<p>What if Nessie helped discover the influenza virus? Or if Bigfoot was a willing test subject on the futile quest to cure the common cold? It's a shame that mythical creatures can't really help us cure diseases...or can they?</p><p>On this month's bonus Seemingly Unrelated, guest presenter <a href="https://philwbayles.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil W. Bayles</a> will take us to the moon and back on the quest to find one cryptid that may have already saved your life...</p><p>Bibliography:</p><ul><li>Branch, M.P. (2022). <em>On the Trail of the Jackalope</em>. Simon and Schuster.</li><li>‌Mythology.net. (2017). <em>Jackalope - Description, History, Myths &amp; Interpretations</em>. [online] Available at: <a href="https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/jackalope/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/jackalope/</u></a>.</li><li><a href="https://Native-languages.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Native-languages.org</a>. (2020). <em>Native American Indian Rabbit Legends, Meaning and Symbolism from the Myths of Many Tribes</em>. [online] Available at: <a href="https://www.native-languages.org/legends-rabbit.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.native-languages.org/legends-rabbit.htm</u></a> [Accessed 29 Apr. 2026].</li><li>Shope, R.E. (1937). IMMUNIZATION OF RABBITS TO INFECTIOUS PAPILLOMATOSIS. <em>Journal of Experimental Medicine</em>, 65(2), pp.219–231. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.65.2.219" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.65.2.219</u></a>.</li><li>Simon, M. (2014). <em>Fantastically Wrong: The Disturbing Reality That Spawned the Mythical Jackalope</em>. [online] Wired. Available at: <a href="https://www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-jackalope/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-jackalope/</u></a>.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>World Health Organization (2024). <em>Human papillomavirus and cancer</em>. [online] World Health Organization. Available at: <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-papilloma-virus-and-cancer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-papilloma-virus-and-cancer</u></a>.</p><p>Seemingly Unrelated is a podcast all about exploring how everyday things connect to major movements in history, politics and culture.</p><p>🎵 Subscribe to the <a href="https://shows.acast.com/seemingly-unrelated" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">show everywhere</a> </p><p>📽️ Find the videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SeeminglyUnrelatedPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube</a></p><p>🎰 Want even more? Get bonus episodes for as little as $2/month and a list of sources for this episode <a href="https://www.patreon.com/SeeminglyUnrelated" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on our Patreon</a> </p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://seeminglyunrelated.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seeminglyunrelatedpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@seeminglyunrelatedpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok </a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>