Ernest Bazin Invented A Ship With Rolling “Wheels” And Named It After Himself

This month in 1893, the formal start of an effort to build a new kind of seagoing vessel: a ship with rolling wheels.

By |2024-12-05T06:49:10-05:00December 5, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Australia’s Navy Helped Save A Six Year Old’s Life By Enlisting Her

Today in 1920, the Royal Australian Navy added a woman to its ranks for the very first time. Her name was Nancy Bentley, she was six years old, and the Navy “enlisted” her in an effort to save her life.

By |2024-12-01T12:27:24-05:00November 15, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

When Theodore Roosevelt Got A Full Term As President, He Also Got Two Ostriches

On Election Day 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt won 56 percent of the popular vote, a huge majority in the Electoral College, and two ostriches. No, really.

By |2024-12-06T06:38:35-05:00November 7, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Hartford Election Cake Is An Old-School Way To Eat Your Way Through A Campaign

Whatever you're feeling on this Election Day, you might enjoy a slice of an old-school election cake many Americans used to serve when it was time to vote.

By |2024-12-03T07:21:44-05:00November 5, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Pan de Muerto Is The Day of the Dead’s Signature Bread

For el Dia de los Muertos, the living honor loved ones who have passed on with music, dancing, elaborate decorations and food, including what's known as pan de muerto, the bread of the dead.

By |2024-12-08T16:24:48-05:00November 1, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

A Town In Colorado Holds Coffin Races

Starting tomorrow in Manitou Springs, Colorado, it’s an event known as the Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival. And oh man, does the story of Emma Crawford and her coffin take some explaining.

By |2024-12-07T20:38:06-05:00October 25, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Norwood, Ontario Had A Water Tower That Looked Like A Crushed Can

Today in 1957, the water tower in Norwood, Ontario, which looked like a big can of soda or beer, suddenly looked like a big crushed can of soda or beer.

By |2024-12-08T17:00:03-05:00October 24, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Could Smart Tech And Music Playlists Help People Stay Sober?

There’s a new experiment underway that’s going to see whether music playlists and some stress-sensing technology can help people who are trying to stay sober.

By |2024-12-08T17:51:25-05:00October 11, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Great Naha Tug of War Gets Thousands Of People Pulling And Partying

This Sunday on Okinawa in Japan, it’s an event on a grand scale: the Naha Great Tug of War, with thousands of people pulling a 200 meter long rope.

By |2024-12-10T07:49:37-05:00October 9, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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