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Nuclear Powered Batteries, Weird Wednesday - Unwanted Shirts, Long Lost Postcard, Another Orange Lobster and TDIH - The First Newspaper Boy
Why your next batteries could be nuclear powered, Weird Wednesday has unwanted shirts, a long lost postcard that helps reunite a family and another orange lobster. Plus, on This Day in History – the first newspaper boy is hired in NYC. Why your next batteries might be nuclear-powered | BBC Science Focus Magazine Nuclear power in your pocket? 50-year battery innovation | CAS Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com) Man Keeps Getting Unwanted Trump ‘Chillin Like a Felon’ Jerseys in the Mail (gizmodo.com) Swansea: Woman meets relatives after 121-year-old postcard finally delivered | UK News | Sky News Orange lobster returned to the wild after arrival at Long Island store - UPI.com Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty was New York's first paperboy | IrishCentral.com Barney Flaherty Archives - TIMOTHY J. BOYCE (timboyce.com) This Day in History (4-Sep-1833) – Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty was the first newspaper boy in New York – This Day in History (mukundsathe.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Potential Solution for Migraine Headaches, New Methods for Creating Chocolate Given the Shortage & on TDIH; Online Auction Site eBay is Founded
Today's episode features a potential solution for those who suffer from migraine headaches – so long as you know one is coming on. And, as demand for cocoa increases while supplies dwindle, new methods for creating chocolate are being developed. Plus on TDIH; online auction site EBay is founded. That’s coming up on Cool Stuff. Cure for migraines: Scientists closer to breakthrough with new pill Companies seeking new ways to grow cocoa to keep up with demand | AP News Rich cocoa prices hitting shoppers with bitter chocolate costs as Easter approaches | AP News History of eBay: Facts and Timeline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Side Effect of Intermittent Fasting, "Corn Sweat" Causing Humidity Levels to Rise, and TDIH - The Longest Overwater Bridge in the US
Too much of a good thing - Does the popular trend of intermittent fasting have a downside? Plus, are you feeling the corn sweat? We’ll explain. And on This Day in History, the longest overwater bridge opens. 'Too much of a good thing': Here’s what fasting could actually do to your body | BBC Science Focus Magazine Sweaty corn is making it even more humid | AP News Feeling Sticky This Summer? 'Corn Sweat' Could Be Raising the Humidity | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) What is corn sweat? A Midwest heat wave is causing humidity to skyrocket. | Vox Driving the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway: The Longest Overwater Bridge in the World - UponArriving Tammany Family: Mandeville History: A Resort Dreamed Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Opens (nationalgeographic.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matching Dinosaur Footprints on Different Continents, The First Human-Caused Asteroid Shower, and TDIH - The Zeppelin Around-The-World Trip
Matching dinosaur footprints on two different continents and for the first time ever, a human-caused asteroid shower is coming to Earth. Plus, on This Day in History, a Zeppelin airship completes its round-the-world trip. Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean | ScienceDaily NASA's dart mission may spark human-caused meteor showers (msn.com) Fallout from NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission could hit Earth — potentially triggering 1st human-caused meteor shower | Live Science NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space - NASA Ninety years since the first round-the-world airship flight | World Air Sports Federation (fai.org) Passengers and Crew of Graf Zeppelin's Round the World Flight of 1929 | Airships.net Graf Zeppelin’s Historic 1929 Flight Around the World (youtube.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tarantula Mating Season, Weird Wednesday Has the Oldest Bottle of Cognac, the Oldest Living Man, The Not Missing Kid, and a Nude Bike Race, Plus TDIH - the Race with the First American Steam Locomotive
Don’t panic, but thousands of tarantulas will soon emerge in search of a mate – at least, in select parts of the country (we’ll tell you where). Plus, it’s Weird Wednesday and we’re bringing you the oldest bottle of cognac, the oldest living man, a missing kid that wasn’t really missing, and a nude bike race. And on This Day in History – the first American steam locomotive is built, and the race that secures its place in the future of transportation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A New Prospective Solution for Keeping Alzheimer's and Other Brain Conditions at Bay, An Endangered Bird Will Soon Fly Again (w/ Help from Humans) & TDIH; the First Known Play in America Leads to a Criminal Trial
