ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley's Fact of the Day (of the Week!) - 50th Week!

Episode Date: April 18, 2024

On This FOTD(OTW); Vaughan rattles off a bunch of things that turn 50 this year!(Note: This does not include himself...)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ZM Podcast Network. Play ZM's Fletch, Vaughn and Hayley. On today's Fact of the Day of the Week, Vaughn rips through a bunch of things that turned 50. It's time for... Fact of the Day, Day things turning 50 in 2024. This was your suggestion. Was it?

Pat on the back. You're welcome. Take yourself. You are welcome, Vaughn. Things turning 50 this year. Some things I hope you'll be like, I thought that was new, or some things you're like, is that only 50 years old?

And some things, like today's, you'll probably be like, that sounds about right. Okay. Invented in 1974, celebrating its 50th birthday this year, the Rubik's Cube. Oh, okay.

Invented by Hungarian puzzle lover, Erno Rubik. Hence the name. Hence his cube. Yeah. The Hendrix Cube would have been better. Hendrix. What did you say his first name was?

Erno. Oh, Erno. Oh, no, the Erno cube. Erno cube. Erno cube. I think it's too similar to Uno. Yeah. People would have forgot to say Uno before they clicked the last one into place

and the thing would have reset itself. You would have lost, yeah. And you would have lost. Initially called the Magic Cube. And then the marketing people that purchased it and started selling it said it's to teach children about three-dimensional objects. He's like, no, it's not.

It's a puzzle. It was invented to be a puzzle. It was all it was ever invented to be. When he invented it, he was immediately addicted to the Rubik's Cube. Right. And he said he doesn't like when people look up how to solve it rather than figuring out how to solve it himself.

But I think you're about to say he doesn't like when people take off the stickers and re-put them back on. Yeah, that's another way to do it. Which is what I'd love to do. Prizes and awards for the Rubik's Cube in 1978. It won the Budapest International Trade Fair Prize of the fair. Toy of the Year in Germany, the United Kingdom, USA and France in 1980. A Toy of the Year in Finland, Sweden and Italy the following year.

It's won Toy of the Year pretty much around the world and continues to win awards throughout. Yeah. In fact, it was the Rubik's Cube that got him a honorary citizen of Budapest, which is pretty much the key to the city. He's lived there his whole life. He was born in World War II. His father worked in a factory that was, he was a plane designer.

He designed war planes. So it's because have you ever seen one like come apart? They're really full on inside. Oh, yeah, insane. Because they all have to obviously have to turn, but then also turn the other way. How did he figure that out? He did.

He was just a puzzler. Right. And his father was an engineer, and he just said he kind of learned a lot of things about movement and machinery and machining parts. I hate them. I don't think I've ever finished one. Indy's got a friend that can do them real quick. I think her record was like 45 seconds from start to end. The world's most expensive Rubik's Cube was designed in 1995, created by Fred Kulia and the Diamond Cutters International.

It was worth two and a half million US dollars because they had diamonds on every side. Oh, wow. Different colours though? Different coloured diamonds. Oh, wow, okay. Yeah, yeah, different coloured diamonds and jewels. Yeah.

They're not all diamonds. And the first ever guide to how to solve one was printed in a book and was released by a 13-year-old. In 1981, a 13-year-old called Patrick worked out how to do it, went to a book company and said, I've worked out how to do it. I can put it in a simple book form. Did so, but sold 1.5 million copies,

obviously before the internet, because you can just look it up on YouTube. Yeah. So today's fact of the day is, and the theme this week will be things turning 50 in 2024, is the Rubik's Cube is now 50 years old. Today's, this week's fact of the day theme is things turning 50 in 2024. I had some submissions overnight and I was like,

what? Today? Stop trying to do Vaughn's job. No, no, it's stage I love when you guys do my job. Back off.

You could all chuck together a couple of top sixes that are great. Top six Fact of the Day and then I'm pretty much done. Yeah, right. Why don't you come

into the studio? And do it for me. And do it for you. Yeah. Okay, good. Lazy. I could say it's work experience and not pay them. That do it for me. And do it for you. Yeah. Okay, good. Lazy. I could say it's work experience and not pay them. That's what you do, yeah.

And then I get paid and I continue to do little to nothing. Great idea. I think that's quite problematic these days. Is it? Yeah. We'll see. The UPC barcode turns 50 this year. That's the universal product code barcode.

Fun fact, all products made in New Zealand start with, is it 94? Is that our thing? And Australia's one below or one under? Yeah, 93. Australia's 93 and we're 94. We should be 64, like the phone numbers. Yeah. In my humble opinion. Yeah, that's true.

