Guillaume Le Gentil, The 18th Century Astronomer With the Worst Luck

Today in 1769, Captain James Cook and his crew observed the transit of Venus from Tahiti, a big deal for astronomers then; only his French colleague Guillaume Le Gentil had spent years preparing to do the exact same thing, and had much worse luck on his expedition.

By |2024-12-14T10:01:05-05:00June 3, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

The Woman Who Rode A Bike Around The World

It was on this day in 1894 that Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, aka Annie Londonderry, set off on a bike trip that, over the next fifteen months, would make her the first woman to ride a bike around the world.

By |2024-12-13T07:26:03-05:00June 25, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Let’s All Ride Inside A Monowheel

Imagine a unicycle, but there's no seat, the wheel is much bigger and you ride inside it. That's a monowheel, and while it may not be a casual rider's cup of tea, extreme sports people are way into them.

By |2024-12-13T07:26:39-05:00May 15, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

How To See The Lower 48 States In One Road Trip

Randal S. Olson developed a computer algorithm to find the shortest, most efficient way to drive through all 48 contiguous United States - 13,699 miles and around 224 hours of driving.

By |2024-12-04T05:40:39-05:00August 27, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

A Bike Trip Around The World With A Cat

Dean Nicholson left his job and started a bike trip across the world. While riding through Bosnia, he heard a “desperate meow." So, instead of riding solo, he decided the cat would come along.

By |2024-12-13T07:25:32-05:00August 26, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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