A new prospective solution for keeping Alzheimer's and other age-related brain conditions at bay. Plus, an endangered bird will soon take flight again, with the help of humans. And on 'This Day in History', the first known play in America leads to a criminal trial. Cleaning up the aging brain: Scientists restore brain's trash disposal system This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, and humans must help it migrate for winter | AP News LIFE Northern Bald Ibis The First American Play: Ye Bare and Ye Cubbe, Insights into Colonial Culture and Individual Rights - History Arch Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Power of the Placebo -Results from a New Study, Tela Bay Coral Reef and What Can Be Learned There, and TDIH - The Morris Mini-Minor Released
The power of the placebo – a new study reveals interesting benefits even when patients are aware of what they’re receiving, and the coral reefs are slowly dying – but not in Tela Bay. What secrets might this area possess, and can they be applied to other reefs around the world? Plus, on This Day in History, one tiny car becomes a cultural icon. Placebos reduce stress, anxiety, depression -- even when people know they are placebos | ScienceDaily This coral reef should be dead—so why is it thriving? (nationalgeographic.com) First-Ever Coral Crossbreeding Hopes to Mimic the Resilience of an 'Invincible' Reef in Honduras (goodnewsnetwork.org) The Original Mini: A Look Back At The Morris Mini Minor (hotcars.com) 1959 Morris Mini-Minor road test - Throwback Thursday | Autocar How many Minis were built? (aronline.co.uk) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A New Computer Interface Gives Those Suffering from ALS Their Voice Back. A New Lunar Timezone, a Runaway Star, and on TDIH; William Beebe Descends Into The Ocean Depths in his Bathysphere
REMINDER: Reggie and Marques will be off August 19-23, attending a podcast conference. They'll be back with episodes beginning Monday, August 26. A new computer interface could give those suffering from ALS their voice back. Plus, scientists look to implement a universal lunar clock to keep tabs on time on the moon. A runaway star that’s faster than anything we've ever heard of. And on TDIH; William Beebe descends into the ocean depths in his bathysphere. New brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to 'speak' again International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon 'Failed star' brown dwarf runaway races through the cosmos at 1 million mph August 15, 1934: World-Record Dive in the Bathysphere by Barton and Beebe The first Bathysphere and the work of William Beebe William Beebe: Britannica VIDEO: Sketches from the Deep Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Possible Underground Oceans on Mars, NASA's VIPER Rover's Second Chance, and TDIH - The American Tourist Who Kissed Hitler
Water … in space! Exciting news from a celestial body and where it could be hiding, and NASA’s VIPER rover may have a second chance. Plus, On This Day in History; the American tourist who kissed Adolph Hitler. Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars – But There's a Catch : ScienceAlert Mars Once Had So Much Water, It Could Have Been An Ocean World, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert Mars Education | Developing the Next Generation of Explorers (asu.edu) Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust | PNAS NASA’s Abandoned Moon Bot Might Get a Rescue Mission From a Lunar Startup (gizmodo.com) NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration - NASA Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews The Woman Who Kissed Hitler - J. Mark Powell (jmarkpowell.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weird Wednesday - Shipwrecked Champaign, Baby Orange Lobsters, Great Lakes Alligator, Guinness World Record Record, and TDIH - First Actual Flight?
It’s Weird Wednesday and we’re bringing you shipwrecked champagne, rare baby lobsters, a Great Lakes alligator, and a Guinness World Record record –. And on This Day in History – were the Wright Brothers really the first in flight? Some would beg to differ, and we’ll tell you why. A 19th-century shipwreck is filled with Champagne bottles and Sweden won't allow anyone a sip | AP News A 1-in-30-million orange lobster in Maine is having colorful babies (msn.com) Maine university's rare orange lobster hatches babies (wisn.com) Sighting of alligator swimming off shore of Lake Erie prompts Pennsylvania search | AP News Watch: David Rush breaks 15 Guinness World Records in one day - UPI.com Gustave-Whitehead.com, Gustav Weißkopf, © John Brown Gustave Whitehead - Wikipedia Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Supposed 'Shocking' Health Benefits of Neuromodulation, An Event Sky-Gazers Won't Want to Miss & TDIH: The First Greyhound Bus Ride Takes Place (w/out a Bus)
A shocking way to keep your brain young (potentially), and two celestial bodies are set to appear side-by-side in the night sky. Plus on 'This Day in History', The first Greyhound bus ride takes place (but without a bus 🤔). Anti-ageing neuro-tech: The bold new devices built to keep your brain young Sky watch: Mars and Jupiter won't get this close again until 2033 | AP News Carl Wickman Drove Greyhound All The Way To The Top | Investor's Business Daily (investors.com) 100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound | Mental Floss Greyhound acquired by fast-growing FlixMobility, which aims to expand bus travel in the US | Smart Cities Dive Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Discovery - The Smallest Human Species and TDIH - IBM Introduces the Personal Computer
