EPISODE · Apr 18, 2023 · 43 MIN
320: Fabulous Fallacies. Things you know that aren't so.
from Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill · host Pigweed and Crowhill
P&C drink and review "Level Up," an IPA from a Yard's variety pack, then discuss things "everybody knows" that aren't so. You might be surprised at some of the answers. Here are the topics discussed. Who was the first president of the United States? Everybody thought the earth was flat before Columbus. How did "Caesarean section" get its name? Who was the youngest U.S. president? Was Cleopatra Egyptian? Was St. Patrick an Irishman? Did Atlas hold the world on his shoulders? Did Paul Revere warn the colonists the British were coming? Did Lincoln free the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation? Where was the battle of Bunker Hill? What is the Immaculate Conception? Did Ben Franklin invent the Franklin stove? Are Arabic numerals Arabic? What is a bellwether? Did Marie Antoinette say "let them eat cake"? Can castrated men get it on? Why do you only eat oysters in a month with an r? Who is the Baby Ruth candy bar named after? Why do bulls hate the color red? What is cat gut? Do porcupines shoot their spines?
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P&C drink and review "Level Up," an IPA from a Yard's variety pack, then discuss things "everybody knows" that aren't so. You might be surprised at some of the answers. Here are the topics discussed. Who was the first president of the United States? Everybody thought the earth was flat before Columbus. How did "Caesarean section" get its name? Who was the youngest U.S. president? Was Cleopatra Egyptian? Was St. Patrick an Irishman? Did Atlas hold the world on his shoulders? Did Paul Revere warn the colonists the British were coming? Did Lincoln free the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation? Where was the battle of Bunker Hill? What is the Immaculate Conception? Did Ben Franklin invent the Franklin stove? Are Arabic numerals Arabic? What is a bellwether? Did Marie Antoinette say "let them eat cake"? Can castrated men get it on? Why do you only eat oysters in a month with an r? Who is the Baby Ruth candy bar named after? Why do bulls hate the color red? What is cat gut? Do porcupines shoot their spines?
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