Episode notes
What does a time illusion look like? Why are bees electrically charged? Who is the real Shakespeare?
We also learn about: Yanney and Laurel, bad science magic tricks, Carly Rae Jepsen’s seminal hit Call Me Maybe, Temporal Odor Mixtures, how many bees are in a bolt of lightning, The Flower Dome, fake flowers and fake bees, the flat moon theory, and the Voldemort Codex.
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