You’re Gonna Die Out There

A Pump for the Fetid Water

This week Jen tells us the survival story of Deborah Scaling Kiley and Brad Cavanagh! Batten down the hatches and sit tight for this lost at sea tale!
Organization to Support: The Pelorus Foundation
www.pelorusfoundation.org
The Pelorus Foundation is addressing the unique opportunity to pair marine scientists and conservation experts with private yachts to conduct vital research. If you are a yacht-owner, work on board or know scientists with a prospective project, please contact us by emailing support@pelorusfoundation.com.
References:
https://explorersweb.com/great-survival-stories-shipwreck-sharks-and-deborah-kiley/
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/lost-at-sea/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/646229/what-actually-happens-if-you-drink-saltwater#:~:text=Guzzling%20saltwater%20would%20cause%20a,in%20a%20sea%20survival%20situation.%E2%80%9D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Scaling_Kiley
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?306743
https://www.newsweek.com/we-just-hear-this-shrill-scream-then-it-was-over-sharks-1760348
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9671851/shark-week-attack-survivor-ate-friends/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/i-watched-sharks-eat-friends-24531975

Nature Nugget: Mosquitoes

Sorry for the delay for this nugget! Technical issues!
This week Megan talks the science behind why some people are tastier to mosquitoes than others!
Reference Articles:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230221113012.htm

A Bottle of Monkey Butt Powder

This week Megan tells us the incredible story of Hugh Glass! Prep your pants to avoid chaffing and enjoy!
Organization to Support: Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend
https://indigenouspeoplesofthecoastalbend.org/
Learn more and follow indigenous groups on social media! It goes a long way- you can also find out more at https://karankawas.com/
They list social media profiles to follow as well and a blog to learn, support, and watch their modern story unfold!
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass
https://kids.kiddle.co/Hugh_Glass
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-Glass
http://hughglass.org/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/01/06/who-was-real-hugh-glass-leo-dicaprio/78293022/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW-yVdlT3Tg&themeRefresh=1
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/revenant/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/real-story-revenant-is-far-867620/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karankawa_people
http://www.texasindians.com/karankf.htm
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/karankawa-indians
https://www.rosenberg-library-museum.org/treasures/galvestons-first-settlers-the-karankawa-indians
https://texashighways.com/culture/people/karankawa-descendants-are-reclaiming-their-heritage-after-being-written-off-extinct/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnee_people
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pawnee-people
https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PA022
https://www.tribalpedia.com/us-tribes/m-r/pawnee-tribe/
http://www.native-languages.org/definitions/ree.htm
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-arikarawar/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arikara
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Arikara
https://www.nps.gov/knri/learn/historyculture/arikara.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sioux
https://blog.nativehope.org/sioux-native-americans-their-history-culture-and-traditions

Nature Nugget: Larvae

This week Jen talks about the man who survived 31 days in the Amazon by eating worms? or larvae?!
References:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64811309
https://www.wettropics.gov.au/worms#:~:text=Three%20classes%20of%20worms%20we,in%20an%20animal's%20intestinal%20tract).
https://www.rainforestcruises.com/guides/eating-suri-in-the-amazon
https://delamazonas.com/en/fauna/insects/edible-insects/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jhonatan-acosta-says-survived-month-lost-amazon-eating-insects-drinking-urine-fighting-off-animals/

A Toothbrush in Your Pocket

This week Jen talks about "Miss Unsinkable," Violet Jessop along with some other unsinkable stories!
Organization to Support: PDSA – pdsa.org.uk
The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) is a veterinary charity in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1917 by Maria Dickin to provide care for sick and injured animals of the poor. It is the UK's leading veterinary charity, carrying out more than one million free veterinary consultations a year, and was until 2009 the largest private employer of fully qualified veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK; only those living within the PDSA's catchment areas can use their services.
LINKS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Jessop
https://medium.com/maiden-voyage/miss-unsinkable-the-woman-who-miraculously-escaped-death-aboard-the-titanic-and-her-sisters-b9ed36f9a98
https://medium.com/maiden-voyage/the-story-of-titanics-unsinkable-sister-24c0a2a6ffbb
https://nomadflag.com/violet-jessop/
https://houstonmaritime.org/happy-birthday-violet-jessop/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/titanic-survivor-violet-jessop-facts
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britannic-sinks-in-aegean-sea
https://allthatsinteresting.com/unsinkable-sam
https://www.historynet.com/judy-the-english-pointer/
https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/assad-alexander-thomas-tannous.html
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/titanic-dogs
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/remembering-dogs-titanic/
https://www.iizcat.com/post/4296/The-legend-of-Unsinkable-Sam-the-cat-who-served-on-and-survived-3-sinking-ships-during-WW2
https://www.bitesizedbritain.co.uk/unsinkable-sam-also-known-as-oskar-or-oscar-is-the111/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_(dog)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/judy-the-dog-who-became-a-prisoner-of-war

Nature Nugget: Pallas’s Cat

This week Jen talks cats! Specifically the Pallas's Cats found on Mount Everest!
LINKS:
https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-
Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/18604/First-Report-of-Rare-Cat-Discovered-on-Mt-
Everest.aspx#:~:text=The%20DNA%20analysis%20of%20scat,food%20source%20for%20Pallas's%20cat.
https://animalia.bio/pallass-cat

Transformer Cow with Lasers

Hey there Nature Nerds! This week, Megan continues her X-files obsession and talks alien abductions and cow mutilation, yikes!
Organization to Support: Scratch.org
Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Scratch promotes computational thinking and problem solving skills; creative teaching and learning; self-expression and collaboration; and equity in computing.
Scratch is always free and is available in more than 70 languages.
References:
https://enigmaticfragments.medium.com/why-do-aliens-visit-farms-and-take-cows-7b34ff40e529
https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2013/11/27/247220595/probing-extraterrestrial-abduction
https://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hill
https://contravientojournal.org/why-aliens-have-such-beef-with-our-cows-a-veterinary-perspective-by-dr-howard-adrian-pijoan/
https://www.history.com/news/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufos
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/nope-jordan-peele-animal-science-aliens/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_mutilation
https://www.wondriumdaily.com/bizarre-cattle-mutilations-revive-interest-in-extraterrestrials/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/cow-abduction.htm
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/08/767283820/not-one-drop-of-blood-cattle-mysteriously-mutilated-in-oregon
https://vault.fbi.gov/Animal%20Mutilation
https://dailyyonder.com/alien-experiment-violent-crime-or-natural-occurrence-cattle-mutilations-in-the-west-continue/2021/06/11/
https://www.space.com/9704-ten-alien-encounters-debunked.html
https://www.rd.com/list/ufo-myths/
https://knowledgenuts.com/2013/11/03/the-first-reported-alien-cow-abduction-was-a-hilarious-hoax/?amp=1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_abduction
https://www.livescience.com/alien-discoveries-2021
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/science-and-technology/27-weird-ufo-facts-that-will-leave-you-scratching-your-head-2729669/

Nature Nugget: Space!

This week Megan talks space travel and how it can alter the brain!
References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230217103939.htm
https://whoisinspace.com/
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/60counting/spaceflight.html

An iPod Shuffle with Your Favorite Music

Jen's telling our story this week about Japanese WWII holdouts and Megan is packing her iPod Shuffle full of Rock Operas! We hope you enjoy!
Organization to support: The Guam Museum Foundation
www.guammuseumfoundation.org
The mission of the Guam Museum Foundation is to foster a greater understanding of the CHamoru culture and the art, history and natural environment.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_holdout
https://www.historycrunch.com/why-was-japan-so-hard-to-defeat.html#/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-japanese-wwii-soldier-who-refused-to-surrender-for-27-years-180979431/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16681636
https://www.guammuseumfoundation.org/donate-to-the-guam-museum-the-guam-museum-foundation/
https://explorersweb.com/great-survival-stories-the-japanese-soldier-who-refused-to-believe-the-war-was-over/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/17/hiroo-onoda-japanese-soldier-dies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teruo_Nakamura
https://allthatsinteresting.com/teruo-nakamura

Nature Nugget: Lost Hikers

Hey all you Nature Nugget Nerds! This week Jen shares some news about lost hikers in the Mt. Baldy area. Bring your compass and tell a friend!
References:
https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/third-missing-hiker-found-safe-at-mt-baldy-72205/
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151642667/julian-sands-search-update-mt-baldy
https://hikingguy.com/hiking-trails/best-la-hikes/mt-baldy-hike/
https://www.gore-tex.com/blog/what-to-do-if-you-get-lost-hiking