Do you poop when you die? Roy Sullivan, the Spanish Flu, and Mango Mania

from Wiki University · host Wiki U, Jheisson Nunez, Kyle Berseth

What's the world record for being struck by lighting? Why was the flu of 1918 named the Spanish Flu even though it originated in Kansas? Would you let a veterinarian operate on you? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they travel across Wikipedia from "The Human Lighting Conductor" Roy Sullivan to the Spanish Flu of 1918.Topics Covered:Roy SullivanFaraday CageBenjamin FranklinPolymathAnimal magnetismVitalismMedicineSmallpox vaccineVaccineAvian Bird FluInfluenzaSpanish FluAnti-mask League of San Francisco TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/Music provided by Davey and the Chains

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