Fun Fact or Fake Factoid?! Game Rematch (with Claire Caballero)

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts and guest Claire Caballero engage in a rematch of the game 'Fun Fact or Fake Factoid' with stricter rules.

In this bonus episode, we host a rematch of our game “Fun Fact or Fake Factoid” with Claire and Jam, using stricter rules: each claim must be entirely true or false as worded, and the winner earns a treat. We test statements about pregnancy-related brain changes, koala fingerprints, bird body temperature, whether every fig contains a dead wasp, how egg markings form, woodpecker tongues wrapping around their skulls, unique parrot pigments, bald eagles’ ability to take off from the ground, black bear maternal instinct, and whether red bird color is structural rather than pigment-based.

People in this episode

Host: Jam

Guest: Claire Caballero

Topics covered

• pregnancy-related brain changes
• koala fingerprints
• bird body temperature
• figs and wasps
• egg markings
• woodpecker tongues
• parrot pigments
• bald eagles
• black bear maternal instinct
• red bird color

Keywords

• game rematch
• true or false
• treats

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fun Fact or Fake Factoid

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