Welcome to Calm History. I'm Harris, and this podcast is my quirky mix of education with sedation.

So go ahead, lean back, put up your feet, and settle into my time machine of tranquility.

I hope this episode distracts and relaxes your overactive brain squirrels.

This is the history of Bigfoot, part one.

If you enjoyed archive episode number 26 about the history

of the Loch Ness Monster, then get ready to snuggle up with another legendary creature.

I'll begin this episode with an overview about Bigfoot that will include a bunch of alternate names for Bigfoot,

key physical traits of Bigfoot, commonly reported Bigfoot behaviors, how Bigfoot communicates,

and a selection of foods likely to be stuck

in Bigfoot's teeth.

I'll then share many of the earliest documented reports of Bigfoot from the 1800s.

These are mostly published newspaper articles that describe in detail how

campers, miners, hunters, and even ice skaters had shocking encounters with strange hairy creatures.

And along the way, I'll toss in some of my own half-baked thoughts about some of these bizarre but fascinating moments in Bigfoot history.

History of Bigfoot.

Part 1.

Hairy Humanoids of the 1800s.

I'll begin with a broad overview of Bigfoot,

and then I'll dig into the early sightings of this mysterious creature. Simply put, Bigfoot is a large, hairy, ape-like creature

who looks like a cross between an unkept gorilla and the actor Michael Shannon. The creature is often

categorized as a cryptid,

which means a creature that some people believe exists,

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