Wed. 12/21 - Entire South Korean Population Will Legally Become Younger Next Year
Dec 21, 2022•17 min
Episode description
What are solstices and seasons like on other planets? Plus, why everyone in South Korea is about to become a year or two younger. And Lionel Messi’s celebratory Instagram photos have become the most-liked social media post of all-time.
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Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It. (NY Times)
Winter solstice 2022 brings the longest night of the year to Northern Hemisphere (Space.com)
Mon. 11/14 - Polar Night, Midnight Sun, & Fruit Quakes (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
South Korea enacts law that will make the entire population younger in 2023 (El País)
South Koreans are getting a year younger, parliament rules (NPR)
South Korea: Age system to be standardised from 2023 (BBC)
Lionel Messi Beats the Instagram Egg (Gizmodo)
Lionel Messi's Instagram post is the most liked thing on social media – ever (Mashable)
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