Taco Bell Once Sold A Burger Called The “Bell Beefer”

It's our show's fifth birthday! It's also the birthday in 1962 of the first Taco Bell restaurant, which had a "chili burger" on its original menu.

By |2024-12-12T20:41:15-05:00March 21, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Auto Companies Hire People To Make Sure The New Car Smell Is Just Right

The auto industry is pleased to report that last year was the best year for new car sales since 2019. That means a lot of people are breathing in the scent we call new car smell, which… well, what the heck is that smell anyway?

By |2024-12-13T07:10:49-05:00January 18, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Scientists May Be Able To Recreate Cleopatra’s Perfume

We don't know for sure it's hers, but researchers have found traces of a perfume that was likely popular during Cleopatra's time - and they think they may be able to brew some of it up.

By |2024-12-13T07:15:11-05:00May 19, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Jerry Stiller Was A Loudmouth Dad On TV, But A Nice Dad In Real Life

Jerry Stiller was perhaps best known for playing the overbearing and incomprehensible loudmouth dad Frank Costanza on "Seinfeld," but according to his real-life kids, he was a pretty nice dad.

By |2024-12-10T06:39:20-05:00June 8, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Ooh, That Smell: A Corpse Flower Blooms In Chicago

The Chicago Botanic Garden has issued a bloom watch for one of its corpse flowers - not humans' favorite scent ever, but still a special occasion, because a corpse flower in the wild only blooms every two to five years.

By |2024-12-13T07:11:45-05:00May 15, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |
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