The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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Parachuting Cats, Butt-Breathing, Secret Uses for Viagra Jun 09, 2021

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The weirdest things we learned this week range from flying cats to breathing through your butt. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

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Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

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Science Meets Magic, High-Tech Murders, Bees?! May 26, 2021

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Writer and game designer Jonathan Sims joins the show! The weirdest things we learned this week range from bees telling time to death by apple core. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

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Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

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Art Crime Doesn't Pay, Canines Cooking Meat, Eggs Gone Wrong May 12, 2021

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Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman joins the show! The weirdest things we learned this week range from dogs cooking in kitchens to chickens laying eggs inside of themselves. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

Click here to learn more about all of our stories!

Click here to follow our sibling podcast, Ask Us Anything!

Follow our team on Twitter!

Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman

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Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci

Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ

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Radioactive Horses, Sipping on Pee, Sleeping With One Eye Open Apr 28, 2021

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The weirdest things we learned this week range from vertically sleeping whales to fake motion sickness cures. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

Click here to learn more about all of our stories!

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Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman

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Corinne Iozzio: www.twitter.com/CorinneIOZO

Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci

Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

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A Quick Weirdest Thing Update! Apr 20, 2021

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

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Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ

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Q&A: Cubed Poops, Forked Penises, Murderous Squirrels Apr 14, 2021

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Producer Jess Boddy joins Rachel for a listener voicemail Q&A episode! The weirdest things we learned this week range from wombat poop to possum penises.

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

Click here to learn more about all of our stories!

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Follow our team on Twitter!

Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman

Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ

Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci

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Radioactive Bananas, Self-Decapitating Sea Slugs, Maine's Jumping Frenchmen Mar 31, 2021

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Theoretical physicist Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein joins the show! The weirdest things we learned this week range from non-trinary particles to kleptoplasty. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

Click here to learn more about all of our stories!

Click here to follow our sibling podcast, Ask Us Anything!

Click here to check out Chanda's book!

Follow our team on Twitter!

Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman

Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh

Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci

Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ

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Get a Good Brainwash, Museum Tragedies, Scary Smart Cuttlefish Mar 17, 2021

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The weirdest things we learned this week range from literal brainwashing to the marshmallow test. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

Click here to learn more about all of our stories!

Click here to follow our sibling podcast, Ask Us Anything!

Follow our team on Twitter!

Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman

Sara Kiley Watson: www.twitter.com/SaraKileyWatson

Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh

Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci

Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ

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Ask Us Anything: Can you boost your immune system? Mar 16, 2021

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Check out the first episode of Ask Us Anything, a brand new podcast from the editors of Popular Science! Claire and Jess dive into whether you can boost your immune system, giving it ninja-like capabilities to vanquish any infectious critter that crosses its path. Click here to subscribe to Ask Us Anything's feed! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-us-anything-by-popular-science/id1556759897

Ask Us Anything is a bite-sized show that answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from what the universe is made of to why not everyone can touch their toes. If you like The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, we promise you’ll love Ask Us Anything—and you’ll hear a few familiar voices on it, too! Check out new episodes of Ask Us Anything every Tuesday and Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.

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Hosted by Claire Maldarelli: https://twitter.com/camaldarelli

Produced by Jess Boddy: https://twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

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Art by Katie Belloff: https://twitter.com/Katie_Bellz

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Astrology’s Hidden Sign, Ancient Brunch, The Uncanny Valley Mar 03, 2021

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The weirdest things we learned this week range from eating poison oak to creepy animated babies. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!

Click here to learn more about all of our stories!

Follow our team on Twitter

Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman

Sara Kiley Watson: www.twitter.com/SaraKileyWatson

Purbita Saha: www.twitter.com/hahabita

Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci

Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy

Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ

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