Celebrating Literature and Words Named After People

Learn about where the water on Earth might have come from; the surprising history of the pretzel, including the monk who invented it; words you probably didn’t know are named after people; and where “runner’s high” comes from, and whether it’s genetic.

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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• How Did Earth Get All This Water?
• Pretzels Got Their Characteristic Shape Thanks to a Catholic Monk
• Bet You Didn't Know These 10 Words Were Named After People
• Alexa Flash Briefing (Please leave us a 5-star review!)

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/pretzel-history-how-earth-got-its-water-runners-high-origins-and-words-named-after-people

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