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Ryan and his brother Jason return for a fun, fact-checking episode of The Worst of the Best Podcast, tearing down ten common beliefs that most people still think are true.
They cover why Antarctica is actually the world’s largest desert, how De Beers manufactured the idea that diamonds are rare, the biblical forbidden fruit that was never called an apple, why cold weather doesn’t cause colds, the myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice, the Great Wall of China (not visible from space), what’s really inside a camel’s hump, the Japanese origins of the fortune cookie, the completely made-up horned Viking helmets, and the fact that Cleopatra was Greek Macedonian, not Egyptian.
Along the way they admit which ones they personally fell for and crown their “worst offenders”
Light, educational, and full of “wait… really?” moments.
00:00 – Intro and Jason’s Grand Canyon rim-to-rim update
04:30 – Episode concept: false beliefs we all grew up with
06:40 – #10 Deserts aren’t always hot (Antarctica)
10:20 – #9 Diamonds aren’t as rare as you think
15:20 – #8 The forbidden fruit wasn’t an apple
18:30 – #7 Cold weather doesn’t cause colds
22:00+ – Lightning, Great Wall of China, camel humps
37:00 – Fortune cookies, Viking helmets, Cleopatra
46:00 – Final picks
52:00 – Wrap-up
They cover why Antarctica is actually the world’s largest desert, how De Beers manufactured the idea that diamonds are rare, the biblical forbidden fruit that was never called an apple, why cold weather doesn’t cause colds, the myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice, the Great Wall of China (not visible from space), what’s really inside a camel’s hump, the Japanese origins of the fortune cookie, the completely made-up horned Viking helmets, and the fact that Cleopatra was Greek Macedonian, not Egyptian.
Along the way they admit which ones they personally fell for and crown their “worst offenders”
Light, educational, and full of “wait… really?” moments.
00:00 – Intro and Jason’s Grand Canyon rim-to-rim update
04:30 – Episode concept: false beliefs we all grew up with
06:40 – #10 Deserts aren’t always hot (Antarctica)
10:20 – #9 Diamonds aren’t as rare as you think
15:20 – #8 The forbidden fruit wasn’t an apple
18:30 – #7 Cold weather doesn’t cause colds
22:00+ – Lightning, Great Wall of China, camel humps
37:00 – Fortune cookies, Viking helmets, Cleopatra
46:00 – Final picks
52:00 – Wrap-up
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What is The Worst of the Best Podcast?
Join host Ryan Rebalkin and his rotating guest hosts on The Worst of the Best Podcast, where they dive into the flaws of the best in pop culture and more. Covering genres like films, music, food, true crime, historical events, celebrity culture, and quirky societal trends, this podcast delivers a humorous, irreverent critique of the finest’s shortcomings.