What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

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1. Everything You Know About Pirates Is Wrong

   21 oktober 2026 · 29 min

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   Pirates didn’t really walk the plank. There’s only one confirmed case of buried pirate treasure. And some of the most notorious outlaws on the ocean had written contracts, elected leaders, and workers’ compensation. Lees meer

   Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into three of the biggest myths about pirates and the wild true stories behind them. From walking the plank and buried treasure maps to the surprisingly strict rules pirates actually lived by, it turns out the truth is even stranger than the legend.

   Which pirate myth changed your mind the most: the plank, the treasure map, or the lawless pirate? Drop your vote in the comments.

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2. These Women Were So Powerful, History Had to Rewrite Them

   14 oktober 2026 · 33 min

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   A face launched a thousand ships. A queen was turned into history’s most infamous seductress. And a 29-year-old warrior rode into battle against the British Empire with her son strapped to her back. Lees meer

   Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into the real stories behind Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, and Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi. Each woman became a legend, but somewhere along the way, history got her story wrong. What they actually did is even more extraordinary than the myths we remember.

   Which woman do you think history shortchanged the most? Drop your vote in the comments.

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3. 3 Iconic Movies That Almost Never Existed

   7 oktober 2026 · 39 min

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   A movie was rejected by Hollywood more than 40 times. A mechanical shark almost ended a 27-year-old director’s career. And one of the greatest films ever made premiered before it was even finished. Lees meer

   Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into the unbelievable stories behind Back to the Future, Jaws, and Apocalypse Now. Each movie came dangerously close to never making it to the big screen. But somehow, the disaster that nearly killed each one became part of what made it great.

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4. What Was the Worst Year to Be Alive?

   30 september 2026 · 37 min

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   A volcano canceled summer. A catapult started a plague. And the sun went out for 18 months -- and nobody knew why for 1,500 years. Lees meer

   Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into the three worst years in human history, the unexpected things each one left behind, and vote on which was actually the worst.

   The wildest stuff is real. New episodes every Wednesday.

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5. What the Fact | Official Trailer

   11 september 2026 · 1 min

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   You watched Connor Tomlinson fall in love on Love on the Spectrum. Now he is here to make you fall in love with history. Lees meer

   Every week on What the Fact, Connor and co-host Carter Roy pull three unbelievable true things from history and tell you the whole story behind each one. The facts that sound made up. The stories that got buried. The moments that changed everything.

   The wildest stuff is real. And the real stuff is wilder than you think.

   New episodes every Wednesday.

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