Sam Brinkley, The “Longest Bearded Man In The World” (Cool Weird Awesome 1092)
Today in 1850, the birthday of Sam Brinkley, who was a groundbreaker in the field of having a really really long beard.
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Why The USSR Once Thought A Hot Dog Stand Was A Top US Military Installation (Cool Weird Awesome 1091)
Today in 2006, the Pentagon announced it would tear down a fascinating piece of Cold War history: a hot dog stand that the Soviets had once thought was actually a top military target.
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A Soviet Cosmonaut Once Pretended To Land On The Moon To Troll NASA (Cool Weird Awesome 1090)
Today in 1968, the Soviet Union was launching the Zond 5 mission, orbiting the moon. But on cosmanaut, knowing the US would be listening, decided to pretend he’d landed on the moon's surface.
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09, 2023
What Ants Can Teach Us About Mass Transportation (Cool Weird Awesome 1089)
A UCLA study finds that humans might be able to find some transportation inspiration from another creature that moves around in large numbers: the ant.
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Cecil Chubb, The Guy Who Bought Stonehenge At An Auction (Cool Weird Awesome 1088)
This month in 1915, the ancient site known as Stonehenge went up for sale at auction. It's almost unthinkable today, but it happened - what took place after that auction was pretty mind-boggling too.
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How Joyce Chen Helped The US Fall In Love With Chinese Food (Cool Weird Awesome 1087)
This week in 1917, the birthday of Joyce Chen, restaurateur, cookbook author, TV host and one of the biggest reasons why Chinese food became a big hit in the United States.
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When Phineas Gage’s Skull Met An Iron Bar, Things Got Weird (Cool Weird Awesome 1086)
Today in 1848, a workplace accident caused an iron bar to go through the skull and brain of railroad worker Phineas Gage. Somehow, he lived, and ended up changing science forever.
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09, 2023
The Flatwoods Monster Put A West Virginia Town On The Map, After Scaring Local Kids (Cool Weird Awesome 1085)
Today in 1952, a group of people in Flatwoods, West Virginia encountered... something. The locals refer to it as, among other names, the Flatwoods Monster.
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Monster Trucks Started When A Guy Put Giant Tires On His Own Ride (Cool Weird Awesome 1084)
It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, so we thought we'd talk about one truck driver who added bigger and bigger parts to his pickup and ended up creating monster trucks.
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The Egg Cream Is A Refreshing New York City Classic (Cool Weird Awesome 1083)
Today in 1664, the city previously known as New Amsterdam came under English control and was promptly renamed New York. So we're celebrating an NYC classic, the egg cream.