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Weird and Surprising Facts

In each episode you"ll discover weird and surprising facts that will make you say, "Wow, really?!" Each episode provides cool things to share with family and friends. They will think you"re brilliant!

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13:50

Dolphins Give Each Other Names, Robots Make Chimps...

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2025/06/09

Weird and surprising facts shared in this episode include:"Robot Yawns Spark Contagious Yawning in Chimps". NeuroscienceNews.com. Link: https://neurosciencenews.com/robot-yawn-chimp-contagion-29232/Three facts from Interesting Facts website: "There’s a Town in Nebraska With a Population of 1". "Wyoming Is the Least-Populated State in the U.S.". "Nepal’s Population Has the Highest Percentage of Women". Link for all three:

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23:35

Donkeys Can't Sleep in Bathtubs, Toilet Paper in...

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2025/03/26

Weird and surprising facts shared in this episode include:"Jury convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palace". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/golden-toilet-stolen-blenheim-palace-thief-trial-c77c211a0fbc65290f920da2d5abe852"Why Are There 5,280 Feet in a Mile?". RD.com. Link: https://www.rd.com/article/why-5280-feet-in-mile/"The Origins of 7 Common Units of Measurement". MentalFloss.com. Link:

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20:35

The $6 Million Dollar Toilet, Whale Swollows Human, More

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2025/03/02

In this episode you'll discover an array of fascinating, weird, and unusual facts to include:"Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in ‘audacious raid’". AP News. Link: https://apnews.com/article/golden-toilet-stolen-blenheim-palace-trial-bb3cd346713923d59304880ca209dcd4"What Exactly Does the “Q” in “Q-tips” Stand For? "Readers Digest Online". Link: https://www.rd.com/article/meaning-of-q-in-qtips"Crow is not the only thing they eat at a wild game dinner in rural

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9:45

Gorillias Can Lift How Much? What Was The First Candy...

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2025/02/17

In this episode you discover:The surprising number of people who get Super Bowl rings The REAL name for hashtagsPelicans can hold how much water in their mouths?Who has more water in their bodies - males or females?What percentage of the earth is covered by water?How deep is the deepest part of the ocean?The first candy eaten in space was...How many bones do you have in your body? Who has more bones - a baby or an adult?What is a group of owls called?Gorillias can lift how much?Fastest measured

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13:30

How Elephants Celebrate Christmas, Flying Cat, Sabre...

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2025/01/23

Articles and facts featured in this episode include:"It’s Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-zoo-christmas-trees-elephants-feeding-c360d6f10f837185fbb4dd0b36830732"Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/cat-plane-zealand-australia-mittens-airline-stowaway-8fd8abe8d76bbd2d8e37aed10029f276"In freezing

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13:14

Country With Most Pyramids? Nope Not Egypt, Primary...

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2024/12/29

Articles shared in this episode from:"125 Interesting Facts About Practically Everything". Readers Digest Online. Link: https://www.rd.com/list/interesting-facts/"Odd News". UPI.com. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Articles from the Readers Digest site:"Fact: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years". "Fact: Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust"."Fact: Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world"."Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s

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12:54

How Much Does a Cloud Weigh? 100 Trillion Cicadas,...

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2024/04/05

Weird and surprising facts and articles that you'll discover in this episode include:"Over 100 Trillion Cicadas to Emerge After Solar Eclipse" Source: "Newsweek.com". Link: https://www.newsweek.com/over-100-trillion-cicadas-emerge-after-solar-eclipse-1886947"BBC Science Focus". Link: https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/fun-factsBook: Patrick Quan, "Amusing Facts for Adventurous Minds".---Host:Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Technical

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8:41

The Surprising Reason Your Stomach Lining is Replaced...

Weird and Surprising Facts ·

2024/01/26

Stories that are included in this episode include:"California man collects 1,136 hotel keycards, earns world record". UPI.com. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/01/25/Guinness-World-Records-hotel-key-cards/1071706206444/"Coyote with head stuck in bucket rescued in San Diego". UPI.com. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/01/25/coyote-bucket-San-Diego/9301706200810/"Raccoon stuck upside-down in sewer grate rescued". UPI.com. Link:

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9:52

Camera Stealing Fox, A Four Dollar Goodwill Vase...

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2023/12/20

In this episode of "Weird and Surprising Facts", you discover:A camera stealing fox;A dinner menu sells for $275,000;A $4 Goodwill vase sells for $100,000;On average, a person spends 153 days looking for lost items;Want your brain to be more effective? Talk to yourself!Wild elephants sleep how many hours a night?!?;What makes up 95% of a Jellyfish body?The Empire State Building and Eiffel Tower have how many steps?!?;What in the world is a Zonkey?Stressed? Smell an orange!The tell-tale sign someone

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11:05

Emotional Support Alligator Goes to the Ballpark,...

Weird and Surprising Facts ·

2023/12/03

Articlef summaries highlighting weird and strange facts include:"Wally the emotional support alligator went to see the Phillies. Then he went viral". NPR.com. Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202615294/wally-emotional-support-alligator-phillies-game"Holy Mole-y: A sniffer dog helps rediscover a rare mole". NPR.com. Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/30/1215993119/holy-mole-y-a-sniffer-dog-helps-rediscover-a-rare-mole"Crew aboard a U.S.-bound plane discovered a missing window pane at 13,000

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10:34

A Pet Alligator in the White House, A $100 Million...

