This Week I Learned

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Ep. 9: This week I learned just thinking about exercising improves your fitness, and more Aug 19, 2016

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This week I learned you can imagine yourself fit, that Olympians are taxed for their medals, that your brain plays a sweet trick on you when you're rejected, and that there are rules for how you pledge the American flag because of Nazis.

Ep. 8: This week I learned a massive solar storm nearly sparked a nuclear war, and more Aug 12, 2016

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This week I learned we very nearly started a nuclear war with the Soviet Union over science, that jewel wasps can turn their prey into zombies, that reading books extends your life, and that the first American woman to win gold in the Olympics never knew she had achieved such a milestone.

Ep. 7: This week I learned why sleeping with the lights on is a terrible idea, and more Aug 05, 2016

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This week I learned that night light isn't doing you any favors, that cinnamon may boost your memory, that humpback whales are the superheroes of the sea, and doves have a complicated relationship with the Olympic Games.

Ep. 6: This week I learned you're charging your phone wrong, and more Jul 29, 2016

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This week I learned what stresses out your smartphone battery the most, the mystery behind the most lightening-prone place on Earth, that human speech may have evolved from apes after all, and that more mammals than we realize mourn their dead.

Ep. 5: This week I learned why people in old movies talk weird, and more Jul 22, 2016

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This week I learned the origins of that old Hollywood accent, about the woman who first invented Monopoly, science-backed tips for curing your gnarly garlic breath, and that NASA hires a team of professional sniffers.

Ep. 4: This week I learned eating more fruits and veggies makes you happier immediately, and more Jul 15, 2016

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This week I learned there's a short-term boost to eating healthy, that dinosaurs didn't roar, that in the 1920s a flood of female mayors were elected into office, and that artificial sweetener may be tricking you into eating more.

Ep. 3: This week I learned that we think with our hands, and more Jul 08, 2016

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This week I learned that gesturing while you talk is good for the mind, about a new and potentially better addressing system, that a poison ivy allergy is a nearly exclusively human affliction, and that Elie Wiesel once reviewed Disneyland.

Ep. 2: This week I learned why dogs are so freaked out by fireworks, and more Jul 01, 2016

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This week I learn why your dog panics during thunderstorms, about the 'dancing plague' that swept medieval Europe, why monkeys also shed friends in old age, and which Oscar-winning actress almost became an Olympian.

Ep. 1: This week I learned that parts of our body come back to life after we die, and more Jun 23, 2016

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This week's fun and interesting facts include a primer on our zombie genes, how delayed exercise can boost your memory, the brief and tasty history of election cakes, and the science of why onions make us cry.

Welcome to This Week I Learned! Jun 22, 2016

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This Week I Learned is a weekly curation of fun and fascinating scientifically backed and historically based information from the internet. Quick, concise, and infectiously entertaining, This Week I Learned makes learning fun again!

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