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[Content Warning: Themes of sex, sexuality, ED, suicide, homophobia]

[Music used: Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Murder on the Dancefloor Instrumental]


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[Content Warning: Themes of sex, sexuality, ED, suicide, homophobia]

[Music used: Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Murder on the Dancefloor Instrumental]


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https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/fall/buddies.html#:~:text=In%20past%20conflicts%2C%20horses%2C%20elephants,of%20many%20a%20combat%20soldier.
https://www.thecollector.com/animals-used-in-war/
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https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-eadweard-muybridge-moving-image
https://steemit.com/animals/@blinks/realities-about-bart-the-bear-on-screen-character-legend-who-happened-to-be-the-first-and-only-animal-performer-to-have-been
https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/blogs/story-keiko-first-captive-orca-returned-wild
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-first-animal-space#:~:text=As%20well%20as%20the%20fruit,Chimpanzees%20have%20also%20flown.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53420728Sun, 02 Apr 2023 22:00:41 +0000The PostThis week, Jada and Zoe explore the history of animals in the workforce, from astronaut dogs to acting orcas. References: https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/history-of-beekeeping.html https://www.powerblanket.com/blog/the-evolution-of-beekeeping/...
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https://www.pawsitivityservicedogs.com/history_of_service_dogs
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https://www.thecollector.com/animals-used-in-war/
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https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/beasts-of-burden
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/story-real-canary-coal-mine-180961570/
https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/pit-ponies-stories-from-the-warwickshire-coalfield
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-eadweard-muybridge-moving-image
https://steemit.com/animals/@blinks/realities-about-bart-the-bear-on-screen-character-legend-who-happened-to-be-the-first-and-only-animal-performer-to-have-been
https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/blogs/story-keiko-first-captive-orca-returned-wild
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-first-animal-space#:~:text=As%20well%20as%20the%20fruit,Chimpanzees%20have%20also%20flown.]]>2366clean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-this-too-niche-reading-the-stars--53346469
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https://matadornetwork.com/read/stolen-artifacts-museums/
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/14/the-french-burglar-who-pulled-off-his-generations-biggest-art-heist
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https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-clue-reportedly-surfaces-in-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-heist/2578309/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-clue-emerges-in-the-gardner-museum-art-heist-saga-180979651/
https://www.anart4life.com/the-first-known-art-heist/
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https://matadornetwork.com/read/stolen-artifacts-museums/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-scream-recovered
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mysterious-motives-behind-theft-scream-180964531/#:~:text=The%20Scream%20and%20Madonna%2C%20he,%2C%20Ingeb%C3%B8rg%20Ydstie%2C%20told%20him.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39031690
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