Lost National Museum of Brazil Artifacts, Swimming After You Eat, and Weird U.S. State Laws
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2018
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Learn about what we lost in the blaze that destroyed the National Museum of Brazil; the myth that it’s dangerous to go swimming right after you eat; and some of the weirdest laws in U.S. states.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Brazil's National Museum Went Up in Flames This Weekend. Here's What's Left
- These Are the Strangest Laws in All 50 US States
Students at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro are collecting tourist photos of the National Museum of Brazil to help preserve what was lost. If you’ve been to the museum and you took photos, then you can send your pictures to thg.museo@gmail.com.
Sources for story on swimming after you eat:
- Is it true that it's unsafe for children to swim right after eating? | BabyCenter
- Will swimming less than an hour after eating bring on cramps? | Snopes
- Myth or Fact: Should You Wait to Swim After Eating? | Duke Health
- The Claim: Never Swim After Eating | New York Times
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, we've got two stories from Curiosity.com, and the answer to a question from a curious |
| 0:05.2 | listener like you to help you get smarter in just a few minutes. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Cody Gough. |
| 0:08.9 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:09.9 | Today, you'll learn about what we lost in the blaze that destroyed the National Museum of Brazil |
| 0:14.8 | and some of the weirdest laws in U.S. states. |
| 0:17.3 | We'll also dive into the belief that it's dangerous to go swimming right after you eat. |
| 0:21.2 | Let's set us have some curiosity. |
| 0:23.0 | Over the weekend, a massive fire destroyed the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil. |
| 0:28.4 | This is a huge loss for humanity, even if you don't live anywhere near Brazil. |
| 0:33.0 | Today we want to explain what was lost and what managed to survive. |
| 0:36.6 | And the cleanup is still going and it's going to be an ongoing thing for a while. |
| 0:40.0 | Sure, yeah, and some of these things are just what we expect to find once we're all done. |
| 0:44.0 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:45.0 | So some bad news, but hopefully the little good news at the end? |
| 0:48.0 | Yeah, not everything was lost, so that's the spoiler. |
| 0:51.0 | Yes. |
| 0:52.0 | The National Museum of Brazil held more than 20 million artifacts. |
| 0:56.4 | And according to the most recent estimates, as much as 90% of the entire collection is likely |
| 1:01.0 | destroyed beyond salvation. |
| 1:03.0 | Researchers and museum curators are still sorting through the wreckage, |
| 1:06.2 | and they've identified some iconic artifacts |
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