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Wendy Zukerman from Gimlet's Science Vs. joins Weirdest Thing this week. The weirdest things we learned range from a man falling unconscious after taking too many placebo pills, to why the tomato's latin name means "wolf peach." Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
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Wendy Zukerman from Gimlet's Science Vs. joins Weirdest Thing this week. The weirdest things we learned range from a man falling unconscious after taking too many placebo pills, to why the tomato's latin name means "wolf peach." Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
Click here to learn more about all of our stories!
Click here to buy tickets for Weirdest Thing Live on June 14th!
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
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