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A breakthrough breath test could detect lung cancer in the early stages, plus Weird Wednesday has a 77-year-old cake piece sold at auction, gross mystery balls on Sydney's beaches that should be avoided, monkeys captured after escaping a research lab, and a 'Wicked' mistake. Also, on This Day in History, the original Big Ben chimes for the first time. Breakthrough breath test could detect lung cancer early Ultrasensitive In2O3-Based Nanoflakes for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and the Sensing Mechanism Investigated by Operando Spectroscopy | ACS Sensors 77-year-old slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sells for $2,800 - UPI.com Watch: Suspected tar balls on Sydney beaches actually poop-filled 'fatbergs' - UPI.com Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’ | CNN South Carolina lab recaptures 5 escaped monkeys. 13 still loose | AP News 43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they're having an adventure | AP News 2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina | AP News Mattel apologizes for misprint on 'Wicked' doll packaging that links to porngraphic website - UPI.com When Did Big Ben First Bong? | Londonist The recasting of Big Ben - The History Press The History Of Big Ben And Elizabeth Tower In One Chronology | Londonist Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perhaps STILL the stuff of Science Fiction, physicists explain how time travel could become a reality – and it’s not as 'out there' as you might initially think. Plus, on 'This Day in History'; The first recorded aerial bombing on US soil – and the combatants aren’t who you'd expect. How the Universe’s hidden ‘scars’ could unlock time travel Aerospaceweb.org | Ask Us - First Aerial Bombardment in the US The Caucus Blog of the Illinois House Republicans: Williamson County was a dangerous place in the 1920s Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elephants that may use a hose like a tool…and for a trick, plus your attitude on aging may impact your cognitive skills as you get older. Also, on This Day in History; the first US fraternity and the dedication for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Elephant turns a hose into a sophisticated showering tool | ScienceDaily A Positive Outlook on Aging is Linked to Feeling Sharper Mentally, Says New Study Full article: Just as expected? Older adults’ aging expectations are associated with subjective cognition F. H. C Society (Flat Hat Club) | Special Collections Knowledgebase 4 secret societies you probably don't know about | The Week The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | November 11, 1921 | HISTORY Tomb History Fact Sheet.pdf Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FDA could pull a common but ineffective cold medicine from the market and new DNA analysis reveals what scientists got wrong about Pompeii. And, on TDIH, the first detachable electric plug in the US. FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market - CBS News U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines | Reuters DNA From Pompeii Victims Reveals Surprising Relationships Amidst the Chaos (gizmodo.com) First US Detachable Electric Plug – Today in History: November 8 - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project The story of the electric plug | SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The discovery of a fossilized 'Terror Bird' leg sheds light on the ancient South American ecosystem and a woodpecker’s comeback changes its status from endangered to threatened. Plus, on The Day in History, the White Hurricane of the Great Lakes. Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago | ScienceDaily Red-cockaded woodpeckers' recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened | AP News 'White Hurricane': Remembering the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | Weather.com Remembering the November 1913 "White Hurricane" (weather.gov) The 4 factors that have led to a 'golden age' of discovery for Great Lakes shipwrecks | CBC News Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kingdom of Jordan is the first nation in the world to eliminate Leprosy. Weird Wednesday brings us a giant GPS phallus, a chance to buy President George Washington’s hair, and a couple "odd" structures. Plus, on 'This Day in History', the Soviet Union’s five-day week. Jordan Recognized as First in the World to Eradicate Leprosy (goodnewsnetwork.org) UK Man Creates Giant GPS Penis Drawing To Raise Money For Charity (ndtv.com) Lock of Washington's hair and other presidential memorabilia up for auction | Reuters Philippines resort features world's largest chicken-shaped building - UPI.com Giant chicken hotel that’s breaking records « Euro Weekly News A New Zealand city waves goodbye to its 'disturbing' giant hand sculpture that many came to love | AP News For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends | HISTORY Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Election Day in the United State so we examine why it falls on a Tuesday in November, plus a potential step forward in predicting volcanic activity, and on 'This Day in History', Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot leading to a seemingly ubiquitous mask today. Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Why Is Election Day a Tuesday in November? New trigger proposed for record-smashing 2022 Tonga eruption | ScienceDaily Something Weird Happened 15 Minutes Before the Giant Tonga Eruption of 2022 (gizmodo.com) The Man Behind the Mask - Guy Fawkes Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A small moon orbiting Uranus may be the latest body in our solar system that could harbor life. New research out of USC suggests a low-sugar diet in utero and in the first two years of life can meaningfully reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, plus on "This Day in History", the first wagon train arrives in California on this day in 1841. Constraining Ocean and Ice Shell Thickness on Miranda from Surface Geological Structures and Stress Modeling - IOPscience Astronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranus (gizmodo.com) Study shows Uranus Moon Could Harbor Alien Life in Subterranean Sea (msn.com) Restricting sugar consumption in utero and in early childhood significantly reduces risk of midlife chronic disease TDIH: The First Wagon Train Arrives - Cal@170 by the California State Library 1841 Detail, First Wagon Train West - U.S. History Timeline: The 1840's (americasbesthistory.com) Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists spot a star spinning at so fast, it’ll make you dizzy just thinking about it – now the fastest spinning object ever observed and staying in space, another issue for the Voyager 1 probe causes it to use a radio for the first time in over 40 years. Plus, on This Day in History, the motion picture rating system is unveiled – you may be surprised to hear what we using before the familiar classifications of “G” “PG”, "PG-13", "R", and "NC-17". One of the fastest-spinning stars in the Universe | ScienceDaily Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981 (gizmodo.com) The Hays Code: History, Rules, and Why It Ended | Backstage History (filmratings.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study examines the connection between earthquakes and geysers. Evidence mounts that dark matter – something that's long perplexed scientists -- originates with black holes. Plus, on 'This Day in History'; the first coast-to-coast highway is dedicated in the US. Earthquakes might trigger Yellowstone's Steamboat geyser : NPR Evidence mounts for dark energy from black holes TDIH: America's First Transcontinental Highway Turns 100 : NPR TDIH: The Lincoln Highway | FHWA (dot.gov) Contact the show - [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why social species live longer than their solitary counterparts. Plus, Weird Wednesday has an Artisan Cheese Thief, More Drugs on Pizza, and a potential lawsuit from an elephant? On This Day in History, we look at Intel’s Pentium Bug of 1994. More social species live longer | ScienceDaily Artisan cheese seller in a pickle after thieves made off with massive cheddar haul | AP News Pizza inadvertently infused with THC sickens dozens in Wisconsin | AP News Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado's top court must now decide | AP News Rare dime bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades fetches $500,000 at auction | AP News Mathematician Finds Intel's Pentium Doesn't Compute : Technology: A flaw that the company failed to disclose in June causes errors in complex calculations. - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists reverse brain aging in fruit flies! What does that mean for humans? The European Space Agency’s new telescope, Euclid, provides us with stunning images of the “Dark Side” of the Universe. And on 'This Day in History'; the crash landing of NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 and Boris Pasternak’s refusal to accept his Nobel Prize Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Scientists can reverse brain aging in fruit flies by preventing buildup of a common protein See the first piece of what promises to be the largest 3D map of the universe | CNN ESA - Euclid overview In Depth: Lunar Orbiter 1 Why Boris Pasternak Rejected His Nobel Prize Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Using AI, researchers develop DNA ‘switches’ to precisely control gene activity in specific cell types and the Yellowstone “Landscape of Fear” hypothesis is being questioned. Plus, on This Day in History, fingerprints are used in an investigation for the first time. Researchers flip genes on and off with AI-designed DNA switches | ScienceDaily Predation, not fear of wolves, keeps elk from denuding Yellowstone | Science | AAAS From a fair to fingerprinting: Here's the history behind how we identify suspects | abc10.com Contact the show - [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, treasure hunters in the UK are rewarded in a big way, and on 'This Day in History', the first international, six-day bike-race & the great wood ban of Amsterdam Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, say researchers Trove of ancient silver coins unearthed by metal detectorists sells for $5.6 million - CBS News The History of the Six Day Races Great Wood Ban of Amsterdam Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, we examine how mega-buildings/structures are now slowing the earth’s spin! Plus, how electro-agriculture could help plants grow without photosynthesis, and what that means for the future. Plus, on 'This Day in History'; the first photo of earth taken from space using a rocket commandeered from Nazi Germany. Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Mega-buildings are now slowing Earth’s spin. Here’s what that means for the planet The 2011 Japan Earthquake Rocks the Earth NASA Details Earthquake Effects on the Earth Scientists Grow Crops in Near-Total Darkness Thanks to New 'Electro-Agriculture' Technique (gizmodo.com) 'Electro-agriculture' may help plants grow in the dark | Popular Science (popsci.com) A Movie Camera in a V-2 Rocket Takes the First Photograph of the Earth from Space PRESS RELEASE (1946): Navy to Probe Upper Atmosphere Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientific research reveals the "correct" way to throw a frisbee. Plus, Weird Wednesday has a quick goodbye, a shoe smeller, and a special side order that toppled a drug operation. And on TDIH, we look back at the first modern nose job. Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff You've been throwing a frisbee all wrong, new study finds Weird Weds: New Zealand airport wants you to hug goodbye faster | AP News Weird Weds: Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors' properties to smell their shoes | AP News Weird Weds: German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine | AP News Weird Weds: Champion cleared of cheating with a metal chestnut at the World Conker Championships | AP News TDIH: Britain's first nose job TDIH: Joseph Constantine Carpue and the Revival of Rhinoplasty TDIH: Joseph Constantine Carpue and the Bicentennial of the Birth of Modern Plastic Surgery Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been revealed that the first brown dwarf ever discovered is actually twins and we look at what happened to Earth when a meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest hit our planet. Plus, on This Day in History, Yahoo makes a purchase to offer free email to their customers. ‘It’s twin’ twist: Astronomers solve 29-year-old brown dwarf mystery (msn.com) It's twins! Mystery of famed brown dwarf solved | ScienceDaily First Brown Dwarf Discovered is Actually Twins | AMNH The cool brown dwarf Gliese 229 B is a close binary | Nature What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth? | ScienceDaily Yahoo buys Four11 for free email - CNET The history of Yahoo, and how it went from phenom to has-been - Fast Company Contact the show - [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could future astronauts use asteroids for food? It might be possible, we'll explain how. The Tasmanian Tiger might be resurrected. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the first transatlantic radiotelephone message. Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say | Live Science Could Future Astronauts Dine on Asteroids? (popularmechanics.com) How we can mine asteroids for space food | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core Scientists could soon resurrect the Tasmanian tiger. Should we be worried? | BBC Science Focus Magazine Telephone History: First Transatlantic Speech Transmission | TIME Contact the show - [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code COOLSTUFF at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/coolstuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Weather Service makes changes to their Winter Advisories and the origin of most meteorites is revealed. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the solution to burnt toast. There won’t be any wind chill warnings in Wisconsin this winter (wbay.com) Why you’ll no longer see ‘Wind Chill Warnings’ this winter (msn.com) Understanding Cold Weather Alerts The origin of most meteorites finally revealed | ScienceDaily The Demise of Burnt Toast: The Invention of the Pop-up Toaster - Hennepin History Museum Loop Back: World's First Pop-Up Toaster - North Loop Neighborhood Association Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new wearable armband might help stroke victims with flexibility in their arms and the latest new drink trend - "Dirty Soda" - we’ll explain what that is. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the London Beer Flood that claimed several lives and spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons on the streets of London. New Wearable Cuff 'Rewires' Brains of Stroke Patients by Stimulating Nerves (goodnewsnetwork.org) Task-Oriented Design of a Multi-Degree of Freedom Upper Limb Prosthesis with Integrated Myocontrol and Sensory Feedback — NYU Scholars What is a "dirty soda"? The latest drink trend and its health impact, explained. - CBS News NASA launches spacecraft to gauge if Jupiter's moon Europa can host life (msn.com) The London Beer Flood of 1814 (historic-uk.