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Stuff You Missed in History Class

SYMHC Classics: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.223.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This 2018 episode covers Leeuwenhoek, who wasn't REALLY a scientist -- he had no formal training. But he made dozens of scientific discoveries. He's credited with discovering microscopic life in a variety of forms, using lenses he ground himself.

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0:00.0

And now for today's Roblox Winter Weather Alert,

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It is a winter wonderland.

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0:11.4

In State Farm neighborhood, you can compete in snowball fights,

0:14.3

grab a hot cocoa and cookies, and more.

0:16.5

There's also special events from your favorite artists and podcasters all month,

0:20.3

along with scavenger hunts, exclusive content, and unique items.

0:23.9

So enjoy the festive winter weather at I Heartland on Roblox.

0:27.7

Head to iHeartRadio.com slash I Heartland today.

0:57.7

Appl Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:27.7

Hello and happy Saturday.

1:34.7

In our unearthed episodes this week, we talked about Antony Van Leven,

1:39.2

Hooks, Microscopes, and Lenses.

1:41.7

It's been a bit since our episode on him came out.

1:44.7

That was back on March 12, 2018.

1:47.7

And it's a fun one, I think.

1:48.7

So I thought, let's have it as a Saturday classic.

1:51.7

Yep, still features one of my favorite words of all times, animal kules.

1:55.7

And after this episode came out, we got several emails about Tracy's recollection

2:00.7

of having a book as a child that used barnacle geese as an illustration

2:05.7

of the idea of spontaneous generation.

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