It's another Friday and another Fact tirade from Gill and Pete.

This week Gill is back home and a bit delirious but she keeps it together for long enough to tell us about the Viking wedding ritual which depressingly involved grave robbing - but in a nice romantic way. She also tells us how F1 Pit stops have helped save many babies' lives. Finally, she tells us that in case of an unexpected war, the Tudors brought in a nice Sunday afternoon law as a way of keeping men's eyes in when it came to archery. 

Pete brings us down to earth with the stories of Luke Aikens and Vesna Vulović who both survived falls from great heights, but in very different circumstances.

He also tells us why some buildings in London have "ANCIENT LIGHTS" painted on them and finally he tells us of George Crum who may or may not have invented the potato crisp / chip when a wealthy customer kept complaining about his fried potatoes.

After all this we're off to The Skunk and Bucket (Pete's favourite fictional pub) for some crisps and to sweat our old lives away...

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Gill is back!! Well, ok she's still on the other side of the world but Gill dials in from Japan to share some local knowledge and some facts and stats about Japan and its culture.

She also tests Pete's knowledge of Typhoons as one is getting a bit close for comfort!

Pete shares a story of a true hero, Christina Santhouse who has had the challenge of living without half her brain and not only has she coped, she has thrived. He also has a Japanese fact of his own relating to food used on cooking shows and how it must never be wasted! Finally he talks band names and shares how PETA wanted the Pet Shop Boys to change their name to something a little less "controversial"!

Now we're off to watch Natalie Portman's Shaved Head in the back room of The Skunk & Bucket.

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It's Friday again so let's celebrate in the only way we know how which is to sit and share lesser known fun facts and mad stories.

But this week it's a bit different!

GUEST PRESENTER ALERT!!

Yes in a twist, Gill is literally on the other side of the world so we are so grateful and happy to welcome Karen Hassan as a guest presenter!!

Karen brings her own set of facts and frankly enjoys telling the story of the most prolific man-poisoner of all time a little bit too much!

She also shares a fun fact about the harp-based Guinness logo and finally she tells us the inspirational and complex story of Yılmaz Güney, a Kurdish film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist and how his story served as a lesson to us all to not let circumstances stand in out way of achieving our dreams.

In a very similar vein (no, honestly) Pete shares the adventures of Lawnchair Larry who didn't let simple restrictions such as not having a plane or a pilot's license stop him from reaching for the skies.

He also tells us the story of the Phonautograph and its inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville who broke new ground in sound recording but was never able to hear his work.

Pete also tells us how "singing roads" came to be and also how a bird just going about its business nearly sparked a Cold War Crisis.

Gill isn't entirely absent as she calls in with a question from the other side... (of the world).

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Another Friday, another Fact Overload with respected purveyors of fact sharing, Gill Smith and Pete Moor.

This week Pete just hits Gill with far too many facts in the form of 2 rounds of Friday Quiz fun including subjects such as Geography, History, Geographical History, Historical Geography and Goldfish memories (in more ways than one).

Sandwiched between these quiz rounds are some facts including how plants can "hear" the sound of rushing water and also how lightning can be converted into natural glass which reminds Gill of a film she didn't enjoy (may or may not be Sweet Home Alabama)...

Gill in turn shares some lesser known famous last words which somehow sparks a discussion about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She also shares some famous quotes and finally some sayings which are often mis-quoted or misunderstood and some of them mean the exact opposite to what we usually think.

We're off to plant some apple trees... and to live our lives completely guided by a magic 8 ball.

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It's Friday and that can only mean one thing. Well, it can mean a lot of things but one of the things it does mean is more facts being shared by the King and Queen of Fact Sharing, namely Gill Smith and Pete Moor.

This week, delves into the murky world of Tudor deaths and the most common causes of death which include slightly rash challenges during a football match. She also tells us the story of Charles Dickens' brush with death in a train crash which wasn't ideal for his secretive romantic dalliances. Also, Gill tells us of the Barley Boys who in ancient times were the subject of some very weird obsessive practices.

Pete focuses on the cheerful subjects of last words before death. Specifically the last words of Tomáš Masaryk (mentioned last week) and also the confessions of certain people who know their days are numbered... or at least they think they are.

Finally, he looks into the monochrome world of Zebra coats and how and why they help a zebra deal with little flying critters. The fact is that just no one is quite sure why they have those wonderful stripes. But frankly who cares? They are just brilliant and we love em!!

Right we're off to spritz ourselves with some Gladiator Sweat.

