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

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This is my second episode about reindeer. The first one I did was archive episode number 28, a one-hour

history about reindeer. In that prior episode, I babbled about reindeer gender, velvet antlers,

and lots of fiddle-fatal facts about Santa's reindeer.

But most importantly, I also introduced you to the region of the world known as Lapland,

as well as the historical importance of reindeer herding.

In this episode, you'll hear a firsthand account from Carl Linnaeus about the life of reindeer

herders in Lapland.

Yeah, that Carl Linnaeus, the famous scientist who developed the binomial Latin

system for the naming of all living organisms. He visited Lapland in 1732 for several months,

and he kept a detailed journal.

Linnaeus lived, slept, ate, and traveled with the Sami people.

These are the indigenous and longtime reindeer herders of Lapland.

Yeah, I know, I know.

Your brain started getting bored

the second I said binomial Latin system.

But trust me, his journal is quite fascinating

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