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Never Forget That There Are People With Nearly Perfect Memories

Today in 2011, Rebecca Sharrock of Brisbane, Australia got a medical diagnosis: Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory. It's a rare condition in which people can vividly remember virtually everything they've ever experienced.

By |2025-01-23T06:49:21-05:00January 23, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

The Dogs That Made The Serum Run To Nome, Alaska Were Very, Very Good Dogs

Today in 1925, a telegram sets off one of the most remarkable crossings of its time: the famous Serum Run to Nome, Alaska.

By |2025-01-22T08:05:57-05:00January 22, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Marysville, Kansas, The Town Where Black Squirrels Are Number One

For Squirrel Appreciation Day, we visit a town in northeastern Kansas where black squirrels are number one. It's the law.

By |2025-01-21T08:35:22-05:00January 21, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Not All Of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Biggest Fans Are Fans Of The Biggest MLK Monuments

There are lots of ceremonies and events in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, and there are lots of monuments you can visit too. Though some of Dr. King’s biggest fans might steer you away from some of those monuments.

By |2025-01-20T09:27:46-05:00January 20, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

For Crops In The Desert, Try These Inflatable Container Farms

AirFarm is an inflatable container farm that could help people grow crops where there’s not a lot of water. The idea - pun intended- blew up at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

By |2025-01-17T05:56:19-05:00January 17, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Plan To Build A New US Highway With Nuclear Bombs

This week in 1964, the US Atomic Energy Commission presented a report to Congress on an eye-opening idea: clearing land for a highway in southeast California with nuclear bombs.

By |2025-01-16T06:13:55-05:00January 16, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

A Jury In An Illegal Liquor Case Deliberated By “Testing” The Evidence

This month in 1920, the start of a slightly strange criminal case in which the jury didn’t just weigh the evidence… they drank it. 

By |2025-01-15T07:47:09-05:00January 15, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Wausau, Wisconsin (Kind Of) Banned Snowball Fights For Over A Century

Today in 2020, Wausau, Wisconsin's long-running and notorious ban on snowball fights was finally off the books! Though there was actually more to the story than the uproar suggested.

By |2025-01-14T12:20:32-05:00January 14, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

A County In Texas Officially Greeted People With “Heaven-o” Instead Of “Hello”

Today in 1997, the commissioners of Kleberg County, Texas voted to do away with the word “hello,” and replace it with a more positive alternative.

By |2025-01-13T06:56:15-05:00January 13, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |
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