We're Off Track
Romans hunt for spies, retailers participate in a scheme, Arik and Allen get a bit off track. Okay, a lot off track. Two Spies on iOS The Byzantine Empire Minimum Advertised Price Industry Baby
Dec 29, 2021•59 min•Ep. 52
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Once a month, Arik Devens and Allen Pike take turns sharing fun facts. Practical, historical, technical, and trivial facts all deserve their fair shake.
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This Is Non-Delicious
Allen explains a special thread, Arik brings us to the French Revolution, Allen dishes on spamming tools, and we continue to not work at Facebook. Two examples of vented bottle threads A post explaining the threads The Surprising Origins of Left and Right in Politics Bill Murray’s Genius Champagne in Ice Hack (supposedly) Prevents Hangovers Some Bundestag drama on Instagram Facebook’s infamous “connecting more people is inherently good” memo John Carmack’s Oculus Connect 2021 keynote...
Nov 20, 2021•59 min•Ep. 51
The Secret Life of Facts
Arik and Allen go back to some some choice facts, after having a vegan experience. Lil Nas is still on top, chickens are still spreading germs, and the ultimate nutrition label is still to be realized. Ep. 13: 40 Cans of Fake Pea Mayo , featuring the Impossible Burger’s ingredients All Consuming’s 100-point scale Ep. 20: Lil Nas 10 , featuring newcomer Lil Nas X Ep. 48: Little Flame Throwers , featuring salmonella Why salmonella is a food poisoning killer that won’t go away in the US NUGGS — All...
Nov 03, 2021•51 min•Ep. 50
People Were Angry
Allen drops the bass, Arik forecasts the weather, Allen is a bodybuilder, and Tesla concocts a scheme. After the Fact: trying not to pre-order a car. That bass Probability of precipitation - Wikipedia What Does Probability of Precipitation Mean? Weather 101: What does a 30% chance of rain really mean? What Does Probability of Precipitation Mean? The VW ID.4 and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 Motor Trend: The 2022 Rivian R1T Is the Most Remarkable Pickup We’ve Ever Driven IIHS on the contribution of SUVs to...
Sep 16, 2021•56 min•Ep. 49
Little Flame Throwers
Arik and Allen wash cars, wash eggs, microwave lasagna, and anger math teachers. The jpoc guide to washing your car in Germany German laws: 6 surprising things that are forbidden in Germany Engineerguy’s explainer: How a Microwave Works Why Europeans Don’t Refrigerate Eggs New Scientist: US should vaccinate poultry to stop killer salmonella 101 English Stack Exchange: How do you correctly say large numbers? A nonscientific survey on the topic of 101 from 2001...
Aug 20, 2021•46 min•Ep. 48
They're Terrible Pets
Arik gets paradoxical, Allen goes deeper on runways, Arik considers raccoons, and Allen struggles with Instagram. Polar drift Coastline paradox Planck length Lewis Fry Richardson Fractal GIFs How pilots land Why Raccoons Didn’t Cut It as Lab Rats Raccoon Rascal the Raccoon The Thanksgiving Raccoon That Became a Presidential Pet...
Jul 19, 2021•53 min•Ep. 47
To Milk a Pig
Allen teaches Arik how to land a plane, Arik recaps the legal battle of the century, and we consider some alternative milk. Runway numbering SFO runway map Iceland is suing Iceland Iceland (supermarket) - Wikipedia The All Consuming show Pig milk Pule cheese Why don’t we drink other animals’ milk? The Impossible Burger episode of Fun Fact...
Jun 15, 2021•36 min•Ep. 46
Tilty Rotunda
Arik is whelmed, Allen highlights some classic cars, and centuries of engineers almost whelm a classic. The History of English ep 145 Whelmed Classic car rules by state The 1997 Toyota Prius The 2007 CRV’s weird back window The Concept Car-like Ioniq 5 The Leaning Tower of Pisa Italian government asks for suggestions for how to fix Leaning Tower of Pisa...
May 16, 2021•40 min•Ep. 45
Rolled Vetch
Allen tells a story of accidental evolution, Arik reassures 1930s New York, Allen accidentally learns about pearling, and Arik explains how the sun heats things. The July 1930 issue of The New Yorker The Chrysler Building Bedrock and Midtown Vavilovian mimicry Why it’s colder on a mountain Prolate spheroids Pearling, not the wikipedia page about body modification, but rather a very nice page from Bob’s Red Mill...
Apr 17, 2021•47 min•Ep. 44
Worse than a Cube
Arik reviews the Autobahn, Allen discusses drag, Arik informs us how to get into the NBA, and ye get some followup. Autobahn Sweden’s Vision Zero Drag coefficient F1 Drive to Survive What Percentage of 7 Footers are in the NBA?...
