The crowd watching a billboard

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from ‘Let’s Learn Everything!’ discuss a question about an advertising adventure. LATERAL is a weekly podcast about interesting questions and even more interesting answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/161 BOOK OUT…

Inside a top-secret turtle sanctuary in New Jersey

From Popular Science. A conservation biologist and realtor by training, Maurice Rodrigues co-founded the Turtle Conservancy in 2005. The non-profit takes in abandoned, homeless, and illegally trafficked reptiles confiscated at airports in the New York City metro area. According to law enforcement officers working with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, inspectors seize about…

How One of the Most Famous Philosophers in History Made His Fortune by Rigging the Lottery

From Today I Found Out. While history knows him as a great Enlightenment thinker and writer, Voltaire was once Francois-Marie Arouet, the charismatic and rebellious youngest son of an upper middle-class French family. (His father was a minor treasury official and his mother from a low-ranking noble family.) After going against his father’s wishes and…

A rock band’s 2-for-1 offer

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from ‘Let’s Learn Everything!’ discuss a question about a band’s bonus. LATERAL is a weekly podcast about interesting questions and even more interesting answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/161 BOOK OUT…

🔴 WATCH NOW: Replicas & Miniatures | How It’s Made | Science Channel

From Science Channel. From model trains to miniature furniture, see how incredible replicas and miniatures are made! #HowItsMade #ScienceChannel 00:00 – Revolver Replicas 04:30 – Replica Foods 09:25 – Lunar Rover Replicas 14:23 – Miniature Furniture 19:22 – Replica Police Lanterns 24:05 – Miniature Houses 29:04 – Miniature Train Cars 34:00 – Fish Replicas 38:58…

The Cuddliest Pentagon Spy

From Today I Found Out. Throughout the 1990’s there were a handful of toys created that, upon release, caused parents the world over to let out a collective groan of annoyance because they just knew that their kids were going to throw a massive tantrum if they didn’t find it under the tree on Christmas…

Unemployed? Get a tan!

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Macy Gilliam, Toby Howell and Neal Freyman from ‘Morning Brew’ discuss a question about a terrific tanning tactic. LATERAL is a weekly podcast about interesting questions and even more interesting answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/157 BOOK OUT…

A game where the dialogue is recorded twice

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Bill Sunderland, Dani Siller and Michelle Wong discuss a replicated recording. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/160 BOOK OUT NOW!: https://www.lateralcast.com/book 🟧 JOIN THE ‘PRODUCER’S CLUB’…

The hotel with lawyers on the 3rd floor

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Bill Sunderland, Dani Siller and Michelle Wong discuss some random rooms. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/160 BOOK OUT NOW!: https://www.lateralcast.com/book 🟧 JOIN THE ‘PRODUCER’S CLUB’…

Who Invented the Band-Aid?

From Today I Found Out. Finish the following sentence: “I am stuck on Band-Aid…” If you immediately sang: “…cuz Band-Aid’s stuck on me!”, congratulations: you have a 50-year-old ad campaign living rent-free in your head. A staple of every first aid kit, Band-Aids are a quick and convenient solution to all the minor cuts, scrapes,…

The metronome that saves you money

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Bill Sunderland, Dani Siller and Michelle Wong discuss a surprising saving. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/160 BOOK OUT NOW!: https://www.lateralcast.com/book 🟧 JOIN THE ‘PRODUCER’S CLUB’…

Destroying A Skyscraper With Real Life Angry Birds

From Mark Rober. What goes up must come down… In glorious slowmo. Supercharge your creativity while having tons of fun with Creative Kit. Get 2 FREE boxes at: https://crunchlabs.com/AngryBirds Get your CrunchLabs box today: Creative Kit for kids: https://crunchlabs.com/AngryBirds Build Box for kids:https://crunchlabs.com/AngryBirdsBB Hack Pack for teens and adults: https://crunchlabs.com/AngryBirdsHP Huge thanks to Unifi for…

How Marlon Brando Changed Acting

From The Nerdwriter. Go to https://www.squarespace.com/nerdwriter for 10% off your first purchase. SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/nerdwriter MY BOOK: https://amzn.to/3ymfQPV SOURCES: Naremore, James. “Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront.” Acting in the Cinema, University of California Press, 1988, pp. 208–230. Marlon Brando on Stella Adler: The Superiority of Imagination https://grissom.substack.com/p/marlon-brando-on-stella-adler-the MUSIC (via Epidemic Sound)…

Kids can’t have these lollipops

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot and Alex Bell from QI’s ‘Lunchbox Envy’ discuss a question about child-free confectionery. LATERAL is a weekly podcast about interesting questions and even more interesting answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/159 BOOK OUT NOW:…

The Debunked Idea Holding Nuclear Back

From Kyle Hill. Nuclear is finally looking up from an informal “keep your head down” policy. However, it’s bringing with it a relic – a part of safety culture that is actually too safe to be practical at a time when it seems like a new reactor is being commissioned every day. What the public…

This Swiss cheese is 12,500km away

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot and Alex Bell from QI’s ‘Lunchbox Envy’ discuss a question about a cookie conundrum. LATERAL is a weekly podcast about interesting questions and even more interesting answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/159 BOOK OUT…

How Did ‘SOS’ Become The Universal Distress Signal?

From Today I Found Out. Three dots. Three dashes. Three dots. Even if you don’t know a single other letter of International Morse Code, chances are you immediately recognized the unmistakable rhythm of “SOS”. It is the universal distress signal, understood in nearly every country and language and appearing everywhere in pop culture including songs…

The biscuit in the basket

From Lateral with Tom Scott. Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot and Alex Bell from QI’s ‘Lunchbox Envy’ discuss a question about a cookie conundrum. LATERAL is a weekly podcast about interesting questions and even more interesting answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://www.lateralcast.com FULL EPISODE: https://www.lateralcast.com/episodes/159 BOOK OUT…

Serious SPLITS strength 🤸😳

From Guinness World Records. How much weight do YOU think he’s lifting?! Patrick Buckley (UK) pulls off an insane Van Dam lift , yes, in the splits! Patrick has super strength and is a deserved Guinness World Records title holder. ———————————————————————————————- At Guinness World Records we want to show that everyone in the world is…

Wakeboarding While Lit on FIRE | Guinness World Records

From Guinness World Records. Italian daredevil Niccolò Fava set the record for the greatest distance wakeboarding while on fire, blazing across 285 meters (935 feet) in Abu Dhabi. Congratulations Nico, you are Officially Amazing! ———————————————————————————————- At Guinness World Records we want to show that everyone in the world is the best at something, and we’re…

The Mayo MUNCHER 🤢

From Guinness World Records. The most mayonnaise eaten in three minutes is 2,448 g (86.35 oz), and was achieved by Michelle Lesco (USA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michelle is a multi Guinness World Records title holder and is a renowned competitive eater! Congratulations, you are Officially Amazing! ———————————————————————————————- At Guinness World Records we want to…

LARGEST nut brittle ever! 🥜 🤤

From Guinness World Records. The Province of Sorsogon (Philippines) has officially set a Guinness World Records title for The Largest Nut Brittle/Praline, measuring a massive 144.16 m² (1,551 ft² 104 in²)! This incredible feat was achieved on October 16, 2025, during the Kasanggayahan Festival, in celebration of Sorsogon’s 131st founding anniversary. Made from locally sourced…