Hanson Gregory, The Sea Captain Who Gave The Doughnut Its Hole (Cool Weird Awesome 786)

Fried dough cakes have been around seemingly forever, but for National Doughnut Day, we have the story of an innovation that helped make this treat the icon that it is today: the invention of the doughnut hole.

Benny Benson, The 13 Year Old Who Designed Alaska’s Flag (Cool Weird Awesome 570)

Today in 1929, the then-territory of Alaska flew its flag for the first time. That flag, which is still used today, was designed by a 13 year old of Aleutian descent, Benny Benson.

By |2024-02-07T09:55:31-05:00July 9, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

The World’s Fair Is Where America Learned To Love The Banana (Cool Weird Awesome 314)

It was on this day in 1876 that the U.S. first fell in love with the banana, when it was introduced at the World's Fair in Philadelphia. Though, back then, eating a banana was quite a bit different than it is today. Plus: on National Doughnut Day, we mark the moment in 2012 when festival-goers in Ukraine proved doughnuts were as good for art as they were for snack time.

By |2021-06-28T12:00:17-04:00June 5, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Even Takeout Can Be Greener, Thanks To Reusable To-Go Containers (Cool Weird Awesome 119)

From now on, the phrase “fast food wrapper” might only refer to hungry MCs.

By |2019-09-03T09:02:22-04:00September 3, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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