Episode #694
News Items
- Himalayan Salt
- Drugs in your Supplements
- Fast Radio Bursts Update
- How Many Faces Do You Know
- The Surface of Europa
- Black Holes and Dark Matter
- The Latest IPCC Report on Climate Change
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
British spies in WWI used semen as invisible ink, giving rise to the phrase, ‘Every man his own stylo.’
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Item #2
Fiction
Henry VIII instituted a hair tax based on social standing, and failure to pay resulted in public head shaving.
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Item #3
Science
The 1831 London Bridge was purchased by an American and moved to Arizona.
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘It’s so important that we as skeptics and rationalists step up: when someone is in a bad place, it’s the responsibility of everyone who knows them – and even people who don’t know them – to watch their back. Because when I’m in that place myself, when I’m at my lowest ebb and feel as though reality offers no hope, I want there to be people who stop me walking – blinded by vulnerability – into an open manhole.’ - Michael Marshall