The Blindboy Podcast A 19th century volcanic eruption resulted in people training Falcons to have sex with their heads
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Apr 29, 2025 AI Snips
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Limerick's Starling Evening Ritual
- Blindboy shares how starlings' evening marmoration is a mesmerizing defense against predators.
- Thousands of starlings fill Bedford Row, known as the Bard Shit District, communicating and leaving droppings every summer evening.
Volcanic Eruption Triggered Flea Epidemic
- The 1816 eruption of Mount Tambora caused a global "year without a summer".
- This led to a typhus epidemic in Ireland due to increased flea populations from forced indoor crowding and cold weather.
DDT Caused Biodiversity Collapse
- DDT insecticide became widespread after WWII, massively reducing insect populations.
- This caused the biodiversity collapse experienced today due to killing insects across ecosystems worldwide.