Hats All We Know
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -If you are looking to learn both hat related trivia, and non-hat related trivia, the search algorithm has brought you to the correct place. Each week, starting with our "Hat-Fact of the Week", we discuss four (very) different topics we found interesting and hope you will as well, before cap-ing off with a pun.Our hosts, Chris - connoisseur of occult mythologies, and David - proud owner of over of over 170 hats, are brim-ing with excitement to share what they find interesting, and we hope you will too.
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2+Bees=Fish
August 01, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBWe are back with four more random facts. First we start with a court ruling that labeled bees as fish, then we move on to how a Pope possibly caused the Black Plague in Europe. In the second half, we start with fast the US managed to launch an object towards space, and finally why we don't know anything about the Old Kingdom in Egypt. Enjoy!
A Mid-Summer Classic
July 04, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBIn a minor miracle, we are back to the every other week schedule, and it's the 4th of July so what better way to celebrate than talking about America's pastime Baseball! We start with how pitchers and catchers talk to each other during games, followed by the first person to achieve a no hitter. In the second half, we stick with throwing sports and how softball got it's name, before ending on one of the hardest Tour de France's in history. Enjoy!
Mothman and Normandy Origins
June 20, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBWe are back with four more random facts. First, David brings us a hat fact about types of fur while Chris gets distracted by Stranger Things. Second, we go back to cryptids and the legend of Mothman in West Virginia. In the second half we start with how the Normandy region of France got its name and finally two French pilots that attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean before Charles Lindbergh. Enjoy!
Neck Ties and Licking Stamps
May 30, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBBack after a month off, we start with a fashion fact about tying ties, then Chris has a fact that may or may not be true and also one that is definitely true. In the second half we talk about why not to gas light and the origin of the term, and lastly how many calories are in a stamp. Enjoy
Oreology and History
April 27, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBAt some point we will figure out our schedule again. But we are back with four more interesting facts. We start off the science of Oreos, then we go to Chris's other obsession besides cryptids, WWII. In the second half David sticks with the WWII theme, and we finish up on how Chicago was raised 14 ft. Enjoy
Orange is Bad but Sleep is Good
April 12, 2022 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBOnly a few hours late this week, but we are still here with four more random facts. First we start with sunglasses being kept safely on your hat, before transitioning into what not to wear to job interviews. In the second half we discuss a general lack of sleep for one of us and then the origins of giving a toast. Enjoy!
Sports a Week Late
March 28, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBLife got a little busy so this is a week late but we are back with 4 random sports facts. First, what happens to the losing teams merchandise after the championships? Then we discuss March Madness. In the Second half we discuss, pool which is not billiards, and then baseball and fast baseball players. Enjoy
Pokies and Nessie
March 07, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBJoin us for another 4 random facts. This week we start out with hat pins and how long they are allowed to be in Chicago, then we talk about an artist that got the exclusive rights to for a color. In the second half we nerd out as David talks Pokémon's and Chris talks Nessie and forgets which month it is. Enjoy!
Eyes and Misinformation
February 21, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBJoin us for another 4 facts. We first discuss the purpose of the holes on hats, not the movie, second we discuss how an Indiana University professor got a research grant to study memes. In the second half we start with glasses as David chose the theme of eyes, and Chris decided to learn the reported namesake for Bloody Mary's. Enjoy!
Winter Science Fun
February 07, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBJoin us for another 4 random facts. We return to a normal episode this week. First we talk about the origins of Fedora, then we discuss why exactly are bananas curved? In the second half we start off with the science of ice and why it floats before wrapping it up with a little chat on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Enjoy!
Slime Hats and AFCON
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBWe are back with some more facts, and this week it's sports. First we discuss the slime hats seen on the Nickelodeon Wild Card NFL game, second we discuss the ongoing African Cup of Nations. In the second half we change it up a bit and discuss sports in 2021 and make some predications that may or may not be wrong already for sports in 2022. Enjoy!
A Very Hat-ful Episode
January 10, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe are back in 2022, Join us as we prepare for national hat day. First we discuss the origins of such a wonderful day, then just how many people are like David and wear a hat everyday. In the second half we start with the Legos and somehow get on fairy tales, and lastly just how much body heat so you lose out of your head. Enjoy!
Happy Holidays and New Year
December 27, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBWell, we have almost made it to 2022. Why not wrap up 2021 with some more facts. First we discuss Runescape and their holiday time hat, then we stick with New Years and the country that gets to celebrate first is said about 100 times incorrectly. In the second half we start with how to stick to your resolutions and finally how does Hallmark make so many Christmas movies. Enjoy!
