Strange Realm - Ep. 043 - Christmas Eve, 2023

It's a bustling and festive Christmas episode tonight! We have live updates with NORAD Santa Tracking, keeping you aware of when the jolly man might be heading your way! We also look at stories about telomere lengthening via time spent at the bottom of the sea, and some seeds that are well over 100 years old which still germinated when they were planted. After the break we pause our current reading series to read real reports of sightings of Santa Claus from around the world. Merry Christmas to you, one and all!

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Notes:
- NORAD Santa Tracker
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/map
- NASA Spots ‘Christmas Tree’ in Space
https://explorersweb.com/christmas-tree-in-space/
- 144-year old experiment grows surprisingly long lasting seeds
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/144-year-old-experiment-reveals-surprisingly-long-lasting-seeds
- Man spends 93 days at the bottom of the sea & is now 10 years younger
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/man-spends-93-days-bottom-30137421
- Real Santa encounters
https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/zf9odt/santa_clause_encounters/
https://www.liveabout.com/santa-claus-sightings-2594781

Intro music: "Banned from Living" by Gloomcvlt
Outro music: "The Outlands, Pt. 2" by The Abyss
Background art: "The Time Machine" by Interesni Kazki (AEC)

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