WEBVTT - How Could All These Things Possibly Happen on One Weekend?!

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<v Speaker 1>Guess what, Mango, what's that will? Now? I know all

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<v Speaker 1>our lives are so fast paced, and I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>important on this show to take time to truly appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>those remarkable days, Like earlier in the year, we took

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<v Speaker 1>that vacation day for the eclipse, because it's just so

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<v Speaker 1>rare that the universe lines up in a way to

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<v Speaker 1>get that experience of a total solar eclipse like that. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember thinking like, is this hype really going to

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<v Speaker 1>be worth it? And and then we went and I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't stop talking about the clips for weeks, right, and

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend, the planets are aligning in such a way

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<v Speaker 1>that there are five massive events all coming together in

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<v Speaker 1>one weekend, one weekend, Mango, And I'm not sure why

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<v Speaker 1>they aren't getting more media coverage. So, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>can think of a couple of what what are these events? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday is Easter and it's also April Fools Day, huh,

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean I do feel like those are pretty

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<v Speaker 1>well documented days, like people seem to know how to

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate those. Well, that's true, but they don't always fall

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<v Speaker 1>on the same day. Also, they're overshadowing some other huge

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<v Speaker 1>events like Mark thirty one is National Bunsen Burner Day,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's also National Clams on a half Shell Day. Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like you're stretching here. Well, well there's one more.

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<v Speaker 1>It's our one year anniversary here at How Stuff Works.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's super bonus episode is not only a quick

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, but also some tips on how to celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>this momentous weekend. Let's dive in. Hey there, podcast listeners,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to a super short bonus episode of Part Time Genius.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Will Pearson and as always I'm joined by my

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<v Speaker 1>good friend Manguesh Ticketer, and sitting behind that soundproof booth

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<v Speaker 1>is not Tristan. So Tristan was so emotional about this weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>in this confluence of five major holidays, that he decided

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<v Speaker 1>to go visit a grandmother. I actually saw I'm packing

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<v Speaker 1>like a couple of Bunsen burners and a bag of clams,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was wondering what he was doing. And it

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<v Speaker 1>all makes sense now, it really does. But we have

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<v Speaker 1>the wonderful Ramsey behind the sound proof booth, so we'll

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<v Speaker 1>get started now. So, Manga, what I want to do

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<v Speaker 1>is celebrate these five massive holidays all occurring on one

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<v Speaker 1>weekend by giving listeners one special fact to remember as

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<v Speaker 1>they celebrate each event. How does that sound? That sounds

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<v Speaker 1>pretty great? All right? So why don't we go with

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<v Speaker 1>national Bunsen Burner Dave first? And it falls on March

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one. Now I didn't know much about the German

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<v Speaker 1>scientists Robert Wilhelm Eberhart von Bunsen. Is that not the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest name? It is? We should totally do a full

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<v Speaker 1>episode on this guy because he sounds amazing. And there's

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<v Speaker 1>a collection of weird stories about him called Bunsen Anya,

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<v Speaker 1>which will have to read and talk about. Now. The

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<v Speaker 1>reason we remember Bunsen is of course for his Bunsen burner,

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<v Speaker 1>which was invented in eighteen fifty five, and he refused

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<v Speaker 1>to patent it because he wanted to help humanity. But

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<v Speaker 1>Bunsen also discovered the antidote to arsenic poisoning? Did you

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<v Speaker 1>know of us? And I didn't realize that I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>either until reading up on it for this and his

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<v Speaker 1>cure is still one we used today. Plus and this

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<v Speaker 1>is maybe my favorite thing. He loved to teach, so

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<v Speaker 1>he taught intro classes that his colleagues refused to because

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted kids to fall in love with science. So

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<v Speaker 1>an overall good guy. But how do you think we

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<v Speaker 1>should celebrate him? Well, I mean, I was going to

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<v Speaker 1>suggest everyone go out by a Bunsen burner and then

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<v Speaker 1>like blast year speakers and wave it like you're waving

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<v Speaker 1>a lighter at a concert. But that seems like a

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<v Speaker 1>terrible idea. It sounded a little dangerous, So I think

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<v Speaker 1>instead we should all watch a Muppets clip in his memory.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's because the character of Bunsen Honeydew is named