Because we only have to remember that one number. Yeah, for everything. New Zealand. I was doing that, you know, juke the television when it's not showing fishing shows. Yeah. It does the quiz. Oh, okay. Yeah, like the New Zealand quiz.

Yeah, this was when we were in Christchurch at the live show and I was sitting on the couch watching the quiz and I always play the game with myself with the juke quiz. I'll play until I get one wrong. Yeah. And then... I'll change it. And then I have to get changed

and get going because Fletch said we needed to be downstairs 10 minutes ago. You're going to give me a heart attack. I'm in the middle of a juke quiz and I was on a streak

and it said, what country starts the dialing code plus 44 and I screamed at the TV Britain before the options even came up

yeah I can't remember what question toppled me on that it was a hot streak though yeah okay

good from you I love when you don't need the options on a multi-choice you get real smart so the UPC barcode turns 50 this year.

It was invented by a guy called Joe Woodland when he was at the beach. There had been previous sorts of what's behind me. Why is everybody staring out the window? I don't know, but there's a giant box of cheese balls. There's cheese balls. There's cheese balls. I've seen it. I've seen it.

Jackie's brought in. Thank you, Jackie. Thank you, Jackie, for the cheese balls. It's not for me. It's not for you. What? It's not for Fletcher. Okay, carry on. Let's walk. It's not for me. It's not for you. What? It's not for Fletcher. Okay, carry on.

So Joe was at the beach. There had been previous sorts of things, but they were always really limited. Wait, who's Joe? Joe's the inventor of the universal program. Hang on, we're listening now. You've got cheese ball amnesia over there. The brain wipes anything that's happened in the last two minutes when he talks about cheese balls. Joe was at the beach and he put a line in the sand.

Yeah. This is Joe's story. He drew a line in the beach and he put a line in the sand. Yeah. This is Joe's story. He drew a line in the sand. He drew a line in the sand and another one and he was like oh my god. This could be the new way of like scanning the barcodes. So the first barcode

ever drawn was drawn in the sand by Joe. Oh wow. It wouldn't scan though. You couldn't hold an iPhone up to it. No it wouldn't scan. I reckon you'd have real trouble doing a thick line and then a thin line and having them determinable. So the first ever thing to be donned with the new UPC barcode

was a 10 pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Chewing Gum. Oh yeah. And it was purchased in Troy, Ohio at 8.01am on the 26th of01 a.m. on the 26th of June, 1974. Wow.

8.01 a.m.? 8.01 a.m. If you turn up a minute earlier, do you know what I mean? Like it just would have gone right on down. I mean, the store opened at 8, the person walked in, got the gum, got it scanned. So 50 years ago they had scanners. 50 years ago, yeah, they made scanners. I know, but my love, you're thinking that 50 years ago was the 1950s.

It wasn't. It was the 70s, wasn't it? Five years ago was 2010 and I won't hear an argument about it. No, 2010 is now. Now it's 2010. 10 years ago was the millennial. See, I've moved more to the fact that it was probably 15 years ago that the year 2000 was 15 years ago.

I think I'm... 50 years ago is 1950s and I won't hear another word about it. Marty McFly went back 30 years and he was in the 50s. That's right. And now you'd have to go back nearly 10 years to get to where he travelled forward 30. Okay. Yeah. 10 years to get to that Stop doing this to yourself. 30. Okay. So today's fact of the day is it turns 50 years old this year

and we still love it. It is the humble UPC barcode. Now, Vaughn's away the next two days. Yes. And last night in the group chat, I said, Vaughno, old mate Vaughno, could you send through My man, my dog, I think you called him Can you send through some fact of the days for the rest of the week? Yes

For the two days Yes Because he had a list, some listeners had sent in some facts Yeah And he said, absolutely Yeah And then just moments ago Shannon has walked in and said, okay, here is, well, she's dropped it off.

Carwin said, don't open this until you're on air. This is from Vaughan, apparently. Which I imagine is do your own work or something. Yeah, here we go. Dear Fletch and Hayley. Yeah. Sorry I can't be there today to again carry the show across the finish line. But I have decided to send you a fact of the day,

so it remains my usual high standard of broadcast quality. Of course. He can't just do us a favour and send us a fact of the day. He has to make a song and dance about it. Oh my God, he's put in a word. He's stitched me here. Well, as you know, it's 50th anniversary in 2024 week, and today is a hand-picked quinquagenarian, especially for you.

Quinquig... Which I'm assuming is a 50-year-old. Quinquagenarian, especially for you. This year, oh! Bailey's Irish Cream turns 50. The inventor was an... Oh, I love Bailey's. Of course you do.

