This week we learn about a sex manual/midwifery book from 1684 and how the American Hippo Act forced two rivals from South Africa to come together for the greater good. A listener email explains why Pandas use horse manure to stay warm.

Episode Tabs:

When the Birds and the Bees Were Not Enough

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/when-the-birds-and-the-bees-were-not-enough-aristotle-s-masterpiece/

American Hippopotamus

https://magazine.atavist.com/american-hippopotamus/

Listener Tabs:

Why is Bern the Capital of Switzerland?

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/federal-city-_why-is-bern-the-capital-of-switzerland/44577476

Why Wild Giant Pandas Frequently Roll In Horse Manure

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2004640117

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