Weird and Surprising Facts Stephen Carter

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-facts

Book: Patrick Quan, "Amusing Facts for Adventurous Minds".
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Host:

Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com
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Technical information:

Recorded with Twisted Wave. Edits with Twisted Wave, Audacity, Hush, Levelator. Final edits with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Neat King Bee.
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Key words:

Cicadas, bats, Giraffes,
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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.
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Host:

Stephen Carter - https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com
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Technical information:

Recorded with GarageBand - Natural voice no processing. Processing with Hush (50%), final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: SM58 with windscreen.
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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
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Technical information:

Recorded with WavePad. Edits with Twisted Wave, Levelator, Hush, Hindenburg Pro. Final processing and rendering with Resound.ai. Microphone: ? ATR2100X
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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
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Host:

Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.
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Technical information:

Recorded with Hindenburg Pro. Edits with Twisted Wave, Hush, Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: EV RE320.
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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.
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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.
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Key words:

pet alligators, J Fred Muggs, snakes, earthquakes, mac and cheese,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Key words:

Loch Ness Monster, Coney Island, fleas, roller coasters,