A Hoppy Boba Fett
December 13, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBJoin us as we go through another 4 facts. We start off with a Star Wars character on the National Cathedral in Washington, then we discuss a new species of animal that was discovered in New York City in the last decade. In the second half we start with a study to see the effects of alcohol on what people think of themselves, and finally we discuss the highest IBU beer brewed. Enjoy!
A Hoppy Boba Fett
December 13, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBJoin us as we go through another 4 facts. We start off with a Star Wars character on the National Cathedral in Washington, then we discuss a new species of animal that was discovered in New York City in the last decade. In the second half we start with a study to see the effects of alcohol on what people think of themselves, and finally we discuss the highest IBU beer brewed. Enjoy!
Thanksgiving Special
November 29, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBHappy Thanksgiving to Everyone. Join us as we go through four more Thanksgiving facts. First we start with the buckle on the Pilgrims hats, followed by the mother of Thanksgiving. Then we get a little high pitched with the helium needed for the Macy's day parade, and finally how a mistake lead to a 1.2 billion dollar industry. Enjoy!
We Americans are Smart
November 15, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBJoin Us for another episode of 4 random facts, we first start with which US President was responsible for the downfall of the hat industry, then we talk about how smart Americans are with basic science questions. In the second half, we go more complex science with how sap moves up trees, and how you can tell the difference in tears based on their composition. Enjoy!
An Ode to Spooky Szn
November 01, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBJoin us for our Halloween special. We first start off by discussing the hat of a Robinhood costume. Chris gets the spooky started off with an island that black plague victims were sent to, David brightens the mood with popular pet costumes that people buy and finally, just Chris just wants to make sure David is caught up on his unsolved axe murders. Enjoy!
We are Back to Sports
October 25, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBSorry about no episode last week, but we are back with another sports episode. First we discuss the golfer Ben Hogan and his hat, followed by just how aggressive are baseball pitchers in the heat. In the second half, David discusses the lovely sport of shin kicking and its origins, and Chris just couldn't keep F1 out of it, and their cars can drive upside down! Enjoy!
A Flip of a Bucket
October 11, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBJoin us for another round of four amazing facts. First we talk about a hot new fashion item in the bucket hat and its origins, second Chris discusses how the hilarious city of Portland, Oregon got its name. In the second half of the episode, David goes back to math and stats, with how we store data as DNA, and finally just how much lying we do about the fish that we buy. Enjoy!
A Happy Little Beep
October 04, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBJoin us for another round of 4 facts. This week we start off with the Disney Sorcerer's hat and just how big it truly was. Then Chris learned about a poisonous bird that actually isn't on Australia. In the second half, we talk about how efficient the beeps were for Morse code, and we wrap it up with a happy little fact about Bob Ross. Enjoy!
And here come Macaroni
September 27, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us for another 4 facts this week, first we discuss yankee doodle, next we move on to a topic Chris holds close to home in the great lakes. In the second half David starts us off with another nursey rhyme and Chris responds with a fact about alcohol, Enjoy!
And here come Macaroni
September 27, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us for another 4 facts this week, first we discuss yankee doodle, next we move on to a topic Chris holds close to home in the great lakes. In the second half David starts us off with another nursey rhyme and Chris responds with a fact about alcohol, Enjoy!
Blues Clues and Pulling a David
September 20, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBJoin us for another four random facts. As promised we start with a hat fact about blues clues and Steve, Chris then brings us to discuss movies that had a ridiculous budget. In the second half we start with the pain of kidney stones, warning that might be hard to listen to, and finally Chris pulls a David and forgets what question he is asking about the Okapi. Enjoy!
River Fire Miracle
September 13, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBJoin us for another 4 random facts. This week we discuss the classic Dr. Seuss book the cat in the hat, followed by an fact about the lovely state of Ohio and a certain river that likes being on fire. In the second half, David starts us off with a miracle, like it's a miracle one of us is writing this description, and finally Chris wraps us up with country names but mainly Blues Clues. Enjoy!
Football is back!
September 06, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBJoin us for another sports episode. With college football coming back and NFL starting this week, we needed to talk about sports. First we talk about the brim on baseball hats, before moving on to former Cleveland Cav and NBA champion JR Smith's recent college choice. In the second half of the episode, we only talk about football, David discusses why we call it the pigskin and Chris talks about the worse college blowout and randomly Bishop Sycamore. Enjoy
Helium and a lot of Moo Moos
August 30, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBJoin us for another round of fun facts. First we discuss the rules of the National Park Service Ranger hats, we then discuss why one company sued Apple of the use of iPhone. David then talks about helium and balloons, thankfully he didn't buy helium for the episode, and finally a beef between two South American countries and BBQ. Enjoy
Bees and Where's Sandy?
