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WTF Fun Fact – Honolulu And The Plague

February 3, 2023April 24, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Honolulu Chinatown

In 1900, the Chinatown in Honolulu was intentionally burned down to prevent the further spread of the bubonic plague. Four months after, Honolulu was deemed plague-free. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.aai.org/About/History/History-Articles-Keep-for-Hierarchy/How-Honolulu%E2%80%99s-Chinatown-Went-Up-in-Smoke-The-Fi

WTF Fun Fact – 17th Century Bioweapon

February 19, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - 17th Century Bioweapon

Venetian 17th century scientist Michiel Angelo Salamon came up with an idea to distill the essence of the bubonic plague and paint it onto Albanian fezzes which the besieging Turks would acquire. – WTF Fun Facts

Source:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830494-400-17th-century-plot-to-use-plague-hats-as-bioweapons-revealed/

WTF Fun Fact – Marmot Causes The Plague

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Raw Marmot Meat killed People

A Mongolian couple believed a folk remedy and consumed raw marmot meat and organs to improve their health. They ended up contracting the plague and died shortly thereafter. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.livescience.com/65438-mongolian-couple-plague-raw-marmot.html

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