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Vote: Alex digs deep into the MLB glossary and shares the origin of the term, a “Texas Leaguer”. Pat shares the reason the NBA has leaned so heavily into the 3-point shot in recent years. Mike tells the tale of a French ménage à trois that ended in a tragic hot air balloon duel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Mike separates the Daylight Saving Time (DST) facts from fiction. Pat reveals the horrific backstory of the Sadie Hawkins dance. Alex tells the origin story of the Nation’s Station, 700 WLW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote here: Pat shares the strange origin of Lucky Charms and its various iterations. Alex reveals the history of how green beer became synonymous with Saint Patrick's Day. Mike explains why antibacterial soap contributes to the larger problem of antibiotic resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote here: Alex reveals the origins of Blackjack card counting tricks. Mike shares some of the long-forgotten uses for the pneumatic tube. Pat explains why the painting, Prometheus Bound, made such an impact on him as a child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Pat shares 5 shockingly true animal defense mechanisms. Mike tells the origin story of the beloved Ziploc bag. Alex explains how the lowly Shamrock Shake was used for good in the community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Choose your Favorite Fact: Alex shares the origin story of the iconic heart shaped chocolate boxes. Mike explains how a phrasing mix-up sparked a debate over the legitimacy of thousands of baptisms. Pat tells how karate crept its way into American culture. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @factoffpod Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Vote: Alex complains about the recent trend of car companies implementing subscription plans for customer’s access to trivial features on their vehicle. Pat delivers a message that may be hard to swallow, ratings are down everywhere, it's not because of controversial ideologies. Mike opines over the lack of social media diversity, and the gaping hole left in the music scene when Myspace shuttered...

How do Pat's facts make you feel? Vote Pat has a new quick facts segment, and he releases some frustrations about saving a parking spot after a snowstorm. Mike briefly talks about the world's obsession with royals, the episode then has some technical difficulties. Alex's fact is lost to time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Pat reveals the mystery behind our limited Banana selection. Mike explains an overlooked facet of the earth's tides. Alex explores the improbable origin of America's favorite appliance, the microwave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Alex explains the origin of the popular New Year's trend, the Polar Bear Plunge. Mike tells the tale of the unluckiest man alive. Pat expounds on how Isaac Newton stole full acclaim for inventing Calculus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Pat paints a picture of how the first musical succeeded despite its horrible reputation. Alex unravels the mysterious absence of row I, U, O, and Q at the theater. Mike explains how sometimes it’s best to not have Hitler in the title of a movie. Bonus Twitter Poll: https://twitter.com/factoffpod/status/1478902025874198529 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Mike reveals where the F in F5 tornado came from. Pat tells the tale of a journalist who willingly locked herself up in a madhouse. Alex regales us with the origin story of Times Square and the New Year's ball drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Alex digs into the candy cane' folklore and some of the symbolic stories that are tied to it. Pat shares about the strange Spanish holiday tradition of beating the festive poop log to release tasty treats. Mike tells of a time when pole sitting took America by storm and how the Great Depression fizzled it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Pat reveals that Abraham Lincoln's spat as a wrestler was more than just political legend. Mike explains the origin of a popular 50's haircut called the Duck's Ass. Alex tells the quirky origin of the Lee Maxwell Washing Machine Museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Mike brings a stranger than fiction fact about a town plagued by dancing. Alex settles the argument once and for all, is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Pat tells the tale of the Confederados and the bigoted festival that celebrates their heritage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: Pat tells a relaxing story about the Swedish tradition Fika. Mike reveals how America broke its disgusting spitting habit. Alex covers the legendary origin of the cornucopia and why we associate it with Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=116 The Facts: Alex reveals the origin of a simple myth, why do we wear wedding bands on our left hand? Pat tells the unlikely tale of how Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Philadelphia received its name. Mike uncovers a myth about the legendary Thunderbird and stumbles upon some absurd myths that cropped up many years later. Learn more about your ad choice...

The Facts: Pat regales us with a tale about a dolphin that falls a little too hard for his trainer. Mike questions the origin of a bizarre Corn Flake's myth. Alex tells the tale of the first NFL superstar. An Erotic Dolphin Tale - Pat Corn in These Flakes - Mike The Galloping Ghost - Alex Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=110 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s facts: Alex reveals that an island off the coast of Norway has a vault with over a million seeds. Mike drops a shocking fact about the Sandbox Tree, one of the world’s most deadly plants. Pat talks about a carnivorous plant with a big appetite. Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=106 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Facts: Stingy Jack - Pat Burn it Down! - Alex History of the Lobotomy - Mike Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=103 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Facts: Don't Cap My Knee. - Alex Bears Don't Run Downhill. - Mike It's Slinky! - Pat Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=94 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Facts: Who Were You Wearing? - Pat The UFO Cult - Mike The Smiting of the Buffalo - Alex Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=84 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Facts: The World's Largest Urinal is Earth- Mike Bananas are Trying to Kill You- Pat Don't Kick the Can- Alex Vote: https://factoffpodcast.com/?p=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices