Queen Elizabeth II Had A Bunch Of Birthdays (Cool Weird Awesome 846)

The late Queen Elizabeth II once said being a royal meant your life was full of tradition. And there was a lot to tradition to keep track of - like how her birthday was celebrated more than once each year.

By |2022-09-09T06:32:33-04:00September 9, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Stingrays Make Noise, And Now We Know What It Sounds Like (Cool Weird Awesome 830)

Scientists once thought stingrays were silent, but a recent recording project found out they make noise after all. Now they want to know why the rays make noises - and for who?

By |2022-08-18T10:41:02-04:00August 18, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Helen Keller Once Flew A Plane, No Matter What People On The Internet Think (Cool Weird Awesome 797)

Today in 1880, the birthday of Helen Keller, the activist, author, speaker, and, on one occasion, a pilot. Never mind what randos on social media have claimed, here's the real story.

By |2024-02-02T09:25:10-05:00June 27, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Cheeseburger Has More Than One Origin Story (Cool Weird Awesome 615)

This weekend is National Cheeseburger Day, and there's only one such holiday. But if you ask where the cheeseburger came from, there are a couple answers. Plus: for National Pet Bird Day, a story from 2017 in which researchers found wild birds in Australia swearing.

By |2021-09-17T07:50:33-04:00September 17, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |
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