthetics_Wiki
https://www.tumblr.com/search/fleshcore?src=typed_query
https://www.tiktok.com/@cannineko/video/7076089224180600069?q=meatcore&t=1694125595739
https://www.tiktok.com/@brisstimz/video/7253235496695074094?q=fleshcore&t=1694124954092
https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7081091926845443370
https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7081091926845443370
https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7256529771360685355
https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7213537475028094254
https://www.tiktok.com/@ecologyhomestones/video/7204982717660941614
COMPANY TOWNS
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-31/residents-politicians-learn-land-grab-solano-county-tech-billionaires
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/02/silicon-valley-elites-utopian-city-california#:~:text=Courtesy%20California%20Forever-,Their%20dream%20is%20to%20establish%20a%20new%20city%20with%20homes,and%20a%20large%20solar%20farm.
https://explorethearchive.com/company-towns
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/americas-company-towns-then-and-now-180956382/
https://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/company-towns/
https://www.tiktok.com/@coyoteannie/video/7274338212619750698?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7241738734197229098 -
76 - Jane Fonda's Taxidermist
Alyssa and Kayla host an accidental theme episode. TW: sexual assault/rape, death, pet death. But we still have fun!! Hang in there!! Links & pics below:
WOMEN IN DEATH CARE
National Funeral Directors Association
Distractify
Wikipedia
The Guardian
TikTok // Keeping It 101
FREEZE DRIED PETS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_drying
https://slate.com/technology/2019/11/why-people-freeze-dry-their-pets-and-how-it-happens.html?pay=1686359553123&support_journalism=please
https://www.secondlifefreezedry.com/freeze-dry-process/
https://animalfamilypet.com/2020/09/5-frequently-asked-questions-about-freeze-dried-pets/
https://www.yahoo.com/video/people-are-freeze-drying-their-pets-after-they-die-they-dont-want-to-let-go-214939307.html
https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-egyptian-mummified-animals/
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75 - Just Avoid Nature
Alyssa and Kayla are here with a National Geographic episode all their own - and you know it gets gross. Links & pics below!
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HORSEHAIR WORMS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordodes_formosanus#:~:text=Chordodes%20formosanus%20is%20a%20horsehair,host%2C%20especially%20the%20praying%20mantis.
https://www.vnews.com/Brainwashed-by-worms-36189802
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR7Rdcu1/
MANCHINEEL TREE
https://img.atlasobscura.com/L7KsseHbY-JkWG6lEO6Nwk3P1VEjw8W0vM2W5CKI8e4/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy9kOTIwODUxM2Fl/YTdlYjcwMDlfMjY1/MTI2NjY0M18zYjJm/N2M1NzRhX2IuanBn.jpg
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whatever-you-do-do-not-eat-touch-or-even-inhale-the-air-around-the-manchineel-tree
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74 - Bruta Bonita
Alyssa and Kayla return from the holidays with a barely themed episode. Links below!
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MAYFLIES
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRppmtne/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfly
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/fish-fly-things-to-know-1.3676812
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/fish-fly-things-to-know-windsor-ecosystem-1.6505680
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/fish-flies-return-to-southeastern-mich-shorelines/
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fmanitoba%2Fgimli-fish-flies-burrowing-mayflies-1.3676432&psig=AOvVaw19peQfDE6DK3faZj2Blx_M&ust=1674518778476000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCLDsvdmy3PwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fmanitoba%2Ffish-fly-things-to-know-1.3676812&psig=AOvVaw19peQfDE6DK3faZj2Blx_M&ust=1674518778476000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCLDsvdmy3PwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwindsor.ctvnews.ca%2Fa-sign-of-a-healthy-ecosystem-fish-fly-season-starts-mid-june-1.5475050&psig=AOvVaw19peQfDE6DK3faZj2Blx_M&ust=1674518778476000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCLDsvdmy3PwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAT
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Ffunny%2Fcomments%2F8wf3kl%2Fi_bet_you_1000_the_fish_flies_in_michigan_are%2F&psig=AOvVaw19peQfDE6DK3faZj2Blx_M&ust=1674518778476000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCLDsvdmy3PwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAb
NUTSCAPES
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutscapes/hot/
https://kolajmagazine.com/content/content/articles/lets-talk-about-nutscapes/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutscapes/comments/wjou3k/on_a_hike_with_friends_they_joined_in_and_did/
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/nutscapes-instagram/
https://phogotraphy.com/2015/11/02/nutscapes/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutscapes/comments/j2c3x8/spotted_a_couple_of_wild_hogs_down_by_the_lake/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutscapes/comments/a7qx5i/hey_guys_hope_im_not_too_late_to_join_the_party/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutscapes/comments/qvjumw/a_nice_nutscape_after_a_hike_in_beautiful_arizona/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutscapes/comments/clkav6/last_xmas/
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73 - Some Reservations
Alyssa and Kayla dig into the tradition of the holiday feast by tackling two food-based topics in this episode. Links below!
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LUU BLOOD SOUP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1IChxH2LWk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_blood_soup#cite_note-7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_as_food
https://migrationology.com/northern-thai-blood-soup/
https://www.saveur.com/night-market-blood-soup/
ARSENIC EATING
SOURCE: https://gizmodo.com/hey-remember-when-people-used-to-eat-arsenic-as-a-heal-1676316276
SOURCE: https://ultimatehistoryproject.com/arsenic-eaters.html
SOURCE: https://www.vice.com/en/article/zmqva5/small-town-austrians-used-to-eat-arsenic-to-get-high
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Hilarious, irreverent, delightful, and always completely disgusting. Whenever a new Pretty Gross episode appears in my queue, I know it will be an excellent day. These ladies are a gift.