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Your body’s fat could predict Alzheimer's disease up to 20 years ahead of symptoms, plus a 74-year-old bird might be a mom again. And, on This Day in History, we look back at ARPANET and how it led us to the internet we know today. Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer's 20 years ahead of symptoms | ScienceDaily Wisdom, The World's Oldest Bird, Lays Egg At 74 Years Old After Finding New Mate | IFLScience Wisdom: World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at '74' | BBC Albatross - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts | Animals Network ARPANET - Packet Data, Networking, Internet | Britannica A Brief History of the Internet | Stanford Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has the Oxford Word of the Year, fake Gibson guitars, a 'living underwater' record attempt, and a defective candy bar. Plus, on 'This Day in History', Henry Ford’s Peace Ship expedition fails miserably during WWI … or perhaps it did not? We've got the details of this peculiar story featuring the famous industrialist. 'Brain rot' is the Oxford University Press word of the year | AP News Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year | Scientific American More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port | AP News Watch: German man attempts to break record for living underwater - UPI.com Day 60: Halfway to History! - Ocean Builders German tries to break world record living underwater | Video | 2news.com Man compensated $2.53 after unwrapping smooth Mars bar - UPI.com Smooth Mars bar wins Aylesbury man £2 compensation – and internet fame | UK news | The Guardian TDIH: The Peculiar Case of Henry Ford Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The reason why some human brains don’t rot for thousands of years, and who’s the fool now? Pyrite, or fool’s gold, could fuel our future. Plus, on This Day in History, the first neon lights are displayed in public. Why These Millennia-Old Brains Are So Well Preserved | Scientific American We Used to Make Fun of Fool's Gold. Now, It Might Fuel Our Future | Popular Mechanics How Pyrite Or “Fool’s Gold” Could Be The Fuel Of The Future Thanks To Its Lithium Connection | MSN.com December 1910: Neon lights debut at Paris Motor Show | American Physical Society uksignboards.com - The first neon sign was created in 1910 by French engineer and inventor Georges Claude Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you say when you get hurt? We dive into the research around the universal language of pain and how one company is making strides towards the first nuclear fusion reactor. Plus, on This Day in History, the announcement that helped shape the US using the philosophy of “Manifest Destiny”. Expressions of Pain May Have a Common Origin | Scientific American Scientists achieve major milestone with levitating, virtually limitless energy device: 'A feat in and of itself' New Zealand powers half-ton doughnut-shaped Junior for fusion reactor Manifest Destiny ‑ Definition, Facts & Significance | HISTORY Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We learn more about Earth’s short lived second moon and how it may relate to our actual moon, the police are called in to help with math homework, and a New Year’s demolition is approved for one town in Georgia. Plus, on This Day in History, we look back at the Berner's Street Hoax and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Earth's 'mini moon' may have been a chunk of our actual moon | AP News Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving | Space Deputy answers boy’s call for homework; sheriff’s office releases 911 audio | WBAY Wis. deputy responds to assist after 10-year-old calls 911 for help with math homework | Police1 The United Federation of Teachers number - (212) 777-3380 A Georgia city will blow up an old hotel to greet 2025 | AP News Bibb leaders approve Ramada Inn demolition in downtown Macon | 13wmaz.com TDIH: The Berners Street Hoax | History Today TDIIH: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade History: Floats, Balloons & More TDIH: Berners Street Hoax – True or False? Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turbulence while flying may be getting worse - we’ll look at why this could be happening, and how playing multiplayer video games might make you a better worker. Plus, on This Day in History, we celebrate the first "Day of Publick Thanksgivin." You're not imagining it, flight turbulence is getting worse. | BBC Science Focus Transport Safety Investigation Bureau Preliminary Investigation Findings of Incident Involving SQ321 Multiplayer Online Gaming Associated with Better Teamwork, Problem-Solving at the Office | Good News Network Congress Establishes Thanksgiving | National Archives How George Washington used his first Thanksgiving as president to unite a new country - Government Executive Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the fossil teeth of an 11-year old helps us understand why humans have an unusually long childhood and one town in Scotland will have a jolt to its budget after discovering a 300-year-old statue. that was being used as a doorstop, is valued at $2M USD. Plus, on This Day in History; Bill Schroeder makes history with the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. These Fossil Teeth From an 11-Year-Old Reveal Clues to Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood | Smithsonian Did long childhood shape the evolution of the human brain? | Knowridge The secrets of fossil teeth revealed by the synchrotron: A long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain | ScienceDaily Dental evidence for extended growth in early Homo from Dmanisi | Nature Town Gets Go Ahead to Sell 300-Year-old Marble Bust Found Propping Open a Shed–And Worth $2 Million Bill Schroeder lived 620 days with an artificial heart Bill Schroeder made medical history with artificial heart implant in ‘80s - YouTube Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart | Smithsonian Institution Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists reconsider their understanding of shadow after they discover lasers – highly concentrated beams of light – can cast one. And scientists finally have a close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy – and it’s surrounded by something interesting. Plus, on This Day in History, the campaign to make Sean Connery James Bond starts. 