ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Science Monkey is back! We took a lengthy sabbatical to mourn the passing of our mascot, Ouie the magical wonderdog, whose pawsteps are audible in this particular episode, which of course was recorded before his passing.
On today’s show, we are joined by the erudite Dr Aparna Halpé for a session of The Facts and the Furious, during which we cover topics as diverse as:
* How many elephants does a cloud weigh?
* How many moonunits can the longest Lego tower be?
* When does the horniest rodent in Australia stop rutting?
* And what’s a reasonable number of vaginas?
As always, if you’d like us to cover any topics, or if you have feedback about the show, please feel free to comment below or send us an email.
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