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Moment of Um

Moment of Um is your daily answer to those questions that pop up out of nowhere and make you go… umm

Episodes

Total: 207

Let’s say you wake up on a Tuesday morning feeling fine and fresh. But by the end of the night your

There are all different kinds of trees in the world, from towering redwoods to tiny willow trees sma

Have you ever picked up a peach in the supermarket and noticed that its skin is covered in soft fuzz

Black holes are mysterious. They are so dense that no light can escape them, which makes them super

Records are big flat discs with circular lines on them that you can use to play music. But how does

Airplanes fly high in the sky and at super fast speeds. But is there a limit to how fast they’re all

Have you ever been to the doctor and had them listen to your body with a stethoscope? It’s that funn

Most of us know that we have a heart. We know that it beats - sometimes faster, sometimes slower. Bu

Have you ever seen a sinkhole? These are spots in the Earth’s surface where the ground has collapsed

Black holes are super dense spots in space. They have so much gravity that when something falls into

3D glasses. Those little paper spectacles with one red lens and one blue. Put ’em on, and suddenly,

Vocal cords are magical things. They let us speak, sing, squawk and scream. But what are vocal cords

How does hair dye work?

2024/12/10

If you could turn your hair any color in the world… what color would you choose?! Sapphire blue, hot

How are bricks made?

2024/12/9

Bricks are all around us: in walls, sidewalks, park benches, and more. How are these bodacious block

People around the world eat with a variety of utensils like forks, chopsticks, and sporks. But what

Clothes are FUN. We strut our stuff in them. Laugh and play in them. Sometimes we love one article o

Have you ever noticed that when you eat something salty, you feel extra thirsty for a while afterwar

Bread! It’s good stuff, no matter how you slice it. But why do slices of bread have holes in them? A

How do people get warts?

2024/12/2

Warts are small bumps that can show up on our skin, especially on our hands, knees, or elbows. What

Platypuses seem like they were put together from other animal’s spare parts. They’ve got a bill like