The Keys To Rescuing One Dolphin? An NBA Player’s Long Arms
Today in 1978, pro basketball player Clifford Ray got to lend his extra long to help a dolphin named Mr. Spock caught in an odd situation.
It’s Paint Week on Cool Weird Awesome
This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about the stuff painters use.
Elvis Once Bought A Yacht That Franklin Roosevelt Used As President
Today in 1964, Elvis Presley donated a historic ship to help a Memphis hospital raise money. That ship had once been a favorite hangout for President Franklin Roosevelt.
Walk On This High-Tech Goo And It’ll Make Electricity
A team at the University of Guelph has developed a substance that can generate electricity and could help in a multitude of medical situations. What is it? High-tech slime.
Long Before He Was President, Abraham Lincoln Was A Tavern Owner
The 16th President has been called the Great Emancipator, Honest Abe, The Railsplitter… and if you go far enough into his backstory, you can call him "Bartender In Chief."
For One Supreme Court Nominee, The Nation’s Number One Question Was About His Mustache
Today in 1833, the birthday of Melville Fuller. He would eventually become Chief Justice of the United States, but not before the country asked whether a member of the US Supreme Court could be fair and objective if he has a mustache (!)