Let Me Google That

Fascinating fodder to fuel your next trip down a Wikihole. Brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia (watercoolertrivia.com). *Content Warning* Language, comic mischief, & weird stuff! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

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The Hedgehog Dilemma

Sunday Jun 09, 2024

Sunday Jun 09, 2024

Humans crave intimacy . . . but not like, *too much*
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Sunday Jun 02, 2024

The MBTI personality test wasn't designed to measure  aptitude—it actually measures *preference.* You might *prefer* introversion to experience the world, but that doesn't mean you're *incapable* or *lacking* extraverted qualities.
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Sunday May 26, 2024

Before you hit that #MemorialDayWeekend BBQ, make sure you know what the legal definition of a sandwich is! 
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Sunday May 19, 2024

Epidemiologists use statistics to track outbreaks. One important value to know is the R₀ — for measles, it's 12-18. Ebola is like ~1.5.
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Who Was Mother Goose?

Sunday May 12, 2024

Sunday May 12, 2024

Is the character of Mother Goose based on a real person? (Or a real goose?)
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Sunday May 05, 2024

Spoiler: Um, yeah. 
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Sunday Apr 28, 2024

It's #DNADay! Let's talk about a DNA structure that's *not* the classic double helix: the i-motif! Which kind of looks like a uterus. . .
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How Earth Was Named

Sunday Apr 21, 2024

Sunday Apr 21, 2024

It's "Earth" in English, but that's hardly the universal term. Each language has its own word for our home planet.
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License Plates

Sunday Apr 14, 2024

Sunday Apr 14, 2024

Call in with your best vanity plate idea!
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The Swedish Hotline Riots

Sunday Apr 07, 2024

Sunday Apr 07, 2024

Pre group chat = party lines. In the 1980s, a bunch of Swedish teens used one to plan IRL meetup that went viral.
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