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This episode originally aired on 9/13/2019. New episodes coming soon. 

Learn about why scientists measured how hard babies kick in the womb; the difference in brain scans between people when they were reading a book versus listening to a podcast; and how long humans have thought farts were funny.

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

  • Scientists Have Measured How Hard Babies Kick in the Womb — https://curiosity.im/34wHJRA
  • Brain Scans of People Reading and Listening to Podcasts Look the Same — https://curiosity.im/2ZKeFCt


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