UI #72 - The Fever Girl

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2014

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Fun story from 1923. Newspapers around the United States reported daily on the health of the Fever Girl - a woman with the highest temperature ever recorded to that date. Would she live or die? Listen to this episode to find out all of the details. Also learn about the current high-fever record holder plus three tidbits about teachers. Retrosponsor: Velveeta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
0:06.0	The new Samsung Galaxy Z-Flip 5 and Chromebook are better together.
0:11.0	Take hands-free selfies which automatically synch
0:13.6	to your Chromebook, ready to edit, and access recent chrome tabs
0:17.2	across both devices.
0:18.6	The new Galaxy Z-Flip-5 and Chromebook, better together.
0:22.4	Available on Sky Mobile.
0:24.0	Bluetooth and internet connection required.
0:26.0	You must be signed into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook.
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1:00.3	Welcome to the uselessseless Information Podcast, my collection of fascinating true stories from the
1:06.6	flip side history.
1:08.7	My name is Steve Silverman and today's story is titled, The Fever Girl.
1:13.6	But before we do that, let's start with today's
1:15.8	Question of the Day.
1:18.4	And the question is fairly straightforward.
1:20.8	What is the highest recorded body temperature that a human has ever survived?
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