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Facts The Way I Like It! is back again with Gill and Pete sharing more crazy stories and facts from all over the Factiverse. If that's a thing. This week they pose such questions as: Are Octopuses actually Aliens?  Can you solve a murder 700 years after it happened? and How do you make the sound of a decapitation without actually chopping someone's head off?  This week Gill and Pete answ...

Another Instalment of Facts The Way I Like It! This week Gill and Pete share more interesting facts and lesser known stories including the pertinent questions such as... Who really first landed on North America from Europe?  Can you actually play human chess and what might befall a forgetful pawn if they nip to the bathroom? Could NASA, whilst being super clever scientists, manage to protect...

It's another Friday so Gill and Pete are back with another instalment of the only fact based podcast worth listening to... according to some people. This week Gill brazenly wears trousers and explains why it was once a bold act of rebellion. She then spills the tea on some great Victorian phrases such as "bitch the pot" (apologoies). But the big question of the week is actually, what is an interro...

Into June we go marking 6 months of Facts The Way I Like It!!  Episode 26 sees yet more mad facts and interesting stories from Gill and Pete. This week, Pete shares the story of Torbjørn Pedersen who visited every country on the planet without using aircraft, a story of incredible life saving heroism over Niagara Falls and finds proof that working short hours is definitely the most productive...

Fun Fact Friday is upon us again and Gill and Pete share more facts and lesser known stories from history, science and pop culture. This week Gill tells us of how Julius Ceasar became captive but still knew his worth, how Nacho's were born and the incredible story of Joy Milne who's sense of smell has been a gift to medical science. Pete tells us of history's longest tennis match, how coffee becom...

It's Friday and we all know what that means. We get to scratch that fact based itch with Gill and Pete's weekly dose of fact medicine. This week they discuss smelling impending rain and how long having the hiccups for is slightly too long. Gill also shares the debate of why pirates seemingly all wear Eye patches and tells us of the ridiculous early name of Melbourne, Australia. Pete finally breaks...

Yet another Friday Festival of Facts with Gill and Pete. This week they look at how random members of the public treat a performance artist, how the justice system worked or indeed did not work in medieval times and Pete tells us of the popular sport known as "Extreme Ironing". Gill tells us of 4 incredible women from history including Maria Teresa de Filippis, Caresse Crosby, Amelia Earhart and E...

It's Friday so that means only one thing... More Facts from Gill and Pete!! This week they are still mid-Pope hangover and share a few more facts related to the late Pope Francis and the Papacy. Gill tells us a story literally about the word "story". Pete tells us about how jazz and organised crime enjoyed a syncopated symbiosis. We also learn that it might be worth training your cat to use a phon...

Surprise!! It's a one-off What The Factual? Special Episode!! Marking the beginning of the Conclave in the Vatican, Gill and Pete dust off the history books once again and look into the strange old practice of choosing a new Pope. Gill tells us of the craziest goings on in Papal history including stories of Cardinals just not screaming loud enough. Pete takes us through the runners and riders in t...

Another Fact Filled Friday episode with Gill Smith & Pete Moor. This week sees Gill tell us about the bullying side of Octopuses, the really annoying loud sound of the sun and why Elephants are blessed with a low chance of developing cancer. Pete tells us about why its better to climb Everest sooner rather than later, the sad story of the 52Hz Whale and also gets angry about a really, really b...

It's Friday and that means only one thing... Another Facts The Way I Like It! This week, Gill tells us of just how long sharks have been on the planet, how Insulin was developed and changed medical history and how we can all look forward to having pet foxes in the not too distant future. Pete tells us how London Bridge ended up in Arizona, the inspiring story of Gertrude Ederle and the never endin...

Gill and Pete are back again with more Friday Fact Fun and this week, Gill "bites the bullet" and tells us the etymology behind some well known phrases. Pete reveals a nice fluffy legal loophole in Australia to help anyone thinking of getting a pet rabbit. In other shocking news - The Moon Landings were fake!! Well, not exactly but a small element of them may have not been all it seemed. Finally,...

This week Gill and Pete bring more lesser known facts and stories from the Facts The Way I Like It! vault! Gill talks early vending machines and re-using flour sacks for clothing. Pete talks Second World War escape plans hidden within playing cards and early aeronautica.  Finally, they discuss a grizzly story from the depths of tennis history which is definitely not a blueprint for how to get...

