53 episodes
Six Pack of Facts Alex Skjong
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4.8 • 13 Ratings
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Six Pack of Facts is a quick, informative, and fun podcast featuring two topics and — you guessed it — six facts about them every week. From the mysteries of cosmos to historical trips back in time to simple science that happens right in your own kitchen, you’ll learn tons of cool stuff in 10 minutes or less. Stay thirsty.
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Cookies & Cocoa
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 ...
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Comets & The Oort Cloud
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?
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Halloween Fact Flight! (Spooky Suite #4)
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
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Candy Corn & Pumpkins (Spooky Suite #3)
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
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Lunacy & Werewolves (Spooky Suite #2)
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...
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Mummies & The Mummy's Curse (Spooky Suite #1)
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...
Customer Reviews
Six Pack of Facts and popcorn
Thanks for this enlightening and well explained podcast on Maillard tastes and popcorn! Really interesting... Interesting bites of facts about cranberries and turkeys! They were ... tasty facts?? Really enjoyed the hot and cold of things!! All those snowflake and die possibilities blow my mind!! Wow! Very interesting talk about color - which is so important to us humans! Got to love chocolate and mint - very interesting six pack of facts! Such an interesting usage of ‘time’ - makes me thirsty- Champagne, please!! Such interesting subjects!! Keep up the good work! Tar and wholly mammoths- cool partnership! Nice job!! Ah, this podcast was so full of sweet knowledge. Keep up the good work! I grew up shooting arrows- nice to know what dynamics were happening!! Ah, the heart...such an organ and so filled with love! I do enjoy chewing on these six packs of facts- makes me see pink? Very interesting history of these common condiments. Gotta love tomatoes and mustard seeds! At first, I couldn’t find the podcast...get it?? Camouflage!! Very good, keep up the good work! What a deliciously historical rendering- makes me hungry for a salad and more ancient history! The earth’s crust is so interesting mind ‘blowing?’!! Good episode! There’s gold in them there... pints of Guinness!! Fun/ interesting podcast! Good Grief! No wonder I struggled with math in school. Wow! Interesting information... I always enjoy these minutes listening to facts- they are fun!! Really fun and intriguing facts about birds and sounds. Interesting thoughts on flora and animals- good thing our oxygen levels aren’t as high now as then! Happy Earth Day! Let’s not forget it’s the only earth we have! Such a fun bunch of facts. Benjamin Franklin lovers are smiling and I’m staying away from the Bombogenesis!!! Light a candle on your cake! Continue the history!! Nothing like a strawberry and rhubarb sauce!! I’m not sure if I should cry or laugh. Think I’ll do both! Nicely done! Well, that explains why I sunburned so badly before sunscreen! Sand castles- let’s make it!! A midnight baseball game- that’ll give you dreams! My mouth is watering from this podcast- I need a glass of coconut and pineapple, please! It’s amazing how jingles stay with you and to know the history of logos is so good!! An explosive podcast- don’t think I’ll try to outdo the record sized fireworks! Absolutely mind boggling- so much out there!! Let’s play Mario and eat some mushrooms- is that a winning combo?? What? George Washington didn’t cut down that cherry tree 😬😊! Maybe he felt the core’s heat under his feet and ran away! Jonathan, May you 🖖!! May I have some cotton candy while riding on the Ferris Wheel?? Can’t get enough homemade cucumber pickles!! Chess and checkers are fun games- hate the racist origin of checkers- thanks for that history lesson! Ghosts and Goblins! Best but scariest time of the year!! Mummies - watch out for THE Curse!! Watch out for the Moonies!! Stay away from the devil!! You gotta love walnuts, pumpkin and nutmeg and, of course, a Bloody Mary!! The universe is and always will be amazing!! Thank you, Bub!!! Very proud of you 👍🏻
Speleothems, etc.
Love the subject. Been in caves. They are scary-awesome in that order! You make turkeys sooo interesting! And yes-lots of cranberries in NJ. Go Jersey! Great Wall podcast soooooo into! Loved Tarpits and Mammoths! Interesting and entertaining as usual. I will try the spooky dim mirror experiment!Really enjoyed Ketchup and Mustard. I love mustards and every human (almost) has had the ketchup bottle shaking experience! Candle and Cake - all facts news to me. Very interesting for sure!! Loved Pompei. Very interesting! Love the St. Patrick’s Day podcast!I Loved the 4/11 Bird call episode!!!Extinct Animals and Plants- Scary but awesome! Earth Dap episode was great. All new info to me! Ben Franklin does it again! Very enlightening Strawberry and Rhubarb episode. LOVED “Logos & Jingles” episode! So fun and interesting. Black Holes, etc. SUPER INTERESTING!! Loved the Halloween episode. Interesting H’ween history. Fun podcast! Six Pack is great.
Loved the Oort Cloud, etc. episode. Space is “my thing.” Loved it!
Great Podcast!
Entertaining and educational! A fun way to learn about some interesting topics in a quick and digestible format.