5 APR 2024 · 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". --- 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.

26 JAN 2024 · 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. ---

20 DEC 2023 · 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 ---

3 DEC 2023 · 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,

22 JUL 2023 · 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, ---

3 MAY 2023 · 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 snail - 05:49 - 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,

31 MAR 2023 · 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,

3 MAR 2023 · 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 ---

25 JAN 2023 · 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

30 DEC 2022 · 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, ---