The Nutty Narrows Bridge Was Built For Squirrels In Washington State (Cool Weird Awesome 1206)
Today in 1963, the opening of a bridge in Longview, Washington. that wasn't for cars, or bikes, or even pedestrians. It was a bridge for squirrels.
Snowflake Bentley Showed The World Just How Amazing Snow Can Be (Cool Weird Awesome 1184)
Today in 1865, the birthday of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, who gave the world a close-up view of the beauty and variety in snowflakes.
The Letter Z Once Looked Like A Fancy Capital I (Cool Weird Awesome 1158)
This is our very last episode of 2023, so we’re telling the story of the final stop in our 26 letter alphabet: here’s where Z came from.
Joseph Grimaldi, London’s “King Of Clowns” (Cool Weird Awesome 1149)
Today in 1778, the birthday of Joseph Grimaldi, the guy who basically invented clowning as we know it today. Here's some of his story.
Let’s Meet The Guy Named Mason Who Patented The Mason Jar (Cool Weird Awesome 1137)
Today in 1858 the US issued a patent for the mason jar. And yes, the story of the mason jar starts with someone named Mason.
A Whole City Came Together To Give “Batkid” One Super Day (Cool Weird Awesome 1126)
Ten years ago today, one of the sweetest moments in recent history: the day a five year old got to celebrate the end of his cancer treatments by becoming a superhero and saving the day in front of tens of thousands.
An Excited James Brown Fan Almost Swore Through The Recording Of “Live At The Apollo” (Cool Weird Awesome 1115)
Today in 1962, the recording of the landmark James Brown album “Live at the Apollo,” one that came together after the recording team dealt with one pretty big obstacle.
How Colorado Got The Colorado River To Run Through Colorado (Cool Weird Awesome 1055)
Today is known in some parts of the American West as Colorado River Day, because of a measure passed in 1921 that redefined what and where the Colorado River was.
Rockford, Illinois Is The Birthplace Of The Sock Monkey (Cool Weird Awesome 1017)
Today in 1992, it's said the first picture book featuring a sock monkey was published. But where did the sock monkey itself show up? That was decades earlier, in the Illinois city of Rockford - or, as it's sometimes called, Sockford.
A Game Of Twister On “The Tonight Show” Helped Make The Game A Hit (Cool Weird Awesome 1001)
Today in 1966, NBC’s “The Tonight Show” turned Twister, a board game that might have fallen through the cracks, into a big hit.