New ancient bones lead to the discovery of the smallest humans, plus, on This Day in History, IBM introduces the personal computer. Fossils suggest ‘hobbits’ roamed Indonesian island 700,000 years ago | AP News Early evolution of small body size in Homo floresiensis | Nature Communications The IBM PC The IBM PC - CHM Revolution (computerhistory.org) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why the Continents Rise, New Theory for How the Pyramids Were Built, and TDIH - CBS' "Our Secret Weapon"
Scientists have a new theory on why Earth’s continents rise, a new method on how the pyramids were built has been proposed, and on TDIH; we look back at CBS' Our Secret Weapon. Mysterious forces are causing Earth's continents to rise. Now scientists think they know why | BBC Science Focus Magazine Egypt’s first pyramid constructed using a hydraulic lift, study says | CNN journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0306690 Wartime_Activities_Press_Coverage.pdf (nerowolfe.org) Our Secret Weapon: The Truth (August 30th, 1942) (youtube.com) On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - John Dunning - Google Books Our Secret Weapon - Wikipedia Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Have Your Chocolate and Eat it Too? Scientists Devise Fascinating New Way to Limit Sugar Intake, A Dog Who Stops Child Predators & TDIH: Galileo Presents His Telescope
Scientists are developing a way for our bodies to turn sugar into fiber. What does that potentially mean for food manufacturing? A dog in Oklahoma puts his nose to use against child predators. And, on 'This Day in History', Galileo presents his first telescope to the Venetian Senate. Forget Cutting Sugar—New Tech Makes It Healthier Instead HERO DOG: Oklahoma dog uses nose to bring child predators to justice (VIDEO) Oklahoma’s Four-Legged Hero I Lt. John Haning & Rosco I Ep. 06 Galileo's Revolutionary Vision Helped Usher In Modern Astronomy | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) 1609: Galileo Galilei Presents his Version of the Telescope in Venice | History.info Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Scientific Evaluation of Social Media's 'Oat-Zempic' Craze, Weird Wednesday Features a Tortoise on the Run & TDIH: Remembering Phil Petit's INSANE High-Wire Act on the Twin Towers
Evaluating the scientific merit's of social media's 'Oat-zempic' craze. Plus, on Weird Wednesday we’ve got a Disneyland Park Ticket redeemed nearly four decades after it was received, a tortoise ‘on the run’ and a new albino alligator in Florida. And on This Day in History, we look back and commemorate the 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit’s unauthorized twin tower high-wire act. Oats mimic the effects of Ozempic, new study finds Man who won Disneyland Passport ticket nearly 40 years ago finally redeems it | KTLA Runaway tortoise's Oregon highway crossing a mystery - UPI.com Wild Florida, the Exclusive Attraction for Albino Gator Breeding, is Thrilled to Welcome a New Baby Albino Gator! (prnewswire.com) Welcome Our New Baby Albino Gator! (wildfloridairboats.com) TDIH: Remembering Philippe Petit’s High-Wire Walk 43 Years Later TDIH: Philippe Petit on his Twin Towers walk, 50 years later Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Screaming Woman Mummy Mystery Solved, Possible Natural Treatment for Baldness, and TDIH - The Oldest Known Living Tree Cut Down
At least one mystery of the famous screaming woman mummy is solved, and we’ve heard this a million times before, but scientists believe they may have discovered a NATURAL and effective treatment for male pattern baldness. Plus, on This Day in History, the world’s oldest known living tree was cut down. 'Screaming Woman': Egyptian mummy's pained expression may have been caused by rare event | Offbeat News | Sky News Scientists may have finally found a cheap, natural cure for baldness | BBC Science Focus Magazine Frontiers | Stimulation of hair regrowth in an animal model of androgenic alopecia using 2-deoxy-D-ribose (frontiersin.org) Why a scientist cut down ‘the oldest living tree’ - High Country News (hcn.org) How One Man Accidentally Killed the Oldest Tree Ever | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Research Suggests Night Owls Could Have the Cognitive Advantage, A New Element Is On the Verge of Joining the Periodic Table & TDIH: The Cornerstone is Laid for the Statue of Liberty
Are night owls cognitively superior to early risers? A new study suggests that may be the case. The periodic table could be expanding soon, with scientists on the verge of creating a new element. And, on This Day in History, the Statue of Liberty’s cornerstone is laid on Bedloe’s Island Night owls are 'cognitively superior’ to early risers. Here’s why STUDY: Sleep duration, chronotype, health and lifestyle factors affect cognition: a UK Biobank cross-sectional study A new element on the periodic table might be within reach (sciencenews.org) Nuclear Structure 2024 (21-July 26, 2024): Pursuing New Superheavy Elements: Progress Update from Berkeley Lab · Indico (anl.gov) Creating the Statue of Liberty Liberty Island Chronology Cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty Pedestal Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DISCOVERY: Tree Bark Absorbs Methane from the Atmosphere, ChatGPT is NOT Ready to Play Doctor & TDIH: A Patent for an Escalator is Issued in the US.
