Long Before Photoshop, Photographers Knew How To “Photoshop” Photos (Cool Weird Awesome 1295)

For National Photography Day, a look at the many ways people in the pre-computer days could make photos look like something they weren't, for fun or for not so honorable reasons.

By |2024-08-19T07:03:20-04:00August 19, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

William Rankin Fell Through A Thundercloud And Lived (Cool Weird Awesome 1284)

Today in 1959, Marine Corps pilot William Rankin passed through the middle of a thundercloud after having to eject from his plane. And despite the storm’s best efforts, he made it through in one piece.

By |2024-07-26T07:40:14-04:00July 26, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Tom Stuker Used His Lifetime Airline Ticket To Travel More Than 24 Million Miles (Cool Weird Awesome 1283)

Summer travel comes and goes for most of us, but Tom Stuker, the "world's most frequent flyer," bought a lifetime plane ticket in 1990 and has been up in the air a lot since then.

By |2024-07-25T06:58:35-04:00July 25, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Michigan’s Official State Vehicle Fleet Includes A Vintage Model T (Cool Weird Awesome 1280)

Michigan's official state vehicle fleet includes a vintage Ford Model T, and not just as a nod to the state's long history with automaking.

By |2024-07-22T07:35:25-04:00July 22, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Thomas Fitzpatrick Landed Two Planes On The Streets Of New York City (Cruel Weird Awful 19)

In the 1950s, a guy made a baffling choice: he got drunk, started flying an airplane and landed the plane on the streets of Manhattan. Two years later he did the same thing again.

By |2024-07-06T08:47:25-04:00July 6, 2024|Categories: Cruel Weird Awful, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Utah Restocks Its Remote Lakes By Dropping Fish Out Of Airplanes (Cool Weird Awesome 1266)

Around this time of a year you may come to witness an eye-opening process in parts of Utah: it’s known as aerial fish stocking. 

By |2024-07-02T08:09:01-04:00July 2, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Volcanic Ash Shut Down All Of British Airways Flight 009’s Engines – But It Still Landed Safely (Cool Weird Awesome 1260)

Today in 1982, British Airways Flight 009 made a successful landing in Jakarta, Indonesia, after ash from a nearby volcano had shut down all of the plane’s engines.

The Distress Call Mayday Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With May (Cool Weird Awesome 1234)

Yes, today is a day in the month of May, but that's not where the international distress call "Mayday" comes from. We'll fill you in on the actual backstory.

By |2024-05-02T07:00:51-04:00May 2, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Jessica Cox, The First Person Born Without Arms To Become A Licensed Pilot (Cool Weird Awesome 1179)

Today in 1983, the birthday of Jessica Cox, the first person born without arms to become a licensed pilot. And that’s just one of her many accomplishments.

By |2024-02-02T09:22:27-05:00February 2, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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