Colorado’s State Capitol Has Pretty Much All The World’s Rose Onyx (Cool Weird Awesome 890)

Today in 1858, the founding of the city of Denver, Colorado. The state capitol building in Denver features a kind of stone known as Colorado Rose Onyx, and so far it's the only one.

By |2022-11-17T08:54:44-05:00November 17, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Indiana Bell Rotated And Moved Its Office Building – And Kept Working There During The Move (Cool Weird Awesome 634)

This week in 1930, a phone utility in Indianapolis started moving its headquarters and rotating the building 90 degrees, all while keeping service going for customers and workers in the building. Plus: a state with no sharks brags that it has the fewest shark attacks of any state. 

By |2021-10-14T06:51:53-04:00October 14, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

There’s A Hair Freezing Contest In The Yukon (Cool Weird Awesome 258)

This weekend voting gets underway for one of the most unusual contests you’ll find anywhere in the world: the Takhini Hot Springs Hair Freezing Contest. Plus: Colorado is honoring a dude who's spending his afterlife surrounded by a great deal of dry ice. Introducing Frozen Dead Guys Days!

By |2020-03-13T06:42:25-04:00March 13, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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