Weird and Surprising Facts

Stephen Carter
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In each episode you'll discover weird and surprising facts that will make you say, "Wow, really?!" Each episode provides cool things to share with family and friends. They will think you're brilliant!

  1. How the Unicorn Became the Official National Animal of Scotland and Other Strange Scottish Facts

    12/31/2025

    How the Unicorn Became the Official National Animal of Scotland and Other Strange Scottish Facts

    In this episode, you discover how the mythical unicorn became the official national animal of Scotland. You'll also discover other surprising Scottish fun facts to share with family and friends. --- Resources to learn more: "FAMOUS SCOTS". Scotland.org. Link: https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/our-people/famous-scots Jessica Brain. "The Unicorn, National Animal of Scotland". Historic-uk.com. Link: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Unicorn-Scotlands-National-Animal/ "WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF SCOTLAND?". Scotland.org. Link: https://www.scotland.org/inspiration/what-is-the-national-animal-of-scotland --- Host: Stephen Watson Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Recording and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Soften, Amadeus Pro, Hush, and Levelator. Final edits with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Earthworks Ethos. --- Keywords: Loch Ness Monster, Nessie, Loch Ness, Scottish history,

    10 min
  2. Big Christopher Columbus Myth, Do Dogs Dream?, and More

    11/27/2025

    Big Christopher Columbus Myth, Do Dogs Dream?, and More

    In this episode you discover: Why Noon was originally 3:00 P.M. and why it changed to !2 o'clock;Do dogs dream?;How to identify a doggy emotion; and,A huge historical myth about Christopher Columbus"; and, more.Resource references: "Noon used to be around 3 p.m." "HistoryFacts.com. Link: https://historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/noon-used-to-be-around-3-p-m/?lctg=cf90d452-784b-4e42-b8ae-fe409ec18b2a "What Your Dog Is Telling You When It Wags Its Tail". "InterestingFacts.com". Link: https://interestingfacts.com/dog-tail-wag-meaning/ "Do Dogs Dream? - 7 Very Good Questions About Dogs, Answered". "InterestingFacts.com". Link: https://interestingfacts.com/dog-questions/ "5 Facts About the Psychology of Colors". "InterestingFacts.com". Link: https://interestingfacts.com/the-psychology-of-colors/ "6 Debunked Myths About History - People Have Known the World Was Round for 2,500 Years" "Interesting Facts". Link: https://interestingfacts.com/history-myths-debunked/ --- Technical information: Recorded with Audio Hijack. Edits with Twisted Wave, Soften, and Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Rode Procaster.  ---

    11 min
  3. Dolphins Give Each Other Names, Robots Make Chimps Yawn, So Much More

    06/09/2025

    Dolphins Give Each Other Names, Robots Make Chimps Yawn, So Much More

    Weird and surprising facts shared in this episode include: "Robot Yawns Spark Contagious Yawning in Chimps". NeuroscienceNews.com. Link: https://neurosciencenews.com/robot-yawn-chimp-contagion-29232/ Three facts from Interesting Facts website:  "There’s a Town in Nebraska With a Population of 1".  "Wyoming Is the Least-Populated State in the U.S.".  "Nepal’s Population Has the Highest Percentage of Women".  Link for all three: https://interestingfacts.com/world-population-facts/?lctg=8e3c92aa-0474-450a-bc18-25734de3a19c "Population density in the U.S. by federal states including the District of Columbia  in 2023". Statista.com - Link: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183588/population-density-in-the-federal-states-of-the-us/ From Interesting Facts website: "Carnac Stones (France)". "Nazca Lines (Peru)". "Stone Spheres (Costa Rica)". Link for all three:  "11 Mysterious Monuments From Around the World". Link: https://interestingfacts.com/mysterious-monuments/?lctg=41c9d6c5-a7fe-46ad-b14d-04851140a18b "Dolphins Give Themselves Names That Could Hide Secret Information".  From ScienceAlert.com. Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/dolphins-give-themselves-names-that-could-hide-secret-information From "World Animal Protection US".  "Octopuses Have Three Hearts and Blue Blood".  "Dolphins Have Unique Names for Each Other". Link for both articles: https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/fun-facts-about-animals-that-will-amaze-you/ "Koalas have fingerprints almost identical to ours". NOVA - PBS.org. Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/koala-fingerprints/ "Can Pets Be Allergic to People?". Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IcrssvIt10 "Love in the Ocean! - World's Biggest Heart". Link: https://rachelbrooksart.com/blogs/news/love-in-the-ocean "Avocado" : Wikipedia: Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado --- Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Reconding and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Audicity (Noice reduction, De-click, De-esser), Amadeus Pro, Hush, and Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Audio-Technica AT2005. ---

