Fact Of The Day

In Japan the word 'Viking' means 'Buffets.' In 1957 a restaurant manager had travelled abroad and saw various ways each culture prepared and ate food. Due to the Swedish name 'Smörgåsbord' proving a complicated word to pronounce, the word 'viking' came into play. More explained in this episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The worlds rarest plant is called a Middlemist's Red camellia & there's only two in the world. One in london and the other in New Zealand!!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dolly Parton and Buffy the Vampire Slayer share the same birthday.... however, this is no coincidence at all! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1906 an American organisation was created with the aim to change the structure of the English language. With a big task ahead they started with 300 words - looking at what could be changed and simplified. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The word 'teenager' was first used in 1944. Why? It was all to do with advertising See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elliptical speech is the inner speech you do all day everyday & your brain is quite capable of processing thousands of words a minute! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The oldest (known) Christmas film is 1 minute 16 seconds long. We'll let Vaughan tell you the plot! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The song 'baby it's cold outside' was written with the purpose to inform guests that it's time to go. Want your guests to leave? Maybe write them a song See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silly string, a fun party must-have, is used in US military to aid them in identifying if trip wires are close by. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Sweden the Gavle Yule Goat is a 42-foot-high statue made of wood and straw. Around the festive season this statue is assembled in the town square. A tradition starting in 1966, as a marketing ploy, has continued to continuously receive destruction from the public. In this episode Vaughan takes you through the years of what this poor goat has endured See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Have you ever wondered why Angostura's Lemon, Lime and Bitters has such a massive label? One simple mistake became a signature look for this brand! Vaughan explains it all in today's poddy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASA has employed a super sniffer. Hired to smell everything in space crafts in order to avoid any dangerous situations that could occur in space See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The third largest city, both in population and by GDP, is called David. Vaughan takes a look at city names and sees if there's any cities names Carl, Tracy, Vaughan and many more. Want to know your name? Here's the website https://geotargit.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a competition in 1997 to win an exact replica of The Simpsons house. The catch? You could take a large sum of money instead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vaughan loves fruit cake, as you'll hear throughout this episode. The fact though: traditional fruit cake should have the same density as mahogany wood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anders Celsius created the concept of the celsius temperature scale & never got to use it. Sadly, he caught tuberculosis and passed away. 'Who continued his work' you ask? Vaughan will tell in this episode See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just like alpacas, having a few male donkeys or billy goats in your paddock can help bring peace when farming bulls. If not.... it looks like the weakest bull will get killed off :(((( See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To participate in this brain exercise, interlock your thumbs and rotate them. If it's a piece of cake you've got a smart connected brain.... if not then keep practising, you'll get there! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why did Tom Hanks' character in the 80's film 'Splash' needed to get a blood test in order to get married? Is it true that after WW2 people believed you shouldn't be allowed to get married if you have an STI? Shock, confusion and utter disbelief will be felt throughout this podcast, you've been warned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Around this time of year, leading into Christmas, families may raise their own turkeys to eat. There have been many cases reported that a particular animal find Turkeys quite yum. So, as a way to prevent them being eaten before Christmas, Alpacas share a paddock with them and become their very protective bodyguard! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'WHO KNEW' Fletch says to Vaughn after hearing this sneaky fact. Male garter snakes are sneaky things, tricking other male snakes to cuddle up to them INSTEAD of female snakes. WHY? Listen and you'll find out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's 1961 and you just found out it's now illegal for anyone to get a tattoo in NYC. Was it for good reason or was it simply pettiness and revenge from someone in power? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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