Cold sores, facial hair and double rainbows

Dr Karl Podcast by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Jul 23, 20260:39:00Science & Medicine

Why do you get a full body shiver after using the toilet? Why is the sky a different colour in WA? And why are celestial orbits on the same horizontal plane? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings...

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