Ep. 271: We Now Know How Pigs Ended Up On Islands In The Pacific + Why Petting A Cat Leads To A Zap (Or Rather, Why Rubbing Is Needed To Create Static Electricity) episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 31 MIN

Ep. 271: We Now Know How Pigs Ended Up On Islands In The Pacific + Why Petting A Cat Leads To A Zap (Or Rather, Why Rubbing Is Needed To Create Static Electricity)

from Well... That’s Interesting · host Jill ChaCha

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