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Anti-Hangover Pill, Perks of Whale Poop, Found Dino Tracks

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6935 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

A Swedish company has created a new anti-hangover pill that reduces the short-term effects of drinking, whale poop is helping our ocean’s ecosystems, and a recent drought in Texas revealed the footprints from a dinosaur over 100 million years ago.

Anti-Hangover Pill

Perks of Whale Poop

Found Dino Tracks

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0:00.0

Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.

0:08.4

Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate.

0:11.5

And I'm Kali. If you're dropping in for the first time,

0:13.8

welcome to Curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.

0:17.4

If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today we are going to learn about a new

0:21.6

anti-hangover pill, how whale poop can benefit our oceans

0:25.8

and recently discovered dinosaur tracks that were found in Texas.

0:29.3

Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. Callie, you know I don't really drink alcohol,

0:35.0

but I just read a story that I think a lot of our listeners who do drink will be glad to hear.

0:40.0

What, are you going to tell me they figured out how to magically prevent hangovers or something?

0:44.3

Well, actually, kind of, yeah.

0:46.5

What? A Swedish company has created an anti-hangover pill that they say can break down up to 70% of alcohol in your body in an hour.

0:55.0

It's called miracle.

0:57.0

This keeps the alcohol out of your bloodstream and lessens the effects of drinking.

1:01.0

Dude, 70%? That is a huge percentage.

1:04.7

Does reducing that much alcohol only reduce hangovers or does drinking feel different?

1:09.0

While some of the alcohol does still make it into your bloodstream, the reduced absorption will reduce the short-term effects of drinking

1:15.2

and the effects won't last as long. So you'll experience less anxiety that often accompanies

1:20.1

drinking and being hung over, but you'll also feel less drunk.

1:23.6

And the next day, potentially no hangover.

1:26.2

Okay, so this pill helps us absorb less of the alcohol we drink and that prevents the

1:30.4

hangover?

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