Somehow Related with Dave O'Neil & Glenn Robbins

Quick facts about our topics this episode. Peanuts - the average European eats less than 1 tbsp of peanut butter a year. Dynamite - on the patent application it was also called "Nobel's Safety Powder"   Check out the Somehow Related Facebook Group too. And tell a friend about the show. Also, it was Sam's birthday the other day. No one made a fuss.   Links to the answer Sprouts.com   Somehow Related is produced by Ne...

The Australian dollar bill was taken out of circulation the same year The Terminator film was released in theatres. That's not how they're related though.   Links to the answer ScreenRant Business Insider   Thinking music Bill Hader impersonates Arnold Schwarzenegger   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty good. Original theme music by Kit ...

Bread is found almost everywhere and the credit card companies would have you think they're accepted everywhere. That's not the link though. Join the Somehow Related Facebook Group and tell a friend about the show!   Links to the answer Wikipedia   Thinking music American Express travellers cheques   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty g...

They're known to be frank, blunt, no-nonsense and frugal. And then there's the Dutch people who are tall and ride bikes? No clues in stereotypes but the two are Somehow Related.   Links to the answer Washington Post WebMD   Thinking music Austin Powers Faja - YouTube   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty good. Original theme music by Kit ...

The TV show, not Heimlich Tonight! The huge TV show Happy Days! And the way famous way to stop people from choking. Sometimes referred to as 'abdominal thrusts'.   Links to the answer The Daily News The Spectrum Anthony Quinn on Wikipedia, not part of the answer   Thinking music An original composition by Glenn, Dave and Courtney   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Go...

Without their hard outer shells (skull and bowl) they're both pretty wobbly. But that wouldn't make for such a great episode. So there's something deeper, something more clever, something... somehow... related.   On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Gizmodo The Straight Dope   Thinking music YouTube: That Mitchell and Webb Look - Brain Surgery   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a...

A brief timeout from finding connections to answer some audience questions. Not all Somehow Related related. But they did arrive from the Somehow Related Facebook Group On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Mental Floss Children's Museum   Thinking music When a stranger calls (YouTube)   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They...

The patch can create darkness, but that doesn't explain it. Sam!?!? On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Mental Floss Children's Museum   Thinking music When a stranger calls (YouTube)   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty good. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst. Artwork created by Stacy Gougoulis.  ...

Just going to leave this one here.   On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Wikipedia   Thinking music Debussy performance     Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty good. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst. Artwork created by Stacy Gougoulis.   Looking for another podcast? Post Pandemic - expert insight into what&...

Did sausages get caught lying about their emissions? Are Volkswagen cars made with a thin film around them to keep their parts together? We don't know yet but find out on this episode. On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Wikipedia Thinking music Herbie movie trailer Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty go...

Reptiles, grapes, fangs, vines, scales, fruit, venom, crushing hangover. There's something there. Might it be that wine keeps snakes away? And did you know a country nearby Australia has no snakes. The Ireland of the Pacific! Find out in the episode. On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Wikipedia Thinking music Sideways movie - wine tasting Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast ne...

These two go way back. But that's for you, Glenn and Dave to find out. Hippo fact. They're an introduced species in Colombia and the USA. Pablo Escobar is responsible for introducing them to Colombia. The Wikipedia article about that is a pretty interesting read. Soup-only facts don't have so many murderous drug dealers. For example; Soups are classified into two groups, clear soups and thick soups, or, Americans eat mo...

The corn chips and the happiest place in the world (also now home to the NBA). Thanks to John for messaging Sam on Facebook with this suggestion.     On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Business Insider   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty good. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst. Artwork created by Stacy Gou...

Did they every do a duet? Maybe roll the arm over together? Got to be something else. But they're definitely Somehow Related. On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer ABC.net.au InternationalCricketHall.com Thinking Music Kamahl reads Lady Gaga Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty good. Original theme music by ...

The Great Wall is over 21,000 kms long. Sticky rice is also called glutenous rice, but contains no gluten (much like the Great Wall). The literal translation of the Chinese name for the Great Wall is The Long Wall. If you store cooked sticky rice it will get sticker over time. And you can freeze it for up to 2 months. Still not closer to how they're related though.   On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Li...

X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Willhelm Röntgen, and in many languages other than English are called Röntgen radiation. Speed b/humps on the other hand weren't discovered or uncovered. They insist on sticking out, with variations known as cushions and tables. They did however originate around the same time, the first raised road to slow traffic was reported around 1906.   On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group ...

Two things that can be quite messy. Dave and Glenn are still in self-isolation so it's a zoom call together. Sam's back and feeling well. While you're here, please leave a review and tell a friend about the show.   On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Wikipedia Smithsonian Magazine   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from G...

The near-universal action of armed forces and the chivalric warriors of bygone-Europe.   On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Knight-Medieval.com History Extra Business Insider   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pretty good. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst. Artwork created by Stacy Gougoulis.   Loo...

The pop culture cake and something of a necessity when you're sailing. Both have travelled the world and exist in many different versions, dependent on culture, geography and place in time. On Facebook? Check out the Somehow Related Group   Links to the answer Smithsonian Magazine Independent.co.uk   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. They're pret...