Fun Fact Collectors

By Fun Fact Collectors

The podcast for people who love useless information. Each week Brad and Jadrien take you down the rabbit hole of their latest fascination.

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How many episodes does Fun Fact Collectors have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

Fun Fact Collectors episodes:

April 09, 2023 13: Corn, It's Got the GMOs
Jadrien tells Brad about the long history of genetically modified crops and how artificially selection makes everything more delicious.
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1h 7min
April 02, 2023 12: Dihydrogen Monoxide – A Deadly Ballance
Brad brings out more facts on DHMO, a chemical compound found everywhere that while vital to life can also have deadly repercussions.
https://healthresearchfunding.org/dangers-dihydrogen-monoxide/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/bottled-water.htm
https://history.howstuffworks.com/medieval-people-drink-beer-water.htm
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1h 17min
March 26, 2023 11: Lake Bacon
Jadrien surprises Brad with the unbelieveable story of how close the United States came to importing hippos to solve the meat crisis of the early 1900s.
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58min
March 19, 2023 10: Time is a Wibbley Wobbley Bunch of Stuff
Bradley finally goes off the deep end and does an entire episode about time, from calendars to daylight saving time.
https://xkcd.com/1883/
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1h 24min
March 12, 2023 9: Hero to the People, Dolly Parton
Jadrien makes her case for Dolly Parton being a modern Appalachian folk hero.
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1h
March 05, 2023 8: Egypt - It's a Vibe
Brad tells Jade about the long-enduring, iconic vibes of Ancient Egypt and the human-made structures vying for World's Tallest. Economics explained video https://youtu.be/0Gpo8wKLw6Y
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1h 5min
February 26, 2023 7: Parasitic Worms Ruined Our Friendship
Jadrien tells Brad everything he never wanted to know about parasitic worms in infecting humans.
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46min
February 19, 2023 6: Unhinged Hotdog Content
On our best (worst?) episode yet, Brad gives Jadrien a cursed delivery, and tells you more than you ever wanted to know about the iconic Costco hotdog.
Costco Income Graph https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/10hsaf8/oc_costcos_2022_income_statement_visualized_with/
Great PolyMatter on Costco vs Amazon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7BycrGnaJA
The very real https://www.costcohotdog.com

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1h 13min
February 12, 2023 5: Getting "a head" with the Tudors
Jade's favourite reality show finished hundreds of years ago - tune in for the hottest 16th century gossip about England's royal drama.
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1h 3min
February 05, 20234: Vikings All the Way Down
This week, Brad goes way down the rabbit hole on Vikings, and how they were everywhere
Map of viking expansion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_expansion#/media/File:Viking_Expansion.svg
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54min

FAQs about Fun Fact Collectors:

How many episodes does Fun Fact Collectors have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.