Fact Casual

It's been a minute, but we are back with Season 2! Let's start to year off healthy with some fruits. Specifically, berries.Are strawberries actually berries? What about bananas?This episode uncovers the overly complex world of berry categorization. Get ready to get berry confused (sorry about the pun).To learn more, here are my sources:https://stanfordmag.org/contents/bananas-are-berrieshttps://www.livescience.com/57477-why-are-bananas-considered-berries.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LybfPwCzs3ghttps://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/syllabi/422/422lab3.htmhttps://science.jburroughs.org/resources/flower/fruit1.html

Whether you were first introduced to them in Free Willy or SeaWorld (yikes...), orcas are hard to forget. They're fast, smart, and part of the whale family? Well, at least the first two statements are true. Now, let's find out if killer whales are really whales.Sources:https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/ocean-giants-whale-fact-sheet/7567/https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/facts-about-orcas/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/o/orca/https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/03/13/orca-not-whale/

Every wonder what space smells like? Probably not! But some say it's like being at a bad barbecue where no one's watching the grill. Today, we're going to find out if that's true!Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/moon-smells-gunpowder-180952494/https://www.businessinsider.com/what-does-space-smell-like-2016-3https://www.science.org.au/curious/space-time/smells-spacehttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/what-space-smells-like/259903/https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-smells-of-space-burned-steak-gunpowder-raspberrieshttps://www.livescience.com/34085-space-smell.html

Yawning is pretty common. Especially, after being stuck inside during quarantine. But is it contagious too? Let's find out on this episode!Sources:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201403/why-is-yawning-so-contagioushttps://www.livescience.com/60288-why-are-yawns-so-contagious.htmlhttps://vitalrecord.tamhsc.edu/you-asked-why-are-yawns-contagious/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-are-yawns-contagious-we-asked-a-scientisthttps://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/contagious-yawn.htmhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/ever-wondered-whether-yawns-are-contagious/2019/03/18/34a10e84-3c5c-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.htmlhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Mystery_of_Yawning_in_Physiology_and/dongdGtKUecC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=yawns+contagious&printsec=frontcoverhttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/why-do-bigger-brained-animals-have-longer-yawns/502856/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-do-we-yawn-and-why-is-it-contagious-3749674/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/15/527106576/yawning-may-promote-social-bonding-even-between-dogs-and-humans

It's not just werewolves who are affected by the full moon. Between emergency room doctors and police officers, people think the full moon makes folks act wild. Is that really what's going on? Let's find out in this episode of Fact Casual!Sources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/24/dear-science-does-a-full-moon-really-change-human-behavior/https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/why-do-we-still-believe-in-lunacy-during-a-full-moonhttps://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/moon.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131029-does-a-full-moon-make-people-madhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190731-is-the-moon-impacting-your-mood-and-wellbeinghttps://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vbn7wd/does-the-full-moon-really-make-people-crazyhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunacy-and-the-full-moon/

Whether you call it maroon, burgundy, or red, there's one thing remains the same. Bulls supposedly hate it. But do bulls really hate that one color? If so, what did it ever do to them? On this episode, we head to the Plaza De Toros to find out if bulls really hate red.Sources:https://www.businessinsider.com/why-bullfighter-capes-red-2018-9https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2012/12/12/what-is-it-about-red-that-makes-bulls-so-angry/https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/does-red-really-make-bulls-angryhttps://books.google.com/books?id=3g4tDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=are+bulls+dichromatic&source=bl&ots=bvB3CWq94h&sig=ACfU3U2v-NPm-uDbuIVTUkKpP5b9awENjg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis6piqztnoAhW0HDQIHV0UAPc4ChDoATABegQIDBAo#v=onepage&q=are%20bulls%20dichromatic&f=falsehttps://books.google.com/booksid=VvTKBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=are+bulls+dichromatic&source=bl&ots=HhFgW7OrR6&sig=ACfU3U34CXzplFctHaV0Si2J-pIMuZYTJA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJv6L9z9noAhWXHDQIHYURAzc4FBDoATAFegQIDBAt#v=onepage&q=are%20bulls%20dichromatic&f=falsehttps://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/you-can-thank-your-fruit-hunting-ancestors-your-color-vision#https://www.britannica.com/sports/bullfightinghttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01249428/documenthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781854/

