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Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate.

And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time,

welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a

loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about painkillers made from

pine trees, a creature that spits out its

old cells and how the power of positive thinking might not be all that powerful.

Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.

When you get a headache, do you ever think about reaching out for a little bottle of crude oil?

I can honestly say that has never crossed my mind.

Okay, well, if you've ever used ibuprofen

you are actually relying on crude oil to cure your aches and pains. No way, really?

Yeah, not many folks know that many drugs that we use every day are actually made using chemicals derived from crude oil.

And that is a huge problem.

Yeah, I mean, how can we limit our use of fossil fuels if we don't even know that they're in products we're using every day.

I'm hoping you're going to give me some good news.

You know me too well.

Scientists from the University of Bath in the UK have figured out a way to create ibuprofen and a cede-menophon using a very unlikely source.

Pine trees.

Well, I always do say nothing makes me feel better than a walk in the woods.

I know, right?

They were able to convert a biorenewable component of

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