Amazingly interesting fact podcasts. From most amazing people to future technology creations to facts about amazing mysteries, if it’s amazing, we'll explore it. Oh, and there's a splash of humor thrown in too. You'll be amazed at our mind-blowing array of fun facts and condensed lists.
Do you need more trivia capable of winning a bar bet or making you look incredibly smug at a family gathering? Fear not, people – random facts are my jam . Just sit back and pay attention, you never know when this stuff might come in handy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
We’d all like to be remembered for something great. But, surprisingly often, incredibly dumb folks leave this world with a parting tale they’d probably prefer to be forgotten. However, some of these spectacularly dim-witted, accidental exit strategies are irresistibly entertaining to hear about. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Let's investigate the story of the controversial friendship between Queen Victoria and Indian servant Abdul Karim. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
There’s really no limit to the things you can learn just by surfing the internet, but sometimes it can be hard to separate masses of useless info from some real gems. Here are some more random facts that are totally worth knowing! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The world is overflowing with things that can kill you from poisonous plant life to deadly creatures and even water. In the wild, there are a million creative ways that you can die, but despite our lack of claws or tough hide we humans have the benefit of pretty clever brains, but would yours be smart enough to solve these riddles and save your life? Who knows you might even learn a thing or two along the way. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://red...
Sometimes, it does seem like the world is getting dumber. That may be partly because our incredible social systems of medicine, community, and welfare have effectively wiped out natural selection for us humans. But every once in a while, someone worthy of a Darwin Award removes themselves from the gene pool like a deer with a penchant for highway jogging. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Different cultures around the world are so varied that just doing your thing in foreign countries may get you into a world of difficulty! Let’s investigate some surprising things you should never do in other countries. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
When disaster strikes, we usually expect the outcome to be pretty nasty. But, if some cases of unexpectedly amazing outcomes are anything to go by, we may have reason to be a little more optimistic when life deals us a bad hand! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A healthy diet of Bear Grylls, Indiana Jones, and the SAW franchise may have left you quietly confident that you’d be able to outsmart a death trap, but today I’m putting that to the test. Let's dive into the deadly depths of booby-trapped temples, using every bit of knowledge and instinct you have to survive. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. And by the end of this episode, you'll understand just how true that is. With an endless supply of eyebrow-raising news stories to choose from, there's never a shortage of people getting up to truly bizarre stuff. So if news of the weird is your kind of thing, stay tuned in this episode of ridiculous news stories you’ll refuse to believe! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
For most of us, the future inevitably means getting old and swapping our health for wrinkles. But some creatures on Earth can resist ageing to an unbelievable extent, and some even escape it entirely. We can learn a lot from Earth’s oldest life forms, as they could hold the secrets to immortality. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Throughout human history, influential groups have used their power to hide secrets from the rest of us. From treasures hidden away in ancient tombs to documents kept under lock and key in bombproof vaults, let’s blast open some intriguing mysteries that are locked away. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
North Korea is a country that’s riddled with inefficiencies, all in the name of making the country appear like a prosperous and powerful nation. And it’s the people that this duty falls on. From stone polishers to puddle sweepers, let’s explore some of the useless jobs that exist in North Korea. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
At-home DNA-testing kits like 23andMe and AncestryDNA give you the once-in-a-lifetime chance to spit in a tube, wait a few weeks, and learn all there is to know about your family history. But what happens when you get more than what you bargained for? Unearthing buried secrets, unwanted truths, and shocking relations, here are some serious DNA test regrets Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
We’re surrounded by coincidences every day but some stories defy all the odds. Let's explore some wacky happenings in this episode of one-in-a-million coincidences! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Like humans, animals can hold grudges. They’re just as capable at taking sweet revenge as we are. And they can be even more petty than your passive-aggressive post-it notes to your messy roommate. Let's investigate the animals that got tired of human domination and decided to settle the score a little bit. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
The animals mentioned in this episode bring vigilantism and justice to the table. Before they group and create the animal version of the Justice League, let’s take a look at some of the most incredible cases of Wild Animals saving Human Lives. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
When coincidence strikes, there will always be those who believe fate is responsible and sceptics who try to use reason to find a logical explanation. Life is packed full of serendipitous happenings but coming up are some coincidences which are sure to leave you lost for words! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The world of science is pretty good at providing explanations for some of our universe’s strange phenomena until it’s confronted with something it really can’t explain. From meat raining down from the sky to entire islands disappearing, let’s check out some mysterious events that left scientists scratching their heads. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
The United States of America is the land of the free, the home of the brave, and also the home to a lot of weird stuff that most other countries don’t do. This former British colony has truly grown up to be its own, quirky person. The following things tend to confuse non-Americans, and you can find non-natives of the US of A discussing them all across the internet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
You might fancy yourself as the next big inventor whose ground-breaking creations change lives… but some ideas are probably best kept private. To patent an invention, it needs to meet three 3 key criteria first: it has gotta be novel, inventive, and most importantly, useful. With that in mind, I’m not sure how any of these ridiculous patents ever cut. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Insects could see near-total extinction by the end of the century, which would be catastrophic, not just for insects, but for all life on Earth. But what would happen if insects started fighting back? After all, were the human race wiped out, insect life would stand a way better chance of survival. Let's investigate some troubling questions: what if all insects on earth suddenly joined forces to wage war against humanity? How would this unfold? And ultimately, would we stand a chance? Advertisin...
When it comes to the internet, random facts are hardly few and far between – but how do you sort the trash from the good stuff? Thankfully you don’t have to, that’s my job. Here are some more trivia tidbits that’ll amaze you and your friends Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Loads of everyday objects fool us without us even realising, and I’m about to demystify some of them for you, alongside things that you've been doing wrong! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Since the dawn of humanity, we’ve cast our eyes upon the twinkling cloak that envelopes Earth and contemplated, are we alone? Will any of these lights sparkling in the distance traverse across the galaxy, descend upon us, and hold us captive as they subject me to painful medical experimentation? We'll explore the bizarre stories of several unfortunate souls who answer this question with a resounding yes. Let's dissect some abduction stories! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Pr...
Do you ever feel like your waking hours are over too fast? Imagine if we could spend more time doing the things we love by dropping one inconvenient habit – the need to sleep. What does sleep even do, besides stopping us being grumpy and tired? And what would happen if you stopped sleeping altogether? Let’s find out now! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
No matter how many facts you jam into your brain, there’s always more to learn. They might not seem important now, but you never know when a piece of useless trivia could make you the smartest person in the room. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Most of us like to assume that we have a pretty good understanding of the objects we use and interact with every day. But did you know, some very common items have secret uses that most people never even realize? A surprising number of everyday objects have incredibly interesting hidden features and unexpected origins that most of us totally miss. From escalator brushes to barber poles, let’s check out some Amazing Secrets Hidden in Everyday Things. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b...
Tattoos are a great way of showing off your personality, but sometimes a design can have a deeper meaning than you first thought. Some tattoos have a closely guarded history that can get you into a world of hurt if you don’t do the proper research. With that, let’s investigate why some tattoos can get you into serious trouble. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
It’s a scary thought, but our planet is full of chemicals that can kill you before you can even figure out how to pronounce them. Some are so volatile, they’ll explode without even being touched, while others are so deadly, a single gram is enough to kill a million people. Let’s explore the deadliest substances on earth! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