On today’s episode, Scientists in the UK discover tree bark actively removes methane from the atmosphere, making trees more important than ever in the battle against climate change. Plus, ChatGPT won’t be replacing your human doctor anytime soon. And on This Day in History; an escalator patent is granted to George A. Wheeler. We'll bring the early history of the device so many now rely on regularly. Trees reveal climate surprise – bark removes methane from the atmosphere Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces ChatGPT Basically Sucks at Diagnosing Patients (gizmodo.com) Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians | PLOS ONE ChatGPT Will Soon Have a New Voice (gizmodo.com) Overcoming the “Her” hurdle, ChatGPT gets its advanced Voice Mode - PhoneArena TDIH: The History of the Escalator (David A. Cooper) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An Ark on the Moon for Endangered Species, Possible New Geyser in Yellowstone, and TDIH - The Michelin Star
Scientists want to build an ark on the moon – think Noah’s ark here … we’ll tell you why and a follow-up on Yellowstone’s recent explosion, which may have caused some geological changes in the area. Plus, on This Day in History; the Michelin Star – how it came to be the most sought after restaurant ranking in the world. Scientists Want to Build an Ark on the Moon—Here's Why (msn.com) Safeguarding Earth's biodiversity by creating a lunar biorepository | BioScience | Oxford Academic (oup.com) Scientists plan 'Noah's Ark' on the Moon where they will freeze rare animals (msn.com) That Dramatic Yellowstone Explosion May Have Birthed a New Geyser (gizmodo.com) History of the MICHELIN Guide What is a Michelin Star? Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Using Soda Cans and Seawater to Create Fuel, Weird Wednesday - Boneless(?) Wings, Dog Returns After 9 years, the Bedpan Collection, and TDIH - Black Tot Day
An exciting new way to produce hydrogen, and consequently, clean energy – discovered at MIT and Weird Wednesday has boneless wings that can contain bones in Ohio, a dog returns home after 9 years, and a bedpan collection that no one wants. Plus, on This Day in History – bottomless Rum for all! Black Tot Day is celebrated in the Royal Navy. A Recipe for Zero-Emissions Fuel: Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine (goodnewsnetwork.org) Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides | AP News Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He's been found alive after 9 years | AP News Collection of 163 unique bedpans fails to sell at auction - UPI.com Watch: Man pulls three planes while walking on his hands - UPI.com Reasons Why the Royal Navy Bribed Sailors With Booze | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Black Tot Day - Learn the History of Rum Rationing and Navy Rum (alwaystheholidays.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spray-On Shoes at the Olympics, Connecticut Bear Attacks, TDIH - A Forgotten "Father of Radio"
Spray-on shoes making their way to the Olympics, Bear attacks in Connecticut, and This Day in History - one of the forgotten "Fathers of Radio" gets his patent of wireless telegraphy. Lightest-Ever Running Shoes Are Made by a Spray–to Win Marathons and Shake up Olympics (goodnewsnetwork.org) Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside | AP News Mahlon Loomis - Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ethw.org) Dr. Mahlon Loomis: Pioneer of Radio — Lynchburg Museum System Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rewriting the History of Oxygen and Early Life, Troubles for the Galapagos Islands, and TDIH - Woman Survives 75-Story Fall at the Empire State Building
New evidence reshapes our thinking on oxygen and early life on earth, and warming waters and invasive species are causing issues with life in the Galapagos islands. Plus, on This Day in History, a woman survives a 75 story fall in an elevator at the empire state building. 'Dark Oxygen' hidden on ocean floor could rewrite the rules of evolution | BBC Science Focus Magazine Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor | Nature Geoscience The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters | AP News How an elevator attendant survived a 1,000-ft fall down the Empire State Building | Guinness World Records Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scientists Identify The Root Cause of Lupus, A Yellowstone Eruption Sends People Scrambling, Sharks Affected by Drug Smugglers & TDIH: The First Permanent Movie Theater
Scientists believe they'd identified the root cause of Lupus though questions remain, a Yellowstone eruption sends dozens of people running, sharks test positive for cocaine due to drug smuggler ocean dumps, and on This Day in History; the first permanent movie theater emerges in New Orleans. Scientists say they have identified lupus' root cause — and it could pave the way for new treatment Surprise eruption sends dozens running for safety in Yellowstone | AP News Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine TDIH: Vitascope Hall: America's first movie theater - New Orleans Entertainment Coalition America's First Movie Theater / Vitascope Hall Historical Marker (hmdb.org) History of the Movie House | (wordpress.com) Shift to Projectors and the Vitoscope | History of Edison Motion Pictures | Articles and Essays | Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alcohol’s Impact on your Biological Age, A Surprise Eruption in Yellowstone Sends People Scrambling and on This Day in History, the Chappaquiddick Incident Leaves a Woman Dead
