Cecil Chubb, The Guy Who Bought Stonehenge At An Auction

This month in 1915, the ancient site known as Stonehenge went up for sale at auction. It's almost unthinkable today, but it happened - what took place after that auction was pretty mind-boggling too. 

By |2024-12-14T11:11:41-05:00September 15, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Did A Dolphin Known As Pelorus Jack Actually Guide Ships Through The Sea?

For National Dolphin Day, the story of a dolphin called Pelorus Jack who was famous for allegedly escorting ships off the coast of New Zealand. 

By |2024-12-14T11:10:55-05:00April 14, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

New Zealand’s Parliament Has A “Biscuit Tin of Democracy”

Today in 1854, the first sitting of the parliament of New Zealand. And there’s an interesting story about that lawmaking body that involves a very special biscuit tin.

By |2024-12-02T11:01:18-05:00May 24, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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