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Movie Star Veronica Lake Gave Up Her Trademark Hairstyle For The War Effort (Cool Weird Awesome 1348)
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Movie Star Veronica Lake Gave Up Her Trademark Hairstyle For The War Effort (Cool Weird Awesome 1348)

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Movie Star Veronica Lake Gave Up Her Trademark Hairstyle For The War Effort (Cool Weird Awesome 1348)

Today in 1919 (or, by some accounts, 1922), the birthday of Veronica Lake, a movie star whose iconic hairstyle won over millions of fans, even when she gave up that trademark look to help the US win World War II.

By Brady Carlson|2024-11-14T06:52:32-05:00November 14, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: chairs, hair, upcycling, Veronica Lake, World War II|

Potatoes Could Help Astronauts Build “Cosmic Concrete” On Mars, Or Even Here On Earth (Cool Weird Awesome 977)

A team at the University of Manchester has developed a kind of “cosmic concrete” for building structures on Mars - and the key ingredient comes from potatoes.

By Brady Carlson|2024-03-23T08:44:29-04:00March 23, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: chairs, construction, police, potatoes, Seattle WA|

It’s September 21st, So Of Course We’re Doing A Show About Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” (Cool Weird Awesome 849)

It was a hit when it was first released in 1978. Today it’s an anthem. Here's how Earth, Wind & Fire got everybody dancing and remembering each September 21st.

By Brady Carlson|2023-09-22T09:08:58-04:00September 21, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: chairs, Earth Wind & Fire, music history|