'It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow': Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover | Live Science Lasers That Cast Shadows? Physics Takes a Surprising Turn Shadow of a laser beam Scientists take first ever close-up picture of star outside our galaxy – and see strange structure around it | The Independent Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy | ScienceDaily The true story of how Sean Connery became James Bond | The Gentleman's Journal Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New research points to a rare cosmic event just 40 years ago that changes what we know about Uranus’ magnetosphere. Also, scientists create a living, breathing mouse using ancient single-cell genes. Plus, on 'This Day in History'; smoking is banned on domestic flights in the US. Voyager 2’s defining Uranus flyby may have been skewed by a rare cosmic event | CNN We’ve Only Been To Uranus Once And The Freak Timing May Have Misled Us For Years The anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby | Nature Astronomy Scientists recreate mouse from gene older than animal life Twenty-five Years Ago, U.S. Airlines Banned Smoking On Domestic Flights TDIH: Celebrating 25 Years of No Smoking in Airplanes – SEATCA Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Weird Wednesday, so we are covering scientists that gave rats cars to drive and what was learned from their behavior behind the wheel, King Richard III’s voice is recreated, and the “Four Year Skip-Forward” cruise. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the TV movie that helped change the course of the Cold War. Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on 'joy rides.' | Live Science Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels King Richard III given Yorkshire accent using state-of-the-art technology | UK News | Sky News US cruise company offering four-year escape during Trump presidency | US News | Sky News ‘The Day After’: This 1980s TV movie helped change the course of the Cold War | CNN Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How sitting, reclining, or lying down during the day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Amber is found in Antarctica for the first time and what information can be gained from it. Plus, on This Day in History, we take a look at the Nintendo Wii. Sitting too long can harm heart health, even for active people | ScienceDaily For the first time in history, scientists have found amber fragments in Antarctica, at a depth of 946 meters First discovery of Antarctic amber | Antarctic Science | Cambridge Core 90-million-year-old amber reveals Antarctica's secret past - Earth.com Scientists Find Evidence of an Ancient Rainforest in Antarctica Nintendo Wii (2006-2013) – History of Console Gaming Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The remains of a well-preserved saber-toothed kitten was found in Russia, the discovery of the largest known sea creature, and another “Doomsday Fish” washed ashore in California. Plus, on This Day in History, how the railroads help set the time zones in the United States and the history of Teddy Bears. Well-preserved remains of saber-toothed kitten found frozen in Russian tundra, researchers say - ABC News Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia | Scientific Reports The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific Photos: Scientists discover the world’s largest coral | Vox Another rare 'doomsday fish' discovered off Southern California coast | WFRV When did the United States start using time zones? History of Teddy Bears Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest scam - this one is based around finding a job and how circular homes are standing firm against hurricanes. Plus, on This Day in History, the art advisor to the Queen is exposed in Parliament as a Soviet spy and is stripped of his knighthood. How to protect yourself from scammers offering fake jobs | AP News Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How to stay safe from scams during | AP News ReportFraud.ftc.gov Why you shouldn't store your money in payment apps | AP News Thousands of Circular Homes Are Surviving Hurricanes Across the US Thanks to North Carolina Company True Story of Anthony Blunt, Queen Elizabeth's Art Curator & Russian Spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The largest object in the asteroid belt may be 90% ice and water and an ancient fossil of a bird skull can help fill the gaps of avian evolution. Plus, on 'This Day in History', we look at the first airplane flight to take off from the deck of a ship. Near-Earth dwarf planet's surface is 90% covered by water - The Brighter Side of News An ancient and impure frozen ocean on Ceres implied by its ice-rich crust | Nature Astronomy Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence | ScienceDaily The Short, Eventful Life of Eugene B. Ely | Proceedings - January 1981 Vol. 107/1/935 Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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