The Heart Shape Comes From Just About Everywhere Except Actual Hearts

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

If you know your biology, you know that the classic heart shape we see everywhere on Valentine's Day is not at all what an actual human heart looks like. So where does this shape come from and how did it get associated with hearts? Plus: how a place called Why, Arizona got its name.  The Shape of My Heart (Slate) WHY WHY IS WHY (Arizona Oddities)  We ♥ our Patreon backers

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