Cheesy Mummies, Ant Farmers, When Superstitions Actually Help

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Laura Krantz returns to Weirdest Thing to talk about the power of superstitions. Plus, Laura Baisas explains ants literally farming, and Rachel talks about mummy cheese. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Links to Rachel's TikTok, Newsletter, Merch Store and More: https://linktr.ee/RachelFeltman Rachel now has a Patreon, too! Follow her for exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/RachelFeltman Link to Jess' Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jesscapricorn -- Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ Thanks to our Sponsors! Get Up to 50% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/WEIRDEST #honeylovepod Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://MINTMOBILE.com/weirdest Try VIIA! https://bit.ly/viiaweirdest and use code WEIRDEST! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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