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Cool Stuff Daily

Tues. 11/21 - A Promising Treatment for Parkinson's, An Extinct Species Reemerges, the TESLA Truck & The Legend of Zelda Anniversary

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode, a Parkinson's patient walks again thanks to new technology, a (supposedly) extinct mammal is rediscovered in Indonesia and TESLA's policy when purchasing its new truck Plus, a look at this day in history -- a video game edition. 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

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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 at Waitrose.

0:16.3

Selected lines and stores.

0:17.6

Subject to availability ends 14th of february once again welcome to another edition of the cool

0:33.5

stuff ride home podcast marcus pap and regizoo here, bringing you some of the more

0:38.2

interesting stories of the day. On today's episode, a new treatment for Parkinson's shows amazing

0:45.5

promise. Dogs once again show us why they're man's best friend. Plus, a species long thought

0:52.4

extinct shows its very much a live face to scientists.

0:56.8

And if you're considering the Tesla truck, be doubly certain you won't want to sell it within the first year.

1:02.8

All that, plus this day in history, a Zelda edition coming up on Cool Stuff Ride Home.

1:09.4

Not Extinct after all.

1:12.0

For a BBC news report, scientists have filmed an ancient egg-laying mammal for the first time,

1:18.9

proving it isn't extinct, as was previously feared.

1:22.9

Oxford University researchers recently led an expedition to Indonesia,

1:29.9

resulting in the recording of four three-second clips featuring the Attenborough Long Beaked Echidna, named after Sir David Attenborough,

1:37.4

the 97-year-old British biologist and broadcaster. Now, echidnas are spiky, furry creatures.

1:43.6

Think porcupine if you're looking for a body

1:46.0

type comparison, though they're only distantly related. They're thought to have emerged about 200

1:51.3

million years ago when dinosaurs roam the earth and possess a long beak-like nose reminiscent

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