10 Facts About Today

#9 - Awkward Moments | March 18, 2020

Episode Summary

How fast does it take for things to get awkward? How far will we go to avoid being awkward? Which celebrities are the most awkward? Today is National Awkward Moments Day.

Episode Notes

March 18, 2020 - 10 Facts About Awkward Moments

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Today is National Awkward Moments Day. Here are 10 cringeworthy facts about awkward moments that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Awkward means back-handed in Latin.
2. Awkward moments have an evolutionary purpose. They help us avoid social exile.
3. People will do things out the the norm to avoid awkwardness.
4. It takes exactly 4 seconds of silence for things to get awkward.
5. Blushing when something is awkward is due to the body's natural fight-or-flight reaction.

Top 5 Awkward Moments

1. Sacha Baron Cohen Spills ashes on Ryan Seacrest.
   • Sacha is dressed as "The Dictator" for his movie.
   • He spills a pot of 'Kim Jong Il's ashes all over Ryan.
   • His suit is described and he gets escorted away
2. Kanye West stole Taylor Swift's mic during her acceptance speech.
   • Imma let you finish meme's are born
   • He implied that Beyoncé should have won.
   • He was asked to leave afterwards and Beyoncé cried with her dad and mentioned she didn’t know it was going to happen.
3. John Travolta awarded "I dill a duzzy" an Oscar instead of Idina Menzel.
   • When questioned he said they changed her name to phonetic and when he tried to sound it out he blew it on live tv.
   • We just can't "Let it go".
4. Steve Harvey awarded the crown to the wrong contestant and it took him too long to fix it.
   • He announces its miss Columbia. They give her the new ribbon and the flowers. She even gets the crown.
   • It goes on for at least a 2 minute. Crowd cheering and all.
   • Steve comes out to say he made a mistake. First runner up is Columbia. Miss universe is miss Philippines.
5. La La Land was awarded Moon Light's Oscar.
   • Along the same line, the oscars awarded la la land best picture.
   • Then they awarded it to moon light.
   • Jimmy Kimmel jokingly blamed it on Steve Harvey.