Bonus Ep 8 - Gwada-Negative, Cultural Sleep, Load Of The Flies & Sweary Parrots

Medical scientists in France have found a woman with a brand new blood type. Even more interesting, she is the only person in the world with that specific blood type. We all need to sleep, and many of us love to sleep. But did you know that there are different approaches to sleeping among the world’s cultures? Next we’ll learn about the carnivorous New World Screwworm Fly, whose young (maggots) pose a serious threat to livestock, pets, and even humans. To combat these scary little buggers, the US is going to release billions of sterilized fly eggs which will hopefully eliminate the threat. Lastly, Mel will tell us about some foul-mouthed feathery friends. Would you want a parrot? Would you teach it to swear? We would.