16 12, 2022

The Ferris Wheel Was Designed To Show Up The Eiffel Tower (Cool Weird Awesome 906)

By |2022-12-16T11:37:58-05:00December 16, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Today in 1892, an engineering team working on Chicago’s Columbian Exposition approved a design for a giant metal wheel that could give rides to passengers. Here's the story of the Ferris wheel and how it was partly intended to one-up a certain iconic structure from the previous World's Fair.

4 10, 2022

Margaret Abbott Won Olympic Gold Even Though She Didn’t Know She Was In The Olympics (Cool Weird Awesome 858)

By |2022-10-04T13:48:33-04:00October 4, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Today in 1900, Margaret Abbott became the first American woman to win an Olympic title, even though she didn’t know she was in the Olympics.

5 06, 2020

The World’s Fair Is Where America Learned To Love The Banana (Cool Weird Awesome 314)

By |2021-06-28T12:00:17-04:00June 5, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

It was on this day in 1876 that the U.S. first fell in love with the banana, when it was introduced at the World's Fair in Philadelphia. Though, back then, eating a banana was quite a bit different than it is today. Plus: on National Doughnut Day, we mark the moment in 2012 when festival-goers in Ukraine proved doughnuts were as good for art as they were for snack time.

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