Oscar, The Therapy Cat Who “Predicted” When Patients Were About To Pass Away
Oscar was adopted by a nursing home to be a therapy cat. But staff noticed that whenever he chose to sit next to somebody, that somebody soon became a body.
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There Was More Than One “Real” Rosie the Riveter
Today in 1943, Norman Rockwell's painting "Rosie the Riveter" was on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. But that's not the image that we think of today as Rosie, and just as there were multiple depictions of the character, there were multiple real-life inspirations for those depictions.
Cat Found In Amazon Box
Is this one of those unadvertised Prime membership benefits?
A Boycott Against Charles Boycott Gave Us The Word “Boycott”
Today in 1832, the birthday of Charles Boycott, whose name has been used for over a century anytime people decide to deliberately take their business away from a group or a company.
New York City’s 311 System Has Gotten Some Wild Calls Over The Years (Cool Weird Awesome 1200)
This month in 2003, New York City launched its 311 service, a service that has helped residents with a wide range of non-emergency issues… and a few absolute head-scratchers.
It’s Cat Week on Cool Weird Awesome
This week we’re replaying some of our favorite feline-themed episodes.
Toronto’s “Stork Derby” Happened Because Of A Very Wealthy Lawyer’s Very Strange Will (Cool Weird Awesome 1121)
This week in 1926, a will left behind by a very unusual lawyer in Toronto led to a ten year baby-having contest nicknamed the “Stork Derby.”
Saved By His Cat
Way to go Fluffy!
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.
A US Treasury Official Decided To Feature Himself On Currency
For National Dollar Day, the story of the time a guy overseeing the printing of US money decided the best person to feature on that money was… himself.