- 4 minutes 3 secondsThe Weird Reason Rabies Is So Deadly
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- Neurotropic: infects nerve tissue
- Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP): preventative medical treatment started after exposure to a pathogen
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15 June 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 20 secondsCoffee webcam
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14 June 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 17 secondsCoffee olympics
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13 June 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 49 secondsThe most powerful volcanoes in the world - supervolcanoes, which can alter the entire earth’s climate with one eruption - require three things to get really explosive.
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7 June 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 50 secondsIf you don’t like broccoli, you might have a good excuse.
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6 June 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 39 secondsCapsaicin and Menthol trick our brains
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31 May 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 55 secondsCaribbean hermit crabs are always growing
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30 May 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 59 secondsTrash vs. Garbage
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24 May 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 53 secondsFrozen food
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23 May 2026, 8:10 am - 3 minutes 20 secondsWhy Don't Blue Whales Eat Fish?
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- Jarman-Bell Principle: As herbivore species get bigger in size, they tend to eat less nutritious food, but more of it, thanks to increased gut efficiency.
- Klieber’s Law: As an animal gets bigger, it needs less energy per unit mass. (Specifically, an animal's basal metabolic rate scales to the 3/4 power of the animal's mass.)
- Phytoplankton: A diverse group of small organisms that float on water and photosynthesize.
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18 May 2026, 8:10 am - 1 minute 59 secondsSuburbs vs Cities
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