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Thu. 12/21 - Ape Memory, Oldest Horse Saddle Found, Holiday Package Theft

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Society & Culture, Science, Tech News

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode - Ape memory – it may rival that of humans, the world’s oldest horse saddle is found in Mongolia and dates back millenia, and one parcel delivery service presents a solution to the rise in package theft around the holidays. That, plus this week in history looks back at the invention of an american classic – basketball Ape Memory (John Hopkins University) Package Theft (CBS News) (Fox Business) World's Oldest Saddle (Good News Network) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Want to give a special someone a gift they'll truly love this Valentine's Day?

0:04.8

Treat them to something that never goes out of style.

0:07.7

A beautiful bouquet of 12 red roses.

0:11.1

They're classic for a reason.

0:12.9

And all for just 15 pounds at Waitrose.

0:16.3

Selected lines and stores.

0:17.6

Subject to availability ends 14th of February.

0:20.4

Welcome to another edition of Cool Stuff Ride Home.

0:23.4

Marcus Path with you is always alongside Reggie Rizu on today's episode, Ape Memory.

0:29.7

It may rival that of humans.

0:31.5

The world's oldest horse saddle is found in Mongolia and dates back millennia.

0:37.1

And one parcel delivery service presents

0:39.7

a solution to the rise in package theft around the holidays.

0:43.8

That plus this week in history looks back at the invention of an American classic basketball.

0:49.5

Coming up on Cool Stuff Ride Home.

0:51.5

Well, they say an elephant never forgets.

0:54.3

And while that may be true, it appears the same can be said for apes.

0:58.4

A new study out of Johns Hopkins University found that apes recognize photos of groupmates

1:03.5

they haven't seen in more than 25 years and respond even more enthusiastically to pictures

1:10.0

of their friends.

1:11.1

The research was published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

1:15.2

and reportedly demonstrates the longest lasting social memory ever documented outside of humans,

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