That Time More Than 300 Nebraskans Moved A Barn By Hand (Cool Weird Awesome 348)
On this day in 1988, the Ostry family of Bruno, Nebraska got 328 people to lift a barn - a real, actual barn - and moved it 110 feet by [...]
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07, 2020
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03, 2020
Someday Teeth May Heal Themselves (But We’ll Still Have To Brush) (Cool Weird Awesome 260)
A team at King’s College London has found evidence that, with help from a prescription treatment, teeth may be able to repair themselves! Plus: parades are off this St. Patrick's Day, but we've still got Irish Potato Candies. (Don't worry, they only look like potatoes.)
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02, 2020
Crime May Not Actually Pay: Some Things For February 19, 2020
Oh man, this day.
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12, 2019
Color-Changing Chocolate Sounds Like A Willy Wonka Invention Brought To Real Life (Cool Weird Awesome 205)
Researchers in Switzerland say they’ve found a way to change the color of chocolate, and without adding any colors or dyes to it. Instead, they use a special imprint to give it a glowing, rainbow-y patina. Plus: the annual PeepsFest is getting underway, and they're going to do a ball drop for New Year's with a giant Peep!
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10, 2019
Quit Hating On Candy Corn, At Least Until You Hear Its Story (Cool Weird Awesome 160)
It’s National Candy Corn Day, and while no candy gets more hassle around this time of year than candy corn, it also has its fans. I mean, someone's eating those 9 billion pieces produced each year. Plus: a haunted house in Utah with an unforgettably creepy name.
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10, 2019
How Old Is The Word “Word”? (Cool Weird Awesome 155)
Languages change over time; Merriam-Webster said it added over 500 new words to the dictionary last month. But you can also see those new additions over time through the Time Traveler feature on Merriam-Webster's website. Plus: a piece on Mental Floss explains how some of the most beloved Halloween candies got their names.
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06, 2019
Anyone Need Some Sponge Candy While I’m In Buffalo? (Cool Weird Awesome 71)
I'm traveling to Buffalo, New York for a book event today, so I thought I'd celebrate one of the city's beloved foods: sponge candy.
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04, 2019
This One Goes Out To All My Peeps (Cool Weird Awesome 16)
The surest sign of spring is neither the calendar nor the weather. It’s the reappearance of Peeps, which are the stuff of candy and cultural legend now.
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12, 2015
Advent is going well
"I bet there's a piece of chocolate for you in that advent calendar." "There's probably just a weird clown in there."
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11, 2015
An ode to candy
The four year old has written a song about one of his favorite Halloween candies.