I love Bailey's. The inventor was an advertising executive called Tom Jago, who also invented Malibu! Did he? Imagine inventing a drink. Yum. Like, you know, one that's been around the world and is, like, recognised around the world.

Where would you go, palette-wise? Like, coconut's been done, chocolate's been done, lime's been done, alderflower's been done, chocolate's been done, lime's been done, elderflower's been done. Everything's been done, hasn't it? He was asked by a client to come up with a drink to represent Ireland internationally. He thought it had to be whiskey,

but what else? Research began in 1971, and soon the research team settled... This feels copy and pasted from... It does. It does seem copy and pasted. Yep. This is not the way he speaks. Research began in 1971, and soon the research team settled on whiskey and cream, and the team described it as a drink that, quote,

didn't taste punishing. Facts. Look it up. I feel like he's added that bit himself. That feels warm. That feels warm. The whiskey they got cheap from a distiller that was struggling financially.

The cream they got cheap because there was an excess of cream as people were turning to skim milk alternatives and they added Nesquik because it was more affordable than chocolate. Huh. However, modern Bailey's contains a cream and whiskey emulsion held together with vegetable oil.

That doesn't sound yum, does it at all? There's vegetable oil in there. It prevents the dairy and alcohol separating during storage. It contains a cocoa extract. This is straight up alcohol separating during storage. It contains a cocoa extract. This is straight up Wikipedia. I know. It contains a cocoa extract for the chocolate flavour, vanilla, herbs, sugar, and caramel.

At last count, Bailey sells 28 million bottles a year. 82. What did I say? You said 28. Oh, God. I hope not. 82 million bottles a year in per one. I'm going to honour the text.

At last count, Bailey's. No, I won't put the comma in there. At last count, Bailey's sells 82 million bottles a year in per 160 countries. So happy 50th birthday, Bailey's. Thank you, Vaughan. So today's fact of the day on the 50th anniversary in 2024 week is that Bailey's turns 50 this year. Play ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley. Vaughan Alan Smith is away.

So we have been handed down the fact via the art of email. It says, hello, Fletch and Hayley. No hello for the producers. Unbelievable. I wouldn't do that. Apologies, I can't be there today, but the show must go on. Facts must be factored. It's 50th anniversary week, and yesterday we celebrated Bailey's turning 50.

Yes. I didn't even get a, I didn't have a Bailey's last night. Celebratory Bailey's. I didn't even get a, I didn't have a Bailey's last night. A celebratory Bailey's. I need to get a bottle. Today, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of modern liposuction. Oh,

50 years. This is basically what, where they suck the fat out of you. Yeah, and they go, I've seen it on TV, they go with that skinny rod

and it's really aggressive. I actually don't know anyone who, well, maybe I do. Well, that's the thing. I feel like, yeah. A lot of people might not say. Might not say. Like even now, people really don't, they're not forthcoming about their, like if they get a band or like OZM pick overseas,

people are like, I'm not telling anyone. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, the practice of sucking fat out of all the wrong places was invented by the French in the 1920s, we're not getting it then, it was far from perfect. It led to more than a few patients bleeding out. Skinny corpses though, says Vaughan.

In the 1970s, Italian-American father-son cosmetic surgeons Arpad and Giorgio Fischer invented a blunt hollow surgical instrument called a cannula or canula cannula that allowed them to vacuum

out deposits of fat from between the blood vessels without puncturing them. They also popularised the criss-cross suction pattern that others hadn't done before and apparently reduced the bruising. Their instrument and their technique remains in the practice today, although subsequent cosmetic surgeons added a saline solution being pumped into the incision to loosen fat

and also reduce bleeding and later a local anesthetic called lidocaine in the 90s. And in the 90s, ultrasound to liquefy fat made it easy to remove. One of the inventors is even on Instagram, says Vaughn. Is he? At liposuction underscore georgiofissia. I'm going to see what he looks like. Georgiofissia. Liposuction.

Now, Vaughn does say at the end, thank you. And we thank him for the fact. And he says, no one on this show needs liposuction. You're all beautiful and I love you. And the reason that I'm away is that I'm actually getting liposuction. Oh, my God. Here he is. The guy that.

Oh, God. He's an old mate. I suppose he would be, wouldn't he? Of course he is. He was invented 50 years ago. Imagine going in for some lipo and that old codger's there with his blood rot. I don't know if he. Oh, no, he still does it.

Oh, no. Giorgio. He's doing a face... He's doing a face... You can get it in your face? Oh, no. Okay. Can you get it from some areas and move it to other areas?

