They say curiosity killed the cat, but it’s natural to want to find out more about the world around us. After all, that’s probably why you’re listening to this episode in the first place, right? Rest assured, these weird and wonderful nuggets of information are sure to satisfy that craving for now! Just allow me to amaze you! 

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Would it surprise you to learn that people tend to believe a lot of stuff that isn’t true? No? Well, it makes sense. The modern world is complicated and fast-moving. Everyone has places to be, work to do, and bills to pay – most folks just don’t have the time to google random facts and double-check their accuracy. Luckily for you, I have nothing but free time! So, get ready to have your world rocked, because here come some false facts that you just might believe!

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At some point, most of us have fantasized about swapping our hectic day-to-day lives for isolated bliss on a tropical island. But while that might sound like heaven to some, survival on a deserted island is certainly no picnic, as one exceptional group of real-life castaways learned back in the 60s. And, craziest of all, they were only teenagers at the time! So, grab your coconuts and face-painted volleyballs, as we explore the incredible true story of 6 boys who found themselves lost and alone on a deserted island!

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Do you have a sudden craving for random trivia? Are you in need of some killer pub quiz questions? Fear not my friends, coming up are some of the best random facts the internet has to offer, courtesy of yours truly!

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There are many ways a person can kick the bucket, including the most embarrassing of all: their own stupidity. It’s true; an alarming number of pop their clogs each year due to their own blatant lack of risk-assessment and self-preservation skills. Luckily, I’m here to tell you all about them so you can avoid a similar fate. From the biggest dum-dums of the coronavirus pandemic, to people who lost battles against nature, here are some Darwin Award winners who naturally selected themselves out of existence. 

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In the age of the internet, an entire goldmine of knowledge is never more than a few clicks away. The problem is that it sometimes seems like there’s just too much out there. How do you decide what’s worth knowing and what will only clog up your brain with useless nonsense? That’s where I come in. From the weird and wonderful to the downright amazing, coming up are 20 facts you didn’t know 5 minutes ago!

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Funerals are understandably morose affairs. But what would you do if the woman whose funeral you were attending suddenly showed up to her own ceremony? I’d run for the hills! But this isn’t hypothetical, back in 2015 it really happened. And it’s far from the only time something terrifying and seemingly impossible like this has happened, either. So, rev up your hearses as we go through some unbelievable times people appeared at their own funeral. 

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Have you ever had something weirdly lucky happen to you? Maybe you found $20 lying on the ground? Or perhaps you were just in the right place at the right time? Amazing as that is, there are some people out there who have survived against near-impossible odds and lived to tell the tale. From a woman who spent 80 minutes trapped in freezing water, to a soldier who fell over four miles without a parachute, let’s look at even more of the luckiest people who survived the impossible.

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The Svilicic family took a huge gamble when they adopted a Doberman from a rescue shelter and brought him home to their 17-month-old daughter back in 2007! Would the Doberman bond with their child? Or had the family made a terrible mistake? All those questions were answered when, only five days later, the parents heard a loud scream from their backyard! What catastrophe had unfolded? Let's dive into stories of incredible heroic dogs that saved their owners!

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Benjamin Franklin once said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. But sometimes, no matter how much planning is involved, a task can still veer comically far off its intended outcome. From hilarious failed attempts at deception to jaw-dropping scuba-dive surprises, let’s check out some plans that definitely didn’t go as expected.

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