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I know a lot of useless trivia. This is a show where I share some of the things I find vaguely interesting. Topics include everything from the 1904 Olympic Marathon to Tetris.

Jacob Cronin

  • Jan 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 20m AVG DURATION
  • 28 EPISODES


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28 - Pixar's Almost-Mistake and the Jimmy Carter Rabbit Incident

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 15:26


In this episode, we discuss how Pixar almost deleted themselves, a giant swamp rabbit that attacked Jimmy Carter, and the unit of time known as the onosecond.

27 - The Principality of Sealand and the World's Longest Traffic Jam

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 19:03


In this episode we discuss a man who started his own country, the longest traffic jam in history, and the price of instant noodles.

26 - Alexei Leonov and The Four Minute Mile

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 24:31


In this episode, we discuss the troubles of the first space walk, the runners who have hit a milestone, and Russian bear mating season.

25 - Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse and SexyBruinBabe

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 20:00


In this episode, we discuss an engineering mistake that led to disaster, a college basketball player who was catfished, and AOL instant messenger.

24 - Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the Curse of the Colonel

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 20:20


In this episode, we discuss why Michigan has the Upper Peninsula, a baseball team's curse, and former Oklahoma state senator Randy Bass.

23 - War Plan Red and the Tommy Westphall Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 17:34


In this episode, we discuss a hypothetical war with Great Britain, a fictional kid who dreamed up hundreds of TV shows, and invading Canada.

22 - United Flight 232 and Bobby Bonilla

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 21:11


In this episode, we discuss how to crash a plane, a sports contract so famous it created a holiday, and Bernie Madoff.

21 - The CitiBank Complex and Graham Island

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 17:28


In this episode, we discuss a building in New York City that may have blown over, an island that disappeared while people were fighting over it, and an undergrad student checking a world renowned architect's math.

20 - Vermin Supreme and FC Barcelona in 2009

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 23:41


In this episode, I discuss a satirical presidential nominee, one of the best years in any soccer team's history, and defeating ISIS with time travel.

Stephens Island Wren and Gadsby

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 14:34


In this episode, I discuss a bird's path to extinction, a book written without the letter "E", and a cat named Tibbles.

2005 Champions League Final and the Gavle Goat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 23:16


In this episode, I discuss one of the greatest comebacks in soccer, arson as a Christmas tradition, and a man dressed as Santa Claus shooting a flaming arrow at a goat.

Miracle Mariners

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 25:03


In this episode, I discuss the Seattle Mariners 1995 season, Ken Griffey Jr and Edgar Martinez' heroics, and getting out the rye bread and mustard for a grand salami.

Jack Churchill and the Paralympic Basketball Scandal

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 17:22


In this episode, we discuss a guy who fought WWII with a sword, a Spanish Paralympic team who cheated horribly, and crawling through a sewer to escape Nazis.

The Great Emu War and Perplex City

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 18:39


In this episode, we discuss a war between a nation and some birds, the greatest Easter egg hunt of all time, and the Riemann Hypothesis.

Barbados vs Grenada in 1994 and Turra Coo

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 14:27


In this episode, we discuss a two point goal in soccer, a cow taken for taxes, and Pepper Brooks.

Action Park and the Barkley Marathons

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 25:40


In this episode, we discuss a deadly amusement park, a race with 15 finishers in 34 years, and Leonard's Butt Slide.

The Great Stork Race and Operation Mincemeat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 16:09


In this episode, I discuss odd requests in last wills and testaments, a tombstone with a correction, and a man whose greatest contribution to humanity happened after his death.

1983 NC State Basketball Team and Typhoid Mary

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 17:29


In this episode, I discuss the Survive and Advance philosophy, intentionally fouling in Basketball, and a woman who needed to Socially Distance herself.

Rasputin and Pope Benedict IX

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 17:36


In this episode I talk about a man who saved lives, an assassination that only worked on the fourth try, and the pope who sold the right to be pope.

Bir Tawil and Erdos-Bacon Numbers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 19:34


In this episode I talk about a piece of land that nobody owns, six degrees of separation, and Hungarian scientist Paul Erdos.

2011 UConn Men's Basketball Team and Franklin's Lost Expedition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 22:49


In this episode, I discuss a basketball team's crazy run, cans of food welded shut with lead, and two ships that were lost for 150 years.

Nerdfighteria and June 17, 1994

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 24:04


In this episode, I discuss a 13 year old YouTube channel, the busiest day in sports, and a football player running from the police.

EGOT and Juan Pujol Garcia

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 24:37


In this episode, I discuss the biggest award in performing arts, a spy who wasn't a spy, and a fake death.

Eliud Kipchoge

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 22:43


In this episode, I discuss the greatest marathon runner of all time, a big clock, and sporting history from 2019.

Forrest Fenn's Treasure and Kobe Bryant

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 28:03


In this episode, I discuss a box hidden in the rocky mountains and one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Tetris and One Red Paperclip

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 27:38


In this episode, I discuss video games from 1989, a tetris world champion younger than the game itself, and a bent piece of metal wrapped in thin red plastic.

AFC Wimbledon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 14:29


In this episode, I discuss the greatest "Cinderella Story" in soccer history.

Dihydrogen Monoxide and the 1904 Olympic Marathon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 23:59


In this episode, I discuss the hazards of dihydrogen monoxide, how the presentation of facts can shape our opinions, and the craziness that was the marathon at the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Games.

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