Curiosity Daily Podcast: Book Towns, Chlorine Trifluoride, and Why You Shouldn’t Take Your Phone Out in Class
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:
August 21, 2018
Episode Show Notes:
- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- The Stupidly Dangerous Chemical Chlorine Trifluoride Can Make Anything Burst Into Flames on Contact
- Book Towns Are Tiny Cities Made Up Almost Entirely of Bookstores
- There's a Surprising Reason You Shouldn't Take Your Phone Out in Class
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