Phil's Fruitless Facts
Did you know that you can see an owl's eyeball through it's ear? Or that you CAN'T hum while plugging your nose? (I know you just tried that btw) If you find this stuff interesting like I do, I'd invite you to spend around 5 minutes weekly with me (usually on Fridays) where we talk facts about technology, celebrities, sports, music and anything else that you and I come can come up with! #fruitlessphil
Phil's Fruitless Facts
Butt-Breathing Turtles and YouTube History
Ever wondered which animal can hold its breath longer than dolphins? Or what happened when Napoleon faced an unexpected enemy? Prepare for a whirlwind tour of the gloriously useless as we unpack history's oddest moments and nature's strangest adaptations.
Today marks the anniversary of YouTube's humble beginnings. Back in 2005, the first video ever uploaded wasn't a slick production but simply "Me at the Zoo" - just a guy talking about elephants. From those unassuming 18 seconds grew an empire of content that would forever change how we consume media. Speaking of historic debuts, this date also saw France introduce the guillotine in 1792 - the air fryer of public decapitation, if you will.
We celebrate birthdays of legends Al Pacino and Tim Duncan before diving into a "Did You Know" segment packed with mind-bending facts. Discover how sloths are secretly breath-holding champions, why Napoleon retreated from an army of rabbits, and the shocking truth that turtles can breathe through their posteriors during hibernation. Our "Crazy But True" stories feature a tortoise that survived 30 years in an attic, a cat that served as mayor for two decades, and the luckiest fast food mix-up in history.
Facts don't need to make sense; they just need to be true. Join me for more surprising knowledge next week as we explore squirrels on meth, baby-stealing penguins, and medieval toothpaste. Email your weirdest thoughts or follow us on social media @philsfruitlessfacts. Stay loud, stay weird, and remember - sometimes the most entertaining facts are completely fruitless.
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Fruitless. Fruitless, useless or failing to achieve the desired outcome Fruitless. This is Phil's Fruitless Facts, a short, fun weekly podcast filling you up with entertaining but useless facts and information. Welcome to Phil's Fruitless Facts. And now your host, phil Meyer. Welcome to Phil's Fruitless Facts, the only show where you learn more useless knowledge than a failed magician's memoir.
Speaker 1:I'm Phil, and today's show is going to go full nuts because we're going to throw it all the way back to the very first YouTube video ever uploaded. Yep, that's right. We're going to dive into Internet history prehistoric TikToks and butt-breathing turtles, because nothing says reliable source like this face, let's go. It was on this date in 2005. Youtube's first video ever was uploaded. It was called Me at the Zoo and it featured a dude talking about elephants, and that's it. That's the whole thing. A billion cat videos, conspiracy rants and makeup tutorials. Later it all started with one awkward guy, but you know what? The internet has never actually recovered from that. Also on this date in 1792, the guillotine debuts in France. So the French decided to streamline execution and introduced the guillotine. Hey, it was clean, it was fast and weirdly popular, kind of like an air fryer of public decapitation. Bon app appetit.
Speaker 1:Celebrity birthdays for today. Happy birthday to Al Pacino the legend, the myth. He was the man who taught us all how to shout and chew scenery at the same time. Also, happy birthday to Tim Duncan. He had to have been basketball's most polite assassin. This guy made bank shots look sexy, right? He was a true icon of awkward interviews and unstoppable footwork.
Speaker 1:Time now for our DYK aka. Did you Know? So get this. Did you know that sloths can hold their breath longer than a dolphin? Sloths, sloths. Now, they might look like moss-covered marshmallows, but they're secretly breath-holding ninjas. Meanwhile, I'm over here and I'm getting winded brushing my teeth. Also, did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Apparently, he planned a celebratory rabbit hunt, but the rabbits, no joke, they rushed him Hundreds of them. It was a bunnyatory rabbit hunt, but the rabbits, no joke, they rushed him Hundreds of them. It was a bunny ambush. Hey, and did you know that the average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in a lifetime? I mean seriously, you've probably circled the globe and still can't find your keys, if you're anything like me.
Speaker 1:Time now for our crazy but true story segment. So I guess there was a woman that found out that her pet tortoise was alive in her attic for 30 years, so she thought it was lost in the 80s. Turns out it was just up there, like vibing in the insulation. Probably has got better credit than me. In a town in Alaska elected a cat as a mayor, so his name was Stubbs. I guess he served 20 years, zero political experience, still somehow more effective than probably half of our Congress, right?
Speaker 1:And what about this? One Guy orders onion rings and gets a bag of money instead. A fast food employee accidentally gave him the night drop instead of his curly fries. That had to be the first time in history. Somebody actually said hey, this wasn't what I ordered and didn't complain. I love this. So did you know that turtles breathe through their butts? So I guess that's real. They go full snorkel backdoor mode during hibernation. Meanwhile I'm over here. I can't even hold my breath during allergy season. Hey, what do we got coming up here in some future shows, gosh, we're going to be talking about squirrels on meth, penguins stealing babies, the shocking truth behind medieval toothpaste. I'm Phil and I'm here to remind you that facts don't need to make sense, they just need to be true. Email me your weirdest thoughts at phil at philsfruitlessfactscom. Follow the madness on Facebook, tiktok and Instagram at philsfruitlessfacts. Until next time, stay loud, stay weird, and I'll catch you next time.
