Dear Hank & John   /     264: The Opposite of a Trophy

Summary

Why were soda fountains a big deal? Why don't holes in the ground below sea level always fill with water? Why is pint pronounced the way it is?

Subtitle
Why were soda fountains a big deal? Why don't holes in the ground below sea level always fill with water? Why is pint pronounced the way it is?
Duration
00:37:47
Publishing date
2020-11-02 12:00
Link
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dear-hank-john
Contributors
  WNYC Studios and Complexly
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Enclosures
https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/ffa2f8/ffa2f885-1ef7-4a37-9bbb-ee0a064b8d67/3792d2c1-d874-4f3e-bcb8-d633a06ae77b/dear-hank-john-110220_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=9YNI3WaL
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Shownotes

Do you put your mask or earbuds on first? Why were soda fountains a big deal? Why don't holes in the ground below sea level always fill with water? Where did XOXO as hugs and kisses in letters come from? How do you tell if someone has been quantum leapt? Why is pint pronounced the way it is?  Hank Green and John Green have answers!

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