There’s A Rooftop Sign That Reads “Welcome To Cleveland” But It’s Not In Cleveland

There’s a famous sign on top of a building so that people flying in airplanes can see the message “Welcome to Cleveland," though that sign’s not actually anywhere near Cleveland.

By |2024-12-23T06:23:43-05:00December 23, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Cherry Sisters Baffled Vaudeville But Guaranteed Newspapers The Right To Criticize Bad Shows

Today in 1901, a court decision protected the right to say pretty much whatever we like while reviewing a podcast, or a song, or a performance. And it all started with some of the strangest performances of all time.

By |2024-12-14T10:51:42-05:00May 28, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

When France And Spain Had A “War Of The Stop Signs”

It wasn't an actual war, but in the 1980s France and Spain were in a pretty serious dispute over stop signs placed on a road between a little Spanish enclave in southwestern France and the rest of Spain.

By |2024-12-06T06:16:22-05:00May 15, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Some People Are Sweet On Kool-Aid Pickles, But Others Have Soured On The Idea

Today in 2007, the New York Times published a feature story on Kool Aid pickles, a sweet and sour treat that found some diehard fans in the southern US.

A California Artist Once Helped Drivers By Adding His Own Road Sign To The Highway

This month in 2001, a self-described “sign guy” decided to solve an issue on southern California highways by adding his own road sign. 

By |2024-12-14T11:18:57-05:00August 22, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Getting A Thousand Bucks In Oily Pennies In Your Driveway Is One Way To Wrap Up A Job

Leaving a job usually means wrapping things up with your soon to be ex-employer including getting a final paycheck. But here’s the story of a guy who got a pretty unpleasant sendoff. 

By |2024-12-10T09:29:15-05:00July 15, 2023|Categories: Cruel Weird Awful, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

The Hollywood Sign Was A Big Ad That Turned Into a Landmark

100 years ago today, a land developer in southern California spent $21,000 on a sign to advertise a new housing project. The HOLLYWOOD sign has come a long way from that moment, but it hasn't always been easy.

By |2024-12-14T11:17:11-05:00July 13, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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