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Wash Your Towels and Sheets More Often, Immortality’s Math Problem, and Australia’s Pink Lakes


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Learn about the scientific reason why Australia has bubblegum pink lakes; why immortality is mathematically impossible; and how often you should wash your sheets, towels, and basically everything you own.

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:

  • Here's the Real Reason Why Australia Has Bubblegum Pink Lakes — https://curiosity.im/2sGc7Y1
  • Sorry, Immortality Is Mathematically Impossible — https://curiosity.im/2sAemf2
  • You Should Wash Your Sheets, Towels, and Basically Everything More Often — https://curiosity.im/2swPVPR

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/wash-your-towels-and-sheets-more-often-immortalitys-math-problem-and-australias-pink-lakes

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