Totally Useless Information with Nick & Roy
Totally Useless Information is a podcast and radio show created by Nick Maiorano and Roy Locascio. Each week the hosts bring you crazy useless information that you thought you never needed to know. They have attracted audiences in more than 67 countries and can be heard on the iHeart Radio Network in Canada.
Episodes
This week- Which auto maker was the first to use six-digit odometers? Who was TV’s first megastar? What exactly is fox tossing? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
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This week- Does Canadian money really smell like maple syrup? What is the longest anyone has ever had the hiccups? How did the sport of pickleball get its name? Listen, laugh, and learn wit Nick...
Nick & Roy welcome Adam Bunch of the Festival of Bizarre Toronto. Adam is an award-winning storyteller who brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. As the creator of the Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, Adam shares some of the bizarre stories from the city of Toronto's past.
The festival is available to anyone online and in person if you are in the city of Toronto.
This week- Nick & Roy welcome Adam Bunch of the Festival of Bizarre Toronto. Are the Muppets left or right-handed? Do humans glow in the dark? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
This week- How many metal parts are in the Eifel Tower? Where in the world can you be put in jail for 30 days if you flirt? Who invented the magnetic compass? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
From cutting hair to cutting it on stage, we welcome Italian American comedian Tara Cannistrac...
This week - From cutting hair to cutting it on stage, we welcome to Totally Useless Information with Nick & Roy, Italian American comedian Tara Cannistraci. Also, do platypuses have nipples? Who was the highest paid runway model in 2020? Listen. Laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
This week- Would you jump over a castrated bull? How many steps does an average person walk in their lifetime? Why do some South Koreans eat seaweed? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Nick and Roy speak with Eric Raddatz, executive director and founder of the Fort Myers Film Festival.
This week- What symbol on the keyboard was almost forgotten? Where did the piggy bank come from? How fast was the world’s first computer? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
This week, how much beer can a brick absorb? Can pineapples make you more attractive? Can concrete self-heal? Listen laugh and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
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This week on the show- Where is it is illegal to eat or drink in public? Why can’t you find an ATM in a library in California? Do birds dream? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
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This week on the show- what weather phobias do you suffer from? Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? Would you pay an arm and a leg for one-legged jeans? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
This week on the show- what is the #1 board game sold in the world? How many licks does it take to get to the centre of a Tootsie Pop? How did the Three Musketeers candy bar get its name? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
This week on the show- what water animals live in water, but can drown? Is it true that bananas have hands and fingers? Do plants respond to sound? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
This week- where in the world is it illegal to walk around naked? Who wrote the song “I Write the Songs”? The answer will surprise you! WHO was the first woman to take the bar exam? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
This week – Nick & Roy welcome iHeart Radio’s Richard Crouse to talk about horror movies. What was the first horror movie to feature a working toilet? Is Kosher salt Kosher? Do chickens dream? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
This week on the show- Nick and Roy welcome Niagara Falls Ontario Mayor Jim Diodati. They share facts about Niagara Falls you won’t find in any tourism brochure. Also, are Oreo cookies vegan? Why do cannoli shells have craters in them? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick and Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
This week- Where is the foggiest place on earth? Who was the first person to invent the gasoline car? What fruit did the wealthy people of the past purchase? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
This week- how much concrete is produced every year? How did some of the world’s currencies get their name? How much does 1 million dollars in $100 bills weigh? Listen, laugh, and learn with Nick & Roy.
Brought to you in part by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto.
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