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Daily Wonder

Daily Wonder

Every day, 5 minutes of wonder for curious kids ages 4-9. Two hosts share weird-but-true facts perfect for the family dinner table.

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Episodi

111 episodi

  1. NASA Science 3:40
  2. A Rhode Island Man Grew the First Pumpkin to Surpass 3,000 Pounds. The Gargantuan Gourd Is the Largest Fruit Ever 3:56
  3. NASA Science 3:41
  4. What would you name this litter-picking space mission? 4:08
  5. Can cuttlefish hypnotize their prey? 2:53
  6. These Cookies Started As Plastic Bottles 4:30
  7. Seven amazing mushrooms to spot in the wild this autumn and why you shouldn't trust AI 4:43
  8. Ta Kon Citadel in Vinh Son, Vietnam 3:19
  9. NASA Science 3:18
  10. Pumpkin to talk about! Bagheera the giant squash breaks world record 3:51
  11. NASA Science 3:46
  12. Wētāpunga: One of the world's heaviest insects makes big recovery 3:46
  13. Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of our solar system 5:14
  14. Jonathan the tortoise lived to 194 years old — now scientists think they know why 4:21
  15. Giraffes May Be Better At Math Than You Might Think 3:29
  16. NASA Science 3:35
  17. Some dinosaurs may have munched on seaweed, scientists say 3:13
  18. Beak quiet! Are these the loudest birds in the world? 3:15
  19. Rare two-headed turtle hatchling discovered on Cape Cod 3:18
  20. Slimy suspects blamed for broken traffic lights 3:16
  21. A Shark Was Spotted Swimming Through the Flooded Streets of New Jersey During the Nor'easter 3:16
  22. This Massive, Deep-Sea Roly Poly Can Go Years Without Food Thanks to a Huge Stomach and a Stolen Gene, Study Suggests 3:26
  23. A giant cosmic 'fart' is making a wobbling zombie star repeatedly flash us, 'groundbreaking' observations reveal 4:26
  24. Wildcats to be reintroduced to more areas of Scotland 4:00
  25. Two New Stick Insect Species Have Been Discovered in Australia—and Another One Was Hiding in Plain Sight 4:41
  26. Wildlife good news: Five animals discovered in 2026 5:01
  27. Injured Pelican Knocks On NOAA Lab Door For Help 4:02
  28. Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun 3:12
  29. Did Venus 'swallow' its own moon? 4:06
  30. The Moon Just Got a Massive New Crater That's Wider Than Two End-to-End Football Fields. It's a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Observation' 3:32
  31. Orcas Keep Targeting Boats Off Europe 4:14
  32. Where Your Elements Came From 3:55
  33. Could dino poo unlock answers to ancient bird mystery? 4:07
  34. Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the sun? 3:16
  35. Could poo be used to make concrete in the future? 4:00
  36. Watch the first-ever footage of a rare deep-sea squid in the northeastern Pacific 3:32
  37. Worm’s radical transformation shows metamorphosis can change the functions of cells 4:50
  38. Hubble: Decagon Around Saturn's South Pole 3:11
  39. Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog 4:21
  40. Meet Prince William the 12ft crocodile! 3:30
  41. Whale fossil discovered by 10-year-old boy in Northern Ireland 3:42
  42. Scientists Recreated the Long-Lost Chirps of Jurassic Insects. Listen to the Simulated Soundscape of 165 Million Years Ago 4:01
  43. Superstar parrot population hits 75 year high 3:22
  44. Buried underwear shows land use is key to soil health 3:51
  45. JWST Images The Lion's Head Nebula 2:54
  46. Earth's Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses 4:00
  47. Shrew knew! Shrew snouts found to grow bigger in winter 3:52
  48. Does tapping on a soda can really stop it from exploding? 3:38
  49. Narwhals Sport Iconic Straight, Spiraled Tusks. Scientists Just Uncovered Some of the Eye-Catching Feature's Structural Secrets 3:37
  50. Do Monkeys Keep Pets? Study Finds Widespread Primate Interactions With Other Animal Species, From Mice to Deer 4:04