Introducing the Zander's Facts Shop
ZWF #38: Sunday, October 30, 2022
It’s finally here! The internet home of Zander’s Facts has officially launched!
Inside this week’s edition of Zander’s Weekend Facts, introducing the next piece of the Zander’s Facts brand, and a look at what Zander’s been reading this past week. Plus, a compilation of the top news and sports headlines from the past week.
Also, go listen to the latest episode of the Zander’s Facts podcast! Episode 80 features Zander’s fact-filled preview of the upcoming College Basketball season. To get the facts on who will be most exciting to watch, and which teams have the best chance to win a championship, you’ll want to listen to this week’s podcast. Go download and listen to the Zander’s Facts podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
Zander’s Weekend Facts is here to give you the facts about what has been going on in the world around us this past week. You’ll just have to read these facts, instead of listening to them on the Zander’s Facts podcast.
Here are Zander’s Weekend Facts for Sunday, October 30, 2022:
An introduction to the Zander’s Facts Shop
This week was a big one for Zander’s Facts. The launch of zandersfacts.com, the internet home of Zander’s Facts, took place this Thursday.
For the first time, everything Zander’s Facts can be found under one roof. The brand-new Zander’s Facts website features a dedicated podcast page to find out where you can listen to the latest episodes of the Zander’s Facts Podcast. It also has a direct link to the Zander’s Facts substack page (the site you’re reading this week’s edition of Zander’s Weekend Facts on) and links to Zander’s various social media channels.
But most importantly, the Zander’s Facts website introduces a new component to the Zander’s Facts brand that everyone will surely love. The Zander’s Facts shop!
The Zander’s Facts shop is officially open for business and is the exclusive home of Zander’s Facts merchandise! Inside the shop are some of the most fashionable products known to mankind. Comfy hoodies, sweet t-shirts, and stylish sweatpants are much more are available to purchase, and all with a little sprinkling of Zander’s Facts.
Plus, there are plenty of fact-filled products to also show your spirit for the facts. Awesome Zander’s Facts stickers, mugs, flags, water bottles, and much more is also available to check out.
Showing off your affinity for the facts and purchasing items from the Zander’s Facts shop is the best way you can spread the facts while also supporting the facts!
(And by the way, all purchases over $50 are automatically discounted by 15% through this Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the shop!)
Plus, you can create your own Zander’s Facts account to get free shipping on all orders over $75! You can also accumulate rewards to use towards future purchases using our Zander’s Facts Rewards system!
Simply put, you should check out the Zander’s Facts shop. There are 50 products available right now, with more being added soon!
Take a look at the all-new Zander’s Facts shop, and the new Zander’s Facts website at
What Zander’s been reading this week
If you have a yard at your residence, you’ll typically set aside one day each fall to rake and bag all the leaves that have fallen. However, this year, maybe you should think twice before bagging up your leaves.
Check out this week’s featured article on NPR - Why experts say you shouldn't bag your leaves this fall (Link for article on Apple News)
Zander’s Facts Sporting Club
Here are the top sports stories from the past week in the Sporting Club:
Major League Baseball’s World Series got underway Friday with the American League champion Houston Astros facing the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. After the first two games took place on Friday and Saturday night, the series is tied at one game a piece, with the Phillies taking game one and the Astros winning game two. The series resumes Monday night with game three. Games four and five will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, with a potential games six and seven being held on Friday and Saturday, with all games starting at 8:00 pm et and airing on Fox. The Astros are seeking their first World Series series victory since 2017, with the Phillies looking for their first since 2008.
The NWSL Championship took place last night between Portland Thorns FC and Kansas City Current. The NWSL, National Women’s Soccer League, was airing its championship for the first time in primetime on broadcast television, with the game airing on CBS on Saturday night. Portland Thorns were able to get the 2-0 victory and clinch their third league title, the most in the ten-year history of the league.
The MLS Cup playoffs resume today with the conference finals and two spots in the MLS Cup final on the line. The Eastern Conference final matches up Supporters’ Shield winner Philadelphia Union against defending MLS Cup champion New York City FC at 8:00 pm et on FS1. The Western Conference final features the top two seeds in the west, LAFC and Austin FC, at 3:00 pm et on ABC. The winners of those matches will meet in the MLS Cup, which takes place on Saturday at 4:00 pm et on Fox and Univision. Additionally, there have been reports that MLS is seeking to revamp its playoff structure, which would expand the number of games and introduce a World Cup-style group stage.
