Duck Quacks Don't Echo (American TV series)

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Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Genre Comedy
Presented by Tom Papa
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. ads)
Original release
Network National Geographic Channel
ReleaseJanuary 13 (2014-01-13) [1]  –
March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)

Duck Quacks Don't Echo is an American television comedy panel game show that aired in 2014 on the on National Geographic Channel, presented by comedian Tom Papa with co-hosts Michael Ian Black and Seth Herzog. [2] The premise was derived from the British series of the same name. [3]

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Premise

In each episode, each host presents an unusual fact. [4] Some facts are explained via video segments, while others are tested on-stage. At the end of the show, the audience votes for the best fact and the winner gets the Golden Quack award. [5]

Episodes

Season 1

EpisodeOriginal air dateFacts (winner in bold)
1January 13, 2014
  • Airborne bacteria from a toilet flush can reach your toothbrush up to 6 feet away.
  • It is impossible to eat 6 crackers in one minute without water.
  • When you lie, your temperature rises and your nose gets hot.
  • You can make a hovercraft with junk from your basement.
2January 13, 2014
  • In a public restroom, the stall closest to the door is the cleanest.
  • You cannot write the number 6 while at the same time moving your leg on the same side in a clockwise direction.
  • Four ceramic coffee mugs can support the weight of a 2.5 ton truck.
3January 20, 2014
  • Even if people only THINK they are consuming alcohol, they will act drunk.
  • Shrimp have much greater endurance than humans.
  • Without saliva, you can't taste anything.
  • Male enhancement drugs can make flowers stay erect.
4January 20, 2014
  • Pigeons can recognize human faces.
  • It's possible to dance on pudding.
  • There is a part of the human body that is impervious to pain.
  • Wearing swimsuits makes you dumber.
5January 27, 2014
  • The color red does not make a bull angry.
  • It's possible to hang upside down from the ceiling suspended by nothing more than household glue.
  • You can separate an egg yolk from an egg white using a plastic bottle.
6January 27, 2014
  • You can stretch a bathing cap so wide that you can fit an adult in it.
  • Microscopic eyelash mites live in your eyelashes.
  • People are more likely to believe statements that rhyme.
7February 3, 2014
  • The color red makes women more attractive to men.
  • It is possible for a human encased in bubble wrap to survive a 13 ft drop.
  • If you stack balls of descending size and drop them, the top ball will rocket into the air.
  • Cows with names produce more milk than cows without names.
8February 3, 2014
  • Debris shot from a lawnmower can have a force greater than a bullet from a 9mm handgun.
  • When you swing a pendulum, it never goes past the point of its release.
  • You can bend water with static electricity.
9February 17, 2014
  • Swearing helps increase pain tolerance.
  • Ferrari engines are designed to idle in a major chord.
  • There is a species of caterpillar that blindly follow each other.
10February 17, 2014
  • Over a distance of a mile or under, a carrier pigeon can be faster than a fax machine.
  • Smells won't wake you when you are fast asleep.
  • The chicken came first.
11February 24, 2014
  • Certain songs are guaranteed to make your baby dance.
  • When we are scared, our feet get colder.
  • Coconut water can be a substitute for blood plasma.
12February 24, 2014
  • Dogs copy human yawns.
  • Women remember routes better than men.
  • The lighter was invented before the match.
13March 3, 2014
  • Redheads have a higher pain tolerance than non-redheads.
  • It is possible to scale a wall using ordinary vacuum cleaners.
  • Bananas can make music.
  • Attractive women make men dumber.
14March 3, 2014
  • The dirtier a pool, the more it smells like chlorine.
  • Your pupils expand when you see something attractive.
  • There is an animal whose heart is as big as a car.

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References

  1. ↑ ""Duck Quacks Don't Echo" on National Geographic Channel". 13 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Michael Ian Black, Tom Papa, Seth Herzog to Co-Host Nat Geo's 'Duck Quacks Don't Echo' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . 12 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Geographic Orders Pop Science Series Based on UK Format". 4 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Duck Quacks Don't Echo TV Review | Common Sense Media".
  5. ↑ "Science in the Spotlight: Get to Know the Facts with "Duck Quacks Don't Echo" – Yale Scientific Magazine".
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