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The decision-making processes in fungi - you heard that right! Weird Wednesday has an Mt Everest discovery 100 years later, a wife-carrying competition, and controversy in the Conkers Championship…we’ll explain. And on This Day in History, the start of Disney Cartoons. Do fungi recognize shapes? | ScienceDaily Everest climber Irvine's foot believed found after 100 years (bbc.com) Wife-carrying championship victory brings beer, cash | AP News Conkers controversy: World tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnut | AP News Disney History - D23 Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can CBD be used to snuff out mosquitos? New research says ‘yes’, and, perhaps a surprise but space is getting crowded – or at least satellite traffic is on the rise. Is this cause for concern? Plus on This Day in History, shredded wheat – the cereal that would greatly impact an industry – and the patented machine that made it. CBD from Hemp Kills Mosquitoes, Inflicting 100% Mortality Rate on Pesticide-Resistant Insects (goodnewsnetwork.org) Larvicidal Activity of Hemp Extracts and Cannabidiol against the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti (mdpi.com) A satellite collision catastrophe is now inevitable, experts warn | BBC Science Focus Magazine SpaceX Starlink satellites caused 25,000 near-misses in just 6 months | Space History of Shredded Wheat | Shredded Wheat Collectors' Website (iloveshreddedwheat.com) Henry D. Perky, the Shredded Wheat King - Nebraska State Historical Society Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study reveals human and animal hair in the teeth of the famous ‘man-eater’ lions that were killed in 1898, and what we can learn from a rare well-preserved Viking burial site. Plus, on This Day in History, Teddy Roosevelt delivers an hour-long campaign speech in Milwaukee AFTER being shot in the chest. Genomic study identifies human, animal hair in 'man-eater' lions' teeth | ScienceDaily In Denmark, 50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons have been unearthed, a rare discovery | AP News Teddy Roosevelt survived shooting, assassination attempt in Milwaukee (jsonline.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new electroactive material may represent a massive breakthrough for wearable devices, including the medical variety – we’ve got details. Plus, on This Day in History, the patent wars over who really invented the laser come to an end. Nature and plastics inspire breakthrough in soft sustainable materials | ScienceDaily Gordon Gould: The Long Battle For The Laser Patent | Electronic Design Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voyager 2 shuts off one of its five remaining instruments to preserve power. Plus, on This Day in History; an extended look at the history of the first synthetic soap and its successor – a massive brand name that’s still dominating the market today – some 90 years later. NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power | Popular Science (popsci.com) NASA Turns Off Iconic Voyager 2 Instrument As Space Probe Loses Power | IFLScience NASA Turns Off Science Instrument to Save Voyager 2 Power | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Development of Tide Synthetic Detergent - American Chemical Society (acs.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode; a 2 billion-year-old rock is found to house living microbes! Weird Wednesday features a treasure hunt that ends after 31 years, a job application response that took 50 years, and another midwest alligator. And on This Day in History the first electric blanket is manufactured in the US, and it isn’t cheap! 2-billion-year-old rock home to living microbes After 31 years, a French treasure hunt may have a winner. The prize: a valuable golden owl | AP News Treasure hunt for golden owl ends in France after 31 years (bbc.com) Mailed job application returned to woman after nearly 50 years - UPI.com Watch: Alligator found hiding under parked car in Detroit suburb - UPI.com TDIH: History of the Electric Blanket (thoughtco.com) TDIH: Who Invented The Electric Blanket: A History Of Warmth (slumberhackers.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mission to study the potential for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa is soon expected to launch. Plus, a potential breakthrough in the field of neuroscience that could help combat Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. And on 'This Day in History'; the microwave oven is patented. NASA is launching a major mission to look for habitable spots on Jupiter’s moon Europa (theconversation.com) SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton (msn.com) Neuroscientists spark shelter-seeking response by reactivating memory circuit Ride the (electromagnetic) Wave with Percy Spencer! (MIT) Percy Spencer & The Microwave Oven (MIT) National Inventors Hall of Fame Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists now say agriculture on earth began 66 million years ago thanks to ... ants! Plus, long thought to be a detriment to learning, a new study provides insight on how teachers can get the most out of cell phones – and other technology – in the classroom. And, on This Day in History, the TV show that brought the nation several dance crazes -- American Bandstand debuts in Philadelphia. Ant agriculture began 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs Evaluating technology breaks on cell phone use in a college classroom "American Bandstand" goes national | August 5, 1957 | HISTORY The History of "American Bandstand" (liveabout.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the help of the Webb telescope, scientists have found new information about the surface on one of Pluto’s moons and as for our plastic problems here on earth – researchers have found a common family of bacteria using the material for food. What might that mean for global clean-up efforts. