The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.For advertising opportunities please email [email protected] We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy
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Episodes (232)
The Greatest Con in Mushroom History, Secret Weapon: Normal Dogs, a Bee's Benis
Jul 15, 2026
Fallout Shelter Fads, The Library of Cocaine, Mosquito Nepobaby
Jul 1, 2026
Creativity is Crumbling, Sarcophagus Juice Sourdough, Mycelium Mutual Aid
Jun 17, 2026
Marie Antoinette Wearing Braces, Secret Immortal Cells, Chasing the Tooth Worm
Jun 3, 2026
We Did it Joe (Pilates), They Did Surgery on a Cocaine Hippo, Steinbeck Digs Deep (Literally)
May 20, 2026
A Musical Secret Weapon, Low Cortisol Beakmaxxing, Roller Coaster Science
May 6, 2026
Cannibal Caribou, Charming Worms, Strawberry-Flavored Neutrinos
Apr 22, 2026
REVISITING Naked Founding Fathers, Jalapeño Thumb, Counting Vampires
Apr 8, 2026
Killer Demon Core, Victorian Theater-Kid Ghosts, Louis Pasteur's Secrets
Mar 25, 2026
REVISITING Art Crime Doesn't Pay, Canines Cooking Meat, Eggs Gone Wrong
Mar 11, 2026
Atomic Priesthood, Space Smells Like Beef, the Power of Pee Fuel
Feb 25, 2026
REVISITING Olympic Weirdness: Barefoot Marathons, Medals for Artwork, Pistol Dueling
Feb 11, 2026
Beaver Skull Obsession, Aussie Widowmakers, Koalas Eating $#!%
Jan 28, 2026
Bat-Devouring Rodents, Penguin Retirement Home, Chicago "Rat" Hole
Dec 17, 2025
Vintage Antivaxxers, Horror Flick Psychology, Robin-Eating Bats
Dec 3, 2025
Footless Goose Murder, Sex in Space, Viking Sicko Mode, Sports Bra Tech
Nov 19, 2025
Check it out: 'Ask Us Anything' from Popular Science. On this episode, GOOSEBUMPS
Nov 12, 2025
What Rats are REALLY Saying, Cosmic Caffeine, Lamarck was RIGHT?!
Nov 5, 2025
Ant Yogurt, Bunny Horns, Deadly Feather Fashion
Oct 22, 2025
Check out: On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti from WBUR!
Oct 15, 2025
Drunk Monkeys, Heroic Rats, Forehead Teeth
Oct 8, 2025
Skateboard Archeology, Dire Wolf Bones, The Great Fear
Sep 24, 2025
Airborne Butt Cam, Snake Panic, Oops! All Cloacas
Sep 10, 2025
Thank Your Local Horse, OG Canners, Busting Bird Gender Norms
Aug 27, 2025
Medical Butt Chugging, Ancient Ice Cream Pyramids, "The Thing" but Midwestern
Aug 13, 2025
Bette Midler and the Salamander, How Marathon Swimmers Pee, D+D is Good for Your Brain
Jul 30, 2025
The Bone Collector, Threads of God, Cloacal Chamber
Jul 16, 2025
A New Green, THIS IS MY EVEREST, Chickens Influencing Cats
Jul 2, 2025
Horny Bugs, Women are Stronger Than Men, Evil Monkey Backpack Trends
Jun 18, 2025
Masochistic Trees, Lean Mean Sex Machines, Ancient Doodles
Jun 4, 2025
The Piss Current, Mucking Up Space, a Cocky Legend
May 21, 2025
Time Balls, Bug Culture, Traffic Mimes
May 7, 2025
Rat Sommeliers, Pneumatic Tube Flirting, Why Periods Hurt
Apr 23, 2025
The Poison King, the Seismic DONK, Contagious Peeing
Apr 9, 2025
Space Squirrels, the Most Beautiful Youth, Glass Brains
Mar 26, 2025
Roman Water Fights, Pet Squirrels, Perpetual Pre-Singing
Mar 12, 2025
Surfing Bats, Deep Sea Bologna, Environmental Trolley Problem
Feb 26, 2025
Hockey English, Lasagna Power, How to Find the Light
Feb 12, 2025
Poodle Sled Dogs, Why Orange Cats Are "Like That," Seal Nose Anatomy
Jan 29, 2025
Catch Weirdest Thing LIVE on February 8 – Listen for a special promo code!
Jan 22, 2025
Orca Fashion, Cookie Cannibalism, BEAR ATTACK!!
Dec 18, 2024
Elephant Pranks, Ghost Armies, Would You Still Love Me If I Was A Silkworm
Dec 4, 2024
Casting Smell Spells, the Quantum Slap, the Boniest Jigsaw Puzzle
Nov 20, 2024
Introducing What It's Like To Be with Dan Heath
Nov 19, 2024
Cheesy Mummies, Ant Farmers, When Superstitions Actually Help
Nov 6, 2024
Old Bay's Secret History, Midwestern Hells, Mad Gasser of Mattoon
Oct 23, 2024
Why Hammerheads are "Like That," Cartoon Crush Psychology, Entering the Vulture Dimension
Oct 9, 2024
Secrets in a Silk Dress, Mice Afraid of Men, Crawfish Clone Overlords
Sep 25, 2024
Literal Treasure You Can Hunt For Right Now, A Nuanced Blue, Manhattants
Sep 11, 2024
The Forbidden Experiment, Too Annoying To Die, Bonny Clabber
Aug 28, 2024