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<v Speaker 1>for Dr Bunson, and if you'll remember, Honeydew is also

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<v Speaker 1>a famous inventor in his own right. According to muppet Wiki,

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<v Speaker 1>his inventions include quote a guerrilla detector, exploding clothes, edible

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<v Speaker 1>paper clips, a banana sharpener, and a machine that can

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<v Speaker 1>turn gold into cottage cheese. All incredibly useful inventions. Oh man,

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<v Speaker 1>and another reference to muppet wiki, I love that we

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<v Speaker 1>do that on the show. So all right, well we

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<v Speaker 1>should all take two minutes to watch a Bunsen and

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<v Speaker 1>Beaker Muppets sketch. Alright, So onto the second big holiday

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<v Speaker 1>on the list, And this one is celebrated by almost

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<v Speaker 1>no one I know, but it should be. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it's kind of the ringo star of this All

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<v Speaker 1>Star weekend. That's right. Well, it's National Clams on a

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<v Speaker 1>Half Shell Day, and the holiday has some murky origins,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was partially based on the fact that clams

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<v Speaker 1>casino were invented a hundred and one years ago this

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<v Speaker 1>year in Rhode Island. I mean, I like seafood, but

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<v Speaker 1>I've never loved clams for some reason. But I actually

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<v Speaker 1>really loved the phrase clams casino, Like I almost want

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<v Speaker 1>them to sell it in a toy aisle between like

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<v Speaker 1>ant farms and sea monkeys, where I guess like kids

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<v Speaker 1>can learn about bivolves by hangout at a clams casino.

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<v Speaker 1>It may be the least exciting casino on So if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not going to celebrate National Clams on a Half

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<v Speaker 1>Shell Day and proper fashion, you know, by eating a

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<v Speaker 1>bucket of them, how do you plan to celebrate this

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<v Speaker 1>fine day? Mango? Mostly by telling everyone my favorite clam

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<v Speaker 1>fact in the world, and that's that scientists have tried

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<v Speaker 1>putting clams on prozach I feel like maybe this is

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<v Speaker 1>one of those dumb experiments where scientists are just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to make a pawn like the whole seeing if jellyfish

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<v Speaker 1>will eat peanut butter to make peanut butter and jellyfish,

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<v Speaker 1>and and then just trying to see what that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>happy as a clam really means. So, so what is

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<v Speaker 1>this all about? It's actually that's what I thought too, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't it just kind of a curious way to see

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<v Speaker 1>if clams on antidepressants would be happy? But uh, actually

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<v Speaker 1>prozac has a surprising effect on claims. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like dimming the lights and playing very white for them

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<v Speaker 1>because they just start mating like crazy on it. I

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<v Speaker 1>love that they even thought to try this. But but

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good way to celebrate. So we've covered the

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<v Speaker 1>two biggies. We got Bunsen burner Day and clams on

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<v Speaker 1>a half shell Day. So I feel much better knowing

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<v Speaker 1>we've put those facts out in the world. So we

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<v Speaker 1>should probably do Easter. Of course, most people know about

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<v Speaker 1>all the origins of Easter, and while we could go

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<v Speaker 1>on a tangent about Jesus or bunnies or paganism or

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<v Speaker 1>spring or ideas or rebirth, I actually want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about my favorite non traditional way to celebrate Easter. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's by trying to destroy a peep. So I can't

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<v Speaker 1>stand the taste of peeps either. In addition to claims,

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<v Speaker 1>but ever since our friend Michael used to like hide

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<v Speaker 1>them in our rooms in college, I guess his mom

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<v Speaker 1>used to like send him a ton of them and

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<v Speaker 1>then he didn't know what to do with them, so

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<v Speaker 1>you just like sneak into all our friends rooms and

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<v Speaker 1>hide them in places. But I remember getting into bed

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<v Speaker 1>once and just finding one staring at me from the

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<v Speaker 1>bed posts, or like sitting on my bookshelf to study

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<v Speaker 1>and and finding like little pieces all over the place.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, I actually had no real connection to those

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<v Speaker 1>candies until then, and now when I see them, they

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<v Speaker 1>just make me irrationally happy. I'm the same way, and

