Weird And Wacky Holidays

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: https://interestingfacts.com/world-population-facts/?lctg=8e3c92aa-0474-450a-bc18-25734de3a19c"Population density in the U.S. by federal states including the District of Columbia in 2023". Statista.com - Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183588/population-density-in-the-federal-states-of-the-us/From Interesting Facts website:"Carnac Stones (France)"."Nazca Lines (Peru)"."Stone Spheres (Costa Rica)".Link for all three: "11 Mysterious Monuments From Around the World". Link: https://interestingfacts.com/mysterious-monuments/?lctg=41c9d6c5-a7fe-46ad-b14d-04851140a18b"Dolphins Give Themsel

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: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25108/why-are-there-5280-feet-mile-making-sense-measurements"50 Craziest State Laws From Around the United States". GoodHousekeeping.com. Link: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/news/g4039/crazy-state-laws/"Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients". APNews.com. Link: Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients"Stress and trauma can change your DNA — and the DNA of your kids and grandkids". NewYorkPost.com. Link: https://nypost.com/2025/03/19/healt

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 Pennsylvania". AP News. Link: https://apnews.com/article/wild-game-dinner-pennsylvania-bc3b46cd43ec63dde764d30f67bd7e6a"32 Things You Probably Never Thought About—Until Just Now". Link: https://www.rd.com/list/explanations-of-things-youve-always-wondered-about/"Man breaks juggling world record with a bowling ball, balance board". UPI News. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/25/Guinness-World-Records-bowling-ball-juggling-balance-board/8471740515312/"27-year-old llama certified as oldest in the world". UPI News. Link: h

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 hurricane wind speed on earth? Fastest wind speed on Neptune.When was the Ceaser Salad invented?How many times a minute do you blink?What country has the largest number of lakes?---Host:Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Technical information:Recording and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Amadeus Pro, Hush, Levelator, and Audacity (de-click and de-esser). Final edits with Hindenburg Pro with VEA. Microphone: BY.---

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 temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health and joy". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/china-harbin-winter-swimming-fc26b27d86b03c29c88f20d0b28496c7"I believe I can fly". ReadersDigest.CA. Link: https://www.readersdigest.ca/culture/outrageous-news-stories/Other facts, stories, and commentary.---Host:Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Technical information:Recording and initial edits with Twisted wave. Additional edits with Amadeus Pro, Hush,

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 smallest mammal"."Fact: The circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long".Article from UPI.com:"Virginia home gets unexpected owl tree-topper". UPI.com. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/12/20/owl-tree-topper-virginia/2251734722597/---Chapters:00:00 - Intro;01:10 - Show and host info;01:56 - Oldest wooden wheel;02:45 - We shed skin cells - where do they go?03:54 - What country has the most pyramids?04:54 - What is the smallest mammal?05:51 - How long is your circulatory system?06:36 - Odd item stomach a

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 information:Recorded with Twisted Wave. Edits with Twisted Wave, Audacity, Hush, Levelator. Final edits with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Neat King Bee.---Key words:Cicadas, bats, Giraffes,---Note: Commentary about these facts are copyrighted by Stephen Carter. Sources providing the facts may have copyrighted their content.

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: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/01/24/canada-Guelph-Humane-Soceity-raccoon-sewer-grate/2501706132273/Other weird and surprising facts about your body.---Host:Stephen Carter - https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Technical information:Recorded with GarageBand - Natural voice no processing. Processing with Hush (50%), final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: SM58 with windscreen.---

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 loves you. No, it's not what they say or do.;The surprising way a lost diamond ring was returned by a stranger.---Host:Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Technical information:Recorded with WavePad. Edits with Twisted Wave, Levelator, Hush, Hindenburg Pro. Final processing and rendering with Resound.ai.---

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 feet". NPR.com. Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/10/1212144515/plane-missing-window-london-us"How wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found 'hogtied' to a 300-pound crab pot". NPR.com. Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/06/1210537760/humpback-whale-rescue-alaska-video"Why scientists are reanimating spider corpses for research". NPR.com. Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1198908301/necrobotics-reanimating-spiders-ig-nobel-prize"Florida authorities killed an alligator that was seen with human remains in its mouth

