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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Corpses Doing Yoga, The Loneliest Island, Biblical Quail Rhabdo

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Popular Science

Science, Education, Society & Culture

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The weirdest things we learned this week range from rhabdo, a potentially fatal medical condition first mentioned in the bible, to the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds?

0:06.0

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

0:18.0

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0:23.0

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1:04.0

At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week.

1:09.0

And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are a lot of other weird facts that we just keep around the office.

1:16.0

We've figured why not share those with you? Welcome to the weirdest thing I learned this week from the editors of Popular Science. I'm Rachel Fultman.

1:23.0

I'm Claire Malderilline, and I'm Sarah Trudeau.

1:25.0

On the weirdest thing I learned this week, we start out by each offering up a little tease of something we've picked up, either while reporting, reading other people's great reporting, editing, wasting time on Twitter, talking about weird stuff, etc.

1:40.0

And we decide which one we just absolutely have to hear more about first. And then once we've all had time to spin our little science yarns, we reconvene and decide what the weirdest thing we learned this week actually was.

1:52.0

And as always, if you agree or disagree with our verdicts, you should let us know on Twitter at WeirdestUnderscoreThing or hashtag WeirdestThingPod.

2:01.0

Sarah, why don't you go first with your teaser?

2:03.0

My fact this week is about the world's most remote inhabited island.

2:07.0

That's all I'm going to give you. Just lonely people.

2:11.0

Yeah, truly the loneliest people.

2:13.0

Claire, what about you?

2:15.0

All right, mine is about Rabdo Mylisis, which is a potentially life threatening condition that often results from overexercise however there is a particular food item that can also cause it, and it was first mentioned in the Bible.

2:27.0

What have I got?

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