Not So Random Facts
Random facts are only random because we don't know the context behind them. This podcast will fix all that by explaining the history, science, and cultural basis for every random fact you've ever wondered about.Podcasts
The Closest Living Relative Of The T-Rex Is The Chicken
Published: June 5, 2022, 4 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 34 seconds
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The Center Of Our Galaxy Is Made of Raspberry Rum
Published: March 29, 2022, 3:53 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 57 seconds
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George Washington Carver Didn't Invent Peanut Butter, but He Did Save American Agriculture
Published: Feb. 20, 2022, 10:09 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 56 seconds
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Why Is English One of the Only Languages That Has Spelling Bees?
Published: Feb. 2, 2022, 6:34 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 52 seconds
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All Human Beings Glow
Published: June 18, 2021, 6:31 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds
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98.6 Fahrenheit (or 37 Celsius) Is NOT The Average Human Temperature
Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 7:35 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 40 seconds
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Adolf Hitler Was Convicted Of Treason, Then Released From Jail To Promote Unity
Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 7:30 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 48 seconds
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Frankenstein Was Written As Part Of A Bet Between Bored Friends In Isolation
Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 5:26 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 3 seconds
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Handshakes Were Once Used to Prove to Enemies You Were Unarmed
Published: Oct. 24, 2020, 1:50 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds
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Cats Chose To Domesticate Themselves ... And May Choose To Go Back
Published: June 10, 2020, 6 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 17 seconds
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How Similar Was The Boston Tea Party To The Protests Of Today?
Published: June 9, 2020, 8:40 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 37 seconds
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What Did Ancient People Use Instead of Toilet Paper?
Published: April 21, 2020, 4:20 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 1 second
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The "Spanish Flu" killed more people than World War 1 ... How Does The Coronavirus Compare?
Published: April 21, 2020, 4:15 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 34 seconds
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In 1992, 29,000 Bathtub Toys Fell Off a Container Ship and Taught Us All About Ocean Currents
Published: Oct. 5, 2019, 3:05 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 36 seconds
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Scientists Have Crossbred Spiders With Goats To Create More Spider Webs
Published: Aug. 4, 2019, 1:43 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 37 seconds
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The Apollo 11 Astronauts Had To Go Through Customs To Declare Their Moon Rocks
Published: July 17, 2019, 6:30 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds
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Sunflowers Can Clean Up Nuclear Radiation After Disasters
Published: June 14, 2019, 6:28 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 55 seconds
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The Biggest Organism In The World Is Either a Tree Or a Mushroom
Published: May 30, 2019, 1:10 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes
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Dogs Can Detect Cancer By Their Sense of Smell
Published: May 1, 2019, 4:22 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 36 seconds
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The Amazon Rainforest Produces 20% Of All Of Earth's Oxygen
Published: April 17, 2019, 6:57 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 46 seconds
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Marie Curie's Notebooks Are Too Radioactive to Touch Even Today
Published: April 8, 2019, 9:41 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 29 seconds
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Coffee Is The Second Most Valuable Commodity In The World After Oil
Published: Dec. 1, 2018, 7:05 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 28 seconds
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Zombies Are Real, They're All Over The World, And You May Already Be Infected ...
Published: Nov. 1, 2018, 6:39 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 18 seconds
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October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Here Are Some Facts Everyone Should Know
Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 58 seconds
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Teddy Roosevelt Was Shot At a Campaign Event But Still Finished His 90 Minute Speech
Published: Sept. 19, 2018, 5:47 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 5 seconds
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The Brain Waves Of Babies Are Remarkably Similar To Being On LSD
Published: Sept. 5, 2018, 4:22 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 16 seconds
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There Are Over 1500 Active Volcanoes Around The World
Published: July 12, 2018, 6:20 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 25 seconds
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Duck Quacks DO Echo and Other Random Facts That Are Untrue
Published: June 13, 2018, 12:24 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 8 seconds
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Sharks Are 200 Million Years Older Than the Dinosaurs
Published: May 30, 2018, 5:27 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 37 seconds
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There Is Only One Word Understood By Everyone On The Planet
Published: May 15, 2018, 11:37 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 43 seconds
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We Know More About Outer Space Than We Do Our Own Oceans ... But Why?
Published: May 1, 2018, 8:40 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes
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The Industrial Revolution Almost Started During The Time of Jesus Christ
Published: April 19, 2018, 6:55 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 48 seconds
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Playing Tetris Can Help Cure A Lazy-Eye
Published: April 3, 2018, 9:37 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 6 seconds
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Scientists Are Bringing Back The Woolly Mammoth To Save The World
Published: March 7, 2018, 2:36 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 41 seconds
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Canada Is At War With Denmark, But It's The Friendliest War Ever
Published: Feb. 21, 2018, 6 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 3 seconds
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The Moon Is Leaving The Earth, Which Means No More Eclipses
Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 9:15 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 14 seconds
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Cavemen Only Created Civilization Because They Loved Alcohol
Published: Jan. 23, 2018, 6 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 46 seconds
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Only 8% of New Year's Resolutions Are Kept; Here's How To Beat The Odds
Published: Jan. 10, 2018, 3:12 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 59 seconds
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Humans Are Part Fish, And That's Why We Hiccup
Published: Jan. 9, 2018, 8:41 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 54 seconds
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