Introduction

Learn about the worst year to be alive, according to at least one medieval historian; why you never hear about heart cancer; and why women prefer hotter showers than men do.

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

• Here's Why You Never Hear About Heart Cancer — https://curiosity.im/2MeZagD
• What Was the Worst Year to Be Alive? — https://curiosity.im/2MfNlqo
• There's a Scientific Reason Women Are Always Colder Than Men | Glamour — https://www.glamour.com/story/theres-a-scientific-reason-women-are-always-colder-than-men
• A Critical Appraisal of 98.6°F, the Upper Limit of the Normal Body Temperature, and Other Legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich | JAMA Network — https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/400116

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/are-women-colder-than-men-plus-the-worst-year-to-be-alive-and-heart-cancer-rarity

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