Brain Junk

We’re diving into a long episode chock-a-block full of weird facts. Get ready for German phrases, the history of bullion, hot dogs, neurons, and more (and OF COURSE a little Chuck Norris!)image: journal with the literal bug in the system. National GeographicAmy’s Miscellany:German Wordshttps://www.fluentu.com/blog/german/weird-german-words-vocabulary/Morgenmuffle-not a good morning personFernweh (Distance pain)Kummerspeck (Grief bacon)Innerer Schweinehund (Inner pig dog)Fremdschämen (Exterior shame)Lebensmüde (Life tired)Weltschmerz (World pain)Zungenbrecher (Tongue breaker)Hot Dogs!https://www.hot-dog.org/ NHDSC Hot Dog Ambassador.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com