There’s A Forest In Indiana That Grows Wood For The USS Constitution

Today in 1797, the launch of the USS Constitution, the oldest active duty ship in the US Navy’s fleet. And for the last half century or so, a part of keeping “Old Ironsides” in operation is a special US Navy forest.

By |2025-10-21T12:50:34-04:00October 21, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Strange Story Of Ireland’s Worst Driver Ever

It's United Nations Global Road Safety Week, so here's the story of a driver in Ireland who seemed to be breaking every traffic law on the books... until the authorities figured out there was something more to their story.

By |2025-05-12T08:07:37-04:00May 12, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Before The Internet Was All About Dumpster Fires, There Was The Creation Of The Dumpster

It was this month in 1936 that a guy in Knoxville, Tennessee started promoting his newly-invented giant trash receptacle, named the dumpster.

By |2024-12-16T07:57:38-05:00November 20, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

The Way We Walk Around Museums Can Hurt Our Backs

A lot of us kind of amble through museums, taking a few steps, looking at art, and then moving again. And one posture specialist says that "museum walk" is actually hurting our backs.

By |2024-12-16T10:01:52-05:00October 22, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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