The Supremes Were Such A Popular Group, They Had Their Own Bread
Today in 1944, the birthday of Diana Ross. In the 1960s she and the Supremes had hit record after hit record, and at one point, they were even the namesakes for a line of white bread.
How A “Sea-Worm” Inspired Marc Brunel To Dig London’s Thames Tunnel
Today in 1843, the opening of the Thames Tunnel in London, the first tunnel of its kind and one inspired by a mollusc known as a shipworm.
A Teacher In Illinois Made The Washington DC Trip A Spring Break Tradition
There’s a story behind why so many students have spent so many spring breaks in our capital city, and it starts with a single teacher.
Searcy County, Arkansas Is The World’s Chocolate Roll Capitol
It's our sixth birthday, so our Patreon backers get an exclusive episode of the show for the next year!
It’s Farm Week on Cool Weird Awesome
We’re replaying some of our favorite agricultural episodes this week.
Tim Wong Became The Best Friend A Rare Butterfly Ever Had
It's National Learn About Butterflies Day, so here’s the story of a guy who turned his backyard into a habitat for a rare type of butterfly, and it worked out pretty well.
SS Baychimo, The “Ghost Ship” That Kept Reappearing In The Ocean
This month in 1962, one of the last appearances of a ship that would reappear from time to time off the western coast of North America, decades after it was abandoned.
Mitchelville Was The First US Town Led By Formerly Enslaved People
This month in 1863, the founding of a town that made history: Mitchelville was the first town in the United States to be governed by formerly enslaved people.
The “Petticoat Rulers” Of Jackson, Wyoming
Women’s History Month is here, and in 1920 a group of women made history in Jackson, Wyoming, as one of the first-ever all-female town councils in the United States.
In The 1950s, Groups Of College Students Tried To Cram Themselves Into Phone Booths
In the landline era, if you were out in the world and needed to call someone, you usually had to find a phone booth to do it - and at one time, college students tried to cram themselves into those booths by the dozens.