Monkeys Follow Some Of The Same Economic Principles As Humans Do

Today in 2005,  the release of a study that found something interesting: monkeys appeared to have some of the same economic ideas that humans have, especially when it comes to something known as loss aversion.

By |2025-06-20T07:44:00-04:00June 20, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies, A Company Sold A Line Called “I Hate Peas”

For National Eat Your Vegetables Day, the story of the time a company tried to get kids to eat French fry-shaped versions of dinner table vegetables, but with a name that may not have done them any favors.

By |2025-06-17T08:53:58-04:00June 17, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

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.

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