Best Human Downgrading Podcasts (2023)

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If You Wondered Why Your Body Does That, Now You Know 10:45

2h ago10:45

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In 10 years from now, you’ll be a completely different person! Well, at least your skeleton will be. Next time you’re tuning in to your favorite song, try to pay some attention to your heartbeat. If you listen closely, you’ll notice that sometimes your heartbeat may synchronize with the rhythm of the song. Have you ever noticed that your fingernail…

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11 Biggest Airplanes Make You Go Whoa! 11:58

32m ago11:58

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Hey guys! If you're curious about some of the world's weirdest planes ever built, watch our new video! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TheSoul Publishing

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What to Do First If Dinosaurs Reappear on Earth 8:40

33m ago8:40

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You've seen them in movies, and you were probably happy they are a thing of the past. But what if dinosaurs manage to go back to life for some reason? Since most of us only know a few select species of dinosaurs thanks to Jurassic Park, the first thing we need to do is to be able to identify who’s who. Ask yourself: can I tell apart a harmless herb…

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What If All Volcanoes on Earth Erupted Together 9:50

35m ago9:50

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Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano is awake after a 40-year snooze! Mauna Loa is not the only volcano that might cause trouble, though. Did you know that underneath Yellowstone National Park lies one of the world's largest volcanoes? While Yellowstone is stable right now and hasn't displayed any unusual seismic activity lately, if it were to erupt, the aft…

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What to Do If There's a Person Following You Around 20:50

8m ago20:50

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We don't expects anything dangerous to happen, but there might come a time when you're walking or driving home and notice a person following you around. The first reaction is natural: fear and panic. However, the main thing to do is to stay calm and rational. Panicking may result in making rash decisions. By paying attention to every detail, taking…

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64 Ways Your Own Body Can Surprise You 12:20

20m ago12:20

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Hey guys! Here's another compilation of weirdly fascinating facts about the human body! You think you know your own body perfectly? Well, you probably know how it works and what kinds of changes and processes are occurring in it every second of the day. But in fact, the human body is one seriously complex and mysterious mechanism. And there are rea…

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A Train That Shouldn't Actually Exist 10:24

20m ago10:24

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Would you like to join me on a journey down one of the most beautiful train lines in the world? It’s 72 miles of track between Settle and Carlisle, with 380 numbered bridges. The line follows the natural twists and turns through the Pennine hills. I'm sure you'll get some Harry Potter vibes. But the interesting thing is that this line wasn't even s…

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23 Flight Secrets Airline Don't Want You to Know 10:01

5m ago10:01

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Do you like to travel? If you answered “yes, of course”, chances are, you spend a good deal of your life up in the air. Planes get you to your destination in not time, driven by life and pure magic. You seem to know them well, but I bet there are some unanswered questions. Find out how can you get a free extra meal on your next flight? What do pass…

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The Taj Mahal Changes Its Color + 6 Secrets of New World Wonders 10:02

35m ago10:02

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Do you know all the New Seven Wonders of the World? The list was officially finished in 2007 because there is just one wonder currently still standing from the old list: the Pyramids of Giza. The new wonders have their secrets. The mighty Taj Mahal, for example, can change color. And more than half of all the construction in Machu Picchu was done u…

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These Old Barns Aren't What They Seem 9:55

13m ago9:55

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Barns once played an important role in Swiss culture and everyday life. Unfortunately, these days, most of them are just nostalgic reminders of the past. But some locals have come up with a very creative idea to save these buildings from ruin: moving them by helicopter to areas where local legislation would allow them to make changes. Each piece of…

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The Robot from Terminator Is Now Real 10:20

13m ago10:20

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Scientists managed to create something similar to T-1000 from Terminator in real life! The robot looks more like a super tiny, Lego-sized model of its on-screen prototype. This little guy can melt in your hands [at 85.6ºF] and then go back to its original shape. The test run has shown it can break out of a small cell using this superpower. And it's…

