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The Most Influential Film Ever, Your Memory on Riding A Bike, and Mistletoe’s Poisonous Roots

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Science

4.6963 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Learn what scientists say was the most influential film of all time; the special way riding a bike is stored in your memory; and the truth behind mistletoe, a Christmas tradition that’s actually a poisonous parasite.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

  • Scientists Have Determined the Most Influential Film of All Time
  • Riding a Bike Is Stored In Your Memory In a Special, Permanent Way
  • Mistletoe Is a Poisonous Parasite ... of Love?

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0:00.0

Hi, we've got three stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

0:05.5

I'm Cody Gough.

0:06.5

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

0:07.6

Today you learn what scientists say was the most influential film of all time.

0:11.8

The special way riding a bike is stored in your memory, and the truth behind a Christmas

0:16.1

tradition that's actually a poisonous parasite.

0:18.6

Let's satisfy some curiosity.

0:20.4

In a new study, scientists have determined the most influential film of all time.

0:25.0

Any guesses?

0:26.0

You know what it definitely isn't?

0:28.0

Santa with muscles.

0:29.0

Santa with muscles?

0:31.0

Yeah, that was a Hulk Hogan movie back in the 90s that my brother and I

0:36.2

rented. He loved it. It was a dark time in my in babysitting history. How do you know about a Hulk Hogan movie that I don't?

0:45.0

I don't know, my brother really liked Hulk Hogan growing up.

0:48.0

This is a strange inversion.

0:50.0

Did you at least watch Suburban Commando?

0:52.0

Probably.

0:53.7

I watched a lot of Hulk Hogan when I was little.

0:56.8

So I think I probably did see that.

0:58.0

Suburban Commando is Hulk Hogan and Christopher Lloyd.

1:00.9

Oh, wow.

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