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The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

Obelisks: Tall and Sometimes Stinky

The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Kids & Family

4.52.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Episode 81: The Washington Monument is just one of many Obelisks in the world. Somehow several originals from Egypt have wound up all over the globe. And they inspired a stinky imitation in Australia, known as Thornton's Scent Bottle. The Washington Monument is the tallest, but it took DECADES for it to be completed - for a bunch of reasons. Don't forget to help out with our Survey - Here's the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/thepast. We really appreciate it! Thank you to our sponsor Kids’ Chemical Solutions and their chemistry comic book series filled with colorful characters and exciting storylines. Order now at www.kidschemicalsolutions.com Thanks HelloFresh! Go to hellofresh.com/pastandcurious50 and use code pastandcurious50 for 50% off plus free shipping!

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0:00.0

People like to give gifts. Some people like to give underwear. But perhaps my book, I see Lincoln's

0:09.2

underpants is a better option for someone you love. It's one size fits all, it's black and white

0:14.6

and red all over. And it never needs to be laundered. I see Lincoln's underpants, by me, Mix

0:20.9

Elevant is available now for anyone who is curious about the past, loves to learn and can appreciate

0:26.8

a laugh every now and then. Are you looking for a podcast that your whole family can enjoy that

0:37.2

asks the deep philosophical questions like, do trees fart? If you are, then you'll love tumble,

0:44.8

a science podcast for kids. I'm Lindsay. And I'm Marshall. Join us as we explore stories of science

0:50.7

discovery from butts to animals, dinosaurs, astronomy and everything in between. You'll love

0:56.6

these stories and you'll learn something new. Find and follow tumble science podcast for kids

1:02.0

wherever you get your podcasts or at sciencepodcastforkids.com.

1:06.0

You're listening to an air wave media podcast.

1:18.5

Hello everybody and welcome to the past and the curious. My name is Mix Elevant.

1:23.3

This is episode 81 and it's about some very tall things. The stories are about obelisks,

1:29.8

which you're going to learn about. So if you don't know what they are, that's okay.

1:33.6

I hope summer has been going well for you. It's been great here. It's been really busy.

1:39.2

It's my first summer as a parent with summer camp like things to do and that's really

1:45.1

hectic. I'm sure a lot of you parents could offer advice or just, you know, agree with the feelings

1:51.5

that I have because it's, it can be stressful, but it's fun. We had a great time, had a great year

1:56.0

and looking forward to more, looking forward to school starting to, it's all going to be great,

2:00.0

so I hope you're enjoying yourselves. I hope you enjoy this show.

2:03.6

Special shout out. There's a story in here with some big Australian ties. I know that there's

2:09.1

a lot of listeners in Australia. So hello to you and if you hadn't heard of Thornton's scent bottle,

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