Mar 20, 2021•49 min•Ep. 43
Hint O’ Lead
Allen discusses handling whisky and plutonium, Arik discusses how to name islands and escape prison, and we touch on our electric wagon quest. Crystalware Dirty bomb Iceland The Sagas of Icelanders Naddodd Garðar Svavarsson Hrafna-Flóki_Vilgerðarson Erik the Red Prison Escape Prison Escape is Legal Prison Break in Germany Episode 18: Probably a Scheme 432 Park Avenue’s noise leaks and cracks The VW “Space VIZZION” Station wagon aerodynamics analysis...
Feb 18, 2021•52 min•Ep. 42
Banana Split Bonanza
Arik takes a second look at “ye”, Allen investigates a Sonic-related coverup, and we review an accent that doesn’t exist. After the Fact: hypocrisy and synergy. Ye olde Old English Latin alphabet Anglo-Saxon runes Ultima Underground Thorn Old English writing Up Up Down Down Two Spies Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic 3’s Carnival Night Zone music Analogue Poorly drawn Sanic Is There a Place in America Where People Speak Without Accents? Pacific Northwest English General American English Canadian raisin...
Jan 15, 2021•58 min•Ep. 41
Ye Olde Pub
Allen discovers woods, Arik transports us back to the olde tymes, and we do not start a Patreon. Hardwoods vs. softwoods The Canada-US softwood lumber dispute The Canada-US border dispute video English orthography The Great Vowel Shift The podcast series on the Great Vowel Shift...
Dec 15, 2020•49 min•Ep. 40
Ineffective and Addictive
Cough medicine is a surprisingly bad idea, medieval monks get surprisingly saucy, and mundane terms have surprising origins. Cough medicine Throat lozenge Why it’s a really good thing cough medicine doesn’t work Knights vs. Snails The Snail in Gothic Marginal Warfare A defecating monk is chastised by a naked cleric Knights & Snails app List of eponyms General Ambrose Burnside Guy Fawkes vs Che Guevara. Epic Rap Battles of History. Globe and Mail on why we have no small EVs...
Nov 18, 2020•55 min•Ep. 39
Hat-Savvy Area
Allen surveys a straw hat snarl, Arik examines the electoral college’s errors, and we finish with some feline followup. The Straw Hat Riot The etiquette of straw cowboy hats City has Wild Night of Straw Hat Riots , New York Times The Electoral College The Appointment of 2020 Electors Why Was the Electoral College Created? The 12th Amendment Can the President and VP be from the same state? The Three Fifths Compromise The Connecticut Compromise Seventeenth Amendment CGP Grey’s The Trouble with the...
Oct 15, 2020•46 min•Ep. 38
Two Gun to Yuma
Allen revisits big felines, Arik catalogues well-armed historical figures, and Allen cares way too much about electric trunks. Francis Crowley The Famed Crowley shootout photo The Short Life of Two-Gun Crowley Two-Gun Cohen Two Guns White Calf , Two Gun Pete , Two Gun Law , Two-Gun Caballero , The Two-Gun Man , Two-Gun Betty , Two-Gun Man from Harlem , Two-Gun Kid , James Vincenzo Capone CGP Grey’s Race to Win Staten Island A variety of cars that aren’t quite right The Golf Sportwagen and e-Golf...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 37
Joey Two-Lies
Allen attempts to pitch a miniseries, Arik attempts to explain calendars, and a Spaniard attempts to become a spy. Historicity of Jesus Juan Pujol García The Ultra programme The Ethiopian calendar The current year in various calendars Chinese calendar numbering Why the Ethiopian calendar is behind Adoption of the Gregorian calendar The Illuminatus! Trilogy...
Aug 19, 2020•56 min•Ep. 36
Pick Your Danger
Astronauts make stuff to breathe, Europeans plunder stuff to sell, Australians and New Zealanders have a cute animal showdown. The ISS Life Support Cycle Nubian pyramids The Treasure of Queen Amanishakheto A kiwi and a platypus The X from Outer Space...
Jul 16, 2020•51 min•Ep. 35
Not All Fun Facts Are Fun
Whiteness is a construct, emoji are problematic, history is racist, and Black and indigenous lives matter. White people Scientific racism Definitions of whiteness in the United States Emoji skin tone modifiers White People Don’t Use White Emoji The Problem with Skin Tone Emoji Code Switch: White skin, black emoji Black Lives Matter...
Jun 14, 2020•51 min•Ep. 34
Quakers & Quasars
Video calls are a problem, the universe is mind-boggling, a preacher defies expectations, and we receive formal titles. Quasars A totally badass rendering of a quasar How New Westminster Lost the Capital Fun Fact 13, featuring the Victoria Day celebration in New Westminster The Public Universal Friend How Point Roberts is the safest place List of courtesy titles in the peerages of Britain and Ireland...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 33
Thanks for Dominating Us
Allen makes a hat, Arik visits medieval europe, Allen takes issue with Big Bread, and we offend the populace of Labrador. Bilirubin Hemolytic disease of the newborn The Quarantine The Republic of Ragusa Whole grain foods The Honeyguide History of New Mexico Most Serene Republic Dominion of Newfoundland...
