Episode 385
Five Fun Facts That’ll Make You Go ‘Wait, What?!’
Yo, did you know cats are totally MIA from the Bible? Like, seriously, no cats in the Good Book! Imagine the chaos if a cat was around during creation—God says, “Let there be light,” and the cat’s like, “Nah, let’s knock this lamp over instead!” 😂 But that’s just the start of the laughs in this episode! We’re dishing out five random facts that’ll make your Friday morning a whole lot brighter, including the wild truth about Philadelphia burning cash for power (yup, you heard that right!). Plus, we dive into some crazy tunes, like a song about cannibalism that actually made it to the charts—whaaaat?! So grab your snacks and tune in for some giggles and good vibes! 🎉
Takeaways:
- Cats totally ghosted the Bible. No mention at all—just imagine the chaos they’d cause!
- New Year's Day is basically the hangover Olympics—water, rest, and some divine promises, anyone?
- Ever thought about the CIA approving your favorite TV show? Imagine that job—'Uh, sir, season three is a bit too revealing!'
- Philadelphia literally burns cash for power. Talk about turning bills into energy—literally!
- Rupert Holmes wrote a tune about cannibalism and tropical drinks. What a combo—beach vibes and, uh, dinner vibes?
- The song 'Timothy' hit number 17 on the charts! Who knew miners and cannibalism were such a catchy topic?
Transcript
It's Haystack.
Speaker A:And I've got five random facts for your Friday morning and I just hope you enjoy these.
Speaker A:These are random facts I stumbled across and thought were interesting.
Speaker A:Did you know that domesticated cats are never, never ever, not once mentioned in the Bible, even though they were common in the Middle east at the time.
Speaker A:Which I guess makes sense.
Speaker A:The Bible is full of people being told what to do and a cat would have ruined the whole theme.
Speaker A:God said, let there be light and the cat knocked the lamp off the table.
Speaker A:That's just how cats are.
Speaker A:Google sees its biggest spike in searches for hangover cures.
Speaker A:I think unsurprisingly on January 1st.
Speaker A:And the runner up is November 1st, the day after Halloween.
Speaker A:That's second.
Speaker A:So apparently our two biggest national drinking holidays are of course New Year's.
Speaker A:And I drank dressed as spongebob squarepants.
Speaker A:The most popular hangover cure is water, rest.
Speaker A:And promising God that you've changed.
Speaker A:The CIA had to approve every episode of one of my favorite old school shows on FX called the Americans.
Speaker A:It's about Russian spies living undercover in the United States.
Speaker A:And to make sure that the show never revealed actual information or anything remotely classified, the CIA had to approve every episode.
Speaker A:Can you imagine being the CIA operative assigned to television?
Speaker A:Sir, we.
Speaker A:We intercepted a potential threat.
Speaker A:What is it?
Speaker A:Johnson?
Speaker A:Season three, sir.
Speaker A:Episode six.
Speaker A:The dialogue feels a little expositional.
Speaker A:This is going to be the only TV show where the network note was great episode.
Speaker A:Please remove the part that could destabilize Eastern Europe.
Speaker A:It was amazing.
Speaker A:I may need to go back and re watch that.
Speaker A:The the city of Philadelphia is literally powered by burning money.
Speaker A:The Federal Reserve sends worn out cash to local power plants there where it's then burned to generate electricity.
Speaker A:True story.
Speaker A:Finally, a city where the phrase burning through cash is part of energy policy.
Speaker A:It's kind of comforting to know that when money loses all its value, it could still get a government job.
Speaker A:Just seems like it would be frustrating paying your electric bill knowing the electricity was created by destroying money.
Speaker A:We burned $400 to keep your refrigerator and air conditioner running.
Speaker A:You owe us $600.
Speaker A:What?
Speaker A:There was a.
Speaker A:My favorite one.
Speaker A:The fifth one here.
Speaker A:I saved the best for last.
Speaker A:If you fancy yourself a music nerd.
Speaker A:Have you ever heard of a song called Timothy by the Buoys?
Speaker A: s was the name of the song in: Speaker A:It was a hit on the top 40 charts.
Speaker A:It was written by a guy named Rupert Holmes who went on to write Escape, better known as the Pina Colada song on this National Pina Colada Day.
Speaker A:This is.
Speaker A:This is National Pina Colada Day.
Speaker A:But Rupert Holmes wrote if you like pina coladas and he also wrote a song called Timothy, Timothy, Timothy, where I learned to go?
Speaker A:They said, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Speaker A:The song begins telling the story of three boys trapped in a mine and only two come out alive.
Speaker A:And then goes on to sing Timothy, where did you go?
Speaker A:It is a song about cannibalism.
Speaker A:I am dead serious.
Speaker A:Should have used a different phrase.
Speaker A:It's a song about cannibalism.
Speaker A:So apparently Rupert Holmes had two things that he was interested in.
Speaker A:Tropical beverages and eating people.
Speaker A:What a great songwriting range.
Speaker A:If you like pina coladas and then eating your friend.
Speaker A:What?
Speaker A:The song no lie reached number 17 on the billboard chart, proving Americans will dance to anything as long as the baseline is catchy enough.
Speaker A: imagine hearing that back in: Speaker A:Just the old school radio DJ.
Speaker A:And now here's a fun new song about three miners trapped underground and possibly eating one of their co workers.
Speaker A:This hour sponsored by Arby's, we have the meats.
