Why Do We Say 'Close, But No Cigar'?

Since the early days of space exploration, some of NASA's greatest have pulled some great pranks. Learn about our favorites, from a smuggled sandwich to a space gorilla, in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/ridiculous-history-5-n ...  Show more

When you shiver, your fingers and toes go numb, or you get goosebumps in the cold, that's actually your body trying to keep you warm. Learn how it works -- and how you habituate to chilly temperatures over time -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://heal ...  Show more

How did factory workers in the 1920s pass the time while rolling cigars?  Chris is on a mission to prove his creative genius as he interviews a man from 1925 Florida who proves that the key to making the perfect Cuban cigar isn’t in the tobacco, it’s in the art of storytelling. S ...  Show more

Why is Neil trying to smoke a cigar in the studio? Learn an English expression about almost succeeding 

The Washington Post published an article revealing that the CIA secretly owned and operated an encryption company for decades. How did that happen and what does it mean? And what lessons should we learn from it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Saviez-vous qu'on fumait notre première cigarette à 14 ans et demi ? Saviez-vous qu'au bout de 48h d'arrêt on retrouvait le goût et l'odorat ? Voici 5 choses à savoir... sur le Tabac. Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d’informations.