Utah Restocks Its Remote Lakes By Dropping Fish Out Of Airplanes

Around this time of a year you may come to witness an eye-opening process in parts of Utah: it’s known as aerial fish stocking. 

By |2024-12-02T10:53:12-05:00July 2, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Volcanic Ash Shut Down All Of British Airways Flight 009’s Engines – But It Still Landed Safely

Today in 1982, British Airways Flight 009 made a successful landing in Jakarta, Indonesia, after ash from a nearby volcano had shut down all of the plane’s engines.

The Distress Call Mayday Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With May

Yes, today is a day in the month of May, but that's not where the international distress call "Mayday" comes from. We'll fill you in on the actual backstory.

By |2024-12-08T17:18:29-05:00May 2, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Jessica Cox, The First Person Born Without Arms To Become A Licensed Pilot

Today in 1983, the birthday of Jessica Cox, the first person born without arms to become a licensed pilot. And that’s just one of her many accomplishments.

By |2024-12-12T20:56:11-05:00February 2, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

There’s A Secret Military Airline Known As “Janet”

At the airport in Las Vegas, there's a terminal you can't use to fly in and catch a Golden Knights game or drop by a casino. It's used only by one of the most out-of-sight airlines in the world, a secret airline known as "Janet."

By |2024-12-10T08:38:13-05:00November 29, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan Flew To Ireland When He Was Supposed To Fly To California

Today in 1938, a pilot named Douglas Corrigan was supposed to fly from New York to California, but ended up in Dublin. “Wrong Way” Corrigan became an international celebrity - even if the story he told was not necessarily what actually happened. 

By |2024-12-16T06:34:41-05:00July 18, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , |

Gregory Robertson Saved An Unconscious Skydiver After A High-Speed Dive

He called it just another day of skydiving, but today in 1987, Gregory Robertson saved a fellow skydiver’s life with a high-speed free fall of more than a mile.

By |2024-12-15T15:20:19-05:00April 18, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

When The Supreme Court Kind Of Ruled That An Airplane Wasn’t A Motor Vehicle

Today in 1931, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that seems to say that a guy who stole an airplane was not guilty of breaking the law against stealing motor vehicles. It’s actually a little more complicated than that.

By |2024-12-02T10:47:20-05:00March 9, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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