Moment of Um

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318 Episodes

  1. How do 3D glasses work?

    Published: 12/12/2024
  2. How do vocal cords work?

    Published: 12/11/2024
  3. How does hair dye work?

    Published: 12/10/2024
  4. How are bricks made?

    Published: 12/9/2024
  5. When did people start using utensils?

    Published: 12/6/2024
  6. How do our clothes get dirty?

    Published: 12/5/2024
  7. Why does salt make you thirsty?

    Published: 12/4/2024
  8. Why does bread have holes?

    Published: 12/3/2024
  9. How do people get warts?

    Published: 12/2/2024
  10. How does a platypus make its venom?

    Published: 11/29/2024
  11. How did the peregrine falcon get its name?

    Published: 11/28/2024
  12. Why don’t mountain lions have manes?

    Published: 11/27/2024
  13. Do birds cough or sneeze?

    Published: 11/26/2024
  14. How do bears make their dens?

    Published: 11/25/2024
  15. Why do we have friends?

    Published: 11/22/2024
  16. What is the strongest glue?

    Published: 11/21/2024
  17. Do penguins sit down?

    Published: 11/20/2024
  18. What causes solar flares?

    Published: 11/19/2024
  19. How do trumpets make that bbbbrrrrrrr sound?

    Published: 11/18/2024
  20. Is rainwater safe to drink?

    Published: 11/15/2024

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Moment of Um is your daily answer to those questions that pop up out of nowhere and make you go… ummmmmmm. Brought to you by your friends at Brains On at APM Studios.