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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Fireworks Technology, Human Body’s Energy Limit, and Making Meat-Like Burgers from Plants

Learn about the energy limit of the human body; how they make meat-like burgers from plants; and the surprisingly advanced technology behind your favorite fireworks shows.

July 04, 2019

Episode Show Notes:

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:

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