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Can plants see?

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 06:00:00 GMT

Plants do have senses—in a sense.

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The Man Who Stuck His Head in a Particle Accelerator

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:07:07 GMT

Anatoli Bugorski stuck his head in a particle accelerator and LIVED — but that's not even the strangest part of this story.

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Spiro Agnew

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 08:02:30 GMT

I have no logical explanation for this but my first thought upon waking today was SPIRO AGNEW! Was not expecting this Wikihole to lead to Frank Sinatra, but here we are.

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A Lil' Mars Music

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:02:03 GMT

This week our friend Chelsea Gohd aka Foxanne, senior writer at Space.com and an analog astronaut, is here to talk about how she recorded a song with the first sounds ever from Mars with some help from the Perseverance Rover. Be sure to check out her debut EP: It's real (I knew it).

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Foods That Can Poison/Kill You

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:02:42 GMT

You might want to reconsider that slow cooker recipe with red kidney beans.

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Collective Nouns

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 09:11:51 GMT

The terms we use to describe groups of animals aren't just for animals, apparently.

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Ribena

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:58:04 GMT

In the early 1900s, the U.S. banned blackcurrants because the seeds were vectors for a fungus that threatened the logging industry. That means that most Americans have never tasted blackcurrant. Which means they've never experienced RIBENA.

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Who Invented Conversation Heart Candies?

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 09:47:35 GMT

We have a frustrated pharmacist to thank for the chalk-and-talk-tastic Valentine's Day candy.*I apologize if the sound/editing has been inconsistent! I have changed locations/set-ups and am still working things out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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License Plates

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:13:34 GMT

Call in with your best vanity plate idea!

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How Earth Was Named

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:00:07 GMT

It's "Earth" in English, but that's hardly the universal term. Each language has its own word for our home planet.

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Who Invented Silly String?

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:56:42 GMT

Like many great inventions, Silly String was an accident: it was meant to be spray-on casts.

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The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:55:06 GMT

Bobby Dunbar disappeared. The boy found, returned to his family, and raised as their son — was not him.

Check out the episode of This American Life I reference here: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/352/the-ghost-of-bobby-dunbar

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Can You Erase Someone From History?

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:07:36 GMT

You might want to, but is it possible? Or advisable?

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Auld Lang Syne

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:10:23 GMT

You can sing a tipsy rendition of it with your friends tonight to ring in the #newyear but elsewhere in the world, Auld Lang Syne pops up at funerals and...closing time at your local watering hole.

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SNURFING

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 08:56:07 GMT

You can never unlearn that "snowboarding" began as "SNURFING."

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A Generous History of Secret Santa

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:00:26 GMT

The tradition has worldwide appeal, but there's actually one generous dude who was *the* Secret Santa.

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Why You Hear Better When It's Cold Out

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 08:56:17 GMT

You're not imagining it.

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Operation Tamarisk

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 09:00:00 GMT

Cold War-era dumpster diving at Soviet HQ revealed they were wiping their butts with intel.

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Amelia Earhart's Sinuses

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:57:21 GMT

Chronic sinusitis from 1918 pandemic flu meant flying wasn't easy for Amelia Earhart.

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A COVID Thanksgiving: Self-Disinfecting Silver

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:00:00 GMT

Ahead of Thanksgiving in the age of COVID, we’re revisiting a podcast of holiday seasons past to ask an important question: Does your Nana's sterling silver really disinfect itself?

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The Queen's English

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 09:12:47 GMT

If you're a non-Brit watching The Crown and you're like, "Why are they talking like that?" than this episode is for you.

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Is Internet Access a Human Right?

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 08:53:10 GMT

If you live in a country where access to the Internet is a part of your daily life, you might not have considered what it would mean to lose that access—or never have had it at all.

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How Many Books Are There in the World?

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 08:54:23 GMT

Happy Author's Day! How many books are there in the world? In 2010, Google tried to find out. With at least ~130 million books to choose from, there's *bound* to be something for everyone.

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Banshees

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:00:38 GMT

Ahead of Halloween, let's learn all about banshees & the not-so-subtle art of keening.

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Saturday Night Massacre

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 07:19:41 GMT

On the night of October 20, 1973 (a Saturday), a series of events unfolded that culminated in what became known as Watergate. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Why Does Grapefruit Mess With Meds?

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 07:56:33 GMT

The interaction was discovered in a study where the juice was used to mask the taste of alcohol.

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The Hedgehog Dilemma

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Humans crave intimacy . . . but not like, *too much*--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Can Licorice Kill You?

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:21:35 GMT

The most popular use of licorice is *not* for candy, though it can be dangerous if you eat enough of it. (ALSO: Sorry for the audio, I need a new pop screen for my mic!)

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The Penguin That Never Existed

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 10:01:30 GMT

In the '80s researchers identified a new penguin…or did they?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Carrington Event

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:27:09 GMT

In September of 1859, The Carrington Event solar flare caused telegraph systems to literally shock their operators.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Poison Squad

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMT

September is #FoodSafetyEducationMonth so let’s celebrate by remembering the men who volunteered to get food poisoning for science. #poisonsquad

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A Brief History of Yellow School Buses

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:22:31 GMT

Turns out yellow school buses have quite a history. And only require seat belts in one state!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Why Do We Wink?

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 09:20:29 GMT

Why do we do this THING with our ONE EYE (that is ... those of us who can wink).--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How Bee Allergies Work

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:44:01 GMT

If you have a bee allergy, the first time you get stung isn't dangerous but the second time sure as hell is. 🐝#worldhoneybeeday--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Atomic Gardening

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 07:49:09 GMT

The #atomicbomb gave radiation a bad name, so scientists made "gamma gardens" a thing. ☢🌻--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Fictional Colors

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 05:52:00 GMT

Since August is #NationalCrayonCollectionMonth this seems like a good time to talk about FICTIONAL COLORS. 🖍

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How Hurricanes Get Named

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:53:30 GMT

If you scorned a weatherman circa 1967 you probably got a hurricane named after you.

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Roanoke

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 07:53:48 GMT

The entire colony of Roanoke ghosted 430 years ago and we still don't know what happened to them.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Blue Raspberry

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:25:12 GMT

Who do we have to thank (or blame?) for the mouth-staining marvel that is BLUE RASPBERRY?

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Can dogs really smell fear?

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMT

Can animals really smell fear? Can *humans* smell fear? And if the military were to, say, use pheromones to psych out enemy troops would that count as biochemical or psychological warfare?

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Tunguska

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMT

The largest impact event in recorded human history was 1,000 x the strength of the atomic bomb & destroyed *80 million* trees in the Siberian wilderness. But what was it?

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Legal Obscenity

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:43:01 GMT

On June 21, 1932, the landmark SCOTUS ruling in Miller v. California redefined what makes something legally obscene.

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The Fenn Treasure

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT

Last week the mysterious #FennTreasure was found deep in the Rocky Mountains after a decade of intriguing puzzles, poetry, and DEATH. ☠

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Shampoo

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 09:37:26 GMT

So, when did humans start in with the whole "rinse, lather, repeat" nonsense?

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The Chase Vault

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT

Whenever someone died and the family opened the mausoleum, they’d find the coffins inside had MOVED.

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Where is JFK's Brain?

Mon, 25 May 2020 09:00:00 GMT

JFK'S birthday is on Friday, so in his honor ... consider that Gallup polls since 1963 show most Americans believe JFK’s assassination was part of a conspiracy. And that it did not help that JFK's brain went missing after the autopsy.

See: Wikipedia of JFK assassination conspiracy theories.

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Sin Eaters

Mon, 18 May 2020 08:35:15 GMT

You could hire them to attend a funeral & metaphorically eat your loved one's sins.

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Did This Woman Give Birth to 69 Kids?

Mon, 11 May 2020 09:10:26 GMT

Happy Mother's Day! Did this woman really have ~69 children? Is that humanly possible? Also...why?

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CAMEL 🦒LEOPARDS

Mon, 04 May 2020 08:36:24 GMT

Everything you never knew you wanted to know about giraffes: the even-toed ungulates formerly known as CAMELEOPARDS. Did you know that young male giraffes practice mating. . .with each other?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Who Invented 7UP?

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:06:13 GMT

7UP wasn't just ANY lemon-lime soda, it wanted to be *the* lemon-lime soda. Adding lithium probably helped. As did the enduring mystique around its name. Oh, and the whole "upside down" thing in the early 2000s. . .

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What Even IS Plastic?

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:13:49 GMT

Why not celebrate #EarthDay this week by having a lil' ocean with your plastic?

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Why Don't Eyelashes Grow Super Long?

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:04:31 GMT

Eyelashes are in the growing phase of the hair cycle for about a month while head hair can be there for 6 years!

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Phantom Time Hypothesis

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 08:07:20 GMT

So, there’s a theory that 200-ish years in the Middle Ages never happened...but like, don’t worry about it.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Waffle House Index

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:24:55 GMT

Apparently, the so-called Waffle House Index annoys the shit out of FEMA. #covid19

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Kick 'em Jenny

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:13:34 GMT

Um, "Kick 'em Jenny" is the best name for an undersea volcano ever? 🌋

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Cough Medicine

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:51:20 GMT

Seems like a good week to talk about the risk of cough medicine, eh? #covid19 #coronavirus Read more: FDA panel says risk of opioid use in kids’ cough medicines outweighs benefits (STAT News, 2017)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Who Invented Coffee Filters?

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 07:58:56 GMT

Did you brew your coffee in a paper filter this morning? You have a fed-up German housewife named Melitta to thank for that!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Urantia Book

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:31:05 GMT

Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay! Why not celebrate by reading a mysterious 2,000-page spiritual tome supposedly bestowed upon humanity by celestial beings and that we don't know the author of?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Leap Seconds

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:37:02 GMT

You've heard of #leapyear now get ready for leap SECONDS.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Picture of Everything

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT

An artist named Howard Hallis has spent the last decade painting a massive picture of literally everything.

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Self-Experimenting Med Student Wins Nobel Prize (eventually).

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT

For #ValentinesDay take your display of love to the next level and catheterize your own heart like Werner Forßmann.

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Can you really work yourself to death?

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Spoiler: Um, yeah.

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"Fake" Banana Flavor

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Actually, that weird not-quite-banana flavor isn't fake!

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Laundromats

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Why did we stop calling laundromats "washaterias?!"

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England's Biracial Queen

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Before Meghan Markle, Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz shook up the ultra-white House of Windsor.

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Disqualifying the Positive

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT

*Disqualifying the positive* is a kind of cognitive distortion where you explain away good things that happen because they don't fit into your *grand unified theory of negativity* — but it's a little more nuanced than that. (NOTE: This episode was originally recorded in 2018!)

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A Tiny History of Confetti

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT

"There was malice in the thrust," — NYT report c. 1906 on aggressive confetti throwing.

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Santa's Evil Twin

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT

The Christmas devil! A yuletide bastard if there ever was on! It's KRAMPUS.

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Herbs vs. Spices

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT

Also, wtf is ALLSPICE?

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The Physics of Figure Skating

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:00:00 GMT

Step 1. Listen to today's episode on the physics of figure skating.

Step 2. Use @disneyplus to watch Ice Princess (2005)

Step 3. GO FOR THE GOLD 🥇⛸️

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A Brief History of ChapStick®

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:21:21 GMT

When it was invented in the 1880s, ChapStick just wanted to soothe your chapped lips. How then, about a century later, did it find itself with a starring role in the Watergate scandal?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMT

Imagine buying a balloon that costs more than a house.

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What is Gender?

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMT

Guest host Vieno from Trans Field Guide podcast is here to explain what gender is (and isn't) in celebration of #TransAwarenessWeek! You can learn more at transfieldguide.com. Follow them on Instagram @transfieldguide1 and www.facebook.com/TransFieldGuide/🌈

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The Glowing Civil War Soldiers Mystery

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMT

The phenomenon of "angel's glow"—a centuries-old mystery—was solved by...a group of high schoolers. 💅✨

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How "Monobosom" Beget the Modern Bra

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 10:41:19 GMT

Fed up with "monobosom," Caresse Crosby (aka Mary Phelps Jacobs/Polly Jacobs) received the first U.S. patent for the "brassiere" in early November of 1914. She also ghostwrote porn, founded the press that published Bukowski, & had a dog named "Clytoris."

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Horror vs. Terror

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Do you know the difference between horror & terror? Did you know there IS a difference between horror and terror?💀👻🎃--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Will-‘o-the-Wisps & Jack o' the Lanterns

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:56:04 GMT

Spooky season is in full swing here at LMGT so today we're talking about will-‘o-the-wisps a.k.a. Spooky Ghost Lights That Wanna Kill You! 👻--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Presidential Park

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:09:53 GMT

Is this creepy abandoned park full of presidential busts in Virginia a symbol for our crumbling democracy?!

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The Teacup Poisoner

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT

A chemistry teacher figured out Young was behind the murders…because he’d left poison in his desk. ☠️

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Car Inspections

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:40:26 GMT

The rules about car safety inspections aren't the same everywhere and some places don't require you to have your car inspected ever??

The Mpemba Effect

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:54:23 GMT

Will you get ice cubes faster if you fill the tray with hot water? 🤔

Learn more:

http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/water/mpemba_effect.html

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Who Invented Play-Doh?

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Happy #NationalPlayDohDay! Yes, you can technically eat Play-Doh but it’s not gluten-free!!

Links to more reading:

https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/play-doh

https://demeterfragrance.com/play-doh.html

https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/play-doh.htm

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Friday the 13th

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:00:00 GMT

Trying to prove #FridayThe13th is unlucky? Turns out most data gathered on the subject is biased because people tend to avoid certain activities or exercise extra caution on that day!

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Wanna guest host?

Sat, 07 Sep 2019 20:10:25 GMT

Just wanted to introduce myself?? And also give you the chance to guest host!

More about me/my book/my dog here: abbynormanwriter.com

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The Salty History of Pretzels

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT

80% of America's pretzels are made in Pennsylvania. The other 10% is probably accounted for by a single NYC soft pretzel.

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KRAKATOA!

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT

On August 26, 1883 a volcanic eruption shook the whole world - literally.

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Ant Funerals

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:16:53 GMT

Not unlike humans, many social insects have very specific protocols for handling the dead in the name of infection prevention. Though "undertaker ants" sometimes just drop corpses in the trash heap.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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S.S. Watertown Faces

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT

In 1924, a pair of sailors died aboard the S.S. Watertown and were buried at sea. Then, the crew started seeing spectral faces in the water. In response to cries of "photographs or it did not occur" the captain snapped A SPOOKY-ASS PIC--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Nuclear Warfare 101

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 19:13:41 GMT

So, here's what nuclear war would be like probably. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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IMMORTAL SHARKS

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:49:52 GMT

It’s not officially #sharkweek until we talk about the bajillion year old Greenland shark. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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SORBET vs. SHERBET

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT

What IS the difference between 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘵 and 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘵? Well, it depends on where you live. Oh, and it's not *SHER𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏* (you can thank the Big Band ditty "Shoot the Sherbet to Me Herbert" for that mispronunciation).

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The Chappaquiddick Incident

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:21:23 GMT

The Moon Landing was the best thing that ever happened to Ted Kennedy.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Who Invented Sandpaper?

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:26:15 GMT

Although the idea had been around since the 13th century, sandpaper was patented in 1834 by Isaac Fisher Jr. who was basically like: RUB HARD THING WITH HARDER THING UNTIL SMOOTH + FIND WAY TO MASS PRODUCE IT = PROFIT--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How Fireworks Work!

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 09:45:12 GMT

And, y'know: fireworks competitions.

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A Brief History of Public Pools

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:10:04 GMT

America’s public pools are full of bacteria and classism! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Nautilus: Fossils of the Sea

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:39:24 GMT

It's still #CephalopodWeek! Today we're talking about the mighty nautilus: oldest damn things in the deep blue sea.

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VERY BIG SQUID

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:51:19 GMT

It's #CephalopodWeek! Let's talk about ... BIG 🦑ASS 🦑SQUID 🦑

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The Polygon Nuclear Tests

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:16:22 GMT

50 years of secret nuclear testing at Semipalatinsk (“the Polygon”) is still making people in Kazakhstan ill. The nuclear fallout Russia never wanted anyone to know about was worse than Chernobyl.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Leaked! The Pentagon Papers

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:23:55 GMT

A historic journalistic endeavor that required an epic amount of Xeroxing.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Can Animals Be Allergic to Other Animals?

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:42:44 GMT

Can animals be allergic to other animals? More importantly, can your pet be allergic to YOU? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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A Brief History of Sandwiches

Sun, 26 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT

Before you hit that #MemorialDayWeekend BBQ, make sure you know what the legal definition of a sandwich is!

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Morse Code

Tue, 21 May 2019 20:40:46 GMT

This week in 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first single-wire telegraph message using the machine and code he invented in the wake of his wife's death. The message he sent? 𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙷𝙰𝚃𝙷 𝙶𝙾𝙳 𝚆𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙶𝙷𝚃--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Word Fossils

Wed, 15 May 2019 10:47:01 GMT

"Word fossils" are words that we don't really use anymore, except as part of an idiom or expression: "What in 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?!" "Good 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚!" & "Moral 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚." But how do words become "fossilized" & how long does it take?

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Who Was Mother Goose?

Sun, 12 May 2019 08:35:28 GMT

Is the character of Mother Goose based on a real person? (Or a real goose?)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How We Beat Smallpox

Wed, 08 May 2019 09:59:58 GMT

On May 8th 1980 the WHO announced smallpox had been eradicated. Here's how we did it — and why we haven't managed to eradicate any other disease in the decades since.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Naming Your Kentucky Derby Racehorse

Fri, 03 May 2019 10:20:37 GMT

#KentuckyDerby racehorses are majestic & expensive beasts worthy of our admiration — and yet we give them names like "Tit'n Your Girdle." Here's how (not) to name your thoroughbred.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Deepwater Horizon

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:38:11 GMT

On April 20, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, sinking 2 days later. Over the next 87 days, millions of barrels of oil leaked into the ocean — the economic & environmental impact of which many are still reeling from today.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Other DNA Structure 🧬

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:00:59 GMT

It's #DNADay! Let's talk about a DNA structure that's *not* the classic double helix: the i-motif! Which kind of looks like a uterus. . .--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How Egg Hatching Works

Sun, 21 Apr 2019 08:12:10 GMT

#EasterSunday is the perfect day to contemplate the nanostructure of eggshells, which baby chicks must violently peck their way out of in order to enter the world.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Origin of the High Five 🤚

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:06:36 GMT

Happy #NationalHighFiveDay! Here's a neat little history of the high five & its many variations.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Titanic: Part II

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 09:27:48 GMT

Part 2 of this weekend's #Titanic episode is about one of the survivors: silent film star Dorothy Gibson who wrote (& starred in) the *first* movie about the Titanic a century before James Cameron's epic — and just months after the disaster.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Titanic: Part I

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:00:00 GMT

This weekend marks the 106th anniversary of the #Titanic sinking. The disaster launched a thousand ships (if unanswered questions & conspiracy theories are ships) that still compel us over a century later.

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Why Do We Have Names?

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 09:30:09 GMT

Why do humans have names & how long have we been naming each other? Also: dolphins have names, too! Researchers think baby dolphins actually name themselves. Today's #NationalNameYourselfDay so call in with the @anchor app & share what you'd name yourself!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The 27 Club

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 11:25:21 GMT

Why did so many famous musicians die at the age of 27? Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin, Cobain & Winehouse are among the most notable, but the "27 Club" has over ~60 members to date.

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An Abridged History of Audiobooks

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT

Here's the history of audiobooks (abridged!) and preview of Abby's audiobook, which you can download wherever audiobooks are sold and/or bartered for.

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The Sign of the Penis

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 10:05:45 GMT

For #NationalDoctorsDay, let's talk about the eponymous nature of medicine! Ever heard of "Throckmorton's sign?" Otherwise known as the *John Thomas* sign?

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The "Get Out and Push" Railroad

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:58:04 GMT

If you wanted to go from Wilmington, California to Long Beach circa 1882, you could take a train. But be warned: its nickname was the "Get Out and Push Railroad" or, a more modern interpretation: "The Little Engine That Literally Could Not Even."

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:12:41 GMT

The true legacy the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers left behind was an uprising of women who fought for worker's rights and a union in the year before the tragic fire claimed their lives.

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A Brief History of TIC TACS

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT

TIC TACS: The all-sugar sugar-free mint.

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Fritz Zwicky's Supernova

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:51:13 GMT

#otd in 1937 Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky coined the term SUPERNOVA in a paper about neutron stars. He later coined the term NUCLEAR GOBLINS. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Americanization of St. Patrick's Day

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 10:56:02 GMT

In Ireland, #StPatricksDay was just a minor religious holiday for centuries — and not one that involved drinking. Then Americans appropriated it in the 1960s and now we have the #shamrockshake.

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Mercury Retrograde

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:16:35 GMT

Is #MercuryRetrograde a thing or do we just want to believe it's a thing?

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Barbie's Family Tree

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:52:15 GMT

Barbie turns 60 this month! Since her debut in 1959 she's had many looks, careers, and amassed quite an impressive collection of friends and extended family.

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Does Daylight Saving Time Actually Help?

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:20:52 GMT

We #springforward this weekend for Daylight Saving Time, but why? And does it actually help? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Blood Isn't Always Red

Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:32:19 GMT

In fact, the #icefish appears to have no blood at all.

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Ask Me Anything!

Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:10:19 GMT

Hey friends! On Tuesday 03/05 at 11 am EST I'll be doing an Instagram Live Q+A and #bookgiveaway to celebrate the paperback release of That Book I wrote! #AMA about writing, endometriosis and my many other ills, DOGS, books, podcasting, #XFiles, Maine, etc. Submit questions over on Instagram! → instagram.com/abbymnorman

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Why you hear better when it's cold.

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:12:08 GMT

On a cold day, you can hear forever.

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The Futurist Manifesto

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:16:33 GMT

Marinetti's #futurist manifesto was published 100 years ago this month. It's an interesting read but, uh . . .a lil' heavy on the fascism & museum-hating.

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Calvin COOLidge Sure Loved Vaseline

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:50:22 GMT

For #PresidentsDay we're talking about the coolest president you forgot about, Calvin Coolidge. With a love of Vaseline and electric horses, "Silent Cal" was your dry-witted introvert friend who hated parties.

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"Roses are red. . ."

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:12:13 GMT

#HappyValentinesDay! So, who came up with that horticulturally-inaccurate "Roses are red, violets are blue. . ." ditty anyway?

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"Cold Sunday"

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:13:54 GMT

On January 17th, 1982 hundreds of U.S. cities broke records for low temperatures — many of which still stand today. Near Tower, Minnesota, temps dropped to -52 °F (-47 °C).

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Pronoia

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:23:45 GMT

The opposite of paranoia puts a positive spin on the concept: you believe the universe is conspiring to *help* you rather than *harm* you. Oh, and it might have roots in '90s festival subculture. EXCEPT THAT MIGHT BE A CONSPIRACY, TOO!

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How does Narcan work?

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:18:30 GMT

In the context of America's opioid epidemic, you've probably been hearing a lot about Narcan. But the "miracle drug" isn't new. It's actually been around since the 1960s. So how does it work? And can anyone use it to save a life?

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Average Colin

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:13:49 GMT

If you've ever Googled "normal brain MRI" you've seen Colin 27. So what happened to "Average Colin" IRL?

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PUBLIC ENEMY #1

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:11:12 GMT

Only 4 people have been given the title of "PUBLIC ENEMY #1" by the FBI. The term actually originated as a scheme to publicly shame Al Capone (like he gave a fuck!!)

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What is wind chill?

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:06:06 GMT

Y'know how your weather app gives you the temperature outside but then warns you that it'll *feel like* a much colder temp, thus upping your risk of FROST BITE? Today we're debunking the ol' New England adage, "Don't fuck with the wind chill, fam."

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My Favorite Failure

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:36:01 GMT

It's time for LMGT to go to the big podcast graveyard in the sky. In lieu of continuing with Listener Support for this podcast, support one of the many, many, many other deserving podcasts on Anchor. Don't worry, there's still a Swan Song yet to come and the archive will live on the internet eternally. And in my heart—and maybe yours. ❤︎

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Throwback: Measles is Back!

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:58:14 GMT

Epidemiologists use statistics to track outbreaks. One important value to know is the R₀ — for measles, it's 12-18. Ebola is like ~1.5

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Area Code: (321)

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:54:22 GMT

Which county in the United States has area code 321? And why is that the case?

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Jenny Everywhere

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:51:57 GMT

Who is "Jenny Everywhere" — and why is she everywhere? Also: hi to Richard Belzer!!

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The Kentucky Meat Shower

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:51:13 GMT

So, meat pieces fell from the sky in Kentucky once.

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Why are jeans blue?

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:48:39 GMT

Denim jeans don't start out blue, but science gets them there.

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Silica Gel Packets

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:35:59 GMT

Those little silica gel packets are actually not toxic and don't work the way you think they do!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Nellie Bly Did MANY THINGS

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:10:27 GMT

In 1890, journalist Nellie Bly returned from her "around the world in LESS THAN 80 days" adventure. But you might remember her from her greatest hit: 10 Days in the Madhouse.

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"Supermoons"

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:39:40 GMT

If you're a cryptid now would be a great time to emerge from the woods and terrorize the locals.

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How Lifetime Warranties Work

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:58:49 GMT

A product's "lifetime warranty" refers to its expected lifetime — not yours.

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How do chip cards work?

Sun, 13 Jan 2019 19:45:14 GMT

Automated chip card technology has actually been around since the 1960s. Though many places are only getting the credit card readers *now*.

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Fast Radio Bursts

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:35:19 GMT

The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) telescope has detected the second-ever mystery space sounds known as "fast radio bursts" or FBRs. The sounds were first heard back in 2007 and have puzzled scientists ever since. But what *are* they? Or what could they be?

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Emily Post & The Rules of Etiquette

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:34:23 GMT

Emily Post divorced her philandering husband, kept his name, & became the queen of etiquette. (see: How to Best Serve Revenge).--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Can peanut butter diagnose Alzheimer's?

Thu, 03 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT

It kind of sounds like a headline from The Onion, but the tasty & scientifically-sound hypothesis was tested by researchers several years ago. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Another year already?!

Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:39:39 GMT

"The years start coming and they don't stop coming." — Aristotle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Gifts vs. Presents 🎁

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT

They're not the same thing but I'll gladly accept either. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Drummers

Tue, 25 Dec 2018 10:56:38 GMT

Well, monkeys.

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Pipers

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:50:36 GMT

BAG PIPERS THAT IS--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Swans

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 16:28:14 GMT

Ok but like...swans are elegant and mean. 🦢--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Lords

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Not leaping, just lording. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Ladies Dancing

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT

And centuries of institutionalized misogyny! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Milkmaids

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:00:00 GMT

And infectious disease! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Silly Goose

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Okay, taking a little detour on this because fuck birds. Why do we call people a "silly goose?" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Golden Rings

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:37:30 GMT

OK NO BIRDS TODAY. Also: wedding bands. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Calling Birds

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Well, I guess birds would have to call because they sure as hell can't text. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: French hens

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:23:38 GMT

OH GOD MORE BIRBS I'M SO SORRY--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Turtle Doves

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 11:54:54 GMT

Oh look ... more birds. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS: Partridges/Pear Trees

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:12:26 GMT

We've all been mishearing "pear trees" for like 10,000 years. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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12 DAYS OF P❄DMAS!

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:35:32 GMT

Each day between now and December 25th we're unpacking a lyric to the 12 Days of Christmas! #MerryPodmas --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Mrs. Röntgen's Skeleton Hand

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:04:11 GMT

#OTD in 1901 Wilhelm Röntgen became the first person to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of X-rays. The famous image he captured was of his wife's hand. Upon seeing her skeletal fingers, she gasped: "I have seen my death."--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Undecember

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:24:48 GMT

2018 has been pretty shitty so it's probably fine that we didn't end up making Undecember, the 13th month of the year, a thing.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Man Cured of HIV

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 12:38:43 GMT

Timothy Ray Brown was the first (and thus for only) person to be cured of HIV. We're still not exactly sure what happened. Or if we could do it again. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Schrödinger's Cat

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:01:16 GMT

Happy Schrödinger's cat day! ✨🐈 Everyone's favorite quantum mechanics thought experiment that was basically trolling Einstein. 🧠 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Does silver really disinfect itself?

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Putting away Grandma's good sterling silver after Thanksgiving? Did you skimp out on cleaning it first? What if I told you that shit disinfects itself?--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Black Friday's History of Violence

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 04:42:02 GMT

Here's why cops in Philadelphia in the 1960s started calling the day after Thansksgiving "Black Friday." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Scary Thanksgiving Parades

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:45:01 GMT

Thanksgiving is upon us and you know what that means: "ragamuffin parades" and a giant, expensive, inflatable Snoopy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Is it Fall or Autumn? 🍁

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:30:34 GMT

Do you call this time of year FALL or AUTUMN? Here's why the season has 2 names.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Life &Near-Deaths of Daredevil Kitty O'Neil

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT

How a deaf little girl from Texas grew up to continuously defy death, do Wonder Woman's stunts, and secure her legacy as "the fastest woman in the world." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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What's the deal with seeing 11:11?

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 15:13:49 GMT

Why do we think it means something to catch the clock at exactly 11:11?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How Bigfoot Ruined a Man's Life

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:13:13 GMT

In 1967 two men shot what became the iconic Bigfoot "footage". It ruined one of their lives forever. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Doomsday Seed Vault

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:07:17 GMT

Svalbard is the world's arctic DOOMSDAY SEED VAULT in Norway.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Who is the Unicode Consortium?

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:10:42 GMT

The latest iOS update gave us new emojis so let's discuss the Emoji Illuminati aka the Unicode Consortium! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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What really happened to Laika?

Sat, 03 Nov 2018 10:32:32 GMT

The true fate of the canine cosmonaut, who died on November 3rd, 1957, was kept from the public for decades.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Does Daylight Saving Actually Help?

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:56:24 GMT

Well, maybe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Ghost Stories

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:48:38 GMT

As long as humans have been living we’ve been dying. And as long as we’ve been confronting our mortality, we’ve been asking: what happens when we die? Part of that is telling ghost stories. Here's one of mine. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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A Brief History of IHOP (IHOB?)

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Here's a ROOTY TOOTY FRESH 'N FRUITY® history of IHOB — the eatery formerly known, and forever in my heart known, as IHOP. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How The Flu Kills You

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:33:17 GMT

SPOILER: You don't technically die from the flu. ⚰️😷--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Can robots get depressed?

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:41:31 GMT

Using AI to model human brain processes could help us better understand conditions like depression — but does that mean robots can get depressed? And if they can't. . .should we program them to? For SCIENCE?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Butcher of Paris

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:00:29 GMT

Marcel Petiot is one of history's most prolific serial killers. You've probably never heard of him — and after today's episode, you'll wish you never had.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMT

The MBTI personality test wasn't designed to measure aptitude — it actually measures *preference.* You might *prefer* introversion to experience the world, but that doesn't mean you're *incapable* or *lacking* extraverted qualities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Woman Who Died for Chemistry

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:30:38 GMT

Karen Wetterhahn's untimely death in the 1990s gave science invaluable insight into mercury poisoning. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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”We are all deserving of traveling mercies.”

Sat, 06 Oct 2018 23:16:13 GMT

An update on. . .things. ❤︎ Instagram: @letmegooglethat/@abbymnormanTwitter: @letmeglglthat/@abbymnormanGoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/love-for-abby-norman-amp-whimsy--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Sputnik in Wisconsin

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 02:24:03 GMT

In 1962 a hunk of Russian space junk landed in the middle of a street in Wisconsin. What was the U.S. to do? This was Cold War-era Space Race time, so they weren't gonna call up the Soviet Union like: "It's 10 PM do you know where your Sputnik is?"--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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A Brief History of the Nobel Prize

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:51:57 GMT

Why do we award them? And what about that time some medals were hidden from the Nazis in an acid bath? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Stanford Prison Experiment

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 12:00:25 GMT

You'll find the Stanford Prison Experiment in any Psych 101 textbook — but don't believe everything you're taught. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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What do you say when someone sneezes?

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Whatever the reason for ya sneezin' (which may or may not sound like "AH-CHOO") there are also many ways to respond when someone sneezes: "bless you," "Gesundheit," or "SORRY" (in case it's not ragweed, but rather, a sign of your impending death)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Milwaukee Protocol

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT

Did an experimental treatment really save a teenage girl from rabies - or was it just a coincidence? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Year Without a Summer

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:07:42 GMT

The summer of 1816 was known as the Year Without a Summer in the northeast U.S. because even though it would be ~95°F during the day, at night temperatures dropped so low that Maine got A FOOT OF SNOW IN JUNE. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Can donor hearts transplant memories?

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:29:40 GMT

In 1988 Claire Sylvia received New England's first heart-lung transplant. And the personality of the teenage boy whose heart she got. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Indelible Pencils

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:39:05 GMT

"Indelible pencils" or copying pencils were popular for a time in the 1870s because they made it possible to easily make copies of handwritten documents. Which would have been great — except they turned out to be poisonous. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Defeating Hackers With a Wall of Lava Lamps

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:39:15 GMT

A company in California has devised truly random encryption for cybersecurity using. . .Lava Lamps.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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An Itsy-Bitsy History of the Bikini

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:10:10 GMT

The first bikini debuted in 1946 — just a few days after the U.S. had begun testing the atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll, for which the suit had been named. How's that for ~SEO strategy? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Ben Franklin's Sky Electricity

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:51:38 GMT

Ben Franklin's famous kite experiment took place sometime between June 10th - 15th, 1752. But you probably learned many misconceptions about it in school: 1. Franklin didn't discover electricity. 2. His kite did not get struck by lightning.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Why do dogs sniff each other's butts?

Sat, 15 Sep 2018 12:59:44 GMT

The unique scent each dog leaves behind (heh) is sort of like a Tinder bio: it conveys to other dogs in the neighborhood how old they are, what their emotional state is, and whether or not they're DTF. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Heat Lightning: Not Real

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:03:40 GMT

ヽHEAT｀、｀LIGHTNINGヽ｀ヽヽ IS ヽヽFAKEヽ｀ヽ｀、｀NEWSヽ｀--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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A Cool History of Popsicles®

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:18:02 GMT

Since we spent all summer seeing that same sponsored post by Popsicle® in our feeds, here's the history of the "frozen confection of attractive appearance" which was *accidentally* invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Sexy Moths

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 12:03:25 GMT

Put on some slow, sexy, saxophone riffs and leave your porch light on tonight to help Hot Single Poplar Hawk Moths in your area get it on. It's literally their reason for living. #TagUrMothPorn --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:01:49 GMT

Throwback to the episode we did about Jocelyn Bell Burnell who has AT LONG LAST finally been rewarded for her incredible contributions to science. In true GOAT fashion she's donating the money she's been awarded to a fund to help prevent men from taking credit for their female colleagues' discoveries...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Statelessness

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:59:23 GMT

Technically, you can turn in your social security card and renounce your U.S. citizenship just because you want to (but maybe don't).--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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A Brief History of 7-Elevens

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMT

(This is, obviously, a throwback to 7/11) If there's not one in your neighborhood, just wait: it's said that a new store opens somewhere in the world every 2 hours. While you wait, grab a Slurpee and listen to today's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Pinnacles

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:22:12 GMT

LISTENER CALL-IN! How were the weird and beautiful Pinnacles of the Western Australian desert formed? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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A Brief History of Social Media

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMT

From BBS chatrooms and Compuserv to Geocities, AOL, and Myspace — when it comes to social media, how did we get to. . .whatever it is we're doing now? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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SHAPESHIFTING RIVER DOLPHINS

Sun, 02 Sep 2018 11:58:47 GMT

Am I the only person who didn't know there are DOLPHINS in the Amazon River?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Sweden's Spooky Ghost Train

Sat, 01 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Legend has it that once you board Stockholm's "Silver Arrow" you're doomed to ride it for eternity – and not due to train traffic up ahead or a track fire BUT BECAUSE IT'S A ˢᵖᵒᴼᵒᴼᵒᵏʸ GHOST TRAIN!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Living Wills

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:43:18 GMT

According to a 2016 study, even though we've been promoting advance directives & living wills for over 50 years, only about a third of U.S. adults have one.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Basel Papyrus

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:00:00 GMT

The mysterious Basel Papyrus contain 2,000 year old medical writings & the earliest known private letters between Christians. Incidentally, those letters also appear to include the earliest known review of fish sauce.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Asymmetric Insight

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:50:00 GMT

Thanks to a cognitive bias known as asymmetric insight, we tend to think we know other people better than they know us — or even that we know other people better than they know themselves.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Ball Lightning

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:00:00 GMT

Turns out my best friend Rebecca is one of the ~5 % of people on Earth who have witnessed the phenomenon of BALL LIGHTING. Naturally I made her tell me all about it – and she even made a gif! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Lost Franklin Expedition

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:38:41 GMT

AKA: The true story behind AMC's "The Terror." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Internet's First Photo

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT

There's so much to love about Les Horribles Cernettes 1. A doo-wop parody girl group of CERN scientists2. Songs had titles like "Collider" and "Daddy's Lab"3. In 1992 this promo photo became the first pic uploaded to the internet. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Dog Who Got Life in Prison for Murder

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 13:01:56 GMT

In the 1920s, "Pep" was sent to the Eastern State Penitentiary. He even got a mug shot taken. But his life sentence was actually not what the media made it seem.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How Treason Works

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 11:00:00 GMT

What's happened (or is happening or might happen) between Trump & Putin, between the U.S. & Russia, is unethical, illegal, and unprecedented — but here's the reason it's *not* treason.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Santamartamys rufodorsalis

Sat, 25 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

In 2011 researchers snapped these photos of a red-crested tree rat — which was pretty impressive considering the critter is EXTINCT. Now reclassified as critically endangered, we've only ever seen ~3. The last sighting was over a century ago. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Real First Photo of Earth From the Moon

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:23:07 GMT

It wasn't Apollo 17's famous "Blue Marble" photo. Nor was the awe-inspiring "earthrise" shot taken by the Apollo 8 crew. No, our first glimpse of Earth from lunar orbit came on August 23rd, 1966 when NASA decided to risk their Moon-mapping mission to have Lunar Orbiter 1 crane its camera's lens away from the lunar surface to take a few photos of us instead.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How Master Keys Work

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

"Master keys" are actually part of a much larger hierarchal system of keying. Master keys can be "Grand" or "Great Grand" (like grandpas) depending on how many lower key systems they can unlock.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Is sunscreen killing coral reefs?

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:21:18 GMT

Yes, Hawaii wants to ban some sunscreens that are hurting coral reefs. No, that does not mean you should stop wearing sunscreen. Humans, coral — we're all just trying to live through this goddamn summer, OK?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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A Brief History of Car Washes

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:00:05 GMT

Automated car washes are ubiquitous today but it wasn't long ago that so-called "car washes" were known simply as: YOUR BARE HANDS. Here's a brief history of how we mechanized the process.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Poet Bandit

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:58:23 GMT

In the wild west a "gentleman bandit" named Charles Boles was known for being polite, robbing stagecoaches on foot instead of horseback, never shooting a gun, rockin' a dapper aesthetic & the poems he left behind.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Roswell Incident 🛸

Sun, 19 Aug 2018 12:07:34 GMT

Whether you believe it was aliens or not, the story of the Roswell incident (which began 71 years ago this summer) is a great example of how traditional folk narratives develop.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Can you smoke a cigarette in space?

Sat, 18 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Is it fact or an .·:urban space legend:·. that you can't be an astronaut if you've ever smoked menthol cigarettes because it'll make your lungs explode? (Gif by our friend http://dissent.is on Instagram!)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Margarita Burns

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Squeezing limes for margaritas? Beware phytophotodermatitis ("margarita burn"). Lime juice contains phytochemicals that make your skin hypersensitive to the sun's UV rays and have been known to cause second-degree burns. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Wobbegongs

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Wobbegong sharks ("wobbies") are also known as carpet sharks because they literally just chill on the ocean floor like a rug. A rug with an extremely powerful jaw, lurking in the shadows . . . waiting.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The WOW! Signal

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

On August 15th, 1977 the WOW! Signal was heard by the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University. . .aaaand everyone thought it was aliens. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Heat Exhaustion v. Heat Stroke ☀️

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:06:39 GMT

Hey, it's fucking hot outside!! Heat-related illness can kill you. Or your kid. Or your pet. Or other mammals you know and love!!! On today's ep we're talking about heat exhaustion v. heat stroke — and what to do if it happens to you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How paper mills work

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:46:05 GMT

For centuries "paper mills" didn't describe enormous factories of mechanized paper production: rather, "mills" were groups of skilled workers sitting around crafting single sheets by hand.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Shroud of Turin

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:59:40 GMT

Some say the stained piece of linen is the burial cloth of Jesus, but even the modern science hasn't been able to definitively prove (or disprove) the shroud's story. And no, NASA didn't investigate it. Here's what really happened. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Computers before computers with guest host Jonathan Blade

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:56:12 GMT

Guest host Johnathan Blade is diving deep into "computers before computers." Find him on YouTube Johnathanblade1 where he makes videos about “commercial tech-related content and film reviews, with a focus on mostly mobile editing.”--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Point(ing) of Interest with guest host Chris Thrasher

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:55:49 GMT

Ever wondered why we point at things? Or how dogs *know* we're pointing at a thing? Guest host Chris Thrasher has answers.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Death by Watermelon with guest host Lydia Sigwarth

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:55:39 GMT

Guest host Lydia Sigwarth is going to tell you about some of the most morbidly fascinating (ha — see what we did there?) deaths in history. SPOILER ALTER: Watermelons appear more than once. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Catatumbo Lightning with guest host Pedro Graterol

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:55:30 GMT

Guest host Pedo Graterol is going to tell you about one of the coolest and strangest phenomena of his home country, Venezuela: Catatumbo lightning!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Jupiter's Weird New Moons with guest host Chelsea Gohd

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:55:22 GMT

Guest host Chelsea Gohd (aka Foxanne) explains everything you wanted to know about Jupiter's weird AF new (to us, anyway) moons. Also, be sure to check out her EP & catch her on tour! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Cervical Mucus with guest host Amanda Laird

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:54:49 GMT

Guest host Amanda Laird of the Heavy Flow Podcast made sure to include this image from “Taking Charge of Your Fertility” along with today’s a-rousing episode!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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THE CRY CLOSET with guest hosts The RDR Show

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:54:36 GMT

Today’s guest hosts Keven & Jofre of the Rant Debate and Repeat Show (The RDR Show on Anchor) are discussing Utah University's "cry closet" which you may not have realized is A THING THAT HAPPENED.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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The Dewey Decimal System with guest host Lily Jenness

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:53:58 GMT

Guest host Lily Jenness, a librarian-in-training, artist, and writer from southern Indiana is here to tell you all about the clusterfuck that is the Dewey Decimal System!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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What is "Ki?" with guest host Jacquard Isaiah Wyze

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:53:40 GMT

Guest host Jacquard Isaiah Wyze @OmegaOneYT is explaining the life force known as Ki. No, not “chi” — and if you remember Dragon Ball Z you already know this! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Guest episode: Moxie LaBouche from This Is Your Brain on Facts

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:53:23 GMT

Explore a wealth of fun facts with guest host is Moxie LaBouche, former burlesque dancer who turned her creative powers toward podcasting as a way to vent the wealth of useless information that clogs up her brain, which she does on her podcast: This Is Your Brain on Facts!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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HAVE SOME NATURE

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:52:46 GMT

A few quick updates, a listener question about podcast editing, and some nature ASMR lololol --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Mental Health, Maine, & Mastication

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:51:57 GMT

The podcast equivalent of a vlog? Wherein I talk about my desperate need to chew, why I live in Maine, and how “getting through the day” turns into living your life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Riding Armadillos

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:38:33 GMT

. . .and more of the happiest/weirdest facts I know!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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How Couponing Works

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Ever wondered how coupons work? The whole cycle — from when you hand your $1 coupon to the cashier to when the store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer — takes about a month. So what happens to that little piece of paper? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Where is everything!?

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 15:43:38 GMT

Yes, all the old episodes are gone. But they’ll be back! Please stick with me - and now would be a great time to support the show because I need help!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Perseids ☄️

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:59:05 GMT

If you happen to catch the #perseidmeteorshower this weekend you have a specific and vaguely terrifying comet to thank! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Freelancing (and why I'm difficult)

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:16:07 GMT

So, uh, we're experiencing some *technical difficulties* by which I mean that I am *technically difficult* --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

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Let Me Google That (Trailer)

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:16:07 GMT

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Let Me Google That

Can plants see?

The Man Who Stuck His Head in a Particle Accelerator

Spiro Agnew

A Lil' Mars Music

Foods That Can Poison/Kill You

Collective Nouns

Ribena

Who Invented Conversation Heart Candies?

License Plates

How Earth Was Named

Who Invented Silly String?

The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar

Can You Erase Someone From History?

Auld Lang Syne

SNURFING

A Generous History of Secret Santa

Why You Hear Better When It's Cold Out

Operation Tamarisk

Amelia Earhart's Sinuses

A COVID Thanksgiving: Self-Disinfecting Silver

The Queen's English

Is Internet Access a Human Right?

How Many Books Are There in the World?

Banshees

Saturday Night Massacre

Why Does Grapefruit Mess With Meds?

The Hedgehog Dilemma

Can Licorice Kill You?

The Penguin That Never Existed

The Carrington Event

The Poison Squad

A Brief History of Yellow School Buses

Why Do We Wink?

How Bee Allergies Work

Atomic Gardening

Fictional Colors

How Hurricanes Get Named

Roanoke

Blue Raspberry

Can dogs really smell fear?

Tunguska

Legal Obscenity

The Fenn Treasure

Shampoo

The Chase Vault

Where is JFK's Brain?

Sin Eaters

Did This Woman Give Birth to *69* Kids?

CAMEL 🦒LEOPARDS

Who Invented 7UP?

What Even IS Plastic?

Why Don't Eyelashes Grow Super Long?

Phantom Time Hypothesis

The Waffle House Index

Kick 'em Jenny

Cough Medicine

Who Invented Coffee Filters?

The Urantia Book

Leap Seconds

The Picture of Everything

Self-Experimenting Med Student Wins Nobel Prize (eventually).

Can you really work yourself to death?

"Fake" Banana Flavor

Laundromats

England's Biracial Queen

Disqualifying the Positive

A Tiny History of Confetti

Santa's Evil Twin

Herbs vs. Spices

The Physics of Figure Skating

A Brief History of ChapStick®

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

What is Gender?

The Glowing Civil War Soldiers Mystery

How "Monobosom" Beget the Modern Bra

Horror vs. Terror

Will-‘o-the-Wisps & Jack o' the Lanterns

Presidential Park

The Teacup Poisoner

Did This Woman Give Birth to 69 Kids?

The Other DNA Structure 🧬