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Producer Jess Boddy talks about the science in Dark Souls’ swamps, Rachel explains cockroaches giving sexy gifts, and Amanda dishes on scientific scammers. Follow Rachel: Follow Jess: Listen anywhere! Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Google Podcasts: Stitcher: YouTube: About the show: On Weirdest Thing, we take the lofty, noble pursuit of science, and we strive to make…
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The Day We Made Frankenstein’s Monster
When Everett Knowles hitched a ride on a Boston train, he expected to make it home in a few minutes. But the result was the final leg of a medical history journey more than 30,000 years in the making when Eddy Knowles’ doctors turned tragedy into a medical miracle. The path from accident to surgery…
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The Astronaut Who Crashed In The Bathroom
When a 40-year old Ohio man named John fell in the bathroom and hit his head on the tub, no one expected it to change how the entire world approached space exploration. But John Glenn wasn’t just a business traveler in a hotel room, and the medical mystery that followed changed NASA and the space…
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The Futuristic Toy Moms HATED (Captain Power)
The 80s may have been the golden age for both toys and kids’ TV. He Man, Thundercats, GI Joe… it was the best time in history for action and action figures. Mattel had a grand idea to combine the two into one experience: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future would not only present…
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