14: A Solar System of Disappointment

Hwat?! Weekly

Tiny suns! Weird Wycombe! Zipf's law! Frozen Bats! Exploding bats! Frozen Kidneys! The joys of ornamental Shrimp! Chicken paper! Peru (the bird)! Raccoons! The crested Guineafowl! A Swdish in process solar System! Salmon (the hat)! A nice authentic Antarctic accent!

Some links of note:

Sweden Solar System:

https://www.swedensolarsystem.se/en/stations/

Helmeted Guineafowl:

https://animalia.bio/helmeted-guineafowl#google_vignette

Atlas Obscura book:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/unique-gifts/atlas-obscura-book

Into the Unknown book:

https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781668644140

Salmon Hats:

https://www.sciencealert.com/orcas-are-wearing-dead-salmon-as-hats-and-scientists-are-stumped 

Produced by Joe Fisher and Finlay Stevenson

Music: My Own Kind of Tango by Alexandra Woodard

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