Curiosity Weekly Why Hand Dryers Blow Bacteria, Color Meanings Around the World, Losing Your Foreign Accent, and Lesser-Known Body Parts
Learn about why hand dryers are blowing bacteria all over your hands; body parts you probably don’t know you have; what different colors mean around the world; and whether it’s possible to lose your foreign accent.
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:
- Hand Dryers Are Blowing Bacteria All Over Your Hands — https://curiosity.im/2DLabEV
- 5 Body Parts You May Not Know You Have — https://curiosity.im/2DMmsZP
- Colors Mean Wildly Different Things Around the World — https://curiosity.im/2DKb00Z
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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-hand-dryers-blow-bacteria-color-meanings-around-the-world-losing-your-foreign-accent-and-lesser-known-body-parts
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