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On the Hill, Under the Sea, & In the Trillion Dollar Club 5/30/23 26:42

18h ago26:42

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Lawmakers have reached a tentative debt ceiling deal; founder of Punchbowl News Jake Sherman explains who’s satisfied, who’s still on the fence, and the work still left to do. Strategas Research Partners Chairman Jason Trennert discusses the deal’s impact on the markets, and the Federal Reserve’s path ahead. Plus, Nvidia has hit the $1 trillion mar…

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Think Twice Before Eating a Wrapped Burger, Here's Why 9:55

1h ago9:55

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Have you ever noticed that the food you see in ads on the big screen and the food that ends up on your plate at fast food restaurants are rather different? That's because they use commercial tricks to make you hungrier for their products. The staff at Cinnamon rolls places heat baking sheets with sprinkled cinnamon and brown sugar to keep the sweet…

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The Man Who Had Hiccups for 68 Years Straight 9:22

1h ago9:22

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Imagine hiccuping for 68 years straight. A man named Charles Osborne had quite a funny way of talking that he developed to hide the sound of his endless hiccups. Poor guy had been hiccupping nonstop starting from June 13, 1922, for over 68 years! There are a few different theories about what might have caused his hiccups. Either way, he was stuck w…

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The Bizarre Beauty of Mold Strange Yet Mesmerizing 9:30

1d ago9:30

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When you see mold on your food, your first instinct is to throw it away. But is mold always that terrible and dangerous for your health? There are at least 14 types of molds you can find in the woods, in your house, or even on your plate. They look weird and cool at the same time. What about the friendly food that’s moldy on purpose? Penicillium ro…

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Scientists Finally Decoded Signals Plants Send 8:28

1d ago8:28

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For a long time, scientists have been trying to figure out how plants start the process of turning sunlight into sugar through photosynthesis. But now, some researchers have finally decoded those tricky signals that plants send to themselves! Humans can't survive without photosynthesis. Without plants, there would be no animals, including humans. S…

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The Titans Among Us: 6 Fascinating Stories of Real Giants 14:28

1h ago14:28

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Imagine being so tall that you can work in construction without a ladder, touch the ceiling in your house without even raising a hand, or lift a horse without a problem. That’s all real in the world of giants, and I’m not talking about some fictional characters here. Robert Pershing Wadlow was officially the tallest person in recorded history, with…

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30+ Secrets to Get Better Service Without Extra Paying 14:09

1h ago14:09

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How to get better service in a hotel? How to get the biggest discount for your stay? What do hotels offer for free? We love hotels: they are part of the adventure of our travels. And they are supposed to be your home away from home, but do you know what secrets they’re keeping? To ensure nothing blights your vacation, it would be useful to know sev…

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Why You Rarely See Other Airplanes While Flying 13:53

1h ago13:53

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Right now, there are about 10,000 planes carrying almost 1½ million people from one point to another. But once you're on the plane and look out the window, it seems as if your aircraft is the only one dashing across the sky. The sky may seem deserted, but it's just an illusion. Planes can't just fly wherever they want - they need to follow special …

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I've Never Googled These Questions, But I Finally Did 15:53

1h ago15:53

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Why does a stop sign have 8 sides? Why don't snorers wake themselves up? Why do we have red eyes in flash photos? There is so much to know about the world, and sometimes when you stumble across some amusing facts you cannot help but gasp in wonder. Some facts blow your mind, some information makes you want to try it yourself immediately, and other …

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Night Rainbows And 10 Even More Unusual Phenomena 15:05

1h ago15:05

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Have you ever seen a rainbow at night? Moonbows are as cool as they are rare. They occur when the light gets refracted through water droplets in the air, just like it happens when a normal rainbow forms. But the source of light, in this case, is different. If you want to witness a moonbow, opt for a night when the Moon is at its fullest, for exampl…

