Paige Dempster deeply rebutted Rachel Teichman this week. The pair explored themes such as extinction, war uniforms, and aquatic life. Join them on their deep-sea adventure!

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Sources

https://www.sea.museum/2020/01/16/ten-interesting-facts-about-sharks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliocene_climate

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/megalodon--the-truth-about-the-largest-shark-that-ever-lived.html

https://www.sharks-world.com/types_of_sharks/

https://www.sharksider.com/lemon-shark/

https://sharkwatchsa.com/en/blog/category/482/post/1206/white-shark-teeth-how-many/

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/greenland-shark-may-live-400-years-smashing-longevity-record

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/shark-facts-vs-shark-myths

https://www.stitchfix.com/men/blog/features/the-history-of-plaid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dress_Act_1746

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Do you pluck your eyebrows? Have you ever stolen a traffic cone? This week Rachel teaches Paige all about the evolutionary purposes of eyebrows and the history of traffic cones!

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• Sources
• https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-we-have-eyebrows#Whats-the-purpose-of-eyebrows?
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/frontalis-muscle#:~:text=It%20is%20important%20to%20remember,and%20skin%20of%20the%20forehead.
• https://www.trafficsafetystore.com/traffic-cones/history
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_cone#:~:text=Traffic%20cones%20were%20invented%20by,were%20damaged%20or%20undergoing%20repainting.

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It's time to get spicy and crispy this week, as Paige was the researcher. She taught Rachel what makes foods different kinds of spicy. Then, she rebutted the heck out of Rachel about leaves changing color and why that happens.

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Sources: 

https://www.wired.com/2010/09/why-does-spicy-food-taste-hot/#:~:text=It%20turns%20out%20that%20capsaicin,the%20presence%20of%20spicy%20stimuli.

https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/ss/slideshow-foods-hot-peppers-benefits

https://www.campdenbri.co.uk/blogs/measure-chilli-heat.php#:~:text=How%20is%20spiciness%20measured%3F,a%20function%20of%20capsaicin%20concentration.

https://scienceandfooducla.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/wasabi/

https://www.businessinsider.com/taste-receptors-in-testes-and-fertility-2013-7#:~:text=Recently%20researchers%20are%20finding%20them,the%20mouth%20to%20the%20anus.&text=Taste%20receptors%20have%20been%20found,and%20brain%2C%20the%20researchers%20said.

https://www.spiceography.com/too-much-wasabi/#:~:text=Add%20vinegar,get%20relief%20from%20the%20discomfort.

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/why-people-like-spicy-foods?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4

https://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/leaves/leaves.htm

https://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/leaves/leaves.htm#:~:text=But%20in%20the%20fall%2C%20because,part%20of%20their%20fall%20splendor.

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Back to normal episodes, we are celebrating CHANUKAH this week! That's right, happy Chanukah and happy onion-eating. Rachel researched this week, and Paige learned all about why Chanukah is celebrated the way it is in America and then learned some mind-blowing onion facts.

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• Sources
• https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hanukkah-american-style/
• https://theconversation.com/how-hanukkah-came-to-america-106426
• https://time.com/5747552/hanukkah-gifts-history/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_onion_soup#:~:text=The%20modern%20version%20of%20this,Grandjean%20Mouquin%20was%20the%20chef.

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In this very special episode, it is PAIGE'S BIRTHDAY! There is no research this episode, as we are both in finals mode. Enjoy our tradition of hanging out while doing homework in panic mode. (Don't worry, we did this remotely.) Wear your masks!

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Rachel Teichman was the researcher this week, and Paige Dempster was the guesser! Rachel taught all about phone booth stuffing and how it took over the year 1959. Then, Paige listed off traits of wolves.

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• Sources
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonebooth_stuffing
• https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/phone-booth-stuffing/
• https://rare.us/rare-life/telephone-booth-stuffing/
• https://childrens-books.lovetoknow.com/Kids_Wolf_Stories
• https://www.slaphappylarry.com/for-fans-of-wolves/

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Paige Dempster was the researcher this week, and Rachel Teichman was the guesser! Paiged told Rachel the history of cookies. Rachel knows how to say "cookies" in Spanish. Paige then explained why capitalism is evil.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_chip_cookie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_brownie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us

https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Cookie_Monster

https://www.caseyprinting.com/blog/2014/print/word-of-the-week-key

https://www.consumerreports.org/printers/why-is-printer-ink-so-expensive/

https://www.printerland.co.uk/blog/how-is-printer-ink-made

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Rachel Teichman was the researcher this week, and Paige Dempster was the guesser! Rachel quizzed Paige on the history of straws and why you shouldn't use chocolate chips in some applications. They could not agree on how many ends straws have.

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• Sources
• https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/article/history-of-the-straw
• http://www.eatingutensils.net/history-of-other-eating-utensils/drinking-straws-history/
• https://www.tastingtable.com/cook/national/chocolate-chips-versus-bars
• https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/types-of-baking-chocolate

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Paige Dempster was the researcher this week, and Rachel Teichman was the guesser! Paige rebutted Rachel to oblivion in this episode, and Rachel made up some fun theories about pandas. RIP Alex Trabek.

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IToO8mlYXzY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5-84rBp9M

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda

https://www.nature.com/news/how-the-panda-s-thumb-evolved-twice

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/red-panda

https://sciencing.com/how-seashells-formed-4923554.html

http://oceanica.cofc.edu/shells/mollusk.htm#:~:text=These%20two%20shells%20are%20attached,the%20muscles%20were%20once%20attached.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-are-seashells-created/

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2017/07/she-sells-seashells-and-mary-anning-metafolklore-with-a-twist

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Rachel Teichman was the researcher this week, and Paige Dempster was the guesser! Rachel rebutted Paige on the brain stem and the history of voting in the United States. You can figure out how to vote tomorrow in the 2020 presidential election by going to https://www.usa.gov/how-to-vote

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Sources

• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/headache/how-a-migraine-happens
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201
• https://medlineplus.gov/migraine.html
• https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/history-of-voting-in-america-timeline.pdf

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