August 23, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBJoin us for a special episode as we have a guest host joining us, We first talk about the Fez hat that is totally unrelated to Pez, them we talk about saving the bees and how many eyes they have. Also, how a bee can balance after having a few. In the second half of the episode, Chris starts us off with an undiscovered island that was on google maps, and finally just how bad can one be at Scrabble and win. Enjoy!
A Roller Coaster to Dye For
August 16, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBJoin us for another fun week. We start with the carroting process in the making of hats, then what the first vending machine dispense and why humans invented them. In the second half we start with a dye that was started by an alchemist and influenced art, and finally the oldest roller coaster that still has riders today. Enjoy!
Vending a New Dye
August 16, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBJoin us for another fun week. We start with the carroting process in the making of hats, then what the first vending machine dispense and why humans invented them. In the second half we start with a dye that was started by an alchemist and influenced art, and finally the oldest roller coaster that still has riders today. Enjoy!
It's been a day
August 09, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBJoin us for one chaotic episode. There was a hazmat issue where we work so this is a something. David starts us with a pork pie hat and we get sidetracked. Chris decides that we haven't talked about ghosts in a while and needed to show people do believe in ghosts. The chaos continues with a quick four question quiz that Chris attempts to answer, and finally how much a dinosaur fossil sold for last year. Hopefully you enjoy!
Undoubtingly British and Exploding Nuts
August 02, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBJoin us for some more random facts. First we discuss a WWII major and his choice of hat wear and how he made sure everyone knew he was British, we then shift to the dangers of nutmeg spice and how to avoid it. Then is you ever want to get away from people, we discuss just how isolated in the ocean you can get on an island, and finally Chris found the most dangerous nut in the world in pistachios. Enjoy!
1 Year Sports-tacular
July 26, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBJoin us for our 1 year celebration. We first discuss how cheese head hats became a thing in Wisconsin, followed by the amazing former Olympic sport of solo synchronized swimming. David follows the Olympic theme with Finnish baseball, and we wrap it up with a running fact where David does better research the Chris. Enjoy!
1 Year Sports-tacular
July 26, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBJoin us for our 1 year celebration. We first discuss how cheese head hats became a thing in Wisconsin, followed by the amazing former Olympic sport of solo synchronized swimming. David follows the Olympic theme with Finnish baseball, and we wrap it up with a running fact where David does better research the Chris. Enjoy!
Crazy Fast Ninja Protection
July 19, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBJoin us as we stumble through 4 more facts this week. David gets us started with a hat fact the Chris maybe knows about sombreros, then we get some Ricky Bobby and want to go fast as we discuss the first person to get a speeding ticket. In the second half, we talk about a security system that could stop ninjas as well as assassins. Finally we wrap it up with some lovely shark week talk. Enjoy!
Stealth Bear Be Rational
July 12, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBJoin us for another 4 truly random facts. First we discuss an animal hat that isn't beaver and is famous in American history, the we discuss when Indiana decided the pi should be 3.2 instead of pi. In the second half David starts us off with why polar bears are stealth bear, and finally if you are capable of driving the speed limit what song you can hear on a New Mexico highway. Enjoy!
'Murica and The Dude
July 05, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJoin us for another new episode. This week, we are recovering from the Fourth of July. David starts us off with what on Earth a 10 gallon hat is. Chris then talks about the Isabella Stewart Garner Museum heist and we definitely do not think about planning one. In the second half, we discuss the Declaration of Independence, and 'Merica. Finally, the most chill church of all time. Enjoy
Going for Gold and Grand Teton
June 28, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBJoin us for another episode where we go through 4 fact based questions. David starts us off with a fedorable question of the origin of fedora, Chris moves us onto the totally mature region Grand Teton came to be known as that. In the second half, we discuss the upcoming 2020 Olympics and the old Olympic sport of competitive art. Finally we wrap this one up with a quick discussion about how the Eifel Tower was once described as a vegetable. Enjoy!
Easter Island, Scotland, and Science!
