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Turtles breathe in a very peculiar way, nut butter makes a mess, bacteria get crushed, and Arik goes on a quest for carbonation. Turtles breathing through their butts The potential future of butt-breathing Some specific examples of High Pressure Processing on YouTube Fun Fact ep. 1 on the dairy cartel Ripple brand pea milk

Allen attempts to throw things into a volcano, Arik attempts to clean his dishes, and hippos attempt to get around. The volcanoes Kīlauea and Nyiragongo A GoPro in a dishwasher A GoPro that falls from a plane and gets blanked by a blank Hippos walking – not swimming – under water

We have a bridge to sell you, as do renaissance philosophers, before we discuss some life forms that earth has an unreasonable number of. In the post show, Allen finally gets an EV. For You, Half Price – the NYT on George C. Parker’s schemes Kurzgesagt on the world war of ants Preformationism The messed up drawing of tiny grown adults in a sperm , as drawn in 1695 ) A nice example of a Hyundai Ion...

Allen lays out a wine scheme, Christa Mrgan explains the wonders of temporal resolution, Allen checks in on creatures’ dangerousness, and we learn a couple things about George Orwell. How Wine Bricks Saved The U.S. Wine Industry Vine-Glo The Flicker fusion threshold Spider deaths in Australia George Orwell The Emperor’s New Groove

Allen shares some puzzling genetics, Arik shares some puzzling puzzles, we go back to the ’90s, and forward to the ’30s. There is no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) The fascinating graph of plant evolution The Time Everyone “Corrected” the World’s Smartest Woman The Potato paradox ATP 464 , featuring a post-show on reducing our consumption of animal products Fun Fact 20: Lil Nas 10 Y2K22 b...

Romans hunt for spies, retailers participate in a scheme, Arik and Allen get a bit off track. Okay, a lot off track. Two Spies on iOS The Byzantine Empire Minimum Advertised Price Industry Baby

Allen explains a special thread, Arik brings us to the French Revolution, Allen dishes on spamming tools, and we continue to not work at Facebook. Two examples of vented bottle threads A post explaining the threads The Surprising Origins of Left and Right in Politics Bill Murray’s Genius Champagne in Ice Hack (supposedly) Prevents Hangovers Some Bundestag drama on Instagram Facebook’s infamous “co...

Arik and Allen go back to some some choice facts, after having a vegan experience. Lil Nas is still on top, chickens are still spreading germs, and the ultimate nutrition label is still to be realized. Ep. 13: 40 Cans of Fake Pea Mayo , featuring the Impossible Burger’s ingredients All Consuming’s 100-point scale Ep. 20: Lil Nas 10 , featuring newcomer Lil Nas X Ep. 48: Little Flame Throwers , fea...

Allen drops the bass, Arik forecasts the weather, Allen is a bodybuilder, and Tesla concocts a scheme. After the Fact: trying not to pre-order a car. That bass Probability of precipitation - Wikipedia What Does Probability of Precipitation Mean? Weather 101: What does a 30% chance of rain really mean? What Does Probability of Precipitation Mean? The VW ID.4 and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 Motor Trend: The...

Arik and Allen wash cars, wash eggs, microwave lasagna, and anger math teachers. The jpoc guide to washing your car in Germany German laws: 6 surprising things that are forbidden in Germany Engineerguy’s explainer: How a Microwave Works Why Europeans Don’t Refrigerate Eggs New Scientist: US should vaccinate poultry to stop killer salmonella 101 English Stack Exchange: How do you correctly say larg...

Arik gets paradoxical, Allen goes deeper on runways, Arik considers raccoons, and Allen struggles with Instagram. Polar drift Coastline paradox Planck length Lewis Fry Richardson Fractal GIFs How pilots land Why Raccoons Didn’t Cut It as Lab Rats Raccoon Rascal the Raccoon The Thanksgiving Raccoon That Became a Presidential Pet

Allen teaches Arik how to land a plane, Arik recaps the legal battle of the century, and we consider some alternative milk. Runway numbering SFO runway map Iceland is suing Iceland Iceland (supermarket) - Wikipedia The All Consuming show Pig milk Pule cheese Why don’t we drink other animals’ milk? The Impossible Burger episode of Fun Fact

Arik is whelmed, Allen highlights some classic cars, and centuries of engineers almost whelm a classic. The History of English ep 145 Whelmed Classic car rules by state The 1997 Toyota Prius The 2007 CRV’s weird back window The Concept Car-like Ioniq 5 The Leaning Tower of Pisa Italian government asks for suggestions for how to fix Leaning Tower of Pisa

Allen tells a story of accidental evolution, Arik reassures 1930s New York, Allen accidentally learns about pearling, and Arik explains how the sun heats things. The July 1930 issue of The New Yorker The Chrysler Building Bedrock and Midtown Vavilovian mimicry Why it’s colder on a mountain Prolate spheroids Pearling, not the wikipedia page about body modification, but rather a very nice page from...

