Farming

SciShow Tangents

Mar 07, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 45

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Learning is a little like farming, in a way. You sow your brain field with facts seeds, nurture those seeds into thoughts and ideas and voila: you're smart! So slap on your headphones and jump on that tractor: We've got a bumper crop of knowledge to harvest!

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[Trivia Question]

Circulation of 1938 Old Farmer’s Almanac

https://www.almanac.com/history-old-farmers-almanac

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/how-the-old-farmers-almanac-previewed-the-information-age/415836/

[Fact Off]

Bradford watermelon seeds that people would die for

https://bradfordwatermelons.com/2014/08/our-story-the-long-version/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71931/super-sweet-watermelon-has-deadly-history