June 21, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBJoin us fir another round of 4 random facts. We first discuss hats on Easter Island and a guest makes an appearance, then Chris talks about a monument known as Scotland's Disgrace. We take a hard shift to discuss graphene and who has the weirdest thing on their desk. Finally in sticking with science, the reason why cellophane was invented. Enjoy
Country for Rent and Money Unspent
June 15, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us this week as Chris guesses David's hat fact before he can ask it which leads us to realizing Chris doesn't pay attention to the important things in all the WWII documentaries he watches. Then Chris talks about how affordable it actually is to rent out Liechtenstein (along with your 899 closest friends)! To start off part 2, David talks about animals that control the water supply in some areas of Poland and Minnesota as well as explaining how the human brain works. Chris wraps it up b...
Late Fees and Why Chris?
June 07, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBJoin us for another new episode. This week, we start off with the largest exporters of hats in the world followed by the name that Uranus was known as for 70 years after it was discovered. David then talks about a nice library initiative where you can get rid of late fees, and finally a fact about chainsaws that has David asking why and is definitely distributing. Fourth Fact starts at 28:00 of the episode if you wish to skip Enjoy!
There is a Buzz in the Air
May 31, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBJoin us for another fascinating new episode. We start off with the new hats from New Era that were listed on their website for under 24 hours, followed by how the sands of Normandy will always have lasting effects from D-Day, for everyone on the east coast there has been a buzz in the air from lovely cicadas, and finally how to not accept responsibility if you are in Canada. Enjoy!
Good Boy Mayors and The Blues
May 24, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBJoin us as on our latest adventure. We start with the average human head circumference, then a lovely "town" in Kentucky which elects good boys as mayors. We then discuss how blue is made in nature and somehow talk a lot about Animal Crossing, and finally we wrap it up with how the US military helped with the invention of the drive thru. This episode was legitimately recorded at 7:30 am on a weekday, so if either of us sound like we just woke up, we did. Enjoy!
Handball and Wimbly Womblys
May 17, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBJoin us for another sports episode and our longest episode. First we learn about why casino dealers have green tinted hats, and then get very distracted by not sports. Due to the pandemic Chris has gotten in racing again so we discuss F1 and just dominant Lewis Hamilton is in the sport. David somehow found a research paper about handball, as we gear up for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and finally the lovely story of AFC Wimbledon in third tier English Football. Enjoy!
Annexing Countries and Sticky Situations
May 10, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBJoin us on a delightful journey where we discuss why are chefs hats white before moving on to the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 and the "engineering" that caused it. We then actually talked about recent news in which Belgium annexed part of France and Chris has some bad suggestions and guesses. Finally we wrap it up with a light-hearted conversation about Kingsford charcoal. Enjoy!
Schrödinger's Co-Author and Buying New Zealand
May 03, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBJoin us as this episode of Hats All We Know, where we first talk about the Kentucky Derby hats and we make our bets on which horse will win, then we discuss the reason for having safety seals on medicines in stores. Apparently non-humans can author a paper, as we learn how a cat once did, and finally how much did the auction to buy New Zealand get up to on Ebay which somehow turns into Brittany Spears talk at the end. Enjoy!
Stonks and Who's Tom O'shanter?
April 26, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBJoin us as we go through four more facts. First we talk about one of Scotland's three loves unfortunately for Chris it's the one he knows nothing about, Chris then decides we should talk about stonks and when not to invest in the stock market, but mainly to get to a side fact. David goes all science in knot theory, which isn't related to tying shoes. We wrap it up with a lovely discussion about a childhood treat in popsicles. Enjoy!
Stonks and Who's Tam O'Shanter?
April 26, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBJoin us as we go through four more facts. First we talk about one of Scotland's three loves unfortunately for Chris it's the one he knows nothing about, Chris then decides we should talk about stonks and when not to invest in the stock market, but mainly to get to a side fact. David goes all science in knot theory, which isn't related to tying shoes. We wrap it up with a lovely discussion about a childhood treat in popsicles. Enjoy!
I'll Have a Gym and Coke
April 19, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBJoin us as we start our week off by talking about berets, but not the green berets. The occasional "French" accent comes out. Then Chris watches to many documentaries so he talks about the largest tsunami wave, David talks about a soda that was developed in Germany during WWII, and finally just how many people have a gym membership that they are totally going to use. Enjoy!
Misspellings and Lost Bombs
April 12, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBJoin us for another wonderful episode of Hats All We Know! This week we start off by discussing how Pokémon is something one of us knows little to nothing about, then we move onto how a children's toy was banned at the headquarters of the NSA in America in the 1990s. David asks a question about spelling bonobos and Chris attempts to get him to watch the National Spelling Bee, and finally how long has the US known about a lost nuclear bomb and how prepared will Chris be when going Bigfoot hun...