Arik reviews the Autobahn, Allen discusses drag, Arik informs us how to get into the NBA, and ye get some followup. Autobahn Sweden’s Vision Zero Drag coefficient F1 Drive to Survive What Percentage of 7 Footers are in the NBA?

Allen discusses handling whisky and plutonium, Arik discusses how to name islands and escape prison, and we touch on our electric wagon quest. Crystalware Dirty bomb Iceland The Sagas of Icelanders Naddodd Garðar Svavarsson Hrafna-Flóki_Vilgerðarson Erik the Red Prison Escape Prison Escape is Legal Prison Break in Germany Episode 18: Probably a Scheme 432 Park Avenue’s noise leaks and cracks The V...

Arik takes a second look at “ye”, Allen investigates a Sonic-related coverup, and we review an accent that doesn’t exist. After the Fact: hypocrisy and synergy. Ye olde Old English Latin alphabet Anglo-Saxon runes Ultima Underground Thorn Old English writing Up Up Down Down Two Spies Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic 3’s Carnival Night Zone music Analogue Poorly drawn Sanic Is There a Place in America Wh...

Allen discovers woods, Arik transports us back to the olde tymes, and we do not start a Patreon. Hardwoods vs. softwoods The Canada-US softwood lumber dispute The Canada-US border dispute video English orthography The Great Vowel Shift The podcast series on the Great Vowel Shift

Cough medicine is a surprisingly bad idea, medieval monks get surprisingly saucy, and mundane terms have surprising origins. Cough medicine Throat lozenge Why it’s a really good thing cough medicine doesn’t work Knights vs. Snails The Snail in Gothic Marginal Warfare A defecating monk is chastised by a naked cleric Knights & Snails app List of eponyms General Ambrose Burnside Guy Fawkes vs Che...

Allen surveys a straw hat snarl, Arik examines the electoral college’s errors, and we finish with some feline followup. The Straw Hat Riot The etiquette of straw cowboy hats City has Wild Night of Straw Hat Riots , New York Times The Electoral College The Appointment of 2020 Electors Why Was the Electoral College Created? The 12th Amendment Can the President and VP be from the same state? The Thre...

Allen revisits big felines, Arik catalogues well-armed historical figures, and Allen cares way too much about electric trunks. Francis Crowley The Famed Crowley shootout photo The Short Life of Two-Gun Crowley Two-Gun Cohen Two Guns White Calf , Two Gun Pete , Two Gun Law , Two-Gun Caballero , The Two-Gun Man , Two-Gun Betty , Two-Gun Man from Harlem , Two-Gun Kid , James Vincenzo Capone CGP Grey’...

Allen attempts to pitch a miniseries, Arik attempts to explain calendars, and a Spaniard attempts to become a spy. Historicity of Jesus Juan Pujol García The Ultra programme The Ethiopian calendar The current year in various calendars Chinese calendar numbering Why the Ethiopian calendar is behind Adoption of the Gregorian calendar The Illuminatus! Trilogy

Astronauts make stuff to breathe, Europeans plunder stuff to sell, Australians and New Zealanders have a cute animal showdown. The ISS Life Support Cycle Nubian pyramids The Treasure of Queen Amanishakheto A kiwi and a platypus The X from Outer Space

Whiteness is a construct, emoji are problematic, history is racist, and Black and indigenous lives matter. White people Scientific racism Definitions of whiteness in the United States Emoji skin tone modifiers White People Don’t Use White Emoji The Problem with Skin Tone Emoji Code Switch: White skin, black emoji Black Lives Matter

Video calls are a problem, the universe is mind-boggling, a preacher defies expectations, and we receive formal titles. Quasars A totally badass rendering of a quasar How New Westminster Lost the Capital Fun Fact 13, featuring the Victoria Day celebration in New Westminster The Public Universal Friend How Point Roberts is the safest place List of courtesy titles in the peerages of Britain and Irel...