In this minisode TUX talks about the history of tainted Halloween candy and how far from reality this “threat” has always been.
How Americans Became Convinced Their Halloween Candy was Poisoned - HISTORY
A brief history of poisoned Halloween candy panic
Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From? | Arts & Culture| Smithsonian
ALSO MENTIONED: Moral panics, the children, TUX the soothsayer, learning something every new, edibles, Scream, Big Sugar, razorblades in apples, Dear Abby, Ann Landers, Shared History podcast, Tylenol poisoning, cyanide, Texas, executions, and Jean-Benet Ramsey’s murdering ass brother.
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