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In each episode you'll discover weird and surprising facts that will make you say, "Wow, really?!" Each episode provides cool things to share with family and friends. They will think you're brilliant!
What Music Wards Off Mosquitoes, How Your DNA Connects You to All Living Things, and More
Weird and Surprising Facts
9 minutes
2 years ago
What Music Wards Off Mosquitoes, How Your DNA Connects You to All Living Things, and More
In this episode you discover:
* How you're related to every other living organism through your DNA; * How many times a year your heart beats and the number one indicator of heart health; * The specific kind of music that wards off mosquitoes; * How many licks on average it takes to eat one scoop of ice cream on a cone; and, More weird and surprising facts for fun and entertainment. ---
Resources and references:
"What Does It Mean to be Human?"; https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics “How a healthy heart works”; Link: https://www.heartandstroke.ca/heart-disease/what-is-heart-disease/how-a-healthy-heart-works
“Dance music deters mosquitoes, and hip-hop gives cheese a fruity flavor” Link: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biochemistry/Dance-music-deters-mosquitoes-hip/97/i15
“Pinocchio”. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio and “'Pinocchio effect' confirmed: When you lie, your nose temperature rises” Science News: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203081834.htm
“It takes about 50 licks to devour one scoop” Link: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2004/08/06/it-takes-about-50-licks/50248703007/ ---
Host and show info:
Stephen Carter, host. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com. Show website: https://WeirdAndSurprisingFacts.com. Other shows: https://StressReliefRadio.com. ---
Technical info:
Recorded with Garage Band. Edits with Twisted Wave. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: BY ---
Key words:
DNA, Mosquitoes, Ice Cream, Pinnochio Effect, ---
Weird and Surprising Facts
In each episode you'll discover weird and surprising facts that will make you say, "Wow, really?!" Each episode provides cool things to share with family and friends. They will think you're brilliant!
