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Sep 2021
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Future You Is a Stranger, Babylonian Tri...

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Learn about why it’s hard to save money for our future; how Babylonians knew the Pythagorean theorem; and situs inversus.

It's hard to save money because we see our future selves as strangers by Steffie Drucker

Did the ancient Babylonians discover the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras did? by Briana Brownell

Some People Are Born With Their Organs Reversed by Reuben Westmaas originally aired June 1, 2018 https://omnystudio.com/p/curiosity-daily/clips/b453641c-9bf5-427e-acbd-ab530157338a

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