File 0143-0144: Tooth Faires of Aotearoa

March 21 2025 / March 28 2025

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at three cases of intrigue

• The Vipeholm Experiments: In 1947 a care facility in Sweden undertook a horrific experiment, testing the effects of sugar consumption on tooth decay, and their subjects? The disabled, who neither consented or were aware such an experiment was done.
  
• The Patupaiarehe: Most history books will tell you that the Maori were the firsts inhabitants of New Zealand, first settling the islands between 1280-1350 CE, but Maori tradition tells of a different people nestled deep in New Zealand's foggy mountains where they could hide from sunlight which was deadly to them. Their skin was pale, their hair was red and they were known as the Patupaiarehe

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