Alcohol’s impact on your biological age; scientists discover new indicators in your DNA, and on This Day in History, the Chappaquiddick incident leaves a promising young woman dead, and a famous senator’s career hanging in the balance. Alcohol has a dramatic impact on your biological age. Here’s how (BBC Science Focus) TDIH: Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick Incident: What Really Happened On this day in history, former Kennedy aide killed in 'Chappaquiddick incident' (Video) Chappaquiddick | Based on a True Story Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rock Discovery on Mars Stuns NASA, Weird Wednesday - Royal Goat, Orange Lobster Saved, Large Hairball Removed, Depressed Bear, and TDIH - Window Tax Repealed
Scientists are left stunned by the contents of a rock on Mars, after being split open by the Curiosity rover. Weird Wednesday has a new royal goat, a special Denver lobster, a large hairball, and a depressed bear. Plus, on This Day in History, the window tax is repealed in the UK. NASA Stunned by Discovery After Mars Rover Breaks Open a Rock (goodnewsnetwork.org) NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its ‘most unexpected’ find on Mars | CNN No kidding! King Charles III bestows royal title on rare golden goat breed | AP News Meet Crush, the rare orange lobster diverted from dinner plate to aquarium by Denver Broncos fans | AP News Doctors Pulled a 2-Pound Hairball From a Woman's Stomach (gizmodo.com) Florida sheriff's office warns against taking selfies with 'depressed' bear - UPI.com Window Tax - UK Parliament Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Finding Life on Saturn and Jupiter's Moons, Affordable Antivenom, and TDIH - The First American Typewriter
We may be closer than ever to discovering life outside of Earth, and there’s more promise in developing an affordable snake antivenom than ever, plus on This Day in History, the first American typewriter – err, typographer – is patented. Signs of Life Could Be Found Close to the Surface of Two Nearby Moons (gizmodo.com) Life signs could survive near the surfaces of Saturn and Jupiter's moons Encleadus and Europa | Space CRISPR Identifies Commonly Available Drug That Works as Cobra Venom Antidote (goodnewsnetwork.org) New antidote for cobra bites discovered - The University of Sydney A Brief History of Typewriters (xavier.edu) 1829 Detail, William Austin Burt Invents the Typewriter - America's Best History, U.S. History Timeline: The 1820's (americasbesthistory.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Helium Reservoir Found, How We Really Perceive Time, and TDIH - The First European-American To Cross Canada.
A new helium reservoir discovered in Minnesota could solve a major world problem and our concept of time may not be measured in the manner you think. Plus, on This Day in History, Alexander Mackenzie becomes the first European to cross North America north of Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Autism Diagnosed Using Feces, Cave Discovery on the Moon, and TDIH - The First Regular In-Flight Movie
How feces could help detect autism, caves discovered on the moon. and on This Day in History, movies take to the skies as the first regularly scheduled films are shown on planes. Autism could soon be detected in your poop. Here’s why | BBC Science Focus Magazine Scientists confirm a cave on the moon that could one day shelter explorers | AP News Radar evidence of an accessible cave conduit on the Moon below the Mare Tranquillitatis pit | Nature Astronomy Scientists Find an Underground Cave on the Moon That Could Shelter Future Explorers (msn.com) 1961: The First Regularly Scheduled In-Flight Movie is Shown on Board a TWA Airliner – Transportation History 7/19/1961: TWA Introduced the World's First Inflight Movie (airwaysmag.com) July 19, 1961: Fasten Your Seatbelts, By Love Possessed Will Begin Shortly | WIRED By Love Possessed (1961) - IMDb Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diabetes-Reversing Drug, Hydrogen-Powered Ferry, and TDIH - "Wrong Way" Corrigan
A new drug that could potentially reverse the effects of diabetes, the world’s first commercial hydrogen-powered ferry is set to run in San Francisco, and on This Day in History, while heading to California, a pilot “accidentally” lands in Ireland 28 hours later. Diabetes-reversing drug boosts insulin-producing cells by 700% (newatlas.com) World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride | AP News Wrong-Way Corrigan (nationalgeographic.org) When Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan Accidentally Flew to Ireland Instead of California (mentalfloss.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eagles Show Signs of Advanced Sympathy and Compassion for Young, Weird Wednesday Brings Us a Priceless Statue Discovered in a Sewer, a 108-year-old's Amusing Secret to Long Life & Angry Birds Attacking Drones, and on TDIH: The Great Train Wreck of 1856
On today’s episode, behavior never-before-seen in Eagles is observed in the UK. Weird Wednesday has a unique find in a sewer, a trick to live longer, and birds attacking on the beach. And on This Day in History, a poor decision leads to devastating and deadly accident. Eagle Parents Spend Year Nursing Chick Who Fell Out of a Tree, Forsaking the New Nesting Season Archaeologists Find Remarkable Marble Statue of Greek God Hermes in Ancient Sewer Watch: Alabama woman, 108, stays young by 'flirting with men with mustaches' - UPI.com 'Very Annoyed' Seagulls Are Waging War on NYC's Beach Drones (gizmodo.com) Angry birds fight drones on patrol for sharks and swimmers on NYC beaches | AP News TDIH: Whitemarsh Township’s 1856 ‘Camp Hill Disaster’ Was Once the Deadliest Train Accident in the World (YouTube VIDEO RECAP) Camp Hill Disaster Great Train Wreck of 1856 Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Auroras and Our Electrical Infrastructure, Moss That Can Survive on Mars, and TDIH - A Classic Novel is Published
