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Vintage Antivaxxers, Horror Flick Psychology, Robin-Eating Bats

12/3/2025 • 56 min

Coltan Scrivner joins the show to talk about the strange empathy of horror movie enjoyers. Plus, Sara Kiley talks about bats dogfighting and devouring birds, and Rachel delves into the bizarre history of the first anti-vax movement. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠… Play episode

Footless Goose Murder, Sex in Space, Viking Sicko Mode, Sports Bra Tech
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What Rats are REALLY Saying, Cosmic Caffeine, Lamarck was RIGHT?!
Ant Yogurt, Bunny Horns, Deadly Feather Fashion
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Drunk Monkeys, Heroic Rats, Forehead Teeth
Skateboard Archeology, Dire Wolf Bones, The Great Fear
Airborne Butt Cam, Snake Panic, Oops! All Cloacas
Thank Your Local Horse, OG Canners, Busting Bird Gender Norms
Medical Butt Chugging, Ancient Ice Cream Pyramids, "The Thing" but Midwest…
Bette Midler and the Salamander, How Marathon Swimmers Pee, D+D is Good fo…
The Bone Collector, Threads of God, Cloacal Chamber
A New Green, THIS IS MY EVEREST, Chickens Influencing Cats
Horny Bugs, Women are Stronger Than Men, Evil Monkey Backpack Trends
Masochistic Trees, Lean Mean Sex Machines, Ancient Doodles
The Piss Current, Mucking Up Space, a Cocky Legend
Time Balls, Bug Culture, Traffic Mimes
Rat Sommeliers, Pneumatic Tube Flirting, Why Periods Hurt
The Poison King, the Seismic DONK, Contagious Peeing
Space Squirrels, the Most Beautiful Youth, Glass Brains
Roman Water Fights, Pet Squirrels, Perpetual Pre-Singing
Surfing Bats, Deep Sea Bologna, Environmental Trolley Problem
Hockey English, Lasagna Power, How to Find the Light
Poodle Sled Dogs, Why Orange Cats Are "Like That," Seal Nose Anatomy
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Orca Fashion, Cookie Cannibalism, BEAR ATTACK!!
Elephant Pranks, Ghost Armies, Would You Still Love Me If I Was A Silkworm
Casting Smell Spells, the Quantum Slap, the Boniest Jigsaw Puzzle
Introducing What It's Like To Be with Dan Heath
Cheesy Mummies, Ant Farmers, When Superstitions Actually Help
Old Bay's Secret History, Midwestern Hells, Mad Gasser of Mattoon
Why Hammerheads are "Like That," Cartoon Crush Psychology, Entering the Vu…
Secrets in a Silk Dress, Mice Afraid of Men, Crawfish Clone Overlords
Literal Treasure You Can Hunt For Right Now, A Nuanced Blue, Manhattants
The Forbidden Experiment, Too Annoying To Die, Bonny Clabber
Dropout TV's Lily and Grant talk Presidential Possums, Napoleon's Penis, a…
Surgery For Ants, Hot Sharks, Too Many Galaxies
Olympic Tug-o-War, Leaping Leeches, Card-Carrying Women
Pointy-Headed Vikings, Apocalypse Popularity, Perfect Prism Poops
Reptilian Theater Kids, Gay Giraffes, Impatient Birds
Robotic Roller Derby, Orangutan Skincare Routines, That Good Pet Stink
Hyrax Heaven, Underwater Bees, Carbonated Oceans
Screaming Frogs, "Talking" Mushrooms, Nonbinary Birds
Traveling Barber Uprising, Rats Taking Selfies, Honeyguide Helpers
Lotion Spider Brouhaha, ADHD Superpowers, Earth's Evil Twin
Freaky Eclipse Rituals, Cosmic Serendipity, Solar Mysteries
Stargazing Poop Bugs, Ancient Beer Ladies, Secret Internet Slang
Bird Milk, Space Lube, Hermit Crab Housing Crisis
Government Cheese, Mitochondria NOT Powerhousing, Dawn of the Cockroach

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