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For Some Of Us, New Year’s Eve Is The Time To Put On Some Red Undies

Get your snickering over and done with. This pair of red underwear will be mentioned again in the course of the podcast.

We Could Turn The Bits Of Tomatoes We Don’t Eat Into Jet Fuel

ToFuel aims to collect the stems, leaves and other uneaten tomato bits into an alternative and more eco-friendly fuel for jets.

A German Doctor Once Tried To Turn Hawaii Into A Russian Colony

Thanks to the Schäffer Affair, as it's known, there was a Russian fort on Kauai for part of the 19th Century.

Watch Out, The Greek Christmas Goblins Are About To Run Amok

If you thought Christmas was behind us, you may be in for a wild surprise.

Axel Bjorklund, Boston’s “Hot Dog Santa Claus”

Give love on Christmas Day, and while you’re at it, maybe give out hot dogs too.

Clement Clarke Moore Wasn’t Always Looking To Have His Name On “A Visit From St. Nicholas”

Moore's poem has become a huge part of Christmas culture, but he wasn't always sure he wanted that to be his most famous work.

The Real-Life Festivus Holiday Was Maybe Even Weirder Than The One On “Seinfeld”

Long before it was on TV, a family in New York state had its own holiday.

The First Electric Christmas Lights Were On A Rotating Tree

This was the handiwork of one Edward Hibberd Johnson, an inventor and electrical evangelist.

Fred Thomas Played In The World Series While He Was On Active Duty In The US Navy

And his two jobs led to a pretty big custom in modern American sports.

Americans Accidentally Broke Plymouth Rock In Two – More Than Once

The story of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth rock came much later than the Pilgrims did. After that, people had a hard time keeping the rock in one piece.
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John Thompson Lost His Arms In A Farm Accident, Got Himself Help And Got The Arms Back

On this day in 1992, John Thompson of North Dakota lost his arms in a farm accident. He then got himself emergency care in time so that he got his arms back.

When The “Kenneth, What Is The Frequency” Guy Attacked Dan Rather And Inspired An R.E.M. Song

In 1986 a guy mugged one of the most famous people in TV news, all the while shouting “Kenneth, what is the frequency?” And that's only the beginning of the story.

The Really (Expletive) Complicated History Of Swearing On TV

Today in 1965, a landmark moment in the history of televised profanity: an f-bomb live on the BBC! We'll look back at some choice moments where people used choice words on the air.

Don Calhoun, The Fan Who Hit The Chicago Bulls’ “Million Dollar Shot”

Lots of teams have fans try really difficult challenges to win big prizes. Nearly all of them come up short, but today in 1993, a guy in Chicago stepped onto the Bulls' home court for a million dollar shot… and made it.

Emma Schols Saved Her Six Kids From A Burning House

Today in 2019, a woman in Sweden rose to an unthinkable occasion: she rescued all six of her children, including three under 5 years old, while their house burned down.