Pink Eye Cause, Seven Year Itch, Andes Dance Floor
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2023
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Today, you’ll learn the truth about farts and pink eye, about studies showing the seven year itch might just be a thing, and about an ancient dance floor you could play like a drum.
Pink Eye Cause
- “Can You Get Pink Eye If Someone Farts on Your Pillow?” by Scott Frothingham. 2019.
- “The ultimate guide to pink eye.” by Amir Monzavi, OD. 2020.
Seven Year Itch
- “Does Infidelity Peak in the Seventh Year of Marriage?” by Justin J. Lehmiller Ph.D. 2023.
- “Sex.” Psychology Today. N.D.
- “Marriage.” Psychology Today. N.D.
- “The Seven Year Itch.” AFI Catalog. N.d.
Andes Dance Floor
- “Pre-Inca people stomped salutes to their thunder god on a special dance floor.” by Bruce Bower. 2023.
- “Ancient trumpets played eerie notes.” by Marissa Cevallos. 2010.
- “Pounding the ground for the thunder god: Sounding platforms in the Prehispanic Andes (CE1000-1532).” by Kevin Lane. 2023.
- “Cultural Accoustics.” Miriam A. Kolar, MFA, Ph.D. n.d.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:08.6 | Time flies when you learn super cool stuff. |
| 0:10.6 | I'm Nate. |
| 0:11.6 | And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time, |
| 0:13.5 | welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. |
| 0:17.2 | If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn the truth about |
| 0:20.7 | farts and pink-eye, About studies showing the seven-year itch might just be a thing, |
| 0:26.7 | and about an ancient dance floor you could play like a drum. |
| 0:30.1 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:33.0 | I have got some great news for every kid who's big brothers secretly dealt it on their pillow. |
| 0:39.0 | According to new research, you cannot get pink eye from farts. |
| 0:44.0 | Okay, well I guess that's a breath of fresh air. |
| 0:48.0 | I know right, what a relief. |
| 0:49.0 | Oh my gosh, okay, so first of all, someone actually researched this and second of all, I don't know if I actually believe you. I mean, |
| 0:58.0 | Bart's are just kind of like poopy vapors, right? And if I'm not mistaken, you actually can get pink guy from poop. |
| 1:05.5 | All right, to answer your first question, yes, someone did the research, but the findings aren't actually |
| 1:11.1 | all that, hmm explosive? Let's talk about pink-eye, otherwise known as |
| 1:15.9 | conjunctivitis. As anyone who has had it knows, I mean it really blows. |
| 1:21.2 | Okay, yeah, it is the worst. |
| 1:23.8 | I've never had it personally, but I've seen this |
| 1:25.8 | where someone will wake up |
| 1:27.4 | and their eyes are all crusted over. |
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