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the start of the “Men’s Only” magazine, Esquire. NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on a Pluto moon | AP News NASA Telescope Finds New Details About Pluto's Largest Moon - Newsweek Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide, hydrogen peroxide on surface of Pluto's largest moon - CBS News Really, Here's How You Pronounce "Charon"---Probably | WIRED Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food | ScienceDaily Esquire's Living Legacy Esquire | Men’s Fashion, Style & Culture | Britannica Arnold Gingrich — Catskill Fly Fishing Museum (cffcm.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first battery-powered planes are tested to help improve global emissions emitted from aircrafts and on This Day in History, the first female senator is appointed - but only serves for 24 hours, we’ll explain. The world's first battery-powered planes have landed. But how safe are they? | BBC Science Focus Magazine Sustainable air travel: Could long-haul flights ever go green? - BBC Science Focus Magazine ZeroAvia Makes Aviation History, Flying World’s Largest Aircraft Powered with a Hydrogen-Electric Engine - ZeroAvia Rebecca Latimer Felton - New Georgia Encyclopedia Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new exoplanet was discovered circling our nearest star neighbor – and no, I'm not talking about the sun. Weird Wednesday includes a fat bear contest, a sheep herding tradition, and a blue lobster. Plus, on This Day in History, 1851 – the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass promises to provide global communication without the use of electronics – instead, they used snails. Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun | ScienceDaily Fat Bear Week 2024 | VOTE (explore.org) Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant | AP News Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition | AP News Watch: Aquarium rescues blue lobster from grocery store tank - UPI.com This week I learned: the snail telegraph – E. H. Mann (ehmannwrites.com) The Man Who Tried to Invent a Telegraph Made Out of Telepathic Snails (gizmodo.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest on cell phones and their potential tie to brain cancer – what does the research tell us? A new piece from Mozart is discovered in Germany, And on This Day in History, President Lincoln’s Civil War substitute – we’ve got the details. Scientists Determine If Cell Phone Radiation Causes Brain Cancer (prevention.com) This Lost Mozart Composition Hasn't Been Heard for Centuries. Now, You Can Listen to It | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Previously Unknown Mozart Song Discovered in German Library After 200 Years (goodnewsnetwork.org) Mozart Biography - Opera Philadelphia John Summerfield Staples and Abraham Lincoln | Local History Articles | Monroe County Historical Association (monroehistorical.org) The Conscription Act and Abraham Lincoln's Civil War Substitute (warfarehistorynetwork.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A spectacle in the night sky can be seen now and it will only get brighter and on This Day in History, the world’s first rocket-propelled flight – a publicity stunt, but also an inspiration for future inventors. Brightening Comet 2023 A3 set to light up autumn sky (bbc.com) Comet A3 Tracker For The Week Ahead — Where And When To See It (forbes.com) Fireworks forecast if comet survives risky sun flypast (phys.org) Car maker Opel’s 1929 publicity stunt to fly world’s first (key.aero) Today in Engineering History: First Manned Rocket-Propelled Plane Flight (designworldonline.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A balloon could soon bring tourists to the edge of space, after undergoing a successful test. We’ll have the details on what it will cost you. And on 'This Day in History', an endangered rat that’s reportedly capable of cracking open coconuts is confirmed to exist -- on a single island -- back in 2017. So-Called 'Space Balloon' Completes Crucial Test Ahead of Tourist Flights (gizmodo.com) $125,000 Balloon Trips To Space Closer After Successful Test Flight (forbes.com) spaceperspective.com/journal/space-perspective-successfully-completes-development-flight-2 Passengers Invited to Experience an Astronaut's Eye View of Earth in a Balloon : ScienceAlert Giant, tree-dwelling rat discovered in Solomon Islands Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists say drink more TAP WATER – it’s better for you than its store-bought, bottled counterpart, and Mars soil may be hiding the planet’s ancient atmosphere in plain sight – and it could one day be used as rocket fuel. We’ve got the details. Plus, on This Day in History; Bullseye! America wins what becomes the Leech Cup – the oldest trophy in shooting competition – on the final shot over the heavily favored Irish. Drinking bottled water is much worse for you than tap, scientists find | BBC Science Focus Magazine Mars' missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight | ScienceDaily THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com The Great 1874 International Match | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org) The Leech Cup | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Extinct volcanoes