Those beautiful auroras we love to observe in the sky COULD pose a serious threat to our electrical infrastructure, super moss capable of surviving on Mars, and on TDIH; a classic novel is released – we’ll tell you about that and the famous author who brought it to us. Auroras could soon pose serious threat to our electrical infrastructure, study reveals | BBC Science Focus Magazine Chinese scientists identify super moss able to 'survive' in Mars | Reuters We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should? (msn.com) The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments: The Innovation (cell.com) The Catcher in the Rye: J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye Background | SparkNotes Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rare Whale Beached in New Zealand, Baking Soda Saves a Life, and TDIH - The Rosetta Stone is Discovered
A never-before-seen-alive whale has washed ashore in New Zealand, a British woman owes her life to baking soda, and on This Day in History, the Rosetta Stone is discovered by French forces. World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species | AP News 'Flesh-eating bug ate away at my nose - baking soda saved my life' (yahoo.com) The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking the Ancient Egyptian Language - ARCE Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone | British Museum Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Process to Recycle Clothing & TDIH: The First Television Broadcast of a Sporting Event Takes Place
New process that makes it possible to recycle used clothes and on This Day in History, the first television broadcast of a sporting event takes place. A polyester-dissolving process could make modern clothing recyclable First televised tennis match. - Today's Flashback (todaysflashback.com) The First TV: A Complete History of Television (historycooperative.org) Throwback Thursday: The first Wimbledon on television - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Teddy Roosevelt's Stolen Pocket Watch FINALLY Makes Its Way Home & This Day in History: Salomon August Andrée's Arctic Balloon Disaster
Teddy Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen from a museum in the 1980s, but has finally made its way home. Plus, on This Day in History, tragedy strikes the Andrée Expedition en route to the North Pole ... by balloon Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home | AP News TDIH: Andrée’s Arctic Balloon Expedition TDIH: Andrée Balloon Crash: A Photographic Journey through the Most Surreal Arctic Disaster TDIH: Andrée's North Pole expedition Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ISS To Be Destroyed and How, Weird Wednesday Has a Cow Stampede and TP at the Park, and TDIH - Lady Godiva Bears It All
How NASA intends to DESTROY the International Space Station – you heard that correctly … DESTROY, Weird Wednesday has more bizarre world records, cows stampeding through town, and a disgusting site at Yosemite National Park. Plus, on This Day in History, Lady Godiva bears it all and rides … or did she? Here’s how NASA plans to finally destroy the International Space Station | BBC Science Focus Magazine NASA will retire the ISS soon. Here's what comes next. : NPR Watch: Idaho man throws chopsticks at balloons for his 180th world record - UPI.com Watch: Man uses eye socket strength to break two Guinness World Records - UPI.com 45 escaped cows stampede through neighborhood in England - UPI.com Look: Used toilet paper 'all too familiar' a sight at Yosemite National Park - UPI.com Culture Re-View: Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry - allegedly | Euronews Lady Godiva's Ride, Fact & Fiction (britainexpress.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carpenter Ants Selectively Performing Surgery & TDIH: Donkey Kong is released in Japan -- the Fascinating Story of How the Game Came to Be
Carpenter ants selectively performing surgery on their colony-mates, and on This Day in History, the iconic Donkey Kong is released in Japan. An ant that selectively amputates the infected limbs of wounded sisters Carpenter ants are the only other animals known to amputate besides humans, researchers say | CNN Donkey Kong: A Record of Struggle (By Hirohisa Komanome) The History of Donkey Kong (Video) The Complete History of Donkey Kong (1981 to 2023) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
No Joke -- In Vitro Grown Brains Used to Control Robots, World's Oldest Cave Painting Discovered & TDIH: The Erector Set
In vitro brains are being used to control robots -- how scientists did it and where this bio-technology goes from here. The world’s oldest cave painting is discovered in Indonesia, dating back more than 51,000 years, and on This Day in History ... Step aside Futurama, scientist build robot that's controlled by a brain in a jar Recreating the Neanderthal Brain World’s oldest cave painting is at least 51,200 years old, scientists say Narrative cave art in Indonesia by 51,200 years ago Erector Set Patented – Today in History: July 8 - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project A.C. Gilbert | Lemelson (mit.edu) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scientists Reveal a New Giant, Salamander-Like Creature that Lived Before the Dinosaurs & on This Day In History: The First Travel Agency is Formed in 1841
Scientists reveal a new giant salamander-like creature that lived before the dinosaurs, and on TDIH, the first travel agency is formed in the mid-1800s. This giant salamanderlike creature lived 40 million years before dinosaurs | AP News Giant stem tetrapod was apex predator in Gondwanan late Palaeozoic ice age | Nature Giant salamander-like predator with fangs existed 40 million years before dinosaurs, research reveals - CBS News A history of Thomas Cook, one of the world’s oldest travel firms | CNN Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Using Radiation to Curb Rhino Poaching, Weird Wednesday; Fossilized feces, a Tent Naming Contest, and a Unique Animal Far From Home. TDIH: The First Large-Scale, Cultivated Strawberry is Introduced.
