The Man Versus Horse Marathon Is Pretty Much What The Name Suggests

Tomorrow in Wales, a race where there are human runners and horses with riders on the same course, trying to get to the finish line ahead of each other. And it all started with an argument in a pub.

By |2025-06-13T08:15:08-04:00June 13, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Easy Listening Emerged From When Radio Programmers Tried To Target Women

Today in 1971 that the magazine Record World published an article about a new and very chill radio format that was the precursor of Easy Listening.

By |2025-06-12T06:41:38-04:00June 12, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

As The Allies Stormed The Beaches On D-Day, Bill Millin Played The Bagpipes

Today in 1944, D-Day, the largest invasion force ever. There were hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of vehicles, over 100,000 tons of equipment, and at least one guy playing bagpipes.

By |2025-06-06T08:05:31-04:00June 6, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

When Teenager Michael Chang Beat The World’s Top Tennis Player At The French Open

Today in 1989, an up and coming 17 year old tennis player faced off against the world's number one, plus fatigue, muscle cramps and more, and still found a way to pull off a huge upset.

By |2025-06-05T21:04:17-04:00June 5, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Living Wall Coatings Could Make City Buildings Greener

Researchers in Austria and Slovenia have been developing a set of living surfaces to apply to the sides of buildings, that can filter pollutants and capture carbon from the air, and maybe even repair cracks to the buildings' exteriors.

By |2025-06-03T09:09:00-04:00June 3, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Leonard Nimoy Once Drove The Bangles Around In A Music Video

Today in 1984, the release of The Bangles' debut album, All Over The Place. For one of the videos to promote that album, these 80s icons got a little help from an icon from the 60s.

When Mailman Floyd Martin Retired, The People On His Route Gave Him A Big Sendoff

Today in 2019, a community in suburban Atlanta wanted to show its appreciation for mailman Floyd Martin, who had been a daily part of their lives for more than three decades.

By |2025-05-22T07:27:01-04:00May 22, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Betty Crocker May Not Be A Real Person, But She’s Been A Real Help To Bakers For Years

We're a few days out from World Baking Day, so here's the story of a woman who’s helped people find their way around the kitchen for more than a century… even though she isn’t a real person.

By |2025-05-21T07:31:41-04:00May 21, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Calvin Coolidge’s Family Kept Their Pet “William Johnson Hippopotamus” At The National Zoo

This month in 1927, Americans were fawning over an animal headed to the National Zoo in Washington: a presidential hippo named Billy.

By |2025-05-18T08:20:23-04:00May 16, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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