An Eternal Hug, Flea Jump Facts, Fitness Feedback Loops

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about an ancient couple found buried in an embrace, why it’s so darn hard to keep fleas off your beloved pets, and how your body’s natural chemistry can help you get a leg up on diet and exercise if you begin to build the habits.

They took “til death do you part” seriously.

“1,500-year-old burial in China holds lovers locked in eternal embrace” by Laura Geggel
- https://www.livescience.com/buried-lovers-embrace-china.html
“1,500-Year-Old Skeletons Found Locked in Embrace in Chinese Cemetery” by Livia Gershon
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1500-year-old-chinese-skeletons-found-locked-embrace-180978509/

Fleas won’t be making it to the Olympics

“How Do Fleas Jump?” by Kate Latham
- https://insectcop.net/how-do-fleas-jump/
“A Flea’s Fantastic Jump Takes More Than a Muscle” by Josh Cassidy
- https://www.kqed.org/science/1957872/a-fleas-fantastic-jump-takes-more-than-muscle

Exercising affects one’s cravings.

“Intense exercise while dieting may reduce cravings for fatty food” by Sara Zaske
- https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2022/04/21/intense-exercise-while-dieting-may-reduce-cravings-for-fatty-food/
“Acute high-intensity interval exercise attenuates incubation of craving for foods high in fat” by Georgia E. Kirkpatrick
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.23418
“Ubiquitous nutrients suppress appetite and promote movement” By Fabrio Bergamin
- https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/04/ubiquitous-nutrients-suppress-appetite-and-promote-movement.html

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:09.4	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:11.6	I'm Nate. And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time
0:14.8	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a loyal
0:19.3	listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about an ancient couple found buried in an embrace.
0:24.4	Why it's so darn hard to keep flees off your beloved pets and how your body's natural
0:28.8	chemistry can help you get a leg up on diet and exercise if you begin to build the habits.
0:33.2	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:36.2	Cali, you know how they say true love never dies?
0:39.3	Yes, like how my cat's Jack and Sally and I will be together forever.
0:43.2	I'd love to hear their thoughts on that plan.
0:45.6	But anyway, archaeologists may have uncovered a true life love story that lives up to the saying.
0:50.4	Ooh, where?
0:51.6	A town called D'Atong in the Shanxi province in northern China. After an ancient cemetery was uncovered during construction work, researchers found a couple buried together and locked in an embrace that dated back to over 1500 years ago.
1:04.7	Holy cow, that is commitment.
1:07.0	It turns out these two were very committed to each other.
1:10.0	The woman in the couple even had a metal ring on her left ring finger and some have theorized that it's possible she could have sacrificed herself to be buried with her husband.
1:17.5	What makes them unique is that they were discovered in an embrace, a complete first in the records of archaeology in China.
1:23.0	Oh, so romantic.
1:24.0	It really was.
1:25.0	So much so that the researchers decided to only partially excavate the couple's remains
1:30.0	so they could be fully displayed together.
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