How Snails Work

In World War II, a secret department of British 'corkscrew thinkers' hatched a plan to use the cadaver of an unclaimed homeless man to turn the tide of the war in the Allies' favor. It worked. Listen to this classic episode as Josh and Chuck take you through the real life tale.Se ...  Show more

If you think the Golden Gate Bridge is named because of its color then you are wrong. That name proceeds the bridge by a long time. But that’s just one interesting fact about this amazing structure. Tune in today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On your marks, get set, GO! The Beanies get racing, chase speedy snails and learn some silly snail facts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Finally, Gastropod is tackling gastropods! In this episode, Cynthia visits one of America’s first and only snail farms. Though Gastropod is, as regular listeners know, a podcast about the science and history of all things gastronomical, we do share a name with Gastropoda, the tax ...  Show more

It's easy to take things for granted and assume we know all there is about them. But these two curious stories might just change your mind.

Humans are capable of so many things, but we're also incredibly easy to scare. These two stories illustrate just how curious that can be.

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