Producer Pat brings us a marathon of everyone’s favourite mostly guessing game: ‘Name That, Spot The Fake.’ Laughs abound when Darren, Adam, Cristina, and special guest Dr. Stuart Farrimond are presented with four interesting, yet outrageous-sounding facts and asked to spot the fake. Play along to see if you can do better than the Reality Check crew!
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Spot The Fake – Episode 476
Gizmodo: Bluetooth is Named After A Medieval King
CityNews: Frostbite Vs. Frostnip
Viagra Makes Flowers Stand Up Straight
Live Science: Pluto’s First Complete Orbit
News.com Australia: Australians Need To Eat More Kangaroos: Population Booms
How Stuff Works: Ostrich Facts
The Daily Beast: Did Picasso Try To Steal The Mona Lisa?
Today I Found Out: Russian Olympic Team Arrived Late To 1908 Olympics
Food For The Poor: President and CEO
Wikipedia: Australian Feral Camels
BBC: 1 in 10 Icelanders Will Publish A Book
Live Science: Koalas and Human Fingerprints
The Atlantic: Fact Checking Snapple’s Real Facts
Reference.com: Buzzards Vs. Vultures
Wikipedia: Thursday – Thor’s Day
Spot The Fake – Episode 517
Smithsonian: Tootsie Rolls and WWII
HuffPo: Mr. Rogers Feeding His Fish
Bustle: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Donates 100 Million Books
War History Online: Queen Elizabeth II Auto Mechanic
Jalopnik: Volvo Gave Away Their Most Important Invention
Oxford Dictionaries: Baby Animal Names
WNYC: Maya Angelou First Woman Black Streetcar Driver
The Facts Speak: Sumo Wrestlers Making Babies Cry
Boston Magazine: Coin Toss Named Portland
Universe Today: Soviet Cosmonauts Carried A Shotgun Into Space
CBC: NWT Looking For New Name, Bob Need Not Apply
Spot The Fake – Episode 566
