What Causes Coincidences & Where Did the Molecules In Your Body Come From?

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Science, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Somehow blue jeans, which are basically just work clothes, became this worldwide fashion staple, and have remained so for decades. How did that happen? This episode begins by discussing the origins of jeans and how they became such a big deal. Source: James Sullivan, author of Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon (https://amzn.to/2F0wyID) Do coincidences happen for a reason or are they just quirky random events? Why is it so hard to find a 4-leaf clover – or any other plant with 4 leaf clusters? Is there a better day to buy lottery tickets than another day? These are just some of the fascinating life questions tackled by Rob Eastaway, author of the book Why Do Buses Come in Threes?: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life (https://amzn.to/2FEWfib) Where do you come from and what are you made of? It appears we are made from recycled atoms that have come from parts of stars, dinosaurs and even other people. Science writer Brian Clegg author of the book What Do You Think You Are? The Science of What Makes You You (https://amzn.to/35TifRq) joins me to discuss the latest science about what goes in to making you what you are. And he explains how and why you are uniquely different from everybody and everything else in the universe. You probably know that laughing is good for you and crying is as well. In fact, laughing and crying are really very similar. Listen as I discuss the fine line between laughing and crying and the many benefits of both. https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/09/07/curious-behvaior-provine/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Zocdoc is the only FREE app that lets you find AND book doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance, are available when you need them and treat almost every condition under the sun! Go to https://Zocdoc.com/SYSK and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. For the first time in NetSuite’s 25 years as the #1 cloud financial system, you can defer payments of a FULL NetSuite implementation for six months! If you’ve been sizing NetSuite up to make the switch then you know this deal is unprecedented - no interest, no payments - take advantage of this special financing offer at https://NetSuite.com/SYSK ! The Dell Technologies’ Black Friday in July event has arrived with limited-quantity deals on top tech to power any passion. Save on select XPS PCs and more powered by the latest Intel® Core™ processors. Plus, get savings on select monitors and accessories, free shipping and monthly payment options with Dell Preferred Account. Save today by calling 877-ASK-DELL ! Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome. At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you’ve earned! See terms and check it out for yourself at https://Discover.com/match Keep American farming and enjoy the BEST grass-fed meat & lamb, pastured pork & chicken and wild caught-Alaskan salmon by going to https://MoinkBox.com/Yum RIGHT NOW and get a free gift with your first order! Let’s find “us” again by putting our phones down for five. Five days, five hours, even five minutes. Join U.S. Cellular in the Phones Down For Five challenge! Find out more at https://USCellular.com/findus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, how did blue jeans become so fashionable and iconic
0:08.6	all around the world?
0:10.7	Then coincidences.
0:11.7	Do they happen for a reason or are they trying to tell us something?
0:16.1	We love the romance of coincidences, but they are bound to happen and it would always
0:20.6	be an amazing coincidence if you went for 10, 15, 20 years and nothing really free here
0:26.0	amazing happened to you in that time because something somewhere is destined to happen.
0:31.7	Also, what's the difference between laughing and crying?
0:35.8	Not much.
0:36.8	And what makes you you?
0:38.8	The atoms and molecules you're made from, where did they come from?
0:42.6	There are atoms in your body that were once in dinosaurs in pretty well any living thing
0:46.5	you'd think of and they've eventually ended up in your body.
0:50.5	It's about a 10-year cycle, pretty well all of the atoms in your body will have replaced
0:54.1	in the last 10 years or so.
0:55.9	Tell this today on something you should know.
1:01.6	Many times I've talked about how much I love to cook and how I like family dinners at
1:06.2	home, which is why I love Hello Fresh.
1:10.2	I know you've heard of Hello Fresh, it's that service where you get farm, fresh, pre-portioned
1:15.1	ingredients and great seasonal recipes delivered right to your door and it makes cooking and
1:21.3	eating at home easy, fun and delicious.
1:25.4	Now if you've never tried Hello Fresh before, this is the time to try it.
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