Tilly Smith Saved 100 People From A Tsunami Because She’d Listened In Class

Today in 2004, a 10 year old managed to save a lot of people from a massive tsunami because she remembered a lesson she’d learned in school about what happens right before a tsunami hits. Good thing she was listening.

By |2024-12-04T05:38:59-05:00December 26, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

There Are Schools Where You Can Learn To Be Santa (Cool Weird Awesome 910)

Anybody can put on a red suit and hat, don a white beard and say “ho ho ho” to passersby. But if you want to do Kris Kringle’s job properly, you can do what hundreds and hundreds of them have done: go to Santa school.

By |2023-12-22T10:39:16-05:00December 22, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

With Solar-Reflective Paint, School Playgrounds Are Getting Cooler

Hot days make for stuffy classrooms, and that can make it hard to learn, but going outside to scorching hot asphalt playgrounds isn’t much better. A school near Atlanta is demonstrating one partial solution, and it’s as simple as getting a fresh coat of paint.

By |2024-12-02T10:58:41-05:00September 22, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Room 8, The Cat Named For A Classroom In L.A. (Cool Weird Awesome 840)

It's back to school season, and while some classrooms will have their own pets this year, none will be quite like Room 8, a stray cat turned classroom cat turned legend.

By |2024-09-01T08:44:13-04:00September 1, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

If It’s Thursday, It’s Time For Pea Soup And Pancakes In Sweden

This past Monday was National Day in Sweden, but it's Thursday that the real fun gets underway, because that’s when people eat pea soup and pancakes. Together.

By |2024-12-02T08:55:24-05:00June 9, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

During The Cold War, A Town In New Mexico Built An Underground Grade School (Cool Weird Awesome 759)

Today in 1962, the community of Artesia, New Mexico formally opened an unusual elementary school: it was built entirely underground just in case the Cold War turned hot.

Madagascar Will Be Home To The World’s First 3D-Printed School (Cool Weird Awesome 476)

Building new schools can take lots of time and money, but a new initiative has developed a construction method using 3D printing that they say can put an entire classroom together in a week or less.

By |2024-02-08T08:57:41-05:00February 8, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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