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 and Cheese?"; "Fantastic Facts" website. Link: https://fantasticfacts.net/6373/"11 Fascinating Facts About John Quincy Adams"; Mental Floss online. Link: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502637/9-fascinating-facts-about-john-quincy-adams#:~:text=Adams%20had%20a%20pet%20alligator,from%20the%20room%20in%20terror"China bets on snakes to predict earthquakes"; CBC Online. Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/china-bets-on-snakes-to-predict-earthquakes-1.580626"The Impact of Video Games on Training Surgeons in the 21

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" apples may not be so fresh;07:49 - When you physically can't hum;08:28 - Which has more vertabra - sloths or giraffes?;08:52 - What to do if you're stuck in quicksand.---References:"Loch Ness “Monster” sighted for the first time, igniting the modern legend". History.com. Link: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loch-ness-monster-sighted?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2023-0502-05022023&om_rid="Roller coasters were invented to distract Americans from sin". "Reader's Digest Online". Link: https://www.rd.com/list/we

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: https://bestlifeonline.com/weird-amazing-facts/- Sloths can hold their breaths for 40 minutes: https://www.rd.com/list/weird-facts/- Flying bicycle: https://bestlifeonline.com/weird-amazing-facts/- Name for a group of Flamingos: https://www.rd.com/list/weird-facts/- Japanese rock museum: https://parade.com/1019842/marynliles/weird-facts/- Shortest war in history: https://parade.com/1019842/marynliles/weird-facts/- First feature film: https://parade.com/1019842/marynliles/weird-facts/---Host:Stephen Carter. Website:

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 ZDM-1.---Key words:trivia, weird_facts, fun_facts---

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 Twisted Wave. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: Neat King Bee

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 heart works”; Link: https://www.heartandstroke.ca/heart-disease/what-is-heart-disease/how-a-healthy-heart-works “Dance music deters mosquitoes, and hip-hop gives cheese a fruity flavor” Link: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biochemistry/Dance-music-deters-mosquitoes-hip/97/i15“Pinocchio”. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio and “'Pinocchio effect' confirmed: When you lie, your nose temperature rises” Science News: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203081834.htm“It takes about 50

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 contest in Finland;04:13 - Beatles - champions of equality;05:05 - Why subscribe / follow the "Weird and Surprising Facts" podcast;05:29 - How to contact host.---Sources:"At 190, Jonathan the Tortoise Is the World’s Oldest". Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/at-190-jonathan-the-tortoise-is-the-worlds-oldest-living-land-animal-180979514/"Wife Carrying World Championship 2022: Finland’s peculiar athletic race is sure to test a relationship". Link: https://radseason.com/event/wife-carrying-championship-son

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 - History of women's rights to own and manage property in the U.S.;06:33 - KFC sues the Colonel;07:50 - Follow / subscribe / how to contact host.---Host:Stephen Carter. Websites: https://www.WeirdandSurprisingFacts.com and https://www.StressReliefRadio.com. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Sources:"19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920)"; Link: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/19th-amendmentRebecca Winke, "History of Women’s Property Rights and Ownership"; Link: https://ww

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 host [10:22].---Sources:"History of Saffron": https://tamsisaffron.com/history_of_saffron/"Alexander the Great | Top 5 Facts": https://www.worldhistory.org/video/843/alexander-the-great--top-5-facts/"Ancient humans: Clarifying the co-existence between modern humans and Neanderthals": https://www.newswise.com/articles/ancient-humans-clarifying-the-co-existence-between-modern-humans-and-neanderthals?sc=dwhn&user=10016217"The world’s tallest dog is 7 feet tall on his hind legs: ‘He thinks he’s a lap dog’": https:/

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 Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: Shure SM58---Keywords:Scottish, Scotland, French fries,Louvre Museum, Paris, Belgium,