Fact Off

Fact Off

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Fact Off episodes

  • The Black Crook, Row Lettering, and the Producers
    Vote: Pat paints a picture of how the first musical succeeded despite its horrible reputation. Alex unravels the mysterious absence of row I, U, O, and Q at the theater. Mike explains how sometimes it’s best to not have Hitler in the title of a movie. Bonus Twitter Poll: https://twitter.com/factoffpod/status/1478902025874198529 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    32 min
  • Mr. Tornado, 10 Days in a Madhouse, and the Ball Drop
    Vote: Mike reveals where the F in F5 tornado came from. Pat tells the tale of a journalist who willingly locked herself up in a madhouse. Alex regales us with the origin story of Times Square and the New Year's ball drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    28 min
  • Candy Canes, the Festive Poop Log, and Pole Sitting
    Vote: Alex digs into the candy cane' folklore and some of the symbolic stories that are tied to it. Pat shares about the strange Spanish holiday tradition of beating the festive poop log to release tasty treats. Mike tells of a time when pole sitting took America by storm and how the Great Depression fizzled it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    29 min
  • The Dancing Plague, Nix v. Hedden, and Festa Confederada
    Vote: Mike brings a stranger than fiction fact about a town plagued by dancing. Alex settles the argument once and for all, is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Pat tells the tale of the Confederados and the bigoted festival that celebrates their heritage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    33 min
  • Fika, Public Spitting, and the Cornucopia
    Vote: Pat tells a relaxing story about the Swedish tradition Fika. Mike reveals how America broke its disgusting spitting habit. Alex covers the legendary origin of the cornucopia and why we associate it with Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    31 min
  • Vena Amoris, Our Lady of Lourdes, and the Thunderbirds
    Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=116 The Facts: Alex reveals the origin of a simple myth, why do we wear wedding bands on our left hand? Pat tells the unlikely tale of how Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Philadelphia received its name. Mike uncovers a myth about the legendary Thunderbird and stumbles upon some absurd myths that cropped up many years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    37 min
  • An Erotic Dolphin Tale, the Galloping Ghost, and a Corn Flakes Myth
    The Facts: Pat regales us with a tale about a dolphin that falls a little too hard for his trainer. Mike questions the origin of a bizarre Corn Flake's myth. Alex tells the tale of the first NFL superstar. An Erotic Dolphin Tale - Pat Corn in These Flakes - Mike The Galloping Ghost - Alex Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=110 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    41 min
  • Doomsday Vault, a Sandbox Tree, and the Monkey's Cup
    This week’s facts: Alex reveals that an island off the coast of Norway has a vault with over a million seeds. Mike drops a shocking fact about the Sandbox Tree, one of the world’s most deadly plants. Pat talks about a carnivorous plant with a big appetite. Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=106 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    32 min

About Fact Off

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Join Alex, Mike, and Pat for a weekly Fact Off ~ a (mostly) friendly competition in which the three elaborate on different facts and then debate on what fact is the best.