Why It's A Lie! with Jim
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Why It's A Lie! with Jim
Jim debunks the everyday myths we believed when we believed everything we were told. It's part science and part critical thinking, with a sense of humour.
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Lobsters, Vericose Veins, sharks, and Pumpkin Pie
Lobsters can’t die! Crossing your legs causes Varicose Veins! Best way to fight off a shark is by punching it in the nose! ANNNNND – Pumpkin pie fill...
#29 Bagpipes, Bison, Leap Years and Steak!
– The bagpipe and the kilt were invented in Scotland! Millions of buffalo roamed North America …well, before we killed most of them. – Leap Year h...
28 Colonel Sanders, Smiths, housflies, and Camel Humps!
Colonel Sanders - the KFC guy was a real Colonel in the military! The name Smith is short for Blacksmith. Houseflies have suction cups on their fee...
27 President, Hills?, Carrots, and the Sandwich?
In another packed pod gram – George Washington was the first president of the United States… …The Black hills of South Dakota…are Hills… Carrots make...
26 MSG, Tongues, and Walking the Plank
Is MSG a terrible thing that makes everyone sick, Is the tongue map a real thing, and did people really walking the Plank? Nope! Let's find out why it...
#25 Windy Chicago, Growing Brain Cells and Flaming Moths!
Chicago is called the windy city because - it IS the windiest city…brain cells die and they don’t ever regenerate and grow back! ANNNNND – Moths are a...
#24 Bumblebees, Coke teeth, and TV in the Dark
Bumblebees are only able to fly because they know they shouldn’t be able to! If you put a tooth in a glass of Coke a cola – it will dissolve overnigh...
#23 Mousetraps, Quicksand, and Beavers!
The best bait for a mousetrap is cheese! If you step into quicksand …game over – for you will quickly sink in quicksand! And Beavers are nature’s ex...
#22 Baby Birds, Poop Beards and Exploding Cars!
If you touch a baby bird – its mommy bird will abandon it! Beards are dirtier than a pile of poop! AND If you shoot a bullet into a gas tank – it will...
#21 Marilyn Monroe, Eating for two, and Michelangelo
Marilyn Monroe wore a size 16! If you’re pregnant, you’re eating for two. AND Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel by lying on his back! Each of...
#20 Hot Liquids, Old People, Peanut Butter and Airplane Crashes!
Old people can predict some weather, Drinking hot liquids like tea can help keep you cool in the summer, Peanut butter gets gum out of hair, AND The...
Muscles, Hearts Attacks and Taste Buds
If you stop exercising –muscle turns to FAT! The only way you know someone is having a heart attack is when they clutch their chest and fall to the g...
Planes with Holes, Depression, Earthworms
If you’re in an airplane and say the window gets shot out or the door flies off …then everyone is doomed because you’ll all get sucked out! People wi...
Vitamin C, Ostriches and Gun Silencers!
Vitamin C cures the Common Cold!
When they are scared, Ostriches stick their heads in the sand!
AND when you put a silencer on a hand gu...
#16 Cars, Microwaves and Baking Soda
Do you need to Idle your car in Cold weather to warm it up? Is it super dangerous to get too close to a microwave oven. AND is Putting a box of Bakin...
#15 Cold Myths, Dolphins and Meteors
In another packed pod gram – The Common Cold is caused by things like being out in the cold! Dolphins are the friendly puppy dogs of the ocean annnnn...
Why It's A Lie #14
In another packed pod gram – Evolution is Survival of the Fittest! Xmas is just the latest attempt by blasphemers to take Christ out of Christmas! And...
Why It's A Lie #13
In another packed pod gram – our 13th Episode – We examine this statement - Friday the 13th is unlucky…in fact EVERYTHING about the number 13 is unluc...
Why It's A Lie #12
In another packed pod gram…... People are either right brained or left brained………When a cat is dropped it ALWAYS lands on its feet! AND – Thomas Edis...
Why It's A Lie #11
In another packed pod gram, Goldfish have a three second memory! Getting a flu shot can give you the flu! And Men think about sex every seven secon...
Why It's A Lie #10
This isn’t just a regular packed program….. This is episode ten! So, let’s celebrate by doing something different. Usually, each episode explores t...
Why It's A Lie #9 2014
Things Explode in space! Your hair and nails keep growing after you die, and wind turbines killing more birds than cats and windows combined! Lies lie...
Why It's A Lie Episode EIGHT
If you’re stung by a jellyfish – you should urinate on the wound to lessen the pain! Your mattress doubles in weight every ten years due to your she...
Why It's A Lie Episode SEVEN
It takes seven years to digest swallowed chewing gum. Domestic Turkeys are so dumb, they’ll drown if they’re left out in the rain ! And, Tim Horto...
Why It's a Lie Episode FIVE
In this packed program…..
The Spanish Flu came from Spain! It’s a very interesting story behind that… The Sun is a yellow ball of fire...
Why It's A Lie Episode FOUR
In this packed program…..
Is MSG is an evil ingredient this bad for everybody and makes them sick? Is this flavour enhancer as bad as the inter...
Why it's a Lie 3 2014
Did tons of stock brokers plunge to their deaths out of wall street buildings following the stock market crash?
Did Women burn their bras en...
Why It's A Lie Episode 2
Are Polar Bears Left Handed?
Does sugar make kids hyper?
And lightening never strikes the same place twice?
Jim Tells you "Why it...
Why It's A Lie
Jim debunks the myths we were told, back when we believed everything we were told.