    14 min
  4. Donkeys Can't Sleep in Bathtubs, Toilet Paper in Refrigerators, Plus More

    03/26/2025

    Donkeys Can't Sleep in Bathtubs, Toilet Paper in Refrigerators, Plus More

    Weird and surprising facts shared in this episode include: "Jury convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palace". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/golden-toilet-stolen-blenheim-palace-thief-trial-c77c211a0fbc65290f920da2d5abe852 "Why Are There 5,280 Feet in a Mile?". RD.com. Link: https://www.rd.com/article/why-5280-feet-in-mile/ "The Origins of 7 Common Units of Measurement". MentalFloss.com. Link: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25108/why-are-there-5280-feet-mile-making-sense-measurements "50 Craziest State Laws From Around the United States". GoodHousekeeping.com. Link: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/news/g4039/crazy-state-laws/ "Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients". APNews.com. Link: Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients "Stress and trauma can change your DNA — and the DNA of your kids and grandkids". NewYorkPost.com. Link: https://nypost.com/2025/03/19/health/stress-and-trauma-can-change-dna-and-the-dna-of-descendants/ "Why Are People Putting Toilet Paper in the Fridge?". RD.com. Link: https://www.rd.com/article/toilet-paper-in-fridge/ "This Is What the “O” in “O’lock” Stands For". RD.com. Link: https://www.rd.com/article/what-does-the-o-in-oclock-stand-for/ "A Catholic nun was the first U.S. woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science". HistoryFacts.com. Link: https://historyfacts.com/science-industry/fact/catholic-nun-first-woman-computer-science-phd/ --- Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Recording and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Amadeus Pro, Hush, and Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Eathworks Ethos. ---

    24 min
  5. The $6 Million Dollar Toilet, Whale Swollows Human, More

    03/02/2025

    The $6 Million Dollar Toilet, Whale Swollows Human, More

    In this episode you'll discover an array of fascinating, weird, and unusual facts to include: "Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in ‘audacious raid’". AP News. Link: https://apnews.com/article/golden-toilet-stolen-blenheim-palace-trial-bb3cd346713923d59304880ca209dcd4 "What Exactly Does the “Q” in “Q-tips” Stand For?  "Readers Digest Online". Link: https://www.rd.com/article/meaning-of-q-in-qtips "Crow is not the only thing they eat at a wild game dinner in rural Pennsylvania". AP News. Link: https://apnews.com/article/wild-game-dinner-pennsylvania-bc3b46cd43ec63dde764d30f67bd7e6a "32 Things You Probably Never Thought About—Until Just Now". Link: https://www.rd.com/list/explanations-of-things-youve-always-wondered-about/ "Man breaks juggling world record with a bowling ball, balance board". UPI News. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/25/Guinness-World-Records-bowling-ball-juggling-balance-board/8471740515312/ "27-year-old llama certified as oldest in the world". UPI News. Link:  https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/26/Guinness-World-Records-oldest-llama/4951740591214/".  "QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigating". AP News.  https://apnews.com/article/germany-munich-cemeteries-qr-codes-graves-6816a8e2405e48c0969b9d843a8b11e1 "A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it’s all captured on camera". AP News. Link:  https://apnews.com/article/chile-kayaking-tourism-whale-b0cafde4b640326f20a9da28003d6c26 "A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it’s all captured on camera". AP News. Link:   https://apnews.com/article/chile-kayaking-tourism-whale-b0cafde4b640326f20a9da28003d6c26 "The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack". AP News. Link: https://apnews.com/article/eggs-stolen-pennsylvania-100000-c1c260ca05b9f84612c61071cb504939 --- Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Recording and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Hush, Amadeus Pro, and Audyllic. Microphone: Earthworks Ethos. --- Key words: trivia, weird news, strange news,

