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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Are Women Colder Than Men? Plus: The Worst Year to Be Alive, and Heart Cancer Rarity

Learn about the worst year to be alive, according to at least one medieval historian; why you never hear about heart cancer; and why women prefer hotter showers than men do.

January 20, 2019

Episode Show Notes:

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

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