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Another Friday means more plump facts being plucked from the great old legendary fact bearing tree by fact farming duo, Gill Smith and Pete Moor. 

They then share the freshly picked, perfectly ripe facts with you, the crisp fact enthusiasts, to satisfy your latest fact cravings.

In other words, here are more facts from Gill and Pete.

THIS WEEK! :-

Gill tells us that this year, the trees are over-producing when it comes to acorns but for good reason. She also tells us of the temporary changes to the rules of golf when playing during the second world war. Just standard things like how many penalty strokes you get if you take cover from bombs and gunfire. We think this may have been someone having a little joke to lighten the mood in 1940. Finally she tells us of how evolution failed the Myanmar Sunbnosed Monkey and how they are basically allergic to rain... which is not ideal because... well, it rains on them sometimes.

Pete puts us all off our dinners by telling us of the medical procedure "tooth-in-eye" surgery which is as literal as it sounds.

He also has BREAKING NEWS which involves literally the opening of an envelope (but it's a really special envelope). 

This will be in the news today: The opening of a mysterious envelope containing the last words and thoughts of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia.

Finally he tells us of the infamous attempted Red Bull Plane Swap... which again is as literal as it sounds!! (oh but the swap was taking place in mid-air rather than just on the ground which may have been more sensible).

Enjoy Fact Seekers!!

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GILL's BACK!! ...and wow is she pleased to be back, but not as pleased as Pete who doesn't have to hold the fort alone...

The two of them share more strange and wonderful facts on a Friday morning for you to share at your weekend get togethers!

This week Gill dives in head first to the history of bathing and washing in general which sparks more debate than you may think. She also tells us of a photo depicting 9 reigning European monarchs which would be the only time in history this was possible. Finally she takes a walk down her favourite street - Etymology Lane and tells us the origins of a few phrases and including the where we get the word Handicap.

Pete has an up and down week this week with a heavy going story of Second World War Heroism from Irena Sendler and her incredible bravery to save children from the Nazis and the lighter story of massive big arrows painted on the ground for early aviators to find their way across North America. Plus somewhere in the middle he tells us why a certain James Bond always blinks when he fires a gun.

Welcome back Gill!

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It's another Friday of Fact based fun but this week is a little different as Gill is M.I.A. on her travels. Pete is flying solo and looks back at some of their favourite facts from the early days of the podcast.

We look back at the memorable moment when Gill grossed herself out with a medical fact, Pete grossed Gill out by telling her a fact about Geology and also Gill gets grossed out by a historic medical moment of heroism after an arrow based battle mishap.

In non-gross facts they also look at John Cage's most time consuming musical performance, the most successful female pirate of all time and a luckily unsuccessful royal assassin. 

We hope you enjoy this little bundle of facts from our early days. Normal service will resume next week!! Hurry back Gill.

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Yet another Friday sees Gill Smith and Pete Moor sharing the fact-based wealth again with more fun facts and lesser known stories of heroes and villains from history or just general things you may not know!

This week Gill tells us the fantastic, yet troubling story of "Durable Mike Malloy", the fascinating story of Dr James Barry (b.1789) and how he delivered the ultimate post-death twist and finally, she tells us a British political fact that should be more exciting than it is but maybe that is the most facty thing about the fact?

Pete shares a fun fact about those pesky forgetful squirrels who are inadvertently doing their bit for the woodlands. He also has a story of hope about how AI is doing some good in the world of medicine and helping save lives that otherwise may have been lost. 

Finally, he has a story involving World War 2, The Mafia, and two guys called "Lucky" and "Socks"... what could be more interesting than that?!

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This week Gill and Pete carry on the weekly tradition of fact sharing with more lesser known stories and facts from history, nature and popular culture and pretty much any other subject really!

This week Gill solves the mystery for anyone wondering "who is that guy on the NBA logo?" she also shares the fact that Humpback Whales are the vigilante law keepers of the oceans and finally she tells us the shocking story of how Hat Pins helped the fightback against "mashers". Trust us - you don't want to be a masher.

Pete tells the marvellous story of Kotaku Wamura who was mayor of a small fishing port in Japan and who's decision to protect his citizens proved to be a life saving move. He also tells us of Fanny Mendelssohn, the up until recently overlooked sister of composer Felix Mendelssohn who's own musical works were never given the exposure they deserved.

Finally, Rabbit Hopping. The craze that frankly is not on Sky Sports enough. Facts The Way I Like It is motioning to change that so hopefully the world championships of Bunny Show Jumping will be hitting your screens soon.

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