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  • Physicists Explain How Time Travel Could Become a Reality & On TDIH; The First Recorded Aerial Bombing on US Soil (w/ Unexpected Combatants)

    Physicists Explain How Time Travel Could Become a Reality & On TDIH; The First Recorded Aerial Bombing on US Soil (w/ Unexpected Combatants)
    2024/11/12
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 分
  • Elephants Using a Tool, Attitude vs Aging, and TDIH - The First US Fraternity and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    Elephants Using a Tool, Attitude vs Aging, and TDIH - The First US Fraternity and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    2024/11/11
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 分
  • Common Cold Medicine Could Be Pulled from the Market, New Information Revealed About Pompeii, and TDIH - The First US Detachable Electric Plug

    Common Cold Medicine Could Be Pulled from the Market, New Information Revealed About Pompeii, and TDIH - The First US Detachