George Washington: Swamp Ghost Hunter, Cockroach Chocolate, Science Scams

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Popular Science

Science, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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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. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Links to Rachel's TikTok, Newsletter, Merch Store and More: https://linktr.ee/RachelFeltman Link to Jess' Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jesscapricorn -- Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: bit.ly/WeirdestThingILearnedThisWeek Check out Weirdest Thing on YouTube: bit.ly/WeirdestThingILearnedThisWeekYouTube If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: bit.ly/WeirdestThingILearnedThisWeek Thanks to our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/WEIRDEST and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:11.5	At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week.
1:16.5	And while most of the stuff we stumble across makes it into our articles,
1:20.1	we also find plenty of weird facts that we just keep around the office.
1:24.2	So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to the weirdest thing I learned this week
1:28.8	from the editors of Popular Science. I'm Rachel Feltman.
1:32.1	I'm Jess Bodie. And I'm Amanda Reed.
1:35.6	Amanda, welcome to the show.
1:38.1	Jess is very excited. I'm very excited.
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1:45.7	Amanda is my buddy from college. And now she works here with us at PopSci.
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