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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Why Pockets Are Rare in Women’s Clothes, Why Earth Twinkles, and Where Life Originated

Learn about why Earth twinkles from space; why pockets are so rare in women’s clothes; and whether the first life emerged on land or water.

March 15, 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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