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2023/07/22

Weird and surprising facts shared in this episode include:"History of Dentistry"; Link: https://www.adea.org/GoDental/Health_Professions_Advisors/History_of_Dentistry.aspx"J. Fred Muggs" - Chimp co-host for NBC Television. show, "The Today show"; Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fred_Muggs#:~:text=Muggs%20first%20appeared%20on%20the,in%20diapers%20like%20a%20baby.&text=The%20Today%20Show%20had%20begun,was%20replaced%20by%20Frank%20Blair"Which Country Consumes The Most Kraft Mac

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10:30

Origin of the Loch Ness Monster, Roller Coaster Built...

Weird and Surprising Facts ·

2023/05/03

Weird and surprising facts highlighted (with time stamps) in this episode include:01:39 - Origin of the Loch Ness Monster Legend;02:49 - Why the first roller coaster was built;03:43 - How the popsicle came to be;05:07 - Why food doesn't taste as good when you fly;05:33 - Trouble sleeping? Come back in your next life as a snail05:49 - Color of octopus and human blood - why they are different;06:18 - How much energy is used when you yell?;06:38 - Amazing jumping ability of fleas;07:10 - Why "fresh"

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10:18

Animals That Can Live Forever, A Flying Bicycle, So...

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2023/03/31

Discover weird and surprising facts to entertain and amuse friends, family, and yourself.Facts include:- Largest padlock in the world: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-securitylockpadlock#:~:text=The%20largest%20padlock%20was%20created,916%20lb)%20including%20the%20key.- Human and dolphin breathing: https://www.factretriever.com/interesting-facts- Sneeze travels at 100 MPH: https://facts.net/weird-facts/- Servants are bathed in honey to attract flies away from the Pharoh:

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8:39

What is the Only Non-Human Animal That Can Clap to...

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2023/03/03

Discover:- The only animal that can clap to music and rythm.- What on our bodies never stops growing?- Why clouds appear to be white.- What on earth is hotter than the sun; and,- So many more weird and surprising facts that will amaze your friends and family.---Host:Stephen Carter. https://WeirdandSurprisingFacts.com. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical information:Recorded with Hindenburg Pro. Edits with Twisted Wave. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Zoom

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7:23

Ketchup as Medicine, The Only King With No Moustache,...

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2023/01/25

Weird and Surprising Facts You Discover in This Episode Include:- Ketchup was once considered medicine;- The name for a group of hippos;- The original name for ice cream;- The original use for Play-doh;- A fun fact about a die;- Peanuts are not nuts; and,- so much more.---Host:Stephen Carter. Website for this show: https:WeirdandSurprisingFacts.com; Website for other shows: https://StressReliefRadio.com; Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical information:Recorded with Audacity. Edits with

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9:08

What Music Wards Off Mosquitoes, How Your DNA...

Weird and Surprising Facts ·

2022/12/30

In this episode you discover:* How you're related to every other living organism through your DNA;* How many times a year your heart beats and the number one indicator of heart health;* The specific kind of music that wards off mosquitoes;* How many licks on average it takes to eat one scoop of ice cream on a cone; and,More weird and surprising facts for fun and entertainment.---Resources and references:"What Does It Mean to be Human?"; https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics“How a healthy

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6:05

Meet The Oldest Living Animal, Weird Wife Carrying...

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2022/11/11

In this episode you discover:- The oldest living animal - meet Jonathan the 190 year old tortoise;- The weird wife carrying contest in Finland,- The surprising speed Sloths can achieve in water,- How the Beatles helped end segregation, and,- Ever so much more.---Timestamps:00:00 - Episode topic;00:36 - Show and host info;01:05 - Meet Jonathan the 190 year old tortoise;03:05 - Sloths - slow on land, fast in water;03:22 - Ravens bring positive meaning to the term "bird brain";03:47 - Wife carrying

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8:41

KFC Sues the Colonel, Women's Equality Fight in the...

Weird and Surprising Facts ·

2022/11/03

Weird and suprising facts for this episode:- History of women's rights - or lack thereof - in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia: yes, there are similarities;- The case of Katie Mulcathy charged for attempting to smoke in public;- KFC sues the colonel and the surprising outcome; and,- More.---Timestamps:00:00 - Show topic;00:43 - Show and host info - Weird and Surprising Facts show;01:05 - Women's rights in Saudi Arabia;01:47 - Women's history of inequality in the U.S.;03:14 - Women's suffrage movement;04:07

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11:11

Why Alexander the Great Washed His Hair With Saffron...

Weird and Surprising Facts ·

2022/10/16

Discover (with timestamps):- The link between Neanderthal and modern human beings [01:22];- How Humpback Whales protect other animals from killer whales [04:56];- Why Alexander the Great washed his hair with saffron [06:04];- How tall is the world's tallest canine? [06:42];- How Harvard gained, lost, and regained the title of the U.S.'s oldest university [07:19];- How old is cheese making? [08:34];- Sources in show notes [10:16];- How to subscribe / follow, listen to previous episodes, and contact

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6:27

How a Scottish Zoo Penguin Became a Knight and 3...

Weird and Surprising Facts ·

2022/09/29

During this episode, you discover:- How a Scottish zoo penguin became a knight;- How the "French Fry" came to be;- The single location where the most choclate is sold in the world; and,- The most visited attraction in Europe.---Host:Stephen Carter; Website: https://WeirdandStreangeFacts.com; Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Source for these facts:Henry Bennett, "The Unbelieveable Facts Book".---Technical information:Recorded with Twisted Wave. Edits with Audacity. Final edits and rendering with

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