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Milky Way Mystery Unlike Anything Seen Before 14:25

1h ago14:25

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How far is the edge of the Universe? Astronomers have recently found a strange object far away from Earth. It disappears every two minutes and sends out waves of radio noise three times in one hour. This space object appears to be different from anything else we've seen before in space. Speaking of weird things we've found in the Universe, the toug…

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AI Humanized These Cartoon Characters Guess Who's Who 26:23

2h ago26:23

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AI is everywhere these days, so why don't we make it do something cool for us? We asked AI what our most beloved cartoon characters would look like if they were human, and we got some pretty impressive pictures! So how about we play a game? I'll be showing you AI drawings, and you'll have to tell me what cartoon character that is. Learn more about …

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20+ Worst Cases Tech Support Had to Deal With 13:49

2h ago13:49

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Tech support has to deal with all kinds of cases. Some problems can be avoided if you follow simple tips. Next time your camera flickers to something weird, go check the device itself first before creating a ticket for tech support. Otherwise, you may end up just like this Redditor did. Another Redditor shared an image of something that even the mi…

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When Magma Doesn't End The Most Dangerous Type of Eruption 14:45

2h ago14:45

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Do you remember the sad story of Pompei that was destroyed by a dangerous volcano? Now imagine that several giant volcanoes begin to splash out an infinite amount of magma. It just doesn't end and covers an entire continent. This is a flood basalt. About 252 million years ago, in the northern part of our planet, a lot of magma accumulated under Ear…

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You Can Literally Eat This Island + 4 More Rare Islands 14:00

3h ago14:00

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All the islands can be easily tracked by coordinates, but it’s not the case with these Peruvian islands. These floating islands occupy a corner of Lake Titicaca, the world’s most navigable lake. The cool thing about Uros Islands is that these islets are human-made and kind of edible! The plant the islets are made from can be eaten, and its flowers …

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When You See This in the Sky, Take Cover Immediately 13:50

6h ago13:50

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Have you ever wondered why birds tend to fly in circles? It’s because of thermals that occur when the sun heats up the Earth, and the air close to the ground gets warm and starts to rise. Those that especially tend to use this “flying in circles” mode are large raptors such as hawks, vultures, and eagles. And they often do it before storms. That's …

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Bonus: Oscar Munoz: Turnaround Time 5/29/23 12:09

1h ago12:09

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United Airlines’ former CEO Oscar Munoz writes what he calls the longest love letter to United employees in his business memoir “Turnaround Time.” Munoz experienced a heart attack 37 days after starting his job as chief executive in 2015, and navigated his own personal health crisis while fending off activist investors and PR missteps. Enjoy this S…

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Why Evolution Turns Everything into Crabs 14:24

3d ago14:24

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Have you ever heard that everything will look like a crab at some point? It's not that wrong: some creatures are in some way turning into crabs! It's something we call carcinization, a process where evolution realized crabs were really cool, so it decided to make other creatures similar to them. And that has already happened at least five times – w…

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A Man Who Climbed 700 Skyscrapers Without Equipment 15:01

1d ago15:01

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Imagine climbing a skyscraper without any protection. You have no security rope, no special equipment, and no special powers like Spiderman. Would you try it? Harry Gardiner tried and nailed it on over 700 buildings in Europe and North America in the early 1900s. Multiple times he faced the worst outcome he could get while climbing and fell to the …

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If You See These Frozen Bubbles, Don't Touch Them 14:40

1d ago14:40

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Winter is a magical season when everything turns into one beautiful natural phenomenon. Beneath the surface of Canada’s Lake Abraham, in Alberta, or beneath other lakes across Antarctica, you’ll witness a truly mesmerizing phenomenon of ice bubbles. From the top, they look like glittering jewels. So how did they get there in the first place? And wh…

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100+ Quick Body Facts Proving You're Limitless 19:42

