In this episode you discover why you should thank a vulture for the work he or she is doing to cut greenhouse gases.

Other weird and surprising facts include:

- How frogs hydrate;
- How many times the average heart beats daily;
- Why trying to outrun a hippo is a terrible idea; and,
More...
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Source for Lead Fact:

"Vultures Prevent Tens of Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Each Year"; "Scientific American", September 20, 2022. Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vultures-prevent-tens-of-millions-of-metric-tons-of-carbon-emissions-each-year/
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Host:

Stephen Carter; Website: https://weirdandsurprisingfacts.com; Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.
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Technical info:

Recorded with Twisted Wave. Edits with Audacity. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering done with Hindenburg Pro.

Microphone: Donner PO-8
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Key words:

vultures, greenhouse gases, frogs, hippos,