More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t

I’ll admit it: I side-eyed the title *More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t* when I first saw it. Another clickbaity trivia dump? But within minutes, I was hooked—not just by the facts (did you know octopuses have three hearts and blue blood?), but by how *smartly* this audiobook is structured. Rayborn doesn’t just toss random tidbits at you; he clusters them thematically, so you’ll go from marine biology to historical oddities to psychological quirks in a way that feels intentional, not scattershot. The pacing is relentless in the best way—like a stand-up comedian who never lets the room breathe too long between jokes. Now, the narration: Gary Tiedemann is *so* good at this. His timing is impeccable, especially when delivering facts that require a beat to land (e.g., ‘The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes’). He avoids the trap of overacting, which would’ve made this feel like a children’s book, but he’s not monotonous either. My only critique? A few facts blur together in the middle—this is dense material, and without visual breaks, it can feel like a firehose. Also, the production occasionally suffers from slight volume inconsistencies between segments, though nothing deal-breaking. Still, this is the kind of audiobook that’ll have you interrupting friends mid-conversation to drop a ‘Wait, did you know…?’ It’s chaotic, hilarious, and weirdly profound in its reminder of how strange the world really is.