20 02, 2023

Before There Were Big Car Sales On Presidents Day, There Were Big Bicycle Sales (Cool Weird Awesome 953)

By |2023-02-20T08:04:20-05:00February 20, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Today is the observance of President's Day, originally a holiday marking the February 22nd birthday of George Washington, but along the way it also became known as Bicycle Day.

8 03, 2022

Dinosaurs Got Sore Throats And Sniffles, Apparently (Cool Weird Awesome 727)

By |2022-03-08T09:36:42-05:00March 8, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

There were cold-like illnesses and sore throats long before there were humans to catch colds and to get sore throats. A research project has found another creature that got sniffles: dinosaurs.

18 02, 2022

The Hospital Of The Future’s Secret Weapon Is Surgical “Duct Tape” (Cool Weird Awesome 720)

By |2022-02-18T05:54:49-05:00February 18, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

A team at MIT has come up with a new substance that do-it-yourselfers will love: a surgical "duct tape" that can help seal up wounds and tears in the body's gastrointestinal system.

1 06, 2020

What We Thought Dinosaur Bones Were Before We Knew About Dinosaurs (Cool Weird Awesome 310)

By |2021-06-28T12:01:52-04:00June 1, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

The word "dinosaur" was coined in the 1840s, but people have been finding dinosaur fossils for thousands of years. So what did people think dinosaur bones were before we had an idea that dinosaurs existed? Plus: if your dream is to find a dinosaur-shaped waffle cone with a scoop of ice cream in its mouth, there's a place in southern California that can help you.

9 09, 2019

Whatever’s In Loch Ness Isn’t What’s In The Famous Loch Ness Monster Photo (Cool Weird Awesome 123)

By |2021-02-12T09:51:49-05:00September 9, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Researchers may have finally solved the long-running mystery of what the Loch Ness Monster is. What Nessie is not is the thing that is in the picture you’ll most likely see when you search for “Loch Ness Monster” on the internet. Plus: scientists think Tyrannosaurus Rex may have had a kind of air conditioner built into its head!

5 09, 2019

I’ll Take Alex Trebek Facts For $500, Alex (Cool Weird Awesome 121)

By |2021-01-19T08:55:56-05:00September 5, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

It sure was nice to hear that Jeopardy host Alex Trebek is not only doing well following his cancer treatment, he’s already back at work on a new season of the show! Each day's filming requires hundreds of clues, multiple suit changes and lots of ways to respond to contestants' responses.

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