Strange Realm - Ep. 117 - June 22nd, 2025

Tonight, we bring you a slightly larger than usual show as we look into the weirdest and wildest news stories we could find! Including news that apparently the human brain glows as it works, a discovery has been made concerning the axolotl that brings us closer to one day regrowing limbs on people, we look at a fairly impressive but ultimately underwhelming spider fossil uncovered in Australia, and we also dive into the lore of those nasty mythological creatures, the trolls. All of this and then after the break, we continue our reading series as Frobisher continues reading from "Beware of the Woods," by Tony Urban.

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Notes:
- Your brain glows
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-brain-is-glowing-and-scientists-cant-figure-out-why/
- Axolotl discovery might allow us to regrow limbs
https://www.sciencealert.com/axolotl-discovery-brings-us-closer-than-ever-to-regrowing-human-limbs
- Somewhat large prehistoric spider found in Australia
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/05/scientists-just-found-a-spider-so-huge-it-might-have-stalked-dinosaurs/
- The truth about trolls
https://thevikingherald.com/article/the-enigmatic-world-of-trolls-in-norse-mythology/755
https://sites.nd.edu/manuscript-studies/2020/03/20/medieval-trolls-monsters-from-scandinavian-myth-and-legend/
- Beware of the Woods
https://www.amazon.com/Beware-Woods-Stories-Unexplained-Encounters/dp/B0C63RJ77H

Intro music: "night drive" by bbrainz (slowed + reverb)
Outro music: "Curious Constellations" by SURGE
Background art: "The Time Machine" by Interesni Kazki (AEC)
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