Six Pack of Facts Alex Skjong

As Six Pack of Facts comes to an end (for now!), it's time to get a little cozy. It's time for some cookies and cocoa.Thanks for listening!Research LinksCookiesMashed — The Strange History Of The Oreo And Hydrox Cookie RivalryHistory — The Surprising Origins of the Fortune CookiePBS — The History of GingerbreadThe Spruce Eats — The History of GingerbreadCocoaThe Spruce Eats — An Abridged History of Hot ChocolateChocolate: Food of the Gods — Cornell UniversityMentalfloss — 13 Things You Might ...

The "dirty snowballs" of the sky have dazzled humans with their tails for centuries, and some of them have traveled quite a distance to put on the show.CometsThe Planets — Comet FactsSpace.com — Halley’s Comet: Facts About the Most Famous CometGuiness World Records — Longest measured comet tail Oort CloudNASA — Oort CloudPhys.org — What is the Oort Cloud?

In the final episode of our Spooky Suite, we're digging into 6 (...66) Halloween facts that are sure to scare the heck out of you. Or just mildly entertain you until the big night.Happy Halloween!Research LinksSmithsonian Magazine — The History of Trick-or-Treating Is Weirder Than You ThoughtHistory — SamhainNational Retail Federation — HalloweenIMDB — Hocus Pocus TriviaGood Housekeeping — 25 Fun and Scary Halloween Facts to Trick (or Treat) Your FriendsHistory — Halloween 2021

In the third episode of our Spooky Suite, we're getting sweet, savory, and (of course) a little spoooooky. 🎃Research LinksCandy CornBetter Homes & Gardens — The History of Candy Corn: A Halloween FavoriteAlways a Treat — All About Candy CornPumpkinsHistory — How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish MythPBS — History of Pumpkins and Recipe Round-UpDiscover — Ancient Pumpkins Were Nothing Like the Fall Fruit We Know Today

In the second episode of our Spooky Suite, we're gazing upward at the sky to indulge in a bit of lunar delight. Let me hear you howl... 🌕Research LinksLunacy NASA — Moon in MotionThe Washington Post — Dear Science: Does a full moon really change human behavior?Scientific American — Lunacy and the Full MoonWerewolvesHistory — Werewolf LegendsThe Conversation — The Ancient Origins of WerewolvesForbes — Here Is What Happens To Werewolves On The Moon, According To GeophysicsUniversity of Pittsbur...

Our Spooky Suite of Six Packs kicks off with a look into the arid sands of Egypt, the humid regions of ancient Peru and Chile, and the peaty bogs of Cheshire, England, followed by the bone-chilling afterlife revenge of the mummy's curse. Research LinksMummiesSmithsonian Magazine — What Have the World’s Oldest Mummies Kept Under Wraps?Smithsonian — Egyptian MummiesThe Atlantic — Were the Mysterious Bog People Human Sacrifices?The Mummy’s CurseNational Geographic — Curse of the MummyLive Scienc...