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    Curiosity WeeklyPretzel History, How Earth Got Its Water, Runner’s High Origins, and Words Named After People
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    Pretzel History, How Earth Got Its Water, Runner’s High Origins, and Words Named After People

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    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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    © Warner Bros. DiscoveryLength 9 min16 September 2018ScienceFactsEducationalCultureUSAEpisodic

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    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.

    Please leave us a 5-star rating on our Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! We really appreciate it! Anyone with an Amazon account can do it.

    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 MonkBet You Didn't Know These 10 Words Were Named After PeopleAlexa Flash Briefing (Please leave us a 5-star review!)Please tell us about yourself and help us improve the show by taking our listener survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/curiosity-listener-survey

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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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