Pre group chat = party lines. In the 1980s, a bunch of Swedish teens used one to plan IRL meetup that went viral. Let Me Google That is sponsored by ⁠⁠Water Cooler Trivia⁠⁠! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

Research has shown that more daylight means MORE TIME FOR CRIME. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

January 24th is #NationalPeanutButterDay! On this week's episode find out why NASA’s peanuts & which U.S. coast prefers crunchy over smooth. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

You can sing a tipsy rendition of it with your friends tonight to ring in the #newyear but elsewhere in the world, Auld Lang Syne pops up at funerals and...closing time at your local watering hole. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

The tradition has worldwide appeal, but there's actually one generous dude who was *the* Secret Santa. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

Well, it's been another shitty year so it's probably fine that we didn't end up making Undecember, the 13th month of the year, a thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

Why is whispering not talking? Why do we whisper? Do non-humans whisper? Also: Here's The Magic School Bus episode referenced. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

The term “trigger warning” gets thrown around and mocked, but at the most basic level, it’s an attempt at self-preservation. But is there an opposing force to a trigger? That’s the idea behind “glimmers.” Additional reading: The blog post mentioned in this episode: The Nervous System, Triggers & Glimmers! More about the Polyvagal Theory. --- Suppor…

In September of 1859, The Carrington Event solar flare caused telegraph systems to literally shock their operators.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

In the context of America's opioid epidemic, you've probably been hearing a lot about Narcan. But the "miracle drug" isn't new. It's actually been around since the 1960s. So how does it work? And can anyone use it to save a life? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support…

25 years ago, the idea of live-streaming your child’s birth didn’t really exist—then TLC started airing a show called “A Baby Story.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

If you happened to catch the #perseidmeteorshower this week you have a specific and vaguely terrifying comet to thank!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

In the 1940s, researchers burned the hands of women in labor to try to come up with an objective way to measure pain. And yes, I did write a book and this was in it! (And yes, to answer your other question: I am ready to die because Gillian Anderson blurbed it) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/suppor…

Who do we have to thank (or blame?) for the mouth-staining marvel that is BLUE RASPBERRY? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

Eyelashes are in the growing phase of the hair cycle for about a month while head hair can be there for 6 years! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

From scripting to recording and editing, every part of this episode was made with AI. DEAR GOD WHAT HATH I WROUGHT?! Also, now you have to google Roko's Basilisk. Sorry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, sinking 2 days later. Over the next 87 days, millions of barrels of oil leaked into the ocean — the economic & environmental impact of which many are still reeling from today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support…