We've all heard of the Blue Moon of Kentucky thanks to Elvis Presley, Kentucky Blue Grass, and Kentucky Blue is even a color of paint... But this is an entirely different type of blue; The Blue Fugates. They are a family with a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia. It can cause blue skin, and boy did it. Four of their seven children exhibited blue skin so the family retreated from society... and inbred over and over until they became world renowned for this hue. What happened to them? Can it be treated?  And how can you turn yourself blue from the comfort of your own home? We answer those questions and many even crazier this from the preverbal cornucopia of weird, Kentucky. 

Special thanks to this week’s sources:

Cover Art
Joshua Lerner

Books and Articles
Hereditary Diaphorase Deficiency and Methemoglobinemia - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/570011
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson
Blue-Skinned Gods | S. J. Sindu

Videos
Mystery of the Fugate Family: The Blue People of Kentucky - https://youtu.be/3GYMFKs_6Ts

Websites
Blue Fugates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fugates
Family Aggregation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_aggregation
Argyria - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria
Science Classroom Teacher Resources - https://www.nclark.net/BluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek
Wired - https://www.wired.com/story/does-colloidal-silver-work/
How Stuff Works - https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/blue-people-kentucky.htm
ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/Health/blue-skinned-people-kentucky-reveal-todays-genetic-lesson/story?id=15759819

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We've all heard of the Blue Moon of Kentucky thanks to Elvis Presley, Kentucky Blue Grass, and Kentucky Blue is even a color of paint... But this is an entirely different type of blue; The Blue Fugates. They are a family with a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia. It can cause blue skin, and boy did it. Four of their seven children exhibited blue skin so the family retreated from society... and inbred over and over until they became world renowned for this hue. What happened to them? Can it be treated?  And how can you turn yourself blue from the comfort of your own home? We answer those questions and many even crazier this from the preverbal cornucopia of weird, Kentucky.  Special thanks to this week’s sources: Cover Art Joshua Lerner Books and Articles Hereditary Diaphorase Deficiency and Methemoglobinemia - <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/570011">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/570011</a> The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson Blue-Skinned Gods | S. J. Sindu Videos Mystery of the Fugate Family: The Blue People of Kentucky - <a href="https://youtu.be/3GYMFKs_6Ts">https://youtu.be/3GYMFKs_6Ts</a> Websites Blue Fugates - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fugates">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Fugates</a> Family Aggregation - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_aggregation">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_aggregation</a> Argyria - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria</a> Science Classroom Teacher Resources - <a href="https://www.nclark.net/BluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek">https://www.nclark.net/BluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek</a> Wired - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/does-colloidal-silver-work/">https://www.wired.com/story/does-colloidal-silver-work/</a> How Stuff Works - <a href="https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/blue-people-kentucky.htm">https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/blue-people-kentucky.htm</a> ABC News - <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/blue-skinned-people-kentucky-reveal-todays-genetic-lesson/story?id=15759819">https://abcnews.go.com/Health/blue-skinned-people-kentucky-reveal-todays-genetic-lesson/story?id=15759819</a> Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: <a href="mailto:weird@hysteria51.com">weird@hysteria51.com</a> Support the Show Get exclusive content &amp; perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51">https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51</a> from just $1 Join Our Discord Server <a href="https://discord.gg/WuPKAZ6cpg">https://discord.gg/WuPKAZ6cpg</a> Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria-51?ref_id=4106">https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria-51?ref_id=4106</a>

Hysteria 51 is a weekly podcast that takes an every-man approach to the World of the Weird - UFOs, Aliens, Mysteries, Conspiracies, the Paranormal, the Unusual, and the Unexplained. Hosts Brent Hand, David Flora, and Conspiracy Bot (a cranky robot bent on world domination who also happens to be the show’s head researcher) examine a different topic each week and generally come to one conclusion…the truth is out there, but you won’t find it here.

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