could hold the key to the rare earth minerals require for today’s electronics. Plus it’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has a host of stories, including a message in a bottle from an archeologist 200 years ago. On 'This Day in History,' the telekino, aka a remote control is born in 1906. Extinct volcanoes a 'rich' source of rare earth elements Look: Archaeologist's message in a bottle found at dig site 200 years later - UPI.com Message in a bottle, written 200 years ago by an archaeologist, found on a French clifftop - CBS News Michigan library closed when bugs crawl out of returned DVD case - UPI.com A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California | AP News The World's First Remote Control Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube announced more features for both viewers and creators, plus on This Day in History, KFC opens its first franchise location and it’s not in Kentucky! The Best New Features Coming to YouTube in 2024 (gizmodo.com) Made on YouTube 2024: Announcements for YouTube creators and viewers (blog.google) An Antique Employee-Tracking Device: The International Dial Time Recorder Clock - Core77 The History Of KFC – Feedough KFC - Our Heritage | KFC KFC | The Colonel's Story Timeline | The Life of Harland Sanders A struggling franchisee closes 25 KFC restaurants in the Midwest (restaurantbusinessonline.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The scientific breakthrough that could help us predict catastrophic river shifts. Plus, the global number of rhinos is headed in the right direction, but poaching is also on the rise and a new woolly rhino is found. This Day in History, the founding of what turned into a legendary video gaming company. Breakthrough study predicts catastrophic river shifts that threaten millions worldwide | ScienceDaily The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too | AP News India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt says (yahoo.com) 32,400-year-old woolly rhino mummy unearthed with skin, fur intact (interestingengineering.com) Frozen Mummy of a Subadult Woolly Rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis (Blumenbach, 1799) from the Late Pleistocene of Yakutia | Doklady Earth Sciences (springer.com) Nintendo was founded in 1889, nearly a century before the NES | The Vintage News 23 September 1889: Nintendo starts making playing cards | MoneyWeek From creating Japanese playing cards in 1889 to becoming one of the most iconic video game companies in history, see how Nintendo has evolved | Business Insider India Contact the show - [email protected] Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

47 years in and billions of miles from home, Voyager 1 still troubleshoots to explore the great beyond. Staying in space, the largest ever black hole jets have been discovered – and their size is almost incomprehensible. We’ll have the details. And on TDIH, the first fictitious band to hit number one on the Billboard 100. Voyager 1 survives clogged thruster issue billions of miles away | CNN NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space | Space Largest ever black hole jet pair discovered in the distant Universe | BBC Science Focus Magazine 50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still 'Really Sweet' : NPR Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diving lizards use an air bubble to breathe underwater. What can we learn from this fascinating admiral adaptation? Plus, Earth will soon have two moons…temporarily. And on 'This Day in History; the first carpet sweeper patented by Melvin Bissell also leads to the world’s first female CEO – in 1889. 'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators Earth will soon have a temporary second moon | KTLA What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT5 Captured by Earth from September to November - IOPscience The First Carpet Sweeper Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coffee and caffeine may be good for your health, we’ll explain. Weird Wednesday has a python catching competition, the bird of the year, and the oldest person alive is honored in Japan. Plus, on This Day in History, the first white female to be recognized as a chief in the Native American community. Moderate coffee and caffeine consumption is associated with lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, new study finds | ScienceDaily Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge | AP News A shy penguin has won New Zealand's bird election | AP News New Zealand names bird of year after contest with bird costumes, craft beer - UPI.com World's oldest living person honored on Respect for the Aged Day - UPI.com pbs.org/warrior/content/bio/converse.html Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A city-killer sized asteroid’s close encounter with Earth could provide us with new data - but what are the odds it actually hits us? Plus, on This Day in History, how long did the first transcontinental flight of the US take? We’ll have the answer and tell who and how he did it. 