What? Like you can do your dumper? Take it from your tum and put it in your bum. I don't know. Or take it from your tum and put it up top, you know? Yeah. I don't know. I don't know. Or take it from your tum and put it up top, you know? Yeah. I don't know. I don't know.

Well, today's fact of the day is that the modern liposuction was created by a guy who's still on Instagram. Play ZM's Fletch Vodden Ailey. Play ZM. All right. This week has been things turning 50 week. Yes. In 2024

meaning 1974. Hell of a year as it turns out for 1974. I've just got a few I'm just going to I'm just going to hit you with a list

of things today. Honorary mentions. Some honorary mentions of things. Turning 50 this year the Kinder Surprise. What? Kinder Surprise is

1974 was the launch year for Kinder Surprise. They're still banned in America right? Because you're not allowed to put toys. You're not allowed to put inedible objects hidden inside edible objects is why they're illegal. But at least it's razor blades and apples. They love that.

Absolutely fine. Or just guns at... In schools. In schools, yeah, they love that. Arm the kids. Yeah. Happy 50th birthday to the Volkswagen Golf. Oh!

As unreliable now as it was then. White girls and gays love a V-Dub, a Polo or a Golf, don't they? Oh yeah, and it's got a nice orange check engine like as we speak. Yeah. Good stuff. The German car, you'd check the engine a whole lot quicker

as if the orange light came on and it was like, Attention! Achtung! Achtung! Achtung! It goes red if it's real bad so it's orange right now

okay okay she's got a great point there I don't know if it does go red I don't think it does it's gone red before oh okay

she's got a great point orange calm down speaking speaking of orange Mitre 10 turns 50 this year cheeky of them

they messaged me on Instagram saying if you're looking for another thing it's actually our 50th birthday this year I love Mitre 10 I love Mitre 10 turns 50 this year. Cheeky of them. They messaged me on Instagram saying, if you're looking for another thing, it's actually our 50th birthday this year, Mitre 10. I love Mitre 10. I love Mitre 10 too. I will say they've been a little bit light on the free stuff my way lately.

Oh, yeah. Well, you want a free peanut slab, do you? Oh, yeah. You didn't say no. Always when you're in the traddy department. 50 years old this year. Victoria Beckham, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Eva Mendes.

God, Hollywood Aims. Eva Mendes. Money keeps you young. Ryan Gosling's wife, Eva Mendes. I mean, I should say Ryan. How old is Ryan Gosling? I don't want to. 47?

42, 43. I think he's 43. I looked it up the other day. He is. Can we say that? 43 years old. Guys, guys. Ryan Gosling's 43. I looked it up the other day. He is... Can we say that? 43 years old. Guys, guys. Ryan Gosling's on the show next week.

I didn't want to tell everybody, but I don't want to tell everybody. Guys, Ryan Gosling and Emily Sharp are on the show next week. Emily Sharp. Emily Blunt. You've got the wrong... No, are you sure? It's Emily Blunt. Blunt.

Sorry, Emily Blunt. She's not Emily Sharp. You've got the wrong knife type. Emily Butter. She's a bread and butter knife. Emily Serrated is on the show. Emily Serrated Blunt Sharp. All those knives in the 90s that were always on infomercials

and they were cut for shoes. Ginsu. Ginsu. She's not a Ginsu. Oh my God, how many leather shoes did we have to kill to show how sharp those Ginsu knives were? I thought the tomato was an adequate example. Nope, could have cut through a bloody loafer.

Other things that turned 50. Dolly Parton's song, Jolene. 50 years old. Jolene. And the whole album that came off. Great album. Hello Kitty is 50 years old. Cute.

Skittles are 50 years old. Yum. I love Skittles. And I've saved the best for last. Dungeons and Dragons is 50 years old this year. Dungeons and Dragons. What was it like in the 70s? It was way more math space, apparently.

But I remember, what was that podcast about how it was... Satanic Panic in the 80s. Yeah, it really got panic. And parents were like, ban it, ban it. But it was just like nerds in their bedroom. Yeah. It had wizards and stuff, eh? Yeah.

The parents would come down to the basement and the children would quickly hide things. They're like, are you down here playing with yourselves? And that you'd get in less trouble. So you'd say're like, are you down here playing with yourselves? And that you'd get in less trouble. So you'd say, yes, we were down here playing with ourselves in a group of four. Endlessly. Exclusively four very smelly, nerdy dogs.

Yeah. You'd get in less trouble than playing with the Satan's Game Dungeons and Dragons. So, yeah, a whole lot of things turning 50 this year. Must have been a hell of a year back in 1974. Fact of the day, day, day, day, day. Well, congratulations to you, podcast listeners. You've reached the end. So I would assume if you've listened all this way through,

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