Curio6yx

Welcome to Curio6yx, where curiosity meets discovery. Join us on a captivating journey as we delve into diverse topics, from tech wonders to cultural marvels. Discover the world through the lens of a curious mind, exploring everything that there is to learn. Your go-to source for intellectual exploration awaits at Curio6yx - with your host, Luca Find me on all the platforms: Spotify iHeartRadio Amazon Music Deezer Google Podcast YouTube

Episodes

S01E06: Definitions

December 10, 2023 • 9 mins

In today's episode, we'll explore some definitions that might not be what they seem, or change over time.

Topics in this episode:

Biggest desert on Earth
Bananas are berries, strawberries are not
Definition of "meme"
Jamais-vu
Peocilia Kykesis (changed name too often, became confusion)
French Bread - not from France!

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S01E05: Records

December 3, 2023 • 9 mins

In today's episode, we'll explore the extremes that our world gives us: records!

Topics in this episode:

The oldest tree alive
The first cancer diagnosis
The deepest underground station
Most Oscars won by a film
Most number of words in a song
Largest living animal alive

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S01E04: From The Past

November 19, 2023 • 8 mins

In today's episode, we'll explore the world as it was, we're going back in time.

Topics in this episode:

Elections
A wrong claim from an American Journal
Masked goddess
Hyochang Park
Steem caffeinated peanut butter
The oldest recipes in history

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S01E03: Records, Art, Weird Places and Death

November 12, 2023 • 8 mins

In this episode of the podcast, we'll take a look at records, arts, and death, by talking about:

World's record roller coasters
Paintceptions (composite paintings)
Most cited paper in history
Grant's Tomb and its absence of buried bodies
Soap Lake
Monastery death

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S01E02: Expanding our horizons, out in space

November 6, 2023 • 7 mins

For the second episode of the podcast, we'll go out into space to discover the following things:

The Astronomical Cost of a Space Suit
A Cosmic Fragrance: "The Smell of Space”
The Subtle Cosmic Backdrop
When a Planet Loses Its Celestial Title
The Tallest Summit in Our Solar System
Orphan planets

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S01E01: Unbelievable Natural Phenomena

October 26, 2023 • 7 mins

In this very first episode of Curio6yx, we're discovering 6 unbelievable natural phenomena!

Giant Causeway
Baikal Lake and Baikal Seal
Catacumbo Lightning
Wandering Albatross
Great Barrier Reef
Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia

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