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Epidemiologists use statistics to track outbreaks. One important value to know is the R₀ — for measles, it's 12-18. Ebola is like ~1.5  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

 Which county in the United States has area code 321? And why is that the case?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

 Who is "Jenny Everywhere" — and why is she everywhere? Also: hi to Richard Belzer!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Denim jeans don't start out blue, but science gets them there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1890, journalist Nellie Bly returned from her "around the world in LESS THAN 80 days" adventure. But you might remember her from her greatest hit: 10 Days in the Madhouse.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A product's "lifetime warranty" refers to its expected lifetime — not yours.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Automated chip card technology has actually been around since the 1960s. Though many places are only getting the credit card readers *now*.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) telescope has detected the second-ever mystery space sounds known as "fast radio bursts" or FBRs. The sounds were first heard back in 2007 and have puzzled scientists ever since. But what *are* they? Or what could they be?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Emily Post divorced her philandering husband, kept his name, & became the queen of etiquette. (see: How to Best Serve Revenge). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It kind of sounds like a headline from The Onion, but the tasty & scientifically-sound hypothesis was tested by researchers several years ago. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"The years start coming and they don't stop coming." — Aristotle  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

They're not the same thing but I'll gladly accept either. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Well, monkeys. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

BAG PIPERS THAT IS --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ok but like...swans are elegant and mean.