Be Amazed

The world is overflowing with things that can kill you from poisonous plant life to deadly creatures and even water. In the wild, there are a million creative ways that you can die, but despite our lack of claws or tough hide we humans have the benefit of pretty clever brains, but would yours be smart enough to solve these riddles and save your life? Who knows you might even learn a thing or two along the way. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sometimes, it does seem like the world is getting dumber. That may be partly because our incredible social systems of medicine, community, and welfare have effectively wiped out natural selection for us humans. But every once in a while, someone worthy of a Darwin Award removes themselves from the gene pool like a deer with a penchant for highway jogging. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Different cultures around the world are so varied that just doing your thing in foreign countries may get you into a world of difficulty! Let’s investigate some surprising things you should never do in other countries. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When disaster strikes, we usually expect the outcome to be pretty nasty. But, if some cases of unexpectedly amazing outcomes are anything to go by, we may have reason to be a little more optimistic when life deals us a bad hand! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A healthy diet of Bear Grylls, Indiana Jones, and the SAW franchise may have left you quietly confident that you’d be able to outsmart a death trap, but today I’m putting that to the test. Let's dive into the deadly depths of booby-trapped temples, using every bit of knowledge and instinct you have to survive. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. And by the end of this episode, you'll understand just how true that is. With an endless supply of eyebrow-raising news stories to choose from, there's never a shortage of people getting up to truly bizarre stuff. So if news of the weird is your kind of thing, stay tuned in this episode of ridiculous news stories you’ll refuse to believe! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For most of us, the future inevitably means getting old and swapping our health for wrinkles. But some creatures on Earth can resist ageing to an unbelievable extent, and some even escape it entirely. We can learn a lot from Earth’s oldest life forms, as they could hold the secrets to immortality. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Throughout human history, influential groups have used their power to hide secrets from the rest of us. From treasures hidden away in ancient tombs to documents kept under lock and key in bombproof vaults, let’s blast open some intriguing mysteries that are locked away. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

North Korea is a country that’s riddled with inefficiencies, all in the name of making the country appear like a prosperous and powerful nation. And it’s the people that this duty falls on. From stone polishers to puddle sweepers, let’s explore some of the useless jobs that exist in North Korea. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

At-home DNA-testing kits like 23andMe and AncestryDNA give you the once-in-a-lifetime chance to spit in a tube, wait a few weeks, and learn all there is to know about your family history. But what happens when you get more than what you bargained for? Unearthing buried secrets, unwanted truths, and shocking relations, here are some serious DNA test regrets Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We’re surrounded by coincidences every day but some stories defy all the odds. Let's explore some wacky happenings in this episode of one-in-a-million coincidences! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Like humans, animals can hold grudges. They’re just as capable at taking sweet revenge as we are. And they can be even more petty than your passive-aggressive post-it notes to your messy roommate. Let's investigate the animals that got tired of human domination and decided to settle the score a little bit. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The animals mentioned in this episode bring vigilantism and justice to the table. Before they group and create the animal version of the Justice League, let’s take a look at some of the most incredible cases of Wild Animals saving Human Lives. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When coincidence strikes, there will always be those who believe fate is responsible and sceptics who try to use reason to find a logical explanation. Life is packed full of serendipitous happenings but coming up are some coincidences which are sure to leave you lost for words! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The world of science is pretty good at providing explanations for some of our universe’s strange phenomena until it’s confronted with something it really can’t explain. From meat raining down from the sky to entire islands disappearing, let’s check out some mysterious events that left scientists scratching their heads. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The United States of America is the land of the free, the home of the brave, and also the home to a lot of weird stuff that most other countries don’t do. This former British colony has truly grown up to be its own, quirky person. The following things tend to confuse non-Americans, and you can find non-natives of the US of A discussing them all across the internet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You might fancy yourself as the next big inventor whose ground-breaking creations change lives… but some ideas are probably best kept private. To patent an invention, it needs to meet three 3 key criteria first: it has gotta be novel, inventive, and most importantly, useful. With that in mind, I’m not sure how any of these ridiculous patents ever cut. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Insects could see near-total extinction by the end of the century, which would be catastrophic, not just for insects, but for all life on Earth. But what would happen if insects started fighting back? After all, were the human race wiped out, insect life would stand a way better chance of survival. Let's investigate some troubling questions: what if all insects on earth suddenly joined forces to wage war against humanity? How would this unfold? And ultimately, would we stand a chance? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When it comes to the internet, random facts are hardly few and far between – but how do you sort the trash from the good stuff? Thankfully you don’t have to, that’s my job. Here are some more trivia tidbits that’ll amaze you and your friends Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Loads of everyday objects fool us without us even realising, and I’m about to demystify some of them for you, alongside things that you've been doing wrong! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy