Weird and Surprising Facts

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. Microphone: ? ATR2100X---

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". NPR.com. Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/23/1201366707/florida-alligator-dead-body-human---Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical information:Recorded with Hindenburg Pro. Edits with Twisted Wave, Hush, Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: EV RE320.--- Key words:Wally the Gator, Wally the Alligator, moles, weird news,

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 21st Century"; JAMA. Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/399740#:~:text=Surgeons%20who%20had%20played%20video,overall%20than%20their%20nonplayer%20colleagues"The Untold Truth Of Pringles"; "Mashed" online. Link: https://www.mashed.com/205515/the-untold-truth-of-pringles/---Host: Stephen Carter. Website for "Weird and Surprising Facts" podcast: https://WeirdAndSurprisingFacts.com. Main network website with this and other podcasts: https://StressReliefRadio.com. Email for host Stephen Carter: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical information:Recorded with Hindenburg Pro. Edits with Twisted Wave. Noise and reverb reduction with Hush. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: SE DynaCaster DCM8.---Key words:pet alligators, J Fred Muggs, snakes, earthquakes, mac and cheese, ---

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/weird-facts/"Ice pops were invented by an 11-year-old by accident". Reader's Digest Online". Link: https://www.rd.com/list/weird-facts/Other stories - various sources. Use Google or other search services for more information.--Host: Stephen Carter. Website: https://StressReliefRadio. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.To listen to previous episodes of "Weird and Surprising Facts" visit https://www.weirdandsurprisingfacts.com.---Technical information:Recorded with Hindenburg Pro 2. Edits with Twisted Wave. Noise and reverb removal with Hush. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro 2. Microphone: DyanaCaster DCM8.---Key words:Loch Ness Monster, Coney Island, fleas, roller coasters,

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: https://StressReliefRadio.com. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical information:Recorded and first edits with Twisted Wave. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro 2 (Beta). Microphone Maono PD100.---Key words:dolphins, sloths, flying bicycle, flamingos, padlocks,

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 licks to devour one scoop” Link: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2004/08/06/it-takes-about-50-licks/50248703007/---Host and show info:Stephen Carter, host. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com. Show website: https://WeirdAndSurprisingFacts.com. Other shows: https://StressReliefRadio.com.---Technical info:Recorded with Garage Band. Edits with Twisted Wave. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: BY---Key words:DNA, Mosquitoes, Ice Cream, Pinnochio Effect, ---

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-sonkajarvi-finland/"A Sloth Can Hold Its Breath for 40 Minutes Underwater — and 6 Other Facts For International Sloth Day". Link: https://www.travelandleisure.com/animals/international-sloth-day"13 Surprising And Spooky Raven Facts". Link: https://chirpforbirds.com/wild-bird-resources/13-surprising-and-spooky-raven-facts/---Host:Stephen Carter. Websites: https://www.WeirdandSurprisingFacts.com and https://www.StressReliefRadio.com.Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical information:Recorded with CASTER. Edits with Twisted Wave. Rendering with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: Neat King Bee---Keywords:Jonathan the Tortoise, Finland Wife Carrying, Beatles stand for equality, sloths,

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://www.familyhandyman.com/article/women-property-rights-history/Karl Smallwood, "KFC Once Sued Colonel Sanders (and Lost)"; Link: https://www.factfiend.com/kfc-sued-colonel-sanders/Lauren J. Cook, ""Promiscuous Smoking": Interpreting Gender and Tobacco Use in the Archaeological Record"; Link: https://orb.binghamton.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1167&context=neha---Technical information:Recorded and edits with Twisted Wave. Final rendering with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: Neat King Bee---Keywords:Women's suffrage, KFC, 19th Amendment, Colonel Sanders, Saudi Arabia,

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://www.today.com/pets/pets/worlds-tallest-living-dog-zeus-great-dane-according-guinness-world-rec-rcna29450"What does it mean to have Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA?": https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/dtcgenetictesting/neanderthaldna/"History of Cheese": https://www.idfa.org/history-of-cheese---Host:Stephen Carter. Website: https://weirdandstrangefacts.com. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical information:Recorded with Twisted Wave. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: BY + BV.--- Keywords: Orcas, humpback whales, killer whales, Great Dane, Harvard, Philippines,

