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The Tech of Tomorrow That Never Arrived & The Remarkable History of Teeth - SYSK Choice
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Groceries are expensive, but there is a surprisingly simple way to leave the supermarket with a smaller bill — and it has less to do with what you buy than how you shop. I begin this episode with a technique that could help you spend less every time you go to the grocery store. Source: Eat This Not That by David Zinczenko(https://link.amazon/B03ckVUuD) For decades, we’ve been told the future would bring flying cars, human-like robots, smart cities, self-driving vehicles and all sorts of other technological wonders. So…where are they? Why do so man...
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Today on Something You Should Know, an almost effortless way to cut your grocery bill down. Then future technologies that never quite seem to arrive. Like flying cars. Why don't we have flying cars?
Oh, we do. So the first one that was certified for road and for flight was certified in 1956. No. So if you wanted a flying car, you could have bought one ages ago.
You just probably didn't want this car. And paying down your debt can do wonders for your health. And the amazing world of teeth. Why you have them, and why we judge other people by how good their teeth look.
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