    21 min
  6. Gorillias Can Lift How Much? What Was The First Candy Eaten In Space? So Much More

    02/17/2025

    Gorillias Can Lift How Much? What Was The First Candy Eaten In Space? So Much More

    In this episode you discover: The surprising number of people who get Super Bowl rings   The REAL name for hashtags Pelicans can hold how much water in their mouths? Who has more water in their bodies - males or females? What percentage of the earth is covered by water? How deep is the deepest part of the ocean? The first candy eaten in space was... How many bones do you have in your body? Who has more bones - a baby or an adult? What is a group of owls called? Gorillias can lift how much? Fastest measured hurricane wind speed on earth? Fastest wind speed on Neptune. When was the Ceaser Salad invented? How many times a minute do you blink? What country has the largest number of lakes? --- Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Recording and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Amadeus Pro, Hush, Levelator, and Audacity (de-click and de-esser). Final edits with Hindenburg Pro with VEA. Microphone: BY. ---

    10 min
  7. How Elephants Celebrate Christmas, Flying Cat, Sabre Tooth Anchovies, and More

    01/23/2025

    How Elephants Celebrate Christmas, Flying Cat, Sabre Tooth Anchovies, and More

    Articles and facts featured in this episode include: "It’s Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-zoo-christmas-trees-elephants-feeding-c360d6f10f837185fbb4dd0b36830732 "Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/cat-plane-zealand-australia-mittens-airline-stowaway-8fd8abe8d76bbd2d8e37aed10029f276 "In freezing temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health and joy". APNews.com. Link: https://apnews.com/article/china-harbin-winter-swimming-fc26b27d86b03c29c88f20d0b28496c7 "I believe I can fly". ReadersDigest.CA. Link: https://www.readersdigest.ca/culture/outrageous-news-stories/ Other facts, stories, and commentary. --- Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Recording and initial edits with Twisted wave. Additional edits with Amadeus Pro, Hush, and Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Earthworks Ethos. --- Key words: odd_news, weird_news, strange_facts,

    14 min
  8. Country With Most Pyramids? Nope Not Egypt, Primary Source of Oxygen? Nope Not the Rainforest, More

    12/29/2024

    Country With Most Pyramids? Nope Not Egypt, Primary Source of Oxygen? Nope Not the Rainforest, More

    Articles shared in this episode from: "125 Interesting Facts About Practically Everything". Readers Digest Online. Link: https://www.rd.com/list/interesting-facts/ "Odd News". UPI.com. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/ Articles from the Readers Digest site: "Fact: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years".  "Fact: Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust". "Fact: Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world". "Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal". "Fact: The circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long". Article from UPI.com: "Virginia home gets unexpected owl tree-topper". UPI.com. Link: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/12/20/owl-tree-topper-virginia/2251734722597/ --- Chapters: 00:00 - Intro; 01:10 - Show and host info; 01:56 - Oldest wooden wheel; 02:45 - We shed skin cells - where do they go? 03:54 - What country has the most pyramids? 04:54 - What is the smallest mammal? 05:51 - How long is your circulatory system? 06:36 - Odd item stomach acid can digest; 08:05 - Source for most of the oxygen; 08:56 - Hidden life in soil; 10:29 - vChristmas tree topping owl; 12:11 - Sources for stories; 12:19 - How to follow show; ---            Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Recorded with Hindenburg Pro. Edits with Twisted Wave, Amadeus Pro, Hush, Levelator, with final edits and rendering done using Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Earthworks Ethos. --- Key words: fun facts, weird facts, strange news,  ---

    13 min
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In each episode you'll discover weird and surprising facts that will make you say, "Wow, really?!" Each episode provides cool things to share with family and friends. They will think you're brilliant!

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  • Creator
    Stephen Carter
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Stephen Carter
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    Weird and Surprising Facts