Shane Hannon answers those important questions!
Can you survive on a diet purely of Guinness? Is yawning contagious? Can you beat the breathalyzer? Do earwigs lay eggs in your ear and could they hatch?
Have a question you want Shane to investigate? Email thehardshoulder@newstalk.com
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins us every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there…
This week we have a health / diet special, with two questions up for investigation - Can cranberry juice prevent UTIs? and does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?
4 Nov 2021
Fact or Fable: Is the Bermuda Triangle a paranormal place?
Off The Ball's Shane Hannon talked about whether the Bermuda Triangle really is a paranormal place.
19 Oct 2021
Fact or Fable: Did Marie Antoinette say “Let them eat cake”?
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins Kieran every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there…
Todays question... Did Marie Antoinette say “let them eat cake”? Was Napoleon really short?
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28 Sept 2021
Fact or Fable: How accurate is James Bond as an MI6 spy?
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins Kieran every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there…
So far we’ve looked at topics including the Guinness diet, whether yawning is contagious, beans making you fart, cows walking down stairs, swallowing spiders in your sleep, and how humans actually use more than 10 per cent of their brains.
This week we’re continuing a 007 theme with the release of ‘No Time To Die’ and asking: How accurate is James Bond as an MI6 spy?
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27 Jul 2021
Is it true that we burn more calories chewing celery than are in it?
Shane Hannon, from Off The Ball, joined Kieran as he does every week for Fact or Fable...
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25 May 2021
Does leaving your hand in warm water really make you pee?
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to confirm or rubbish another one of the most popular myths and truths out there.
So far, they've looked at topics including the Guinness diet, whether yawning is contagious, the 5-second rule for food and cows walking down stairs.
This week, Shane asked the question; does leaving your hand in warm water really make you pee?
18 May 2021
Do carrots help you see in the dark?
Off the Ball's Shane Hannon, joined us on the show for the latest edition of Fact or Fable. This week we found out if carrots help you see in the dark?
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11 May 2021
Can you beat the breathalyzer?
Off the Ball's Shane Hannon, joined us on the show for the latest edition of Fact or Fable. Today, we asked can you beat the breathalyzer?
The Hard Shoulder
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4 May 2021
Can cows walk down stairs?
This week Shane Hannon investigates if cows can walk down stairs!
If you've got a Fact or Fable you want us to check out email thehardshoulder@newstalk.com
13 Apr 2021
Can you survive on a diet of Guinness?
Is it possible to survive on a diet purely of Guinness?
In the first in our new series on The Hard Shoulder Shane Hannon investigates if a pint of plain is your only man.
If you've got something you'd like Shane to investigate email us thehardshoulder@newstalk.com
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