Newspaper Reporters Once Bought A Chicago Dive Bar To Catch Corrupt Officials

Today in 1978 the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper started publishing a series of stories that reporters still talk about today: reporters bought a dive bar in Chicago, named it the Mirage Tavern, and worked undercover as bartenders to catch corrupt city inspectors. 

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Nixon And Elvis, The Most Iconic Meeting In 70s History

No meeting has ever been bigger than the one that happened today in 1970, when the King of Rock and Roll met the President of the United States. We'll explain how it happened.

Marie C. Bolden, A Black Teen In Cleveland, Helped Win A National Spelling Title In 1908

Today in 1908, a team of students from Cleveland won a spelling title at the annual meeting of the National Education Association, thanks in part to a Black 14 year old named Marie C. Bolden.

By |2024-12-12T21:00:21-05:00June 29, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

A Teenager In Michigan Once Started Building A Nuclear Reactor In The Shed

Today in 1995 was a strange day in Royal Oak, Michigan. It’s the day authorities had to stop a 17 year old who had been trying to construct a working nuclear reactor at home.

By |2024-12-16T07:19:11-05:00June 26, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

The Popsicle Was Invented By An 11 Year Old Who Forgot To Clean Up After Himself

It's National Cherry Popsicle Day, so obviously, we have to tell the story of the popsicle, and Frank Epperson, the 11 year old you invented it.

By |2024-12-16T10:11:03-05:00August 26, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Elvis Once Flew Halfway Across The Country For A Giant Sandwich

On this day in 1976, Elvis Presley apparently got so excited describing a sandwich made at a restaurant in Denver, that he flew there that night to eat it, and then flew right back to Memphis.

By |2024-12-02T09:08:34-05:00February 1, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

What Kool-Aid Was Like Before Kool-Aid Man Started Busting Through Walls

Today is the birthday of Edwin Perkins, who invented a sweet drink known the world over as Kool-Aid. It's the only drink with a mascot that can smash through walls and shout "OH YEAH!"

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On this day in 1973, a couple in Murphysboro, Illinois reported seeing a tall, hairy, extremely smelly creature that over time became known as The Big Muddy Monster. But what the heck was it?

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