Not So Random Facts

It has been a while, but I'm back and ready to share more random facts. And where better to start than with Marie Curie, one of the greatest scientists and humanitarians of the 20th century. The first female Nobel Prize winner and the first to win in two different categories, Marie Curie had to overcome authoritarian governments and cultural prejudice in her path to scientific discovery.

Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelv

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Many of us enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning, but most of us don't put much thought into how this beverage became so common place. 2.25 billion cups are consumed every single day, and coffee is actually one of the shapers of the modern world. So if our morning cup is so important, we figured it was worth a look at whether drinking all this coffee is actually a good thing.

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Zombies have taken over pop culture, but before you dismiss them as simply inventions of Hollywood, take a listen to this episode. As it turns out they may be more real than you think, as zombies crop up both in history and in nature.

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As someone who has been through abusive relationships and has seen too many friends stuck in the cycle of abuse, I decided to devote an episode to highlight Domestic Violence Awareness month. It's a terrible problem that plagues our society, and I hope that this episode can shed some light on issues of domestic violence and abuse. Trigger warning for anyone who has suffered through this in the past.

National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1−800−799−7233 or find them online at https://www.thehotline.org/
https://www.domesticshelters.org/

Theodore Roosevelt. Conservationist, trust buster, and bull moose. He may have started a war with Spain out of boredom and he certainly was never meant to be President, but he defined American politics for the first half of the 20th century. Here's a look back at what made this man so tough that not even a bullet could stop him from running for President.

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Inspired by my new nephew, I decided to make an episode about babies, and I was very interested to learn that the brains of newborn infants and the brains of people tripping on acid are remarkably similar. Not only that, but all babies might experience synethsesia, a phenomenon where they can see sound and hear colors. That's pretty far out.

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As I heard the news of lava flows destroying homes in Hawaii, it got me thinking ... what are the chances of a volcano erupting near me. And it turns out the answer was a bit scarier than I was anticipating. But as learn more about volcanoes the trepidation can turn to fascination as there is so much to learn about these geological features and this episode just scratches the surface.

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On this episode we review three facts that are spread around often but are totally untrue. Quacking ducks, Napoleon's height, and coins dropped from tall buildings all appear with just the right amount of science and history to disprove these myths.

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Plumb the depths of the ocean as we talk about one of nature's most fascinating creatures. And while this episode will give you plenty of reasons to be scared of sharks, the goal isn't to frighten you, but rather to bring attention to an incredibly important species in the ecosystem of the world's oceans. You're gonna need a bigger boat.

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Language is one of the most important developments of our species, it's what set us apart from all other animals and allowed for civilization to flourish. But if it's so essential, why are there so many different languages? Doesn't that make it harder for us to work together as a species? Well it turns out that of the over 7000 different languages in the world, there is only one word, one single word understood by everyone on the planet regardless of what language they speak.

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