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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Popular Science

Society & Culture, Science, Education

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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SEASON 5 IS HERE! The weirdest things we learned this week range from REAL ectoplasm to how many licks it (allegedly) takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. 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! Click here to follow our sibling podcast, Ask Us Anything! Follow our team on Twitter! Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ Season 5 of The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week was recorded using the Shure MV7 podcast kit. The kit includes a Manfrotto PIXI mini tripod, so everything you need to get recording straight away is included—that’s super-helpful if you’re a creator who’s buying their first mic set up. Check it out at www.shure.com/popsci. --- 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	This is Orlando.
0:02.0	The theme park capital of the world.
0:06.0	A holiday here always sounds good, right?
0:09.0	But with top-class eateries of every flavour
0:12.0	from the best burger to Michelin dining,
0:15.0	trust us.
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0:23.0	and discover the best of Orlando.
0:25.0	At your local store on the phone or at Virgin Holidays.co.uk.
0:30.0	Ah, the sound of spring cleaning.
0:34.0	Steam clean your way to brighter bathrooms
0:37.0	and sparkling kitchens with the carcass steam cleaner.
0:40.0	You'll be done before you know it,
0:42.0	with more time to pitch your feet up.
0:45.0	Find your carcass steam cleaner at
0:47.0	www.carcher.co.uk or a carcass retailer.
0:54.0	At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of
0:57.0	science and heck stories every week.
0:59.0	And while most of the stuff we stumble across
1:01.0	makes it into our articles,
1:03.0	we also find plenty of weird facts that we just keep around the office.
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