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Feb 2022
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S5 Ep379: Cool Science Rundown & The “We...

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Kathleen’s putting her New Scientist membership to good use and bringing back Cool News Rundown: Science Edition! Then, Bethany tells the story behind her all-time favorite urban legend, the “Well to Hell” and the “screams” that came out of it. Plus, a crazy scary story from Kathleen’s friend and a reason to be grateful we don’t live in the super embarrassing 1950s!

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WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT:
01:24 - A ghost interrupts the podcast
04:26 - Bone-chilling story from Kathleen’s friend.
11:20- Cool Science Rundown
33:27 - Urban Legend: The “Well to Hell"
 50:11 - Masturbating with a Bidet
50:50 - Vibrators in the 1950s
51:41 - After Party on Apple TV
56:10 - Murder Mystery with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston
57:10 - Eating at a table and not on the couch.
01:01:34 - A quick history on steam radiators.

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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2306501-1-in-3-birds-tested-at-an-australian-animal-hospital-have-chlamydia/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2306361-birthday-wishes-inadvertently-give-away-private-information-online/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2306341-gene-variant-found-in-centenarians-appears-to-slow-the-ageing-process/
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/sleep-nap-boost-creativity-neuroscience-brain
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333694-200-how-bacteria-killing-viruses-are-being-used-to-keep-food-safe 

BETHANY’S SOURCES:
“The Real Screams of Hell” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU2HFFCr71k
https://www.urbo.com/content/the-fascinating-truth-behind-the-well-to-hell-hoax/
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4307
“Sounds of Hell Debunked” JC Wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWo6kTsoiv4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Blood_(film)#In_popular_culture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_to_Hell_hoax
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Superdeephttps://www.heavenofhorror.com/reviews/superdeep-shudder/



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