3h ago19:42

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How about opening up yourself and looking inside for a little bit? The human body is an incredibly intricate and complex system. Did you know that your eyes can change their color for different reasons (for example, mood, age, dieting, and detoxing)? Or that you produce 2 to 6 cups of saliva every day? Or if your eye were a camera, it’d be a whoppi…

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Don't Throw Away Your Old Phone, Give It New Life 13:48

3h ago13:48

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What to do with old cell phones? Instead of selling your phone, you can turn it into something useful. Did you know, for example, that our old phone can turn into a gamepad with the help of an app? You also can use your old phone to store apps tracking your gym results, and you won't overload your new gadget. If your goal is to lose some weight, yo…

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What Would Change If We Lived for 300 Years 14:25

3h ago14:25

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Some researchers argue that there's no limit to how long we can live. But let's they, there is a limit, and the limit is 300 years. If our lifespan triples, at 50 years old, we might be considered a teenager. Since we have more than 2 centuries to live, it’s like every minute we had suddenly became 3 minutes long. You’d be grandparents, maybe at th…

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What If You Were the Sole Survivor on Earth 12:48

3h ago12:48

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Imagine you wake up one day, and it turns out that you're the only remaining person in the whole world. What would you do first? The world is your playground, and you can do whatever you want. Want to drive a sports car at lightning speed on the freeway? Go ahead, because there's no traffic to hold you back! Feel like playing a round of golf from t…

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What Happened to the Other Two _Titanics_ 13:47

3h ago13:47

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Did you know that Titanic wasn't the only one of its kind but actually had two sisters – the Britannic and the Olympic? And when the Titanic was sinking, one of its sisters was actually on its way to help, but unfortunately, it didn't make it in time. The Olympic was supposed to be the real deal, but after just two months, it crashed into the HMS H…

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Titanic Captain Failed His Exam in Navigation 13:40

3h ago13:40

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We all know the story of the Titanic and the iceberg that took it down. But new research has come to light that debunks this theory. It’s hard to believe that such a massive and expensive creation could be destroyed by one simple iceberg, right? Can you believe that most probably the fire on the Titanic had been burning at extreme temperatures for …

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This Island Is Visible Every 7 Years But Still Cannot Be Reached 14:12

3h ago14:12

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Can you imagine an island that appears and disappears to come back again once in 7 years? Back in 1821, a man claimed he stumbled upon an island close to Antarctica and decided to give it a special name: Emerald Island, after his ship. Some people claim they've seen the island with their very own eyes, while others say it's nothing but a myth. Even…

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What if Minecraft was real life? 13:50

1d ago13:50

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What if pressing only one key could change your life forever and make it much easier? If we were in Minecraft, everything would be possible! Too hard to live? Too many tasks, deadlines, school classes are tedious, and you just can’t go on like this? Change your life mode to somewhat less challenging – just press Escape! Adjust your life difficulty …

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No One Can Explain This Strange Glow in the Solar System 14:06

1d ago14:06

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One of the most famous images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is the "Pillars of Creation." It's a photo of a region of the Eagle Nebula where new stars are born. The Hubble Space Telescope continues to operate and make important scientific discoveries, despite some initial technical difficulties. From time to time, we discover some light comin…

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You Can Be Suddenly Downgraded on a Flight, Here's Why 15:00

1d ago15:00

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Can you be 'downgraded' on a flight? You arrive at the airport, anticipating a pleasant flight - after all, you've paid more for that extra legroom! Or a comfy window seat. Or a business class. That's when you find out you've been.. downgraded! How come? And if you can get downgraded, is the opposite possible too? Then, what other secrets do airlin…

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There Is Water on Mars, But Can We Drink It 14:30

1d ago14:30

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Have you ever dreamt about visiting Mars? But then again, how would you survive there without water. If you've been imagining it as an extremely dry place, you might need to change your opinion! Scientists think there could have been a lot of water on Mars in the past. They've found loads of ancient river valley networks and lake beds on the surfac…

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