Fun Fact

Fun Fact

By Arik Devens and Allen PikeComedySociety & CultureTechnology
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Fun Fact episodes

  • Final Fact

    Arik shares buttloads, Allen has too many facts, oxygen is heavy, strangeness is strange, moons cause issues, and we hit max fact capacity.

    This show has gone as all good things do. Thank you so much to all the Factors, we love you!

    You can follow Allen’s work and Arik’s. ❤️

    42 min
  • Dinosaur In a Wingsuit

    Arik uncovers what things are really named after, Allen goes subatomic, Arik marvels at astronomical coincidence, and Allen considers extraterrestrial flight.

    • Titan
    • Do subatomic particles have a colour?
    • 36 min
    • Solar Stands for Solar

      Allen dives in to diodes, Arik explores the origin of taxis, and Allen reveals an unsavoury fact about zygotes.

      • Steve Mould on LEDs and solar panels
      • Why blue LEDs were almost impossible
      • Thornton Blackburn
      • 40 min
      • Back Door Fact

        Arik throws peanuts, Allen tries to cook vegetables, photographers try to prompt a good pose, and the earth’s magnetic field threatens to cause trouble.

        • High-altitude cooking
        • Say cheese
        • Geomagnetic reversal
        • 37 min
        • Suffered for Science

          Scientists discover where birds go, the trouble with coin flips, the limits of the human body, and what exactly you can find in the Perseus Molecular Cloud.

          • The majestic Pfeilstorch
          • XCKD’s What If: What if Nascar had no rules?
          • The Perseus Molecular Cloud
          • 39 min
          • Raspberry Dust

            Science discovers our galaxy’s flavor, machinists discover precision measurements, and Arik discovers why you shouldn’t rent a car in Germany.

            • Galaxy’s centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum, say astronomers
            • What Does Space Taste Like and Why Does It Matter?
            • Thousandth of an inch
            • 38 min
            • You're Cursed Anyway

              Allen considers ancient honey, Arik considers ancient surgeries, and some jobs may or may not get automated.

              • Honey’s Eternal Life, Explained
              • Caesarean section
              • ATMs and tellers
              • 39 min
              • All You Need Is a Cartel

                Allen showcases a very surprising study, Arik recounts a very Canadian heist, and somebody loses a finger.

                • Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial
                • Inside Quebec’s Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heist
                • The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
                • Sugar Shack
                • Dr Sam Moghtaderi’s finger-loss quiz
                • 33 min

                About Fun Fact

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                Once a month, Arik Devens and Allen Pike take turns sharing fun facts. Practical, historical, technical, and trivial facts all deserve their fair shake.