9 Head-Spinning Facts About Carousels
Part-Time Genius
iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
4.5 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Grab your riding crop and hold on tight, because today we’re taking a spin through the history of merry-go-rounds! Why do British carousels rotate in the opposite direction from the rest? Which future U.S. president had a summer job sanding ponies? And what’s the connection between carousels and Eggo waffles? Saddle up your speakers, because Will and Mango have the answers! Plus: The world’s first rocket-powered carousel, and the Michelangelo of horse carving.
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| 1:00.1 | Well, so did you know that there's a double A baseball team with a name inspired by Carousels? |
| 1:05.5 | I mean, I didn't, but now I'm curious. |
| 1:07.9 | Yeah, it's in the title of this that this episode is all about Carousel. |
| 1:11.2 | So knew I was going to lead with something related to that. |
| 1:13.8 | But the team used to be the Binghamton Mets. |
| 1:16.3 | But in 2016, it was actually renamed the Binghamton Rumble Pony's. |
| 1:21.3 | See, Binghamton, New York has given itself the prestigious title of Carousel Capital of the World. |
| 1:27.1 | Shockingly, no one had claimed that. |
| 1:29.1 | And this was thanks to its six antique marigot rounds. |
| 1:32.6 | I love that you just need six to make it. |
| 1:34.8 | The capital of the world. |
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