Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story of a humble add-on mission to one of NASA’s more ambitious projects.  This little additional objective was overseen by none other than famed scientist Dr. Carl Sagan.  The purpose- potential first contact with an alien civilization.  This is the story of how Sagan and his team put together such a [...] The post Podcast Episode #224: A Celestial Message in a Bottle appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn some fascinating facts about the Dung Beetle, including a very recent discovery about how they navigate. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #223: The Dung Beetle and the Stars appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how it is that certain organic materials become petrified. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #222: Petrifaction appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why rubbing salt on raw meat has a preservative effect. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #221: How Preserving Meat with Salt Works appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn whether there is any truth to earwigs laying eggs in people’s ears and other interesting facts about this creepy little insect. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #220: Ears and Earwigs appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why it is that we commonly measure engine power in relation to horses, specifically horsepower.  You’re also going to learn who came up with this idea and how it became so popular. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going [...] The post Podcast Episode #219: Horses and Engines appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn what exactly “20-20” or “6-6” vision means and how this scale is determined, as well as how it was originally thought up. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #218: Demystifying the 20-20 and 6-6 Vision Scales appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about Adolf Hitler’s nephew who ultimately enlisted in the U.S. military to fight against his uncle during WWII. You’re also going to learn of an interesting pact the surviving members of Hitler’s line have made, most of which are currently living in New York state. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, [...] The post Podcast Episode #217: Hitler’s “Loathsome Nephew” appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a CEO of a major company who gave a speech that included a Q&A. In it, he uttered a couple sentences that ended up costing the company nearly a billion dollars as customers began avoiding the business like the plague and continued to do so for many years after. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss [...] The post Podcast Episode #216: The Billion Dollar Speech That Nearly Sank a Major Company appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why a clean faced Lincoln suddenly decided to grow a bushy beard upon becoming President.  You’re also going to learn a lot of interesting Bonus Facts concerning Lincoln and facial hair trends in America. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes [...] The post Podcast Episode #215: The Fascinating Reason Why Lincoln Decided to Grow a Beard appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a man who began life as a slave and finished it as one of the greatest orators of his era.  He was also instrumental in the fight for women’s suffrage, as well as helping make sure the British didn’t aid the South during the American Civil War, among many other things. [TRANSCRIPT] [...] The post Podcast Episode #214: From Runaway Slave to Bestselling Author and Adviser to Presidents appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a Catholic priest and mathematical physicists whose theory on the origin of the universe, which later evolved into what we know today as “The Big Bang Theory,” was once called by Albert Einstein, “the most beautiful and satisfactory explanation of creation to which I ever listened.”  He also made a variety of [...] The post Podcast Episode #213: The Greatest Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the crab that for a brief period every year quite literally overruns Christmas Island with the crab to human ratio at approximately 20,000 to 1.  You’re also going to learn how they survive the journey across the island as well as why they do it in the first place, among other interesting [...] The post Podcast Episode #212: Christmas Island and Its Crabs and Ants appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a phrase that very nearly became the popular way to answer a telephone, where the term came from, as well as how we ended up with “hello.”  We’re also going to spend a little time debunking a popular myth concerning “hello.” [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes [...] The post Podcast Episode #211: Ahoy Hoy appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the man who ultimately lent his name to the Hubble Telescope and why he was given that honour. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #210: Hubble appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn who invented duct tape and how they came up with it.  You’re also going to learn the original name of the tape before it was commonly touted as tape for air ducts, despite it being a poor choice in many cases for that use, unless you want your house to burn down. [TRANSCRIPT] [...] The post Podcast Episode #209: Who Invented Duct Tape appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story of eventual Nobel Prize winner Dr. Barry Marshall and his lengthy fight against the general medical community who refused to accept his extensive research demonstrating the simple cause and easy cure of peptic ulcers.  You’re also going to learn the gutsy (literally) stunt he pulled to finally get people to [...] The post Podcast Episode #208: What Causes Ulcers appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about how the Great Depression gave us one of the most popular board games in history, Scrabble. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #207: Scrabble and the Great Depression appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn what is actually going on in your skin when you get a sunburn, as well as why it often takes so long after you “burn” for the pain to start or your skin to become inflamed.  You’re also going to learn the real meaning of “SPF” in terms of protection (and if you’re [...] The post Podcast Episode #206: The Meaning of SPF and What Causes Sunburns appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn how a chance doodle ultimately resulted in a billion dollar franchise. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #205: TMNT appeared first on Today I Found Out.