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216: Parachuting Beavers216: Parachuting Beavers


June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

In 1948, Idaho Fish and Game got the bright idea to transport beavers into the back country with PARACHUTES. It was a wild and wacky

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215: James Madison & the 4 Letters215: James Madison & the 4 Letters


June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

It’s 1789 and the beginning of bureaucracy in the United States. James Madison is writing letters to smooth the path of George Washington’s disorganized congress.

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214: Sky Puppies214: Sky Puppies


June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

While baby Egyptian fruit bats start life getting carried around, once they get too heavy, their mothers leave them in a cave while they forage.

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213: Unexpected Origin of Roller Skates213: Unexpected Origin of Roller Skates


May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

The first roller skates were patented by John Joseph Merlin in 1760. He showed off his new fangled wheeled shoes with an epic entrance to

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212: Peanut Butter Diamonds212: Peanut Butter Diamonds


May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

With enough pressure and heat, just about anything with enough carbon in it could become a diamond. And thankfully for us, when a scientist was

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211: Eating Underwater211: Eating Underwater


May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

How do whales open their mouths to grab a mouthful of food without drowning?! Because it’s not just krill that goes in, but hundreds of

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210: Ancient Prosthetic Eye210: Ancient Prosthetic Eye


May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

In 2007, a woman’s 5,000 year old skeleton was found in Burnt City, Iran. She was at least six feet tall and had what researchers

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209: Detachable Tails209: Detachable Tails


May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

In cases of emergency, lizards pop off their tails to get away. Evolution made it possible for that tail to stay on when tugged but

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208: Thunderclappers208: Thunderclappers


April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

It wasn’t just fame and glory that inspired Lewis and Clark’s expedition across this great land. It took a “medication” so powerful that people would

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207: Cockroach Personalities207: Cockroach Personalities


April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Anything that scatters when you turn on the light…does it have a personality? Is the cockroach urge to run an indicator of a bold or

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196: Amy the Black Belt

195: Bag of Facts

194: Iris Sphincters

193: Navy Seals

192: Potholes

191: Brain Junk Winter Break

190: Beard Power

189: Disco Clams

188: Trash Parrots

187: Animal Buddy Cops

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