Using radiation to curb rhino Poaching, Weird Wednesday has fossilized feces, a tent naming contest, and a unique animal far from home. Plus, on This Day in History, the first large scale cultivated strawberry is introduced. South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching As Mentioned in the Rhino Story Above: The Private Rhino Owners Association An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop | AP News Watch: Pennsylvania market asks public to name its new tent - UPI.com Broad Street Market Tent Naming Contest — Broad Street Market Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state | AP News TDIH: A Brief History of the Strawberry (thespruceeats.com) TDIH: Michael Keens - The Daily Gardener A Brief History of Trans-Atlantic Balloon Crossings | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Extremely Large Extinct Snake Discovered and TDIH - Alligator Falling From the Sky
Extremely Large Extinct Snake Discovered and TDIH - Alligator Falling From the Sky As Long as a Whale, New Extinct Snake Found in India May Be Largest to Have Ever Slithered the Earth (worldatlarge.news) Largest known madtsoiid snake from warm Eocene period of India suggests intercontinental Gondwana dispersal | Scientific Reports (nature.com) alligator The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) July 11, 1843 - Newspapers.com™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Some Gut Bacteria Linked to Compulsive Eating and TDIH - The Sony Walkman Arrives
Some Gut Bacteria Linked to Compulsive Eating and TDIH - The Sony Walkman Arrives. Specific Gut Bacteria That Triggers Compulsive Eating Identified by Scientists Who Also Found Bacteria to Prevent it (goodnewsnetwork.org) Gut microbiota signatures of vulnerability to food addiction in mice and humans | Gut (bmj.com) The first Sony Walkman goes on sale | July 1, 1979 | HISTORY Flashback 1979: Sony’s Iconic Walkman Is Born | Sound & Vision (soundandvision.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brain Implant to Help Epileptic Patients, New Treatment for Tinnitus, and TDIH - The Tomato is Proven Safe to Eat
Medical advancements including a brain implant designed to curb seizures in severely epileptic patients, as well as a new treatment option for those suffering from tinnitus. Plus, on This Day in History, the tomato … and that time it was finally proven to be non-poisonous. UK boy has brain implant fitted to control epilepsy seizures in world first | Epilepsy | The Guardian Tongue-Zapping Device Can Rewire Your Brain to Ignore Tinnitus (goodnewsnetwork.org) Col. Johnson's Dramatic Demonstration - Contrary to early 19th century beliefs, tomatoes are not poisonous. It took an eccentric New Englander by the name of Col. Robert Gibbon Johnson to kill this popular belief by merely surviving the consumption of one of today's most popular vegetables... fruits? (missouri.edu) The Bizarre Salem Tomato Trials - The Fact Site Commercial Tomato Production Handbook | UGA Cooperative Extension Contact the show - [email protected] Instagram - Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
250-Year-Old Cherries Found Perfectly Preserved at Mount Vernon, Al Michaels Coming to the Olympics Via AI, and TDIH - The First Seat Belt Legislation
250-year-old cherries found perfectly preserved at Mount Vernon, famed broadcaster Al Michaels’ is set to make an Olympic comeback … but he won’t be required to attend, or even watch the games. Plus, on This Day in History, the first seat belt legislation is enacted. No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon | AP News Mansion Revitalization Project · George Washington's Mount Vernon Paris Olympics: NBC to use AI version of Al Michaels’ voice for recaps | CNN Business First seatbelts law in U.S. (famousdaily.com) A Brief History of Seat Belts (thoughtco.com) A Seat Belt History Timeline - Your AAA Network From deathtrap to lifesaver: The evolution of the carseat (popsci.com) How the child car seat went from deadly novelty to lifesaver - Hagerty Media (Netted car seat) Contact the show - [email protected] Instagram - Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An Ancient Mayan Vase Discovered at a Thrift Store, Weird Wednesday: Online Gaming Gone Wrong, An Endangered Species Adds One & A 63-Leaf Clover + TDIH: The Introduction of the Toothbrush
An ancient Mayan vase discovered in Maryland is returned to its homeland. Weird Wednesday brings us the story of online gaming gone horribly wrong, a new addition to one endangered species at the San Diego Zoo, and if 4-leaf clovers are lucky, what about the 63-leaf variety? This Day in History explores the introduction of the toothbrush. Woman Discovers Thrift Store Vase She Bought for $4 is Made by Ancient Mayans and Volunteers to Give it Back New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say | AP News Watch: San Diego Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Baird's tapir - UPI.com Look: Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover - UPI.com Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? | Library of Congress (loc.gov) Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are Animals Conscious? The Latest Thinking from the Scientific Community & This Day in History: The Fork Arrives in the United States
