Jill ChaCha

Well... That’s Interesting

Comedy EN ↓ 409 episodes

Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting , a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your teeth or could we ever lose our moon? (Sadly, yes to both.) WTI tells the story behind the facts and, turns out, those stories are funny. Join Jill ChaCha every week as they take The Flock on a journalistic, storytelling adventure into new, bizarre, often unexpected findings. The tales are epic and the laughter is plentiful. -- WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible s...

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Jill ChaCha

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In-Betweeni 067: Man Grows Tooth In Nose + What’s Behind Mona Lisa’s Smile 26.12.2021 29:13

Sometimes noses grow teeth and we’re going to find out why! Also. Mona Lisa. She has one of the world’s most recognizable faces. But her smile was a mystery. Until now. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or...

Hiya Flock! We’re Taking A Few Days Off And So Should You! 22.12.2021 1:34

We’ll be back this Sunday with a delightful In-Betweeni! Here’s an extra hint: it’ll involve faces. Yay!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellthatsinteresting/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In-Betweeni 066: The Importance of Ant Puke + The Best Damn Xmas Tradition 19.12.2021 36:07

We’ve got joy coming out from both ends y’all! Today it’s all about puke and poop, but don’t worry: presents are involved. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthats...

Ep. 069: We Need To Talk About Tapeworms (In Rectums) 16.12.2021 37:49

We promise we won’t talk about tapeworms for a while after this. But it had to be done. What better way to follow up Brain Tapeworms in humans than with Rectum Tapeworms? --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big o...

Ep. 068: Abandoned Places You Don’t Want To Be Stuck In 09.12.2021 42:00

An old church. And a deep, staggering hole. Sounds like fun yeah? Join us for history, horror, and diamonds. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestingpod...

In-Betweeni 064: The Dark Side of Rainbows + Paranormal Activity at the Playboy Mansion 06.12.2021 33:53

Today we talk about what goes bump in the night in a Hollywood mansion and why you may want to think twice about pointing at a rainbow. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the sh...

Ep. 067: We Need To Talk About Brain Tapeworms 02.12.2021 35:32

Yep, we really do. And sure, finding a tapeworm in your brain is shocking, but wait until you hear the entire story. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthatsintere...

In-Betweeni 063: Florida Dumped 2 Million Tires In The Ocean + Period Poops Are Real 29.11.2021 34:30

This week we talk about dumps: one with good intentions (that ended terribly), and others that happen every month. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterest...

Ep. 066: Your Thanksgiving Turkey Was Tamed in Mexico 1500 Years Ago 24.11.2021 29:58

And that’s just one incredible fact about a bird most Americans only think about once a year. Join us on a discovery 1500 years in the making! --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read...

In-Betweeni 062: Food Allergy From Blood Transfusion + A Roller Coaster Designed to Kill Riders 21.11.2021 35:21

These things shouldn’t kill you, but here we are: there’s a tiny chance allergies can be passed on through blood donation and someone built a gorgeous yet deadly roller coaster with good intentions. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experie...

Ep. 065: Curious Case of the Wandering Spleen 17.11.2021 29:40

We’re gonna make new friends today! Join us as we learn what holds your organs (and more) in place and what happens when those fail-safe measures… fail. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll...

In-Betweeni 061: John Glenn’s Fireflies + The Mad Gasser of Mattoon 15.11.2021 28:36

We’re heading to space and we’re heading to Illinois!! We’ve got twists, we’ve got turns… we’ve got 2 mysteries where things ARE NOT what they seem. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read...

Ep. 064: How Human Brains Were Once Used As Medicine 11.11.2021 31:28

It happened and it happened for hundreds of years. Join us as we travel through time and the many ways mostly rich people ate mostly poor people to feel better. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too smal...

In-Betweeni 060: Some Baby Birds Are Muscular Killers + An Actual Study on Dog Farts 07.11.2021 28:54

The day has finally come. We find out what dog farts are made of and WHY they can clear a room. We also watch ANOTHER disturbing video that involves birds. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'...

Ep. 063: Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos 04.11.2021 43:03

Today’s episode is nothing less than epic. Join us on a journey that begins with 70-80 tons of cocaine and ends with an invasive hippo problem. Hope you’re sitting down. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or...

In-Betweeni 059: The Exploding Pants Epidemic of the 1930s + Elephants Caught Smoking 01.11.2021 29:34

Hold onto your flammable pants! Back in Great Depression-era New Zealand people were spontaneously combusting in fields and in modern day India we found out some elephants have a (healthy) smoking habit. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stori...

Ep. 062: Little Pod of Horrors… Killer Plants, Y’all! 27.10.2021 34:32

So there’s a killer in the Pacific Northwest that’s been targeting its victims for years, and we just found out about it. Oh, and there’s a plant that causes 3rd degree burns and blindness. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... N...

In-Betweeni 058: Emerald Jewel Wasp + Why Stepping on a LEGO Hurts (SO MUCH) 24.10.2021 37:40

What says Halloween more than one creature busting out from the chest cavity of another? Join us as we watch a terrible video AND discover why LEGO pain is the worst pain. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is to...

Ep. 061: So That’s Where It Came From! The Origin of Some Popular Phrases 21.10.2021 41:04

You’ve said them, you’ve heard them, but we bet you have no idea where they came from. Today!! 3 common phrases and their history, including open gas lines, war, and children smoking cigars! --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experien...

In-Betweeni 057: 3 Eyed Crustaceans in Arizona + Uranus May Have Stinky Balls 18.10.2021 34:31

You read that right. Weird things are happening and not because it’s spooky season. This has been going on for millions of years. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the sh...

Ep. 060: Why You Should Give A Sh*t About Poop 13.10.2021 34:42

It’s lifesaving!! Join us for moth sex on the back of sloths AND discover a new chonky hero who is saving coral reefs one No. 2 at a time. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the...

In-Betweeni 056: Super Old, Super Large Supermassive Blackhole + Earth Is Covered In Space Dust 10.10.2021 28:15

This one is going to leave you speechless. Join us as we try and wrap our minds around the vast emptiness of space AND look for star dust that’s apparently everywhere. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or t...

Ep. 059: You Really Need To Look At These HOLES 07.10.2021 36:23

Join us as we travel the world peering into the seemingly endless void of holes just to see what stares back. Demons? Spirits? The answer is even more disturbing. Yay! --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or t...

In-Betweeni 055: Booze Made From Chernobyl’s Radioactive Apples + Puppies Born With Green Fur 03.10.2021 35:55

Today!! We’re shaken by the idea of booze made with slightly contaminated apples and stirred by the heartwarming tale of green puppies. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the sh...

Ep. 058: The Bizarre Death of Gloria Ramirez 30.09.2021 34:25

On an evening back in 1994, a 31 year old woman was admitted to the emergency room in Riverside, California. What happened next was so seemingly inexplicable it influenced an episode of the X-Files. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experie...