Honeybees can heat and cool their hives to keep the temperature comfortable. Learn about one method -- bearding -- in this episode of BrainStuff.

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Honeybees can heat and cool their hives to keep the temperature comfortable. Learn about one method -- bearding -- in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.

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Why Do Bees Beard?

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American soldiers have stood guard over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier every minute of every day since July 2, 1937. Learn what this monument means and who's interred there in today's classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/tomb-unknown-soldier.htm

American soldiers have stood guard over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier every minute of every day since July 2, 1937. Learn what this monument means and who's interred there in today's classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: <a href="https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/tomb-unknown-soldier.htm">https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/tomb-unknown-soldier.htm</a>

BrainStuff Classics: What Is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

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The zipper as we know it is barely over 100 years old, but it's the closure of choice for thousands of everyday products. Learn the history and physics behind the zipper (and why so many zipper tabs say 'YKK') in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/zipper.htm/printable; https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/household-hints-tips/cleaning-organizing/question469.htm

The zipper as we know it is barely over 100 years old, but it's the closure of choice for thousands of everyday products. Learn the history and physics behind the zipper (and why so many zipper tabs say 'YKK') in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/zipper.htm/printable; https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/household-hints-tips/cleaning-organizing/question469.htm

Where Did Zippers Come From?

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Ivan IV Vasilyevich wasn't called 'the Terrible' during his lifetime, but he lived up to the name. Learn how he became Russia's first tsar, expanded his power, and terrorized his political enemies -- real and imagined -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ivan-terrible.htm

Ivan IV Vasilyevich wasn't called 'the Terrible' during his lifetime, but he lived up to the name. Learn how he became Russia's first tsar, expanded his power, and terrorized his political enemies -- real and imagined -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: <a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ivan-terrible.htm">https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ivan-terrible.htm</a>

What Was Terrible About Ivan the Terrible?

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Why Do Bees Beard?

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