Vaguely Interesting

I know a lot of useless trivia. This is a show where I share some of the things I find vaguely interesting. Topics include everything from the 1904 Olympic Marathon to Tetris.

28 - Pixar's Almost-Mistake and the Jimmy Carter Rabbit Incident

In this episode, we discuss how Pixar almost deleted themselves, a giant swamp rabbit that attacked Jimmy Carter, and the unit of time known as the onosecond.

01-20
15:26

27 - The Principality of Sealand and the World's Longest Traffic Jam

In this episode we discuss a man who started his own country, the longest traffic jam in history, and the price of instant noodles.

01-06
19:03

26 - Alexei Leonov and The Four Minute Mile

In this episode, we discuss the troubles of the first space walk, the runners who have hit a milestone, and Russian bear mating season.

12-16
24:31

25 - Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse and SexyBruinBabe

In this episode, we discuss an engineering mistake that led to disaster, a college basketball player who was catfished, and AOL instant messenger.

12-02
20:00

24 - Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the Curse of the Colonel

In this episode, we discuss why Michigan has the Upper Peninsula, a baseball team's curse, and former Oklahoma state senator Randy Bass.

09-30
20:20

23 - War Plan Red and the Tommy Westphall Universe

In this episode, we discuss a hypothetical war with Great Britain, a fictional kid who dreamed up hundreds of TV shows, and invading Canada.

08-19
17:34

22 - United Flight 232 and Bobby Bonilla

In this episode, we discuss how to crash a plane, a sports contract so famous it created a holiday, and Bernie Madoff.

08-05
21:11

21 - The CitiBank Complex and Graham Island

In this episode, we discuss a building in New York City that may have blown over, an island that disappeared while people were fighting over it, and an undergrad student checking a world renowned architect's math.

07-29
17:28

20 - Vermin Supreme and FC Barcelona in 2009

In this episode, I discuss a satirical presidential nominee, one of the best years in any soccer team's history, and defeating ISIS with time travel.

07-01
23:41

19 - Stephens Island Wren and Gadsby

In this episode, I discuss a bird's path to extinction, a book written without the letter "E", and a cat named Tibbles.

06-10
14:34

18 - 2005 Champions League Final and the Gavle Goat

In this episode, I discuss one of the greatest comebacks in soccer, arson as a Christmas tradition, and a man dressed as Santa Claus shooting a flaming arrow at a goat.

06-03
23:16

17 - The Miracle Mariners

In this episode, I discuss the Seattle Mariners 1995 season, Ken Griffey Jr and Edgar Martinez' heroics, and getting out the rye bread and mustard for a grand salami.

05-27
25:03

16 - Jack Churchill and the Paralympic Basketball Scandal

In this episode, we discuss a guy who fought WWII with a sword, a Spanish Paralympic team who cheated horribly, and crawling through a sewer to escape Nazis.

05-21
17:22

15 - The Great Emu War and Perplex City

In this episode, we discuss a war between a nation and some birds, the greatest Easter egg hunt of all time, and the Riemann Hypothesis.

05-13
18:39

14 - Barbados vs Grenada in 1994 and Turra Coo

In this episode, we discuss a two point goal in soccer, a cow taken for taxes, and Pepper Brooks.

05-06
14:27

13 - Action Park and the Barkley Marathons

In this episode, we discuss a deadly amusement park, a race with 15 finishers in 34 years, and Leonard's Butt Slide.

04-29
25:40

12 - The Great Stork Race and Operation Mincemeat

In this episode, I discuss odd requests in last wills and testaments, a tombstone with a correction, and a man whose greatest contribution to humanity happened after his death.

04-22
16:09

11 - 1983 NC State Basketball Team and Typhoid Mary

In this episode, I discuss the Survive and Advance philosophy, intentionally fouling in Basketball, and a woman who needed to Socially Distance herself.

04-17
17:29

10 - Rasputin and Pope Benedict IX

In this episode I talk about a man who saved lives, an assassination that only worked on the fourth try, and the pope who sold the right to be pope.

03-12
17:36

9 - Bir Tawil and Erdos-Bacon Numbers

In this episode I talk about a piece of land that nobody owns, six degrees of separation, and Hungarian scientist Paul Erdos. 

03-04
19:34

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