Ep. 293: Participants’ Eyes Were Kept Open During A Sleep Study And We Saw Some Things + Neanderthal Dentists Were Drilling Teeth Nearly 60,000 Yrs Ago
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Ep. 293: Participants’ Eyes Were Kept Open During A Sleep Study And We Saw Some Things + Neanderthal Dentists Were Drilling Teeth Nearly 60,000 Yrs Ago

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 17, 202629 min
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Hey, welcome back to Well That's Interesting, the I Wouldn't Want to Volunteer for Either edition. Today is episode 293. Participants' eyes were kept open during a sleep study and we saw some things, and Neanderthal dentists were drilling teeth nearly 60,000 years ago. My friends, the last time we spoke about fascinating research performed on human peepers was only

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a month ago, during episode 288. Let's talk about a giant stone jar containing the remains of 37 people and a box that kept pig eyeballs working for 10 hours after death. As you could tell by the title of that episode, it was a busy day.

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First, we traveled to Laos and ventured deep into its remote jungles with fingers crossed all landmines from previous conflicts had been removed. 40 miles from the nearest city, the largest stone jar of over 2,100 stone jars was found. And yes, thanks again to the title of the show, you know what was discovered within.

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