The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week - A very weird guest host is coming to Weirdest Thing!

Episode Date: May 24, 2019

Something very weird is happening at Weirdest Thing... Some science guy is coming on to be a guest host! Check out this teaser to get the scoop. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by... Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories!  Click here to buy tickets for Weirdest Thing Live on June 14th!  Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:01:08 Welcome to the weirdest thing I learned this week. I'm Rachel Feltman. I'm Claire Mountarelli. I'm Eleanor Cummins. And I'm Bill Nye. So pigeon droppings led to the verification of the Big Bang. That's a connection. Wow.
Starting point is 00:01:21 You started it, man. I just knew presumed. Yeah, they were just like, this is obviously. how the world works. You know what happens when you presume. You make a bruges of you and me. Exactly. And they, and boy, did they. Monkey sewn to a fish. Yeah. It's a lot to look at. I, I saw a photo this morning around 7 a.m. and I wasn't prepared emotionally. So if you Google it, just no. But just half the people saw the gorilla. The others were like, excuse me, what? There was no gorilla, man. That's stupid. That's a joke
Starting point is 00:01:55 question. You would not be able to pay attention to murderous clowns. And they would kill you. But another thing about murderous clowns in New York. Brains are weird. I should use mine. There was something called bicycle face. Bicycle face.
Starting point is 00:02:15 Bicycle face. And you know, every day I look at the poster and it's like different. One day it's like Elvis. Another day it's like Vegas Elvis. With respect. That is so weird. Hey, weirdos. Hope you enjoyed that little tease. We're going to be back from our mid-season break next week on May 29th with the full episode featuring our friend Bill Nye.
Starting point is 00:02:42 Also, while you're here, now is a great time to get tickets for our next live show, which is that caveat in New York City on June 14th. Tickets are only $12 if you get them ahead of time, and we will have lots of links posted all over. our podcast and website pages. That's all for now, but tune in on Wednesday, keep an eye on your feeds, and tell all your friends, because Bill Nye is super weird. It's so weird to be here.
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