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The US Rationed Shoes During World War II, So People Made Footwear Out Of Old Firehoses (Cool Weird Awesome 1182)
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The US Rationed Shoes During World War II, So People Made Footwear Out Of Old Firehoses (Cool Weird Awesome 1182)

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The US Rationed Shoes During World War II, So People Made Footwear Out Of Old Firehoses (Cool Weird Awesome 1182)

Today in 1943, the US announced it would start rationing shoes to save rubber and leather for the troops in World War II. People on the home front found ways to make shoes out of alternative materials.

By Brady Carlson|2024-02-07T09:31:06-05:00February 7, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: American history, history, knitting, recycling, shoes, World War I, World War II|

In Wartime, Knitters Have Used Their Skills For Spying (Cool Weird Awesome 1024)

Happy belated National Knitting In Public Day. Hopefully it’s not too late to tell the story of how knitters have turned their abilities into secret codes to help their countries.

By Brady Carlson|2023-11-22T08:44:34-05:00June 12, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: espionage, explorers, knitting|

Rhinelander, Wisconsin Is America’s Hodag Headquarters (Cool Weird Awesome 81)

Wisconsin’s most fearsome folk monster has been in Harry Potter and tangled with the Scooby Gang, but the Hodag is beloved in the community of Rhinelander, where it's the high school team mascot and there are many Hodags to find around town.

By Brady Carlson|2021-02-09T11:54:18-05:00July 11, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: Finland, heavy metal, Hodag, knitting, monsters, Rhinelander WI, Wisconsin|