The Sunday slate of the NFL’s week eight starts off with the final game of the year from London, as the Denver Broncos face the Jacksonville Jaguars at 9:30 am et on ESPN+, the first exclusive NFL game on the streaming service. The early afternoon slate is headlined by the Bears facing the Cowboys, Patriots vs. Jets, and Steelers vs. Eagles. The 49ers and Rams square off along with the Giants and Seahawks at 4:25 pm et, while the Packers look to rebound against the Bills on Sunday night and the Bengals take on the Browns on Monday night. The Ravens were able to beat the Buccaneers 27-22 on Thursday night.
College Football’s week nine featured several interesting matchups going into Saturday that turned out to be complete duds. Take, for instance, #4 Michigan’s 29-7 victory over Michigan State, #3 Tennessee’s 44-6 drumming of #19 Kentucky, or #22 Kansas State’s shellacking of #9 Oklahoma State 48-0. #2 Ohio State was able to pull away from #13 Penn State 44-31, Louisville beat up on #10 Wake Forest 48-21, and Notre Dame got a big road win over #16 Syracuse 41-24. Additionally, UCF pulled off the home upset over #20 Cincinnati 25-21, #1 Georgia bested Florida 42-20, and #15 Ole Miss squeaked by Texas A&M 31-28.
Rapid-fire Facts
Here are the top news headlines from the past week in rapid-fire fashion:
The second round of the Brazilian Presidential Election is sending voters in Brazil out to the polls today. Voters are choosing between former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula served as president from 2003-2010, most famous for enacting popular social programs, but also for serving in prison for corruption and money laundering charges which he was later exonerated for. Bolsonaro has served as president since 2019 and has been famous for weakening gun laws and environmental regulations, while also spreading misinformation regarding the Coronavirus pandemic. Bolsonaro has also vowed to contest the results of the election if he loses. Results are expected to come in when polls close later today.
Among a series of condemnations of rapper Kayne West, now known as Ye, Adidas has dropped West and his Yeezy line. West has come under fire this month for wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt at Paris Fashion Week, claiming that rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was being controlled by Jewish people, tweeting that he would go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” falsely claiming that George Floyd died from fentanyl use, agreeing to purchase right-wing social media platform Parler, and accusing “Jewish Media” and “Jewish Zionists” of canceling his shows. While cutting West is expected to cost Adidas $250 million this year, it is expected to remove West’s billionaire status. West has also been restricted on social media, had his Donda Academy removed from several high school boys’ basketball tournaments, and was removed from the corporate offices of Sketchers after an unannounced visit.
Rishi Sunak was selected by the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party to serve as the next prime minister of the U.K. Sunak is the third prime minister to serve this year, after the resignations of Boris Johnson and most recently of Liz Truss, just six weeks into her tenure. Sunak, who challenged Truss for the position earlier, will now be charged with strengthening Britain’s economy and providing reassurance after the tumultuous run of his predecessor.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that two Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct the U.S.-led prosecution of the Huawei global telecommunications company. The Justice Department alleges that confidential information about the case was attempted to be stolen by the officers. Additionally, Garland announced two new criminal cases that involved attempted efforts by the Chinese government to interfere in U.S. affairs.
Elon Musk closed his acquisition of Twitter on Thursday, ending a legal back-and-forth over whether Musk would follow through on his agreement to buy the social media company at $44 billion. Musk began his ownership by firing three top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal. Musk has said that he is seeking job cuts and less moderation of content posted on the platform. One report found that after Musk took over the platform, use of the n-word jumped nearly 500%.
Wrapping up the Facts
Before this edition of Zander’s Weekend Facts wraps up, here’s another reminder to check out the latest episodes of the Zander’s Facts podcast. Download and listen to the latest episode of the podcast, along with every episode of Zander’s Facts, wherever you get your podcasts.
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You can also listen to every episode of the podcast on this very website. All Zander’s Facts podcast episodes are now available on zandersfacts.substack.com under the “Zander’s Facts” tab for your enjoyment. That includes Episode 81, Zander’s 2022 Midterm Elections Preview, which comes out this Wednesday!
That’s a wrap on this week’s edition of Zander’s Weekend Facts. The Facts in print return next Sunday, November 6, 2022.
