Ep. 19: This week I learned stressful jobs can actually prolong your life, and more

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Ep. 19: This week I learned stressful jobs can actually prolong your life, and more

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Oct 28, 2016

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What makes a stressful job healthy | Patient Zero's mistaken identity | A lost language's mark on the brain | Drought disrupts fall foliage

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Oct 28, 2016

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Your audio guide to the most fascinating and fun revelations, reports, and studies on the internet. Quick, concise, and infectiously entertaining, This Week I Learned promises to make learning fun again.

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Ep. 1: This week I learned that parts of our body come back to life after we die, and more: Fun and interesting facts from around the web by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 19: This week I learned stressful jobs can actually prolong your life, and more: What makes a stressful job healthy | Patient Zero's mistaken identity | A lost language's mark on the brain | Drought disrupts fall foliage by This Week I Learned
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Welcome to This Week I Learned!: Introducing a new podcast from The Week! by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 7: This week I learned why sleeping with the lights on is a terrible idea, and more: Artificial light at night | Cinnamon's brain-boosting powers | Humpback whales' altruism | The complicated history of doves at the Olympics by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 4: This week I learned eating more fruits and veggies makes you happier immediately, and more: Fun and interesting facts from around the web by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 18: This week I learned fish have accents, and more: The particular sadness of fish dialects | Relieve an itch with trickery | Don't refrigerate tomatoes | The Donald Trump of the 1800s by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 21: This week I learned there's a bright side to the gripping fear of death, and more: A fear of death is good for you | Stop washing your office coffee mug | The science behind a lump in your throat | The envious work-life balance of medieval peasants by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 5: This week I learned why people in old movies talk weird, and more: Fun and interesting facts from around the web by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 12: This week I learned why you should celebrate airline baggage fees, and more: Your bag shouldn't fly free | The sixth taste | Your cat wants to work | The love songs of coral fish by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 9: This week I learned just thinking about exercising improves your fitness, and more: The power of motor imagery | Taxing Olympic medals | Your brain's feel-good response to rejection | The dark history of the American flag salute by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 8: This week I learned a massive solar storm nearly sparked a nuclear war, and more: A close call during the Cold War | The terrifying world of insect zombies | The life-extending benefits of reading | The first American woman to win gold by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 15: This week I learned your dog may be smarter than your kid, and more: Dogs are practical learners | Good news for acne sufferers | The health boosts of a happy spouse | Pureed pumpkin is a lie by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 3: This week I learned that we think with our hands, and more: Fun and interesting facts from around the web by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 11: This week I learned there’s a mathematically correct way to sort your socks, and more: Math helps with your laundry | The etymology of the slang word "lit" | The post office has a floating zip code | A low-carb diet will make you smell better by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 24: This week I learned your brain doesn't know the difference between feeling high and feeling spiritual, and more: Your brain on God | The complex memory of dogs | Spider daddy issues | The rule of re-freezing food by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 20: This week I learned elevator close-door buttons don’t do anything, and more: The uselessness of the elevator close-button | The most effective workout motivator | The confidence-boosting effects of disgust | Marijuana's influence on night vision by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 14: This week I learned why turbulence isn’t as scary as it feels, and more: The science of turbulence | Pigeons can read! | The health benefits of fidgeting | Do big ears hear better? by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 23: This week I learned 'ahoy' was nearly the universal telephone greeting, and more: The origins of the telephone greeting | The hijacking effects of eye contact | The other Gettysburg Address | The only government agency with a catchy theme song by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 13: This week I learned binge watching TV is good for your relationship, and more: Binge watching as couples therapy | You're imagining your nicotine addiction | Why paper cuts hurt so much | The sartorial defense against snakebites by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 35: This week I learned honeybees say 'oops' when they're startled, and more: Decoding clumsy bees | Your morning cup of memory boost | Goat BFFs | Panda diplomacy by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 33: This week I learned dogs dig reggae, and more: Music fit for a dog | A plant's smelly defense | Our terrifying ancestors | The mystery of synched pendulums by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 16: This week I learned dogs can tell time with their noses, and more: Dogs sense time through smell | The life-extending effects of humor | Easing regret through temperature | The pineapple's luxe history by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 27: This week I learned cavemen brushed their teeth, and more: The dental hygiene of cavemen | The bagpiper and the penguin | Your breath, your health | The brain-boosting benefits of the sauna by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 34: This week I learned that Brazil and France almost went to war over lobster, and more: The Lobster War | The efficiency of right-hand loops | How whales yell | Lunar hay fever by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 31: This week I learned the CIA once hired psychics for intelligence gathering, and more: Program Star Gate | Human-hunting vampire bats | Leonie, the asexual zebra shark mom | The dinosaurs' cold, dark death by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 61: This week I learned late-night snacking might make you more prone to sunburns, and more: Midnight snacking and sunburns | Why we hold babies on the left | Disney’s propaganda machine | The science of sound underwater by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 59: This week I learned the only way to use your phone at night without messing with your sleep, and more: Blue-blockers for smartphone addicts | Jimmy wants to lower Jimmy's stress | Who's the boss? Baby knows. | The great Mona Lisa heist of 1911 by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 54: This week I learned just having your phone nearby is making you dumber, and more: The smartphone brain drain | The funky thing blinking does to your brain | The sisterhood of traveling vampire bats | How a California mailman gave us avocados by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 53: This week I learned that looking at puppies can save your marriage, and more: An excuse to look at puppies! | Heat-related airplane delays | The sea’s paragon of parenting | The most spectacular migration on Earth by This Week I Learned
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Ep. 19: This week I learned stressful jobs can actually prolong your life, and more

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