If you are like Pat you may have wondered why we haven’t gone back to the moon, or you may be surprised to find out that we haven’t been to the moon in over 40 years.  Either way, this is the episode for you.  We did the research so you don’t have to wade through a ton of conspiracy theories and nonsense.

Why haven't we gone back to the moon? ( 👨🏻‍💻👨🏻‍💻🎙🌎🚀🌔❓)

So we all know an octopus has 8 legs, an octagon has 8 sides so by that logic October should be month number 8… but it isn’t.  In this episode, Pat and Eric explain why and they discover a whole host of other screwy things about the calendar as well.

If Oct Means 8 Why is October Month Number 10?

Pat and Eric take a listener question from Brock in Cincinnati about foosball, specifically why did tabletop soccer get that name here in the United States. In the process of answering that question they dug into the word "soccer" as well, it seemed equally weird that we use that name for a game that is called football everywhere else. 

If these questions have puzzled you, you may want to take a listen.

Foosball Tomfoolery and Soccer’s Etymology

Pat and Eric were asked “Why are they called unicorns? Where does the corn come into play? Shouldn’t they be called unihorns?” They answer this question and tell the story of how unicorns came to be.

One Horn and No Corn - The Unicorn Story

April Fool’s Day is a thing, but why? Pat and Eric did some research to find out and they came up with some interesting stuff. This story has paper fish, calendar confusion, mythology (of course), and a major religious figure’s circumcision.

There is Something Fishy about April Fool’s Day

A good friend of the podcast, Kelby, asked about the super blue blood moon over on the But Daddy Why Facebook page. Pat and Eric don’t really need much of an excuse to talk about stuff in outer space, especially the moon. So for everyone who was curious about the super blue blood moon in January get ready for the details. Pat and Eric will break down what a supermoon is, what a blue moon is, and even explain why a total lunar eclipse turns the moon red instead of making it disappear. You’ll even find out how long you’ll need to wait until the next super blue blood moon (spoiler… it is not as long as people had to wait for this last one).

The Super-Duper, Bluer, Blood Moon

Each week Pat and I answer a couple questions so you don't get stumped when your kid says "But Daddy Why..."

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