Are Animals Conscious? The Cumulative Thought of the Scientific Community may be Changing & TDIH: The Fork Arrives in the United States, but is Initially Considered Sacrilegious. Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds Bees Recognize Human Faces Bees Order from Left to Right Honeybees Can Count TDIH: History of Forks - Invention of the Fork (eatingutensils.net) TDIH: Massachusetts governor demonstrates the fork (famousdaily.com) TDIH: Why Americans only use a fork to eat: The short history of US dining utensils (qz.com) TDIH: Fork – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (mfa.org) TDIH: In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life eBook : Deetz, James: Amazon.co.uk: Books Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monkey Behavioral Changes After Hurricane, New Unique Looking Horned Dinosaur Discovered, and TDIH - Dancing Hysteria Hits Germany
Monkey Behavioral Changes After Hurricane, New Unique Looking Horned Dinosaur Discovered, and This Day in History - Dancing Hysteria Hits Germany. Monkeys got along better after hurricane - study (bbc.com) One of the biggest (and weirdest) horned dinosaurs has been discovered | BBC Science Focus Magazine A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Contact the show - [email protected] Instagram - Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Walking Your Way to Less Back Pain, The World Shows Out for One Young Mother Battling Cancer & on TDIH: The Ferris Wheel at the Chicago World's Fair
On today’s episode; walking your way to less back pain, the world shows up for one young mother battling cancer. And on This Day in History, the Ferris Wheel attracts riders at the Chicago World’s Fair. Walking regularly could double your back pain-free time Strangers Crowdfund $54,000 for 22-Year-old Mom with Terminal Cancer Who Needs More Time with Baby GoFundMe: Rachel Burns Chicago’s Ferris wheel story | Chicago Architecture Center History of the Centennial Wheel at Navy Pier | Navy Pier Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Missing Donkey Found with Elk, and TDIH - The Alaska Purchase Announced
Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Donkey Missing for Five Years Found with Elk, and This Day In History - The Alaska Purchase is Announced. Plastic bag use cut by a billion, says recycling center | 9news.com Lost Donkey Seen Living With Elk Herd 5 Years Later: 'Living His Best Life' (goodnewsnetwork.org) Check for the Purchase of Alaska (1868) | National Archives Alaska Purchase | Encyclopedia.com Alaska Purchase | History, Cost, & Significance | Britannica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lava Tubes and Frost on Mars, Weird Wednesday - Lots of Twins, Lost Watch, and Animal Escapes, and TDIH - 15th French Postal Service
Lava Tubes and Frost on Mars, Weird Wednesday - Lots of Twins, Lost Watch, and Animal Escapes, and This Day in History covers the 15th French Postal Service. Lava Tubes and Water Frost Found on Mars Offer Double Opportunity in Search for Life (worldatlarge.news) Double take: 23 sets of twins graduate from a single Massachusetts middle school | AP News Watch believed to have been eaten by cow turns up 50 years later - UPI.com Watch: Herd of goats escape from Cedar Point's petting zoo - UPI.com Watch: 'Fast and strong' piglet leads California police on a foot chase - UPI.com The history of postal service in the XV-XVIII centuries: centralization (world-post.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A New Meta-Analysis Suggests Exercise Could Be The Single Greatest Method for Combating Depression & This Day in History - The Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Crop
A New Meta-Analysis Suggests Exercise Could Be The Single Greatest Method for Combating Depression & This Day in History - The Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Crop Gets Started Nearly Every Form of Exercise Has Greater Treatment Potential for Depression Than SSRIs The BMJ: Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials RHR: Reviewing the Evidence on the Serotonin Theory of Depression, with Dr. Joanna Moncrieff History of Macadamia Nuts in Hawaii — Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association (hawaiimacnut.org) Hawaiian Macadamia Nuts: History, Intercropping and Sustainable Farming - Buddha’s Cup (buddhascup.com) The History of Big Island Macadamia Nuts: The Long-Lived Bush Trees From Down Under That Revolutionized Hawaiian Agriculture - bigisland.org The Amazing Story of Macadamia Nuts in Hawaii - Hawaii Real Estate Market & Trends | Hawaii Life Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices