Daily Knowledge Podcast
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Podcast Episode #243: Living Without a Head
In this episode, you're going to learn about the bizarre ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the bizarre tale of Mike the Headless Chicken, who went on living for a year and a half after his head got cut off, and how he managed this. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #242: The Truth About Who Invented the Fortune Cookie
In this episode, you're going to learn about who really ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about who really invented the fortune cookie, and if you thought it was the Chinese, or even Americans, you might want to give this one a listen. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #241: The Mushroom Cloud
In this episode, you're going to learn why it is ...
In this episode, you're going to learn why it is that nuclear explosions (and other phenomenon) produce a mushroom shaped cloud. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #240: The Real Moby Dick
In this episode, you're going to learn about the very ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the very real albino whale that destroyed or severely damaged numerous whaling vessels throughout its life, helping to inspire the classic work, Moby Dick. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #239: The Small Tweak That Saved Basketball
In this episode, you're going to learn about a very ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about a very minor tweak that took the failing sport of basketball and changed it into one of the more popular sports in the world. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #238: Smelling Rain
In this episode, you're going to learn what exactly causes ...
In this episode, you're going to learn what exactly causes the distinctive smell that occurs when it rains. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #237: Cliffs and Sweaty Palms
In this episode, you're going to learn why the palms ...
In this episode, you're going to learn why the palms of your hands get sweaty when you're standing at the edge of a cliff, or even just looking at a picture of such a thing, and how this type of sweating differs from normal sweating. [TRANSCRIPT] -
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Podcast Episode 236: A Tulip for a House
In this episode, you're going to learn about one of ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about one of the first ever major economic bubbles, Tulipmania. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #235: A Slave and the Freedom Statue
In this episode, you're going to learn about the creation ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the creation of the famous Freedom Statue, and the slave who was integral to its making. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #234: When Rome Burned
In this episode, you're going to learn the truth about ...
In this episode, you're going to learn the truth about whether Nero really "fiddled when Rome burned" and other interesting facts about Nero and the fire that (supposedly) ravaged the city. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
