The New York Earth Room Is An Apartment Filled With Dirt, For Art’s Sake
Today in 1935, the birthday of Walter De Maria, an artist behind one of the most unusual art installations you’ll ever come across: a loft in New York that he filled with dirt.
Barry Marshall Pinpointed The Cause Of Most Ulcers By Giving Himself One
Today in 1951, the birth of Barry Marshall, a Nobel Prize winning doctor who, while working with colleague Robin Warren, proved what was behind most ulcers by giving himself an ulcer.
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There Was More Than One “Real” Rosie the Riveter
Today in 1943, Norman Rockwell's painting "Rosie the Riveter" was on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. But that's not the image that we think of today as Rosie, and just as there were multiple depictions of the character, there were multiple real-life inspirations for those depictions.
It’s Fine Art Week on Cool Weird Awesome
This week we’re replaying some of our finest episodes about some of the finest works ever created.
The Blackwell Family Tree Traces Black History Through Centuries
For Black History Month, the story of the Blackwell Family Tree, a genealogy project that traces on Black family's history back through thousands of people and hundreds of years.
The “Hairy Eagle” Is A Decoration Made Partly With Abraham Lincoln’s Hair
It's Abe Lincoln's birthday, and if you want to see a small bit of the man himself, you could try heading to Syracuse, New York, where there’s a bit of Abe Lincoln’s hair in a very unusual decoration known as the Hairy Eagle.
The UK Reality Show “Shattered” Was Essentially A Sleep Deprivation Contest On TV
Twenty years ago today, Channel Four in the UK first aired "Shattered," a show where contestants tried to stay awake the longest to win a grand prize.
Movie Fans In Texas Enjoy Pickles When They Go To The Theater
It's National Pickle Day. Maybe you put these briny cucumbers on sandwiches, or burgers, or just snack on them as they are. Or, if you’re a Texan, you might order a few up when you go to the movies.
The Zeitpyramide Is An Art Project That Will Take 1,200 Years To Build
This month in 1993, the start of a project that is going to take a while: the Zeitpyramide, a 120 block art installation that’s being built at the rate of one block every decade.
Jackie Ormes Brought Black Characters To The Comics Page
Today in 1911, the birthday of Jackie Ormes, the first Black woman to have syndicated comic strips in newspapers.