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Quirks and Quarks · Friday · 54 min

Dust? Tongues? Uranus? It’s our Holiday Question Show!

On this week’s best of Quirks & Quarks, we revisit our annual holiday listener question show, with fascinating queries like: Why did a Canadian astronaut's eyesight change when she went to space? How is the dust inside our homes changing? Why do some professional athletes stick out their tongues when they play? Why are most fruits round, but bananas and pineapple are not? What would have happened if the dino-killing asteroid never struck Earth? We'll satisfy all these scientific curiosities and many more!

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On this week’s best of Quirks & Quarks, we revisit our annual holiday listener question show, with fascinating queries like:

  • Why did a Canadian astronaut's eyesight change when she went to space? 
  • How is the dust inside our homes changing? 
  • Why do some professional athletes stick out their tongues when they play?
  • Why are most fruits round, but bananas and pineapple are not? 
  • What would have happened if the dino-killing asteroid never struck Earth?

We'll satisfy all these scientific curiosities and many more!