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis could still hit Earth in 2029, study hints — but we won't know for 3 more years | Live Science NASA can't wait for its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to meet 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis in 2029 | Space Could 'God of Chaos' asteroid hit Earth in 2029? | WFRV (wearegreenbay.com) On the Sensitivity of Apophis's 2029 Earth Approach to Small Asteroid Impacts - IOPscience Sept. 17, 1911: First Transcontinental Flight Takes Weeks | WIRED Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, dinosaur-era tree saplings are being sold at auction with the goal of spreading their presence across Australia. Plus, a new study reveals how an aging immune system fuels cancer growth. And on This Day in History, the 1920 bombing of Wall Street – PLUS, was there really a secondary purpose to the Empire State Building’s massive spire? 6 Saplings of Dinosaur-Era Tree Species Being Auctioned to Spread the Pines Around Australia Novel study reveals how aging immune system fuels cancer growth, potentially opening new avenues for prevention TDIH: Blimps Docked on Empire State Building: True or False? TDIH: Docking on the Empire State Building TDIH: Wall Street Bombing 1920 Contact the show - [email protected] Factormeals.com/coolstuff50 use promo code coolstuff50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like father, like daughter – a new study finds fathers with unhealthy diets can actually cardiovascular disease on to their daughters specifically. Plus, you won’t want to miss the Ig Nobel award-winning research this year – Reggie has details. And on TDIH, the NYC riot that started with a hat! Like father, like daughter | ScienceDaily Ig Nobel prize: Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive award | CNN Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winners | AP News 100 Years Ago Men and Boys Fought on the Streets of New York Over Wearing Straw Hats Past Summer | The New York Public Library (nypl.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The protein that may determine how long we live, and the most detailed video of a star ever shows bubbling gas on the surface. Plus, on This Day in History, The Messier Catalog is started - to let astronomers know what objects in the night sky aren't a comet. Newly discovered gene may influence longevity | ScienceDaily Astronomers track bubbles on star's surface | ScienceDaily Who was Charles Messier? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine Charles Messier - NASA Science Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can an organism as simple as bacteria really anticipate seasonal changes? Weird Wednesday has an expensive dime, odd room service requests, interesting items found in hotels, and a message-in-a-bottle birthday wish come true. And on This Day in History – the history of dialysis. 'Ice bucket challenge' reveals that bacteria can anticipate the seasons | ScienceDaily Ohio family expects huge payout for rare coin hidden for decades | AP News Hotels reveal most unusual lost and found items, room service requests - UPI.com Hotel Room Innsights Report: Hotels.com Pulls Back the Covers on the Surprising World of Hotels - Expedia Newsrooms Visitor to Georgia island finds third-grader's message in a bottle - UPI.com Message in a bottle makes its way from Charleston to Georgia | News | postandcourier.com The History of Dialysis - DaVita Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists may have discovered the key to making skin transparent and like Reggie, some scientists are questioning how rare some of those colorful lobsters are. Plus, on This Day in History, the tv dinner comes to the table…or maybe the living room. Scientists make tissue of living animals see-through | ScienceDaily Rainbow colored lobsters spark curiosity, but how rare are they? | AP News A Brief History of the TV Dinner | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The moon may have had volcanic activity more recently than previously believed, and on 'This Day in History', the Erie steamship suffers a tragic fate en route to Chicago. New research suggests the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth | AP News The moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm Disaster on Lake ErieThe Horrifying Erie Steamship Tragedy Eerie Steamship Disaster Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wisconsin DNR is looking for pine cones…we’ll explain why, and, yet another species of dinosaur has been unearthed in Spain. Plus, on This Day in History, the first supermarket opens and it has a name you can’t forget. Wisconsin DNR will pay money for bushels of pine cones, part of reforestation program | WFRV (wearegreenbay.com) DNR Looking To Buy Bushels Of Red Pine Cones | Wisconsin DNR Fossil site found by happenstance likely to produce several new dinosaur species (msn.com) The Bizarre Story of Piggly Wiggly, the First Self-Service Grocery Store | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) About Us - Piggly Wiggly (lovingthepig.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, do bacteria cells have memories? A new study out of Northwestern has the answer. Plus, six new rogue worlds have been discovered in space. And, on 'This Day in History', we look back on the first gasoline pump. Bacterial cells transmit memories to offspring Six new rogue worlds: Star birth clues First Gas Pump and Service Station - American Oil & Gas Historical Society (aoghs.org) The First Gasoline Pump | Days to Remember (wordpress.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices