Daily Knowledge Podcast
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Podcast Episode #253: Hiccup
In this episode, you're going to learn what exactly causes ...
In this episode, you're going to learn what exactly causes hiccups and some methods to cure them. You're also going to learn about some of the longest bouts of hiccups ever recorded. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #252: How the Modern Calendar Came to Be
In this episode, you're going to learn how the calendar ...
In this episode, you're going to learn how the calendar evolved from its earliest forms to today. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #251: Inventing Teflon
In this episode, you're going to learn about the accidental ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the accidental invention of the third slipperiest substances known to man, and the only known substance a gecko's feet cannot stick to, Teflon. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #250: Inventing the Elevator
In this episode, you're going to learn who invented the ...
In this episode, you're going to learn who invented the device that made skyscrapers possible, the elevator, and how in its early days it was a virtual death trap. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #249: A Pope and a Romance Novel
In this episode, you're going to learn about the pope ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the pope who wrote a wildly popular romance novel before ascending to the papacy. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #248: Coins and Fountains
In this episode, you're going to learn how the tradition ...
In this episode, you're going to learn how the tradition of throwing coins in fountains got started and why we still do it to this day. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #247: Containing Ice
In this episode, you're going to learn what would happen ...
In this episode, you're going to learn what would happen if you froze water in a container that didn't allow the ice to expand. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #246: Detecting Smoke
In this episode, you're going to learn how exactly smoke ...
In this episode, you're going to learn how exactly smoke alarms detect smoke. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #245: Dizziness and Figure Skating
In this episode, you're going to learn how exactly figure ...
In this episode, you're going to learn how exactly figure skaters are able to spin around at incredible rates without seemingly getting dizzy at all. [TRANSCRIPT] - And for those curious about more detail in terms of the physics of how figure skaters ...
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Podcast Episode #244: The Gruesome Tale of Lady Bluebeard
In this episode, you're going to learn about one of ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about one of Americas early serial killers, what motivated her to do it, and how she got away with it for so long (and perhaps even got off scot-free). [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
