This Week I Learned

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Ep. 49: This week I learned how the world's hottest chili would kill you, and more May 26, 2017

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This week I learned why you shouldn't dare try the hottest chili, that your brain starts to eat itself when you're sleep deprived, why I (and maybe you?!) get an itchy throat when eating some fruits and veggies, and how flamingos balance so elegantly.

Ep. 48: This week I learned about a 'zombie madness' that consumed medieval English villagers, and more May 19, 2017

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This week I learned medieval villagers went to extreme measures to protect themselves from a zombie apocalypse, that happy memories can alleviate stress, that orangutans breastfeed for nearly a decade, and that barbers used to be considered your best shot at a dentist.

Ep. 47: This week I learned smiling actually makes you look older, and more May 12, 2017

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This week I learned your smile is aging you, that the language you speak changes your perception of time, about the badass lady pirates of the 18th century, and why stripes mess with our brains.

Ep. 46: This week I learned squirrels were once America's most beloved pet, and more May 05, 2017

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This week I learned that having a squirrel as a pet was once wildly popular, that you should stop complaining at work, that NASA is running out of spacesuits, and why we wrinkle in the bath.

Ep. 45: This week I learned female dragonflies will fake death to avoid male suitors, and more Apr 28, 2017

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This week I learned female dragonflies have to go to extremes to avoid male suitors, that placebos can mend your broken heart, your dog can 'catch' your emotions, and that there’s a new space phenomenon stumping scientists called 'Steve.'

Ep. 44: This week I learned United once offered men-only flights complete with 'manly' services, and more Apr 21, 2017

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This week I learned that businessmen could fly in men-only flights, that the look of disgust has evolutionary value, about a new species of shrimp that kills its prey with sound, and why two lions went on a human-eating spree more than 100 years ago.

Ep. 43: This week I learned you're tying your shoes wrong, and more Apr 14, 2017

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This week I learned there's a better way to tie your shoes, that new Supreme Court justices have special humbling duties, that women were recently forbidden from wearing pants on the Senate floor, and your baby would benefit from having a dog.

Ep. 42: This week I learned how Las Vegas once cashed in on 'atomic tourism,' and more Apr 07, 2017

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This week I learned that going to watch atomic bomb tests was once a mini tourism industry, that we're not sleeping because our brain doesn't think we're tired, that it doesn't always pay to be smart in the wild, and that loneliness affects your cold symptoms.

Ep. 41: This week I learned that sleep walking is an evolutionary trait gone terribly wrong, and more Mar 31, 2017

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This week I learned why some people walk in their sleep, that leaves could one day heal our hearts, that not so long ago married women couldn't get their own passports, and that emojis are not a universal language.

Ep. 40: This week I learned the word pink used to mean yellow, and more Mar 24, 2017

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This week I learned the word pink used to describe a murky yellowish color, that big eyes helped ancient creatures move from sea to land, that the brains of the blind are super enhanced, and that Jane Austen faked two marriages.

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