Neutron stars are cosmic powerhouses, packing unimaginable density, speed, and power into a tiny sphere. Formed from the remnants of massive stars, these stellar oddities challenge our understanding of physics. Here are five weird facts about neutron stars that will leave you awestruck.

All supporting info can be found here: https://randomknowledge.oracleofstvincent.com/2025/06/06/neutron-stars-unleashed-the-cosmic-powerhouses-redefining-extreme/

Welcome to Season 1, Episode 6 of “Random Knowledge You Should Know”.

In today’s electrifying episode, we strike into the record books with the world’s longest lightning bolt ever recorded—a single bolt that stretched across three U.S. states and lit up the sky for over 400 miles. But how is something like this even measured? What causes such an extreme atmospheric event? And why is this record more recent than you might think? Join us as we explore the science, surprises, and sheer power behind nature’s most dramatic light show. You’ll never look at a thunderstorm the same way again.

https://randomknowledge.oracleofstvincent.com/2025/06/03/the-worlds-longest-lightning-bolt-april-2020/

Welcome to Season 1, Episode 5 of “Random Knowledge You Should Know”. Hello and welcome to a jaw-dropping episode where we unearth the wild, untold stories of the Hoover Dam! This colossal concrete marvel, straddling the Arizona-Nevada border, tamed the mighty Colorado River and powered the Southwest, but its history is packed with bizarre twists—from Nazi sabotage schemes and a celestial star map etched in stone to a mascot dog buried on-site and a refrigeration system that churned out ice by the ton. Join us as we dive into the engineering triumphs, human sacrifices, and downright strange facts that make the Hoover Dam an American legend!

All supporting information for the show can be found here: Hoover Dam: Nazi Plots, Celestial Maps, and Concrete Wonders – Random Knowledge You Should Know Podcast

The related short is here: https://youtube.com/shorts/YWxJHIZfO_w?si=LHuOZJjeYqq-uB1U