Brain Pop

Brain Pop

Amazing fun facts for kids that will make their, and their parents, brain pop! Discover a new fascinating fact about the world, animals, space, science, history, technology, food, and much more each day. Kids, and their families, will love this short, entertaining and mind blowing podcast. Brain Pop, it's where curiosity is cool, facts are fun, and every day your brain goes BOOM!

Episodes

April 30, 2025 2 mins

Surely we all need lungs to breathe?

But what if we didn't? How would that work?

In today's episode Fin tells us about a tiny animal that doesn't have lungs but breathes just fine. Click play to find out what animal it is. 

You'll be amazed at how they do this.

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!
I’m Fin — your curious, crawling,...

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Do you know that humans come in all shapes and sizes? Some even have feet as long as a skateboard.

In today's episode Fin tells us about 5 record breaking humans. You won't believe some of these facts.

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!
I’m Fin — your fact-hunting friend — and today we’re not diving under the ocean or flying into space. Nope. Tod...

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An animal with eyes bigger than basketballs? Surely not!

Well, actually there is. In today's episode Fin tells us about a sea creature that lives deep in the ocean that has eyes the size of beach balls.

Find out which animal it is and why they need such silly eyes.

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!
I’m Fin — your friendly fact...

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April 24, 2025 3 mins

Have you ever thought how much 1 billion really is? How much bigger it is than 1 million?

If someone gave you a dollar every second you'd have 1 million dollars in days but you'd only reach a billion dollars in more than 3 decades.

Listen to today's mind blowing episode where Fin discovers that a billion is WAY bigger than he thought.

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April 22, 2025 3 mins

In today's episode Fin tells us some facts about volcanoes you've probably never heard of including volcano lightning and why volcanoes can actually be good. 

Sit back and press play on today’s lava-blasting episode of Brain Pop!

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!

I’m Fin — your curious co-host of chaos and coolness — and today’s episod...

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Today Fin tells us about 5 really strange weather events. Ever heard of green rain? Here about it and other crazy weather facts in today's fascinating episode.

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!
I’m Fin — your storm-chasing, cloud-watching, totally curious host. And today’s episode is all about weather — but not the kind you hear in the mor...

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April 16, 2025 2 mins

Were you still at school when you were 10? Probably.

Could you read when you were a baby? Probably not.

In today's episode Fin tells us about a genius kid who could read as a baby. He also graduated college (university) at the age of 10!

Get your brain popping with this amazing episode about an amazing human.

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April 15, 2025 3 mins

What's the loudest sound you've ever heard?

In today's episode Fin tell us about the loudest sound that has ever been made on Earth. Can you guess what made it?

Get your brain popping with today's fun fact that educates and fascinates.

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!
I’m your host, Fin — and today’s fact i...

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April 14, 2025 2 mins

Imagine fish fell out of the sky like rain. Now, sit back and hear Fin tell us how this actually happens in some countries around the world.

You can't be serious can you? Fish falling out the sky like rain? Impossible! Or is it?

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!
I’m your host, Fin — your fearless fact-chaser — and today’s episode is so stran...

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In today's episode Fin tells us about an animal that sleeps for 3 years. 

That's THREE YEARS!!!!. 

Can you believe it? Find out if this animal is just lazy or if it has a very good reason for taking such long naps.

Your mind will be blown. BOOM!

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!


I’m your host, Fin — your fact-loving friend who’s always curious, always learni...

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Can you write with one hand and draw a picture with the other?

Probably not. Most of us can't, but today Fin tells us about a super genius who could. He could even write backwards and paint famous pictures.

Can you guess who it is?

Fin tells us all about this amazing person and some of the incredible things he's done. You won't believe how smart this person was.

Oh, you'll als...

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The theory of relativity ... hold on, we're just kids!

Don't fret. In today's episode Fin discusses the diamond planet, which he told you about in episode 1, Einstein's theory of relativity and how you can travel forward in time.

This has to be one of the coolest ideas in science and Fin takes you through it in a fun and easy to understand way.

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April 8, 2025 3 mins

What's the strangest color you've seen in nature?

Today, your fact-finding friend Fin tells us about a lake in Australia that is pink. That's right, a pink lake!

Fin discusses the color of water and how we often see it as being blue, green or brown ... and sometimes pink.

Pop your brain today with Brain Pop in this super colorful episode.

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Fin flips our brains upside down in today's episode. He tells us about an amazing human who ran a very very long race, a marathon, backwards.

That's right! He rans backwards for over 40 kilometers.

Isn't that crazy?

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Welcome to Brain Pop! — where your brain goes boom with one mind-blowing fact every day!

I’m your host, Fin — the curious kid who’s always looki...

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April 6, 2025 2 mins

Fin tells us about an animal with a massive heart. It's so big that your whole family could probably fit inside it.

We also discover other amazing facts about this gigantic creature, like how it can eat more than 33,000 hamburgers a day.  

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April 6, 2025 1 min

Fin tells us about a mind-blowing sparkly fact about space. You won't believe this one!

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