Tyromancy Is The Practice Of Fortune Telling Through Cheese
It's National Cheese Day, and while cheese is one of the world’s most influential foods, that's not the whole story. Some people claim that they can tell the future through cheese.
Living Wall Coatings Could Make City Buildings Greener
Researchers in Austria and Slovenia have been developing a set of living surfaces to apply to the sides of buildings, that can filter pollutants and capture carbon from the air, and maybe even repair cracks to the buildings' exteriors.
The ReefRanger Is A Robot That Could Help Restore Coral Reefs
A lot of people are trying to do something to help coral reefs these days. Now, those people can some help themselves from a robot.
It’s Home Sweet Home Week on Cool Weird Awesome
This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about houses and the people who live in them.
Leonard Nimoy Once Drove The Bangles Around In A Music Video
Today in 1984, the release of The Bangles' debut album, All Over The Place. For one of the videos to promote that album, these 80s icons got a little help from an icon from the 60s.
When Mailman Floyd Martin Retired, The People On His Route Gave Him A Big Sendoff
Today in 2019, a community in suburban Atlanta wanted to show its appreciation for mailman Floyd Martin, who had been a daily part of their lives for more than three decades.
Betty Crocker May Not Be A Real Person, But She’s Been A Real Help To Bakers For Years
We're a few days out from World Baking Day, so here's the story of a woman who’s helped people find their way around the kitchen for more than a century… even though she isn’t a real person.
How The Streisand Effect Makes The Information People Want Hidden More Popular
Today in 2003, the filing of a lawsuit that led to a fascinating and significant phenomenon here in the Information Age: it’s known as the Streisand Effect.
Ohio Was The 17th State, And Also Kind Of The 48th
Today in 1953, Ohio became a state... which was weird because Ohio had already been a state for a century and a half. Technicalities can be that way.
Calvin Coolidge’s Family Kept Their Pet “William Johnson Hippopotamus” At The National Zoo
This month in 1927, Americans were fawning over an animal headed to the National Zoo in Washington: a presidential hippo named Billy.