“It Was A Dark & Stormy Month" rises from its grave once more to deliver knowledge so good... it's scary!

Hank accidentally buried himself alive again, so we are once again joined by Deboki Chakravarti to learn about Earth's little buddy, the Moon! This one's guaranteed to have you howling!

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[Fact Off]

Coral reef spawning by moonlight

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-full-moon-just-triggered-one-of-the-largest-mass-spawning-events-of-2016

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071019093814.htm

https://www.science.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1145432

https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(03)00647-0

https://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef/corals/coral-reproduction

Earthshine on the Moon is less than before

https://gizmodo.com/earth-is-getting-dimmer-1847782399

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/weather/earth-dimming-climate/index.html

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930069

[Ask the Science Couch]

Moon drifting away from the Earth

https://public.nrao.edu/ask/why-is-the-moon-moving-away-from-the-earth-when-orbiting-black-holes-ultimately-collide/

https://public.nrao.edu/ask/what-happens-as-the-moon-moves-away-from-the-earth/

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/background/moon-influence/

http://www.iea.usp.br/en/news/when-a-day-lasted-only-four-hours

https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/11/28/3642932.htm

https://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/index.php

[Butt One More Thing]

Defecation collection devices on the Moon

https://history.nasa.gov/FINAL%20Catalogue%20of%20Manmade%20Material%20on%20the%20Moon.pdf

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/overview/

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