Wobbegong sharks ("wobbies") are also known as carpet sharks because they literally just chill on the ocean floor like a rug. A rug with an extremely powerful jaw, lurking in the shadows, waiting.

Ever wondered how coupons work? The whole cycle — from when you hand your $1 coupon to the cashier to when the store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer — takes about a month. So what happens to that little piece of paper?

Automated car washes are ubiquitous today but it wasn't long ago that so-called "car washes" were known simply as: YOUR BARE HANDS. Here's a brief history of how we mechanized the process.

Remember last summer when a bunch of sea pickles washed up on the coast of California? We do. (gif art by dissent.is on Instagram!) This episode features clips from the episodes on: giant pyrosomes, angel's glow bacteria, and sea pickles! Intro music made with Jukedeck.

A few quick updates, a listener question about podcast editing, and some nature ASMR lololol *Intro and outro music made with Jukedeck! http://jukedeck.com*

In 2011 researchers snapped these photos of a red-crested tree rat — which was pretty impressive considering the critter is EXTINCT. Now reclassified as critically endangered, we've only ever seen ~3. The last sighting was over a century ago.

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This is the story of how a '90s all-girl, parody, doo-wop band at CERN starred in the first photo uploaded to the World Wide Web.

Here's a ROOTY TOOTY FRESH 'N FRUITY® history of IHOB — the eatery formerly known, and forever in my heart known, as IHOP.

What's happened (or is happening or might happen) between Trump & Putin, between the U.S. & Russia, is unethical, illegal, and unprecedented — but here's the reason it's *not* treason.