14: Head Hunter Ants and The Patent Wars

This week we learn about horrific ant genuses and how the film industry was born out of everyone hating Thomas Edison. A listener email answers the age old question of "how long do pig orgasms last?" Episode Tabs: These ants decorate their homes with the heads of their enemies https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ants-head-hunters-attack-trap-jaw-enemies-nests Thomas Edison: The Unintentional Founder of Hollywood https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/03/thomas-edison-the-unintentional-founder-of-hollywood Listener Tabs: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/100659-longest-orgasm-in-mammals https://nypost.com/2022/07/18/phrogging-hider-in-my-house-stranger-secretly-lived-with-us/ NEW: 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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