Apr 15, 2020•56 min•Ep. 32
The Baron of Disney World
Arik unravels the truth about Arizona, Jessie Char unravels the truth about Disney World, and we all learn about Sentinel Chickens. Thanks to special guest this month, Jessie Char So many more details about The Baron of Arizona The Baron of Arizona starring Vincent Price No mosquitos at Walt Disney World The official story What are Sentinel Chickens? What are Epaulettes...
Mar 15, 2020•42 min•Ep. 31
Is Mustard a Mustard
Allen prepares for a newborn, brussels sprouts improve, your privacy is Borked, and narwhals surprise Arik. The Brussels Sprout Revolution The Video Privacy Protection Act Robert Bork Triple Divide Peak The hydrology map: Drainage baisins in North America Tweet at us with #ahashtag Deep Sea demo...
Feb 16, 2020•41 min•Ep. 30
This Is Not Health Advice
A baby is foretold, Arik explains why we like umami, Allen goes super deep into cold meds (while on cold meds), and we gain some new emoji shortcuts. Umami Worcestershire sauce Allen’s Guide to the Cold Med Industrial Complex Casey Liss’ Levelled Up Emoji...
Jan 15, 2020•53 min•Ep. 29
Taxonomy of Things You Lick
Allen puts orca whales in their place, Arik sends farmers to the polls, Allen takes candy from a baby, and Saskatchewan violates the Constitution. The majestic orca whale Baleen , the hair-like structure many whales use to filter food from the ocean Blackfish (2013) The Pop vs. Soda map The Notwithstanding clause of the Canadian constitution The Coming Supremacy of AR...
Dec 15, 2019•53 min•Ep. 28
Eighteen Wheels of Thunder
Allen races big rigs, Tron cheats, the Japanese navy gets cooking, and Arik goes on a word-origin journey through the looking glass. Monthly podcasts Top Four and Debug Allen’s autocorrect emoji Big Rigs Over the Road Racing on Youtube Tron was Snubbed Daft Punk’s Tron Legacy Soundtrack: End of Line Wendy Carlos The History of Japanese Curry Teetotalism Teetotum The Dreidel Come from Away...
Nov 29, 2019•46 min•Ep. 27
Top Two Assassinations
Arik closes the loop on questionable presidents, and Allen goes deep on questionable airplanes. Chester A. Arthur Julia Sand and Chester A. Arthur The Redemption of Chester A. Arthur The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress The B-52s The Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1876 US presidential election The Compromise of 1877 Losing the popular vote Disenfranchisement after the Reconstruction Era The Nuclear B-36 The McDonnell XF-85_Goblin...
Nov 15, 2019•50 min•Ep. 26
The Princes of Light and Dark
Arik is sleep deprived, Allen is targeted with a conference scheme, babies are cured of jaundice, and followup is BACK baby Bilirubin Science-Based Medicine on newborn jaundice Sister Jean Ward and phototherapy A Tale of Two Hospitals: The Evolution of Phototherapy Treatment for Neonatal Jaundice Some of Allen’s conference talks Caspar Badrutt Skeleton , Luge , and Bobsleigh Masala chai Ultra marathon runner wins both “Fastest Woman” and “Fastest Runner” trophies Mixed O Canada...
Nov 01, 2019•50 min•Ep. 25
A New Flavour Technology
Allen sells Italy on tomatoes, Tiff Arment sells Allen on antique glassware, Starbucks sells us a scheme, and we decide to order oatmeal from Walmart. The Generall Historie of Plantes New world crops Pad Thai Louis Comfort Tiffany Christies: 10 Things You Need To Know about Tiffany Lamps Top 4 #56: Top 4 Instant Coffees Starbucks: Monetary Superpower Purple windows in Boston Glass sidewalk prisms Purple sidewalk glass Dempster Bros. of Knoxville, Tennessee Depression glass Crystal Wedding oats...
Oct 18, 2019•52 min•Ep. 24
What Is a Computer?
Allen takes on Microsoft, Casey Liss takes on West Virginia, the Red Cross takes five, and we all take a journey to a mid-90s Toys “R” Us. Thanks to special guest this week, Casey Liss Microsoft Software Asset Management , a set of proven IT practices that unite people, processes, and technology to control and optimize the use of software across an organization The United States National Radio Quiet Zone The US Town With No Cell Phones The wildly diverging price of stuff 96 Crayola crayons on Am...
Oct 04, 2019•56 min•Ep. 23
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