Random Knowledge You Should Know Podcast
The Oracle of St Vincent, bringer of random knowledge and facts, gives you little bits of information you never knew that you needed to know... in compact little episodes for those who have a short attention span.
Episodes
Let's get to the bottom of this often mis-stated amazing bit of history... Jospeh Figlock and The baby magnet!
All supporting information and documentation can be found here: https://randomknowledge.oracleofstvincent.com/2025/06/25/the-incredible-tale-of-joseph-figlock-detroits-unlikely-baby-magnet/
Yeah, we all have to face an uncomfortable truth.
Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler shared a bond, and no one likes to admit it.
Let's see what we can see!
All supporting documentation can be found here: https://randomknowledge.oracleofstvincent.com/2025/06/17/5-disturbing-facts-about-the-friendship-between-henry-ford-and-adolf-hitler/
So what's up with those wacky Soviets and their burning holes?!
Let's find out in this episode of Random Knowledge You Should Know focused on the Darvaza crater.
All episode supporting information found here:
https://randomknowledge.oracleofstvincent.com/2025/06/14/the-darvaza-crater-5-astonishing-facts-about-turkmenistans-door-to-hell/
What, you don't know the weight of a cloud?
You didn't know a cloud could be made of bacteria?
What's wrong with you!? It's ok, me either.
Let's check in on a whole number of things you didn't know about those little fluffy clouds floating over head.
Full show breakdown can be found here: https://randomknowledge.oracleofstvincent.com/2025/06/11/5-mind-blowing-facts-about-clouds-that-will-leave-y...
Neutron stars are cosmic powerhouses, packing unimaginable density, speed, and power into a tiny sphere. Formed from the remnants of massive stars, these stellar oddities challenge our understanding of physics. Here are five weird facts about neutron stars that will leave you awestruck.
All supporting info can be found here: https://randomknowledge.oracleofstvincent.com/2025/06/06/neutron-stars-unleashed-the-cosmic-powerhouses-redef...
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 6 of “Random Knowledge You Should Know”.
In today’s electrifying episode, we strike into the record books with the world’s longest lightning bolt ever recorded—a single bolt that stretched across three U.S. states and lit up the sky for over 400 miles. But how is something like this even measured? What causes such an extreme atmospheric event? And why is this record more recent than you might think? Join...
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 5 of “Random Knowledge You Should Know”. Hello and welcome to a jaw-dropping episode where we unearth the wild, untold stories of the Hoover Dam! This colossal concrete marvel, straddling the Arizona-Nevada border, tamed the mighty Colorado River and powered the Southwest, but its history is packed with bizarre twists—from Nazi sabotage schemes and a celestial star map etched in stone to a mascot dog bu...
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 4 of “Random Knowledge You Should Know”.
Hello and welcome to an out-of-this-world episode where we plunge into the scorching, surreal mysteries of Venus! From its backward-spinning sunrises and evaporating sulfuric acid rain to glowing mountains and planet-encircling hurricanes, this hellish planet—Earth’s twisted twin—redefines bizarre in our solar system.
Buckle up for a cosmic ride through Venus’s c...
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 3 of “Random Knowledge You Should Know”.
Ahoy, listeners, prepare to be swept into the stormy saga of Hugh Williams, a name that seems to defy the ocean’s wrath with eerie, almost supernatural luck! This isn’t just one man—it’s a legend tied to multiple shipwrecks across centuries, where men named Hugh Williams miraculously survived disasters that claimed countless lives. From sinking ships in the 17th ...
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 2 of “Random Knowledge You Should Know”.
Hello and welcome, today we dive into the bizarre Humongous Fungus, the world’s largest organism! This massive honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae) in Oregon’s Malheur National Forest is nature’s creepiest giant.
World’s Heaviest Organism Outweighs Blue Whales
The Humongous Fungus weighs 7,500–35,000 tons, dwarfing 175 blue whales (200 tons each), making it the larges...
Greetings, you weirdos and wannabe marine biologists!
Welcome to Random Knowledge You Should Know, the podcast that today drags you into the slimy, mind-bending world of octopuses—those eight-armed, ink-slinging freaks of the deep! From cannibalistic hookups to coconut DIY projects, these squishy masterminds are serving drama, smarts, and pure chaos.
Grab your snorkel, brace for some serious side-eye, and let’s dive into the cephal...
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