Curiosity Daily
Curiosity Daily
Dec 4, 2020
Why It’s Relaxing to Breathe in Through Your Nose
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Learn about why it’s relaxing to breathe in through your nose and the first woman who’s ever been struck by a meteor. We’ll also answer a listener question about why smacking electronics helps to make them work again.

Why do relaxation exercises have you breathe in through your nose? Two words: nitric oxide by Grant Currin

Only One Woman Has Ever Been Struck by a Meteor by Mae Rice

LISTENER Q: Why does smacking electronics make them work again? by Ashley Hamer 

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