Stuff You Should Know

Hosted by Charles W. Bryant and Josh Clark.

What is Stuff You Should Know? It's the sound of two men explaining the world, one topic at a time. Get ready to be the smartest person in the room, as Josh and Chuck stuff your brain with topics ranging from pirates to zombies, from octopi to Air Force One, from Jack the Ripper to the Large Hadron... Read More

What Do They Grow on Body Farms?

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 – running time 01:30

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Most farms are home to crops and animals, but body farms specialize in corpses. Join your favorite information mavericks and learn more about body farms in this exclusive video from HowStuffWorks.com and the Science Channel.

Don't let the name fool you. A 'body farm' doesn't actually create bodies. So what does it do, exactly? Started in the 1970's at the University of Tennessee, body farms have helped further forensic science. Want to know how? Click and find out.

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Show Title:
Stuff You Should Know
Description:
Climb aboard with Josh and Chuck on their quest to explain everything interesting about the world, one topic at a time.
Categories:
Awesome Science
Launch Date:
Nov 30, 2012
Episodes:
78
Credits
Josh Clark (Host)
Charles W. Bryant (Host)