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,

In this episode you discover why you should thank a vulture for the work he or she is doing to cut greenhouse gases. Other weird and surprising facts include:- How frogs hydrate;- How many times the average heart beats daily;- Why trying to outrun a hippo is a terrible idea; and,More...---Source for Lead Fact: "Vultures Prevent Tens of Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Each Year"; "Scientific American", September 20, 2022. Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vultures-prevent-tens-of-millions-of-metric-tons-of-carbon-emissions-each-year/---Host:Stephen Carter; Website: https://weirdandsurprisingfacts.com; Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.---Technical info:Recorded with Twisted Wave. Edits with Audacity. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering done with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: Donner PO-8---Key words:vultures, greenhouse gases, frogs, hippos,

65 million years ago the baddest dinosaur on the plant was Tyrannosaurus Rex. Do relatives of the ferrous T-Rex still roam the earth? Stay tuned for the surprising answer as you discover facts you likely never knew about dinosaurs, chickens, emus, and kangaroos!---Timestamps:00"00 - Episode info;00:28 - Host and show info;01:27 - Do dinosaurs still roam the earth? - Don't be too quick to answer!;02:01 - U.S. Geological Survey info about dinosaurs;04:43 - T-Rex related to chickens and Ostriches;05:10 - Emus and kangaroos;05:46 - References in show notes;05:56 - Follow / subscribe to the show.---References: "When did dinosaurs become extinct?": https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/when-did-dinosaurs-become-extinct."T. Rex Linked to Chickens, Ostriches": https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/t-rex-linked-to-chickens-ostriches-180940877/.---Host:Stephen Carter, email: CarterMethod@gmail.com. Website: https://www.weirdandsurprisingfacts.com/.---Technical information:Recorded and first edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits Audacity. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: Saramonic SR-HM7.---Keywords:T-Rex, dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex, emus, chickens, kangaroos,

In this episode you discover:- Why sea otters hold hands;- Multiple surprising facts about otters and related mammals;- How many muscles in a cat’s ear?;- How many calories are used when you lick a stamp?; and…- More strange and surprising facts.—Sources for information in This Episode:“12 Facts About Otters for Sea Otter Awareness Week”: https://www.doi.gov/blog/12-facts-about-otters-sea-otter-awareness-week“How Many Muscles Does a Cat Have? What You Need to Know!”https://www.hepper.com/how-many-muscles-does-a-cat-have/“How Many Calories Do You Consume While Licking a Stamp?”: https://www.livestrong.com/article/330369-how-many-calories-do-you-consume-while-licking-a-stamp/---Listen to Previous Episodes:https://www.weirdandsurprisingfacts.com/---Host:Stephen Carter; Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.—Technical Info:Recorded and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Audacity. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: ST

This show name is changing from “Weird and Wacky Holidays” to “Weird and Surprising Facts!”. In this episode, you discover:- Why dolphins sleep with one eye open;- What are the 10 unique physical characteristics you have no one else in the world has; and,- What percentage of people are left handed and other surprising facts about left handedness.—-Host: Stephen Carter; Website: https://WeirdandStrangeFacts.com. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.—Technical information:Recorded and first edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits done with Audacity. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering done with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: ST—Dolphins, dolphin facts, left handed, left handedness, unique human characteristics

In this episode you discover proclaimed holidays that include how you may save lives, help stop human trafficking, and why you should pursue a hobby. You also discover other proclaimed holiday observations, some weird, some whacky, and some really important.In the "Fun Facts" segment, you learn what percentage of the population is left handed and the only continent where bees aren’t found.Sources:National Day Calendar: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/january-holidays/U.S. Department of Homeland Security: “Indicators of Human Trafficking”: https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/indicators-human-trafficking“Do native bees occur on every continent on the planet?”: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/do-native-bees-occur-every-continent-planet“Amazing facts about lefties for Left-Handers Day”: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53739189—-Host: Stephen Carter; Email CarterMethod@gmail.com—Technical information:Recorded and initial editing with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Audacity. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro.Microphone: Zoom ZDM-1—Key words:human trafficking, blood donations, hobbies, bees,

With October being Emotional Wellness Month, this is a great opportunity to identify and neutralize stressors in your life.In this episode you receive suggested ideas and actions you can take to identify and release stress to enhance emotional wellness.—Host:Stephen Carter, CEO, Stress Solutions, LLC. Website: https://www.EFT-MD.com. Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.—Technical information:Recording and first edits with Twisted Wave. Subsequent edits using Audacity, leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Journalist Pro.Microphone: BY—Keywords:emotions, emotional, emotional wellness, happy, happiness, emotional balance, stress, relax, relaxation, relaxation response,