Let Me Google That

Happy Author's Day! How many books are there in the world? In 2010, Google tried to find out. With at least ~130 million books to choose from, there's *bound* to be something for everyone. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ahead of Halloween, let's learn all about banshees & the not-so-subtle art of keening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On the night of October 20, 1973 (a Saturday), a series of events unfolded that culminated in what became known as Watergate.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The interaction was discovered in a study where the juice was used to mask the taste of alcohol. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Humans crave intimacy . . . but not like, *too much* --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The most popular use of licorice is *not* for candy, though it can be dangerous if you eat enough of it. (ALSO: Sorry for the audio, I need a new pop screen for my mic!)  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the '80s researchers identified a new penguin…or did they? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In September of 1859, The Carrington Event solar flare caused telegraph systems to literally shock their operators. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

September is #FoodSafetyEducationMonth so let’s celebrate by remembering the men who volunteered to get food poisoning for science. #poisonsquad  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Turns out yellow school buses have quite a history. And only require seat belts in one state! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you have a bee allergy, the first time you get stung isn't dangerous but the second time sure as hell is. 🐝#worldhoneybeeday --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The #atomicbomb gave radiation a bad name, so scientists made "gamma gardens" a thing. ☢🌻 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

7UP wasn't just ANY lemon-lime soda, it wanted to be *the* lemon-lime soda. Adding lithium probably helped. As did the enduring mystique around its name. Oh, and the whole "upside down" thing in the early 2000s. . . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Eyelashes are in the growing phase of the hair cycle for about a month while head hair can be there for 6 years! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Apparently, the so-called Waffle House Index annoys the shit out of FEMA. #covid19 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Um, "Kick 'em Jenny" is the best name for an undersea volcano ever? 🌋 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Did you brew your coffee in a paper filter this morning? You have a fed-up German housewife named Melitta to thank for that! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

An artist named Howard Hallis has spent the last decade painting a massive picture of literally everything. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Actually, that weird not-quite-banana flavor isn't fake! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Why did we stop calling laundromats "washaterias?!" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Christmas devil! A yuletide bastard if there ever was on! It's KRAMPUS. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Also, wtf is ALLSPICE?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Step 1. Listen to today's episode on the physics of figure skating. Step 2. Use @disneyplus to watch Ice Princess (2005) Step 3. GO FOR THE GOLD 🥇⛸️ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Imagine buying a balloon that costs more than a house.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The phenomenon of "angel's glow"—a centuries-old mystery—was solved by...a group of high schoolers. 💅✨ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app