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Is Microwave Popcorn Dangerous?
There used to be safety concerns about some compounds used to flavor popcorn (diacetyl) and to grease-proof microwaveable bags (PFCs). They're mostly…
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How Are Sharks Born?
Sharks can be hatched from eggs, born live, or hatched in the womb and then born live -- if their siblings don't eat them first. Learn about shark re…
2 years, 9 months ago
Why Do We Say 'Close, But No Cigar'?
When we mean that someone has not quite succeeded, what do cigars have to do with it? Learn the carnival roots of this idiom in today's episode of Br…
2 years, 9 months ago
Introducing: Nothing Much Happens: Bedtime stories to help you
Having trouble sleeping? Join Yoga and meditation teacher Kathryn Nicolai for bedtime stories where nothing much happens to help you relax and sleep …
2 years, 9 months ago
BrainStuff Classics: Can Used Books Spread Germs?
Libraries are bastions of knowledge -- but are they also bastions of germs? Short answer: Nope! For the long answer, tune in to this classic episode …
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BrainStuff Classics: Would Psychic Powers Really Cause Nosebleeds?
You've seen the trope: a character strains their psychic powers and gets a nosebleed to show for it. But would this actually happen if psychic powers…
2 years, 9 months ago
How Can You Tell Ravens and Crows Apart?
Ravens and crows are both large black birds with mythic reputations, but they're easy to tell apart once you know the differences between them. Learn…
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Where Do Royalty's Nannies Get Their Training?
British royals and lots of the world's other prominent families hire their nannies out of one century-old school: Norland College. Learn how it works…
2 years, 9 months ago
How Common Is Male Breast Cancer?
Although it's much more common in women, men get breast cancer, too -- it's not abnormal because we're all mammals, and we all have some amount of br…
2 years, 9 months ago
Where Did the 'Don't Tread on Me' Flag Come From?
The Gadsden flag -- with its coiled rattlesnake on a bright yellow field and the words 'don't tread on me' -- has symbolic roots stretching back befo…
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