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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Harry Styles’ Nipple Count, Frankenstein’s Mom-ster, Madame Tussaud’s Macabre Origins

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Popular Science

Science, Education, Society & Culture

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week, we've got the first half of our extra spooky Halloween live show! The weirdest things we learned ranged from a ship filled with a collection of wax heads to Harry Styles' surprising number of nipples. 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 in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! If you want to see us in your town, click here to take our listener survey! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses 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 Edited by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy --- 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

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0:57.5

Hey, we're Dose. It's Rachel. Just a heads up that the episode you're about to hear

1:05.8

will sound a little different because it's the first half of our Halloween live show,

1:11.2

which we held at caveat in New York City on Halloween.

1:14.8

Obviously, it was great. It was sold out as usual,

1:18.6

so we will definitely be doing another live show event very soon,

1:22.7

maybe even with space for more weirdos or in a place other than New York City.

1:26.8

If you'd like us to come to our near you and you have ideas about where we should do it,

1:30.5

please let us know. In fact,

1:32.2

if you'd like to help make a live show outside New York City happen sooner,

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