This Week I Learned

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Ep. 39: This week I learned some metals have memory, and more Mar 17, 2017

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This week I learned that solid metal can remember its former liquid life , that living in the city changes the way you view your future, that your dog is lying to you, and why itching is so contagious.

38: This week I learned you could probably outrun a T. Rex, and more Mar 10, 2017

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This week I learned dinosaurs weren't all that fast, there's an ant species that doesn't appear to age, that tattoos may boost your immune system, and that you really shouldn't be drinking so much seltzer.

37: This week I learned the unexpected ways an asteroid could kill us all, and more Mar 03, 2017

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This week learned exactly how an asteroid would kill us, how vultures help our ecosystem, that the feeling of nails-on-a-chalkboard may be a distinct emotion, and that elephants get no sleep.

Ep. 36: This week I learned why we're all suckers for the good cop/bad cop routine, and more Feb 24, 2017

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This week I learned how the good cop/bad cop routine works, that dads also go through hormonal changes after becoming parents, that fish "talk" with their urine, and that Earth has a secret hidden eighth continent.

Ep. 35: This week I learned honeybees say 'oops' when they're startled, and more Feb 17, 2017

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This week I learned the sound bees make when they bump into each other, that a well-timed cup of coffee can boost your memory, that goats know their friends, and that giant pandas are FedExed back to China.

Ep. 34: This week I learned that Brazil and France almost went to war over lobster, and more Feb 10, 2017

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This week I learned about the Lobster War, the weird reason UPS trucks are so efficient, why whales leap into the air, and that there was once an astronaut who was allergic to the moon.

Ep. 33: This week I learned dogs dig reggae, and more Feb 03, 2017

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This week I learned that dogs are calmed by reggae music, that plants call for help with odor, that our oldest ancestor was a gross sack-like creature, and that pendulum clocks 'talk' to each other.

Ep. 32: This week I learned ancient otters were terrifyingly huge, and more Jan 27, 2017

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This week I learned ancient otter species were terrifyingly huge, that nicotine can neutralize a schizophrenic brain, that rituals can be a performance boost, and that the Declaration of Independence spends the night in a subterranean vault.

Ep. 31: This week I learned the CIA once hired psychics for intelligence gathering, and more Jan 20, 2017

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This week I learned the CIA spent two decades trying to harness the power of psychics, that vampires are hungry for humans now, that sharks can reproduce without mates, and that the dinosaurs died in frigid darkness.

Ep. 30: This week I learned your appendix might be useful after all, and more Jan 13, 2017

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This week I learned your appendix isn't useless, that cramming exercise into your weekends does you some good, what doomed the world's biggest shark, and that adult dogs don't care for your baby talk.

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