The BBC Once Reported That Cows Might Have Accents
News reports in 2006 made it sound like scientists had proven that cows had regional accents like people do, only the story was a little more complicated than that.
Before Alarm Clocks, Some People Awoke With Help From A “Knocker-Up”
It’s Sleep Awareness Week, so we’re talking about the part of sleep people usually like the least: the part where the alarm clock wakes us up. Or, in the time before alarm clocks, the part where the local "knocker-up" pounded on the doors to get people out of bed.
When South New Jersey Wanted To Become Its Own State
Today in 1980, six counties in southern New Jersey voted on whether they should strike out on their own and become a separate state of South Jersey. And five of those counties actually voted yes!
The Chicago Cubs Once Had A “College of Coaches” Instead of a Manager
Today in 1961, the Chicago Cubs announced they wouldn't hire a manager for the new season, and would instead use a rotating "College" of coaches. You can probably guess how well that worked out.
A Wooden Clock That Writes Out The Time
Our last show of the year is about the Plock, a very unique clock that doesn’t so much tell the time as it writes the time out.
Why Are Clocks More Accurate The Hotter They Are?
Time is a funny thing, and measuring time can get pretty wild too. The proof is a study out of the UK that finds clocks that use more energy, and give off more heat, are also more accurate.
For A Person Who’s Hiding Something, Time Slows Down
A new study from researchers at Aoyama Gakuin University and Osaka University finds that something interesting happens when we’re trying not to reveal something: our perception of time slows down.