Ep. 79: This week I learned that crows make up after fights, and more

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Ep. 79: This week I learned that crows make up after fights, and more

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Dec 22, 2017

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Considerate crows | The Vatican's milky walls | When Iceland's women went on strike | Mountain-climbing madness

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Dec 22, 2017

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Your audio guide to the most fascinating and fun revelations, reports, and studies on the internet. Quick, concise, and infectiously entertaining, This Week I Learned promises to make learning fun again.

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Ep. 16: This week I learned dogs can tell time with their noses, and more: Dogs sense time through smell | The life-extending effects of humor | Easing regret through temperature | The pineapple's luxe history by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 11: This week I learned there’s a mathematically correct way to sort your socks, and more: Math helps with your laundry | The etymology of the slang word "lit" | The post office has a floating zip code | A low-carb diet will make you smell better by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 44: This week I learned United once offered men-only flights complete with 'manly' services, and more: Flying the 'club in the sky' | The evolution of expression | The Synalpheus pinkfloydi | The mystery of the 'Tsavo Two' by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 6: This week I learned you're charging your phone wrong, and more: Your phone battery is stressed | The most electrified place on Earth | The evolution of human speech | How a whale mourns by This Week I Learned
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Welcome to This Week I Learned!: Introducing a new podcast from The Week! by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 7: This week I learned why sleeping with the lights on is a terrible idea, and more: Artificial light at night | Cinnamon's brain-boosting powers | Humpback whales' altruism | The complicated history of doves at the Olympics by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 20: This week I learned elevator close-door buttons don’t do anything, and more: The uselessness of the elevator close-button | The most effective workout motivator | The confidence-boosting effects of disgust | Marijuana's influence on night vision by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 32: This week I learned ancient otters were terrifyingly huge, and more: Wolf-sized otters | How nicotine calms a schizophrenic brain | The real power of ritual | Where the Declaration of Independence safely sleeps by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 17: This week I learned your avocado is radioactive, and more: Everyday radiation | Embracing your middle name | The dark origins of the Nobel Prizes | The jiu jitsu-fighting suffragettes by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 8: This week I learned a massive solar storm nearly sparked a nuclear war, and more: A close call during the Cold War | The terrifying world of insect zombies | The life-extending benefits of reading | The first American woman to win gold by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 29: This week I learned how fake news can be good for your brain, and more: A benefit to fake news | Dinosaur eggs and doom | The perils of cotton swabs | Your filthy money by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 19: This week I learned stressful jobs can actually prolong your life, and more: What makes a stressful job healthy | Patient Zero's mistaken identity | A lost language's mark on the brain | Drought disrupts fall foliage by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 12: This week I learned why you should celebrate airline baggage fees, and more: Your bag shouldn't fly free | The sixth taste | Your cat wants to work | The love songs of coral fish by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 23: This week I learned 'ahoy' was nearly the universal telephone greeting, and more: The origins of the telephone greeting | The hijacking effects of eye contact | The other Gettysburg Address | The only government agency with a catchy theme song by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 14: This week I learned why turbulence isn’t as scary as it feels, and more: The science of turbulence | Pigeons can read! | The health benefits of fidgeting | Do big ears hear better? by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 26: This week I learned how to tell if a rat is smiling, and more: How rat smile | Is man-flu real? | How sleep hard-wires negative thoughts | Movie set snow of the 1940s by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 30: This week I learned your appendix might be useful after all, and more: Your hard-working appendix | Cramming for exercise | The end of the Megalodon shark | Baby talk and your dog by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 79: This week I learned that crows make up after fights, and more

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