6 03, 2025

During World War II, The US Used Trampolines To Train Pilots

By |2025-03-06T07:37:12-05:00March 6, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Today in 1945, George Nissen received the patent for a “tumbling device” which we now call the trampoline.  And during World War II that invention became a key part of training fighter pilots.

6 03, 2024

Whey Protein Could Help Stop E-Waste

By |2024-12-15T15:54:13-05:00March 6, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Could the secret weapon against electronic waste may be cheese? Research finds a process involving the byproduct of cheesemaking known as whey protein could help recover gold and other precious metals from old computer motherboards.

6 03, 2023

For Michelangelo, Painting The Sistine Chapel Was Literally A Pain

By |2024-12-07T19:14:17-05:00March 6, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Today in 1475 Michelangelo was born. One of his masterworks was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, though if a poem he wrote about the job is to be believed, making all that great art was pretty painful.

6 03, 2020

Get Hydrated By Eating These Water-Filled Treats

By |2024-12-16T10:58:28-05:00March 6, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Dehydration can be a big problem for patients with dementia or Alzheimers. Jelly Drops are colorful, edible treat pods full of water that may be able to help these individuals stay hydrated.

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