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. The idea of like our kids asking

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<v Speaker 1>us one day about our crazy college days and like

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<v Speaker 1>what crazy things did you do, and you're like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we had to go fund peeps in our dorm room

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever. But actually I do remember our friend Adam

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<v Speaker 1>once brought a girl over and he was desperately trying

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<v Speaker 1>to impress her, and everywhere she's set, like on the

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<v Speaker 1>bed or on a chair or wherever she seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>either step on or squish a peep. Hence she was

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<v Speaker 1>totally not impressed for some reason. I have no I

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<v Speaker 1>don't either, But you know what, there are a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of great facts about peeps. The original peeps were hand

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<v Speaker 1>shaped by candy makers and actually had wings. You know

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<v Speaker 1>that the town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where the Peeps factory is,

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<v Speaker 1>it actually drops a giant peep for the New Year,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kind of like they dropped the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>Manhattan and everything. And they're actually over one and a

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<v Speaker 1>half billion of these candies consumed every spring. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know who's actually eating these things, because that just is insane.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with you, I don't love them, but I do

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<v Speaker 1>love that fact. But actually, my favorite fact is that

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<v Speaker 1>in n two scientists at Emery had heard that peeps

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<v Speaker 1>were indestructible, so they decided to test the theory. They

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<v Speaker 1>microwave peeps, they boiled peeps, they put them in acid,

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<v Speaker 1>tone even in sulfuric acid, and the peeps survived all

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<v Speaker 1>of those things. It's just unbelievable. And then they have

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<v Speaker 1>apparently put them in phenal, which finally destructed these incredible things.

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<v Speaker 1>It melted the peeps down everything except the eyes, of course.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean this idea of just seeing like a peeps

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<v Speaker 1>puddle and a pair of eyes during back at You

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<v Speaker 1>is so creepy O kidding, But in honor of that experiment,

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<v Speaker 1>I think everyone should take a peep and try to

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<v Speaker 1>destroy it, use a hammer, a microwave, whatever tools you've got,

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<v Speaker 1>and when all else fails, just eat it. Well I'm

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<v Speaker 1>for that. So this year, Easter also falls on April

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<v Speaker 1>Fool's Day, which we mentioned earlier, and that's strange. I

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<v Speaker 1>actually can't remember that happening in a while though, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it must have. But how do you think

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<v Speaker 1>we should celebrate this one? Well? Maybe by not being

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<v Speaker 1>totally skeptical of everything your friends tell you. So there

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<v Speaker 1>are a bunch of things that have happened on April

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<v Speaker 1>fools Day and years past that people haven't believed. The

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<v Speaker 1>great comedian Mitch Hedberg passed away on that day and

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't taken seriously. Also, Nintendo and Sega decided to

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<v Speaker 1>launch a joint sonic, the Hedgehog and Mario game. Of

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<v Speaker 1>course that seemed like a joke to most people. But

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite one of these incidents that actually wasn't a prank,

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<v Speaker 1>and this obviously has gotten some attention over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>but in two thousand seven, Google sent out a notice

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<v Speaker 1>to its employees that a python was on the loose

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<v Speaker 1>in the building. This was in their New York City office,

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<v Speaker 1>but apparently an engineer kept his ball python Kaiser around

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<v Speaker 1>for fun and inspiration. I don't know why, and Kaiser

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<v Speaker 1>decided he needed to get some fresh air, so he

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<v Speaker 1>took a tour of the offices. And this happened on

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<v Speaker 1>April Fools that I really can't imagine, Like if I

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<v Speaker 1>was just roaming the halls of Google and I saw

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<v Speaker 1>a python wandering around, I'd be so terrified, like even

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<v Speaker 1>too terrified to make like any coding and python jokes,

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<v Speaker 1>No kidding, So anyway, So that's our advice to you

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<v Speaker 1>this momentous holiday weekend. Watch the Muppets, share a clam fact,

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<v Speaker 1>destroy a peep, and maybe trust your friends if if

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<v Speaker 1>they tell you something outrageous, because it might just be true.

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<v Speaker 1>And one last thing, that's right, we forgot to tell

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<v Speaker 1>them how to celebrate our one year anniversary at Part

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