From pesky bugs to a solar eclipse: what will make 2024 so curious
2024 is shaping up to be a very curious year. That's according to Edgar B. Herwick III, host of the GBH News podcast Curiosity Desk, who joins to give a pop quiz on some of the fun facts to know and events to look forward to in the new year.
1:13 Edgar poses this question: There are more than 2,000 species of this creature worldwide. In the U.S., species are organized into specific broods with 12 of those broods being associated with the number 17 and three being associated with the number 13.
What creature is this?
1:31 Liz gives her best guess (and does pretty well!).
4:32 Edgar poses this question: This occurrence will happen about once every 400 years. Here in North America, 2024 will remarkably be the second time in less than 10 years that it occurs. The first known recorded occurrence of this was around 1300 BCE in present-day Syria.
5:00 Edgar shares the answer and tips on where to see a total eclipse of the sun on April 8, 2024.
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