It's Friday and another Fact Day in the world of Facts The Way I Like it! This week, Gill Smith and Pete Moor bring you another bunch of interesting and lesser known facts and surprising stories. Gill tells us about the planet formerly known as George, Pete tries to explain what is surrounding the entire Galaxy (maybe) and they discuss what sort of ring you could buy a desert should you ever consi...

Facts The Way I Like It! is back with yet more lesser-known facts and stories from history... This week Gill and Pete cover such subjects as the perils awaiting keen geologists who insist on popping rocks or indeed objects that resemble rocks into their mouths. They also discuss a manuscript which is a complete mystery, the first ever electric taxis in New York and London and Pete delves into who...

It's That Factual Time again... when every Friday, Gill Smith and Pete Moor slug it out whilst socking each other, metaphorically, over the head with fact after fact until only Facts are the winner. This week sees the etymology of well known phrases like "Flying off the handle" and "Oooh that's naughty" and Pete shares a couple of mad stories again including one that warns of the perils of a good...

Episode 14 of Facts The Way I Like It! is here and Gill and Pete bring out even more mad and interesting facts from all walks of life. This week they look at a tall love story from the 1860s, Audrey Hepburn's secret ballet performances for the Second World War resistance effort and a few separate fan boy stories involving Pete, Stephen Hawking, Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Anderson. Finally,...

Another Friday, another Facts The Way I Like It! This week Gill and Pete look at some breaking news from Egypt that is actually three and a half thousand years old, Pete looks into the world of sub atomic particles and almost comes out unscathed and Gill gives away that she has put way too much thought into how to rob a bank. Plus, we learn that we probably shouldn't go over a waterfall in a barre...

Another episode of Facts The Way I Like It! sees Gill and Pete flinging facts around like there is no tomorrow. This time they share stories of possible mistaken death, how to disappear completely in Japan and a dance craze that literally noone could keep a lid on. They also consider the best time of day to satisfy height restrictions in order to get on a fairground ride and also, Gill threatens t...

Another Facts The Way I Like It! sees Gill and Pete trade more facts and random stories. Gill has breaking news about a case that has remained unsolved for over 130 years and Pete has the story of the Tipton Brothers and how they really believed in the idea that "you make your own luck". They look into how a persistent assassin followed George III around but the encounter still ended in a draw and...

Ahoy! In the latest episode of Facts The Way I Like It! (Or FTWILI as all the cool kids are calling it) Gill and Pete smash fact pies into each others faces will pure joy as they unearth the origins of the word "hello" and Gill spreads the love (fitting, given the date) by telling us why it's called a honeymoon.  Pete tells a heartwarming story about how science can save your life and foil se...

Its the What The Factual? Series 3 Finale!! And Gill & Pete set sail into the unknown inspired by stories of the great explorers including Magellan, Marco Polo, Charles Darwin and Captain Cook. They also look into the achievements of brave adventurers like Sir Edmund Hillary, and Amelia Earhart. Pete also attempts to explain the never-settled spat over the small achievement of actually making...

Episode 9 of Facts The Way I Like It! sees Gill and Pete scatter gunning facts at each other and their listeners yet again! This week they cover subjects as diverse as devoted parents of medieval saints, old football clubs and also an inspirational story about how it can pay off to keep pushing yourself because one day the right person might just get into the back of your cab! Follow us on Social...

In Episode 9 of What The Factual? Series 3, Gill and Pete return to look at the ups and downs, whys and wherefores of the eventful life of French Emperor and Military legend, Napoleon. They look at his triumphs, his defeats his loves and losses and eventually, his exiles or holidays (depending how you look at them).  Pete also throws a rather disturbing fact in about how a physician managed t...

Facts The Way I Like It!! is back for another fact filled episode. In Episode 8, Gill and Pete look into the wonderful attributes of Bamboo Scaffolding and how it could be quiet enough to not wake Gill up after a night shift. Pete attempts some wildly inaccurate Beatles impressions whilst looking at their link to Disney World. Gill tells us why we may never see the original World Cup ever again an...