Your Brain on Facts

Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Some Pig (ep. 81) Sep 05, 2019

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From Zuckerman's Famous Pig to a sow in the British Royal Navy, from a porker winning acting awards to pigs for president!

Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Righteous Among The Nations (ep. 80) Aug 27, 2019

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As voted on by our patrons, we look at three non-Europeans who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust of WWI--a Japanese Christian, an Indian Hindu, and a Moroccan Muslim--and were honored as Righteous Among The Nations.

Documentary

Music by Kevin MacLeod

and Audionautix

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Greatest Hits: This Means War? Aug 20, 2019

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Mankind has waged war for many reasons: land, oil, a pretty face, a wooden bucket, you name it. How did a pig put the US and UK on the brink of war in Canada? Who declares hostility over watermelon? And what about the Golden Stool?

Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Not Going Anywhere (ep. 79) Aug 13, 2019

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Remember that time you were stuck in traffic for more than an hour? Imagine if that lasted a whole day. Or two. Or twelve! Today we look at a biblical traffic jam, ships stranded for years, and flight delays like you wouldn't believe.

00:56 Beijing 12-day jam

10:32 8 years in the Suez canal

17:29 Our no-fly list

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Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Greatest Hits: Meeting New Peoples Aug 06, 2019

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In our instantly-connected world, there are entire groups of people you may never have heard of, whether they have never had contact with others or they live alongside the better known population. Learn about the Sami of Norway, Yali of New Guinea, Ladakhi of India, and more.

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Music by Kevin MacLeod and Audionautix.

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Factstravaganza (ep. 78) Jul 30, 2019

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From toothpaste & OJ to a cat mayor, from B batteries to solar sneezes, how many different topics can fit in one episode? Find out now!

Music by Chris Haugen

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Boldly Go (ep. 77) Jul 25, 2019

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Lat week, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we celebrated how we went to space, but how do we go in space?

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Never Work with Children or Animals, pt 2 (ep. 76) Jul 16, 2019

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The triumphs and tragedies of the tiny tots of Tinseltown.

02:55 Judy Garland

06:35 Shirley Temple

14:17 Coogan's Law

21:12 Twilight Zone

25:25 Babies

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Never Work With Children Or Animals, part 1 Jul 09, 2019

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We've been filming animals as long as we've been filming ourselves, but what goes into making an animal a star and, more importantly, keeping them safe on the job?

00:45 first animal protagonist

01:57 Rin Tin Tin

06:10 Lassie

08:53 harrowing horses and protecting animals on set

24:11 Roar

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