Anything can happen in your dreams. Or almost anything. Today, we are testing the commonly heard fact that you can't die in your dreams. Sources: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201602/what-dreams-your-death-are-really-abouthttps://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/had-a-death-dream-recently-it-might-not-be-your-worst-nightmare/news-story/c9218722849bd5ffc68c1ff05315cbdehttps://www.mic.com/articles/135761/what-dreams-about-death-and-drowning-really-mean-according-to-expertshttps://www.newsweek.com/dream-dying-121675https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TZOiC23CpI&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=SleepioTVhttps://dreams.ucsc.edu/168/deceased_loved_ones.htmlhttps://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/science-of-dreaminghttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/doree/can-you-die-from-a-nightmarehttps://www.bustle.com/articles/33261-what-do-dreams-about-death-mean-can-you-die-in-your-dreams-9-morbid-questions-answeredhttps://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/your-life-in-numbers-infographic/https://time.com/5008693/sleep-start-hypnic-jerk/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4481805/

Whether you're a dog person or not, you've probably heard that one human year is equal to seven dog years. But where did that come from and is it even true? Today, we're taking a closer look at man's best friend and finding out if they really age that fast. Sources:https://www.almanac.com/content/dog-age-chart-dog-years-human-yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-new-better-formula-calculating-dog-years-180973575/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-human-year-does-not-equal-seven-dog-years-180952929/https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2019/Q4/calling-all-dogs-and-dog-owners-your-input-is-needed.htmlhttps://www.inverse.com/article/51806-why-dogs-don-t-live-as-long-as-humanshttps://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/12/feature-dog-lives-300-years-solving-mysteries-aging-our-petshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201701/why-do-large-dogs-have-shorter-life-spans-small-dogshttps://www.pedigree.com/dog-care/dog-age-calculatorhttps://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/metabolismhttps://www.businessinsider.com/crazy-things-people-used-to-think-were-healthy-2012-9#radioactive-drinks-1

Recall the old saying to remember the order of the planets? My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.Today, we're focusing on the "Pizzas" part, or otherwise known as Pluto. Some scientists say it's a planet while others disagree. This episode finds out the truth about what exactly lurks out at the edge of our Solar System.Sources:https://www.britannica.com/list/our-5-dwarf-planetshttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-mysterious-floating-hillshttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/heres-the-answer-that-will-finally-settle-the-is-pluto-a-planet-debate-for-good-yeah-righthttps://www.cnn.com/2019/08/24/world/pluto-no-longer-planet-space-scn/index.htmlhttps://www.space.com/pluto-is-a-planet-nasa-chief-iac-2019-video.htmlhttps://www.space.com/why-pluto-is-not-a-planet.htmlhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/heres-the-answer-that-will-finally-settle-the-is-pluto-a-planet-debate-for-good-yeah-right

Whether you're at a beach, pool, or even glacier, water is a blue. But when you drink a cup of water at home, where did the vibrancy of the blueness in water go? On the first episode of Fact Casual, we are going to wash away the falsehoods and find out the truth on this fun fact: Water is blue.Sources:http://inside.mines.edu/fs_home/dwu/classes/CH353/study/Why%20is%20Water%20Blue.pdfhttps://www.dartmouth.edu/~etrnsfer/water.htmhttps://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/living-ocean/ocean-colorhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-the-ocean-appear/http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2926https://www.britannica.com/science/color/Physical-and-chemical-causes-of-colourhttps://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-color?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objectshttp://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/5B.html