155. W Is for Whitewater Rafting

155. W Is for Whitewater Rafting

Katharine takes Lorien along for the ride, coming for another fun summer activity. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafting - https://www.whitewaterrafting.com/rafting-info/history - https://www.whitewatervoyages.com/intro-to-whitewater-rafting - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sixth-grader-dies-annual-school-rafting-trip-poconos-rcna347380 - https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/professional-raft-guide-career/?scope=initial - https://sageoutdooradventures.com/blog/is-white-water-rafting-dangerous/ - https://mild2wildrafting.com/rafting-blog/extreme-whitewater-rafting-in-us - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jul/18/white-water-rafting-near-death-experience - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-06-vw-1596-story.html - https://parks.wa.gov/about/rules-and-safety/boater-education-safety/cold-water-safety - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Powell

154. C is for Canada Geese

Diseases, aggression, and bird strike, oh my! Sources: * https://www.ncwildlife.gov/species/canada-goose [https://www.ncwildlife.gov/species/canada-goose] * https://www.audubon.org/magazine/10-fun-facts-about-canada-goose [https://www.audubon.org/magazine/10-fun-facts-about-canada-goose] * https://www.audubon.org/news/learn-tell-cackling-goose-canada-goose * https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/waterfowl/canada-geese/ [https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/waterfowl/canada-geese/] * https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-minnesota-towns-love-hate-relationship-with-giant-geese [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-minnesota-towns-love-hate-relationship-with-giant-geese] * https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/goose-attack-leaves-ottawa-cyclist-shaken-and-scarred-1.2686751 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/goose-attack-leaves-ottawa-cyclist-shaken-and-scarred-1.2686751] * https://aviancontrolinc.com/blog/federal-regulations-need-know-getting-rid-canadian-geese [https://aviancontrolinc.com/blog/federal-regulations-need-know-getting-rid-canadian-geese] * https://bird-x.com/blog/goose-attack/ [https://bird-x.com/blog/goose-attack/] * https://wildlifehelp.org/solution/district-columbia/canada-goose/how-deal-aggressive-geese/94 [https://wildlifehelp.org/solution/district-columbia/canada-goose/how-deal-aggressive-geese/94] * https://www.popsci.com/diy/avoid-getting-attacked-by-a-goose/ [https://www.popsci.com/diy/avoid-getting-attacked-by-a-goose/] * https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/05/rochester-canada-geese-management/629916/ [https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/05/rochester-canada-geese-management/629916/] * https://www.goosemasters.com/blog-post/what-diseases-are-associated-with-geese [https://www.goosemasters.com/blog-post/what-diseases-are-associated-with-geese] * https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16638-e-coli-infection [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16638-e-coli-infection] * https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/canada-goose' [https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/canada-goose'] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_Air_Flight_2216 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_Air_Flight_2216] * https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Airways-Flight-1549-incident [https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Airways-Flight-1549-incident] * https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/travel/miracle-on-the-hudson [https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/travel/miracle-on-the-hudson] * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-china-is-using-guard-geese-to-uphold-its-zero-covid-policy

153. H is for Hippos

Katharine tells Lorien about those big, dangerous, goofy, majestic (?) river horse. Sources: * https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/ten-hippo-facts/ [https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/ten-hippo-facts/] * https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/hippo [https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/hippo] * https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/hippopotamus [https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/hippopotamus]  * https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7416829/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7416829/]  * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c869jj5dy4qo [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c869jj5dy4qo]  * https://thewildsource.com/should-you-fear-hippos-on-safari-debunking-the-deadly-hippo-myth/ [https://thewildsource.com/should-you-fear-hippos-on-safari-debunking-the-deadly-hippo-myth/]  * https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/south-african-killed-by-pet-hippo/ [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/south-african-killed-by-pet-hippo/]  * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/14/pet-hippo-humphrey-kills-owner [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/14/pet-hippo-humphrey-kills-owner]  * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/19/niger-hippo-attack-deaths [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/19/niger-hippo-attack-deaths]  * https://www.britannica.com/animal/hippopotamus-mammal-species/Pygmy-hippopotamus [https://www.britannica.com/animal/hippopotamus-mammal-species/Pygmy-hippopotamus]  * https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hippo-attack-avoid-survive-paul-templer [https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hippo-attack-avoid-survive-paul-templer]

152. H is for Hantavirus

Lorien learned a lot of rodent-related facts she doesn't like. She shares them with Katharine. Sources: Sources https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPeDuARj29/ [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPeDuARj29/]https://www.instagram.com/laurel__bristow/ [https://www.instagram.com/laurel__bristow/]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthohantavirus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthohantavirus]https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome/symptoms-diagnosis [https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome/symptoms-diagnosis]https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome/treatment [https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome/treatment]https://www.nmhealth.org/publication/view/general/5072/ [https://www.nmhealth.org/publication/view/general/5072/]https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/surveillance/index.html [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/surveillance/index.html]https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/media/pdfs/2025/01/HantavirusBrochure-508.pdf [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/media/pdfs/2025/01/HantavirusBrochure-508.pdf]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes_virus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes_virus]https://thepreamble.com/p/the-daily-brief-may-15-2026 [https://thepreamble.com/p/the-daily-brief-may-15-2026]https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/andesvirus.html [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/andesvirus.html]https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/health/hantavirus-outbreak-quarantine.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/health/hantavirus-outbreak-quarantine.html]https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/cdc-no-us-hantavirus-cases-people-monitored.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/cdc-no-us-hantavirus-cases-people-monitored.html] https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-where-is-it-what-to-know.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-where-is-it-what-to-know.html]

151. M is for the Manosphere

A Katharine classic! Sources: -       https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/manosphere [https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/manosphere] -    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manosphere#:~:text=The%20manosphere%20is%20a%20varied%20collection%20of,that%20feminists%20promote%20misandry%20(hatred%20of%20men) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manosphere#:~:text=The%20manosphere%20is%20a%20varied%20collection%20of,that%20feminists%20promote%20misandry%20(hatred%20of%20men)].  -       https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/03/world/expose-rape-assault-online-vis-intl/index.html [https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/03/world/expose-rape-assault-online-vis-intl/index.html] -       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate] -       https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64125045 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64125045] -       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate] -       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment] -       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Going_Their_Own_Way [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Going_Their_Own_Way] -       https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/26/men-going-their-own-way-the-toxic-male-separatist-movement-that-is-now-mainstream [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/26/men-going-their-own-way-the-toxic-male-separatist-movement-that-is-now-mainstream] -       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist] -       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement] -       Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, 2026, Netflix.