The First Underwater Video, Ballooning Over the North Pole, The Call of the Void

<p>The weirdest things we learned this week range from finding lost footage of the first-ever underwater video to a daring attempt to fly over the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?</p> <p><br></p> <p>The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod</p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow our team on Twitter</p> <p>Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman</p> <p>Mary Beth Griggs: www.twitter.com/MaryBethGriggs</p> <p>Tom McNamara: www.twitter.com/fieldguidetom</p> <p>Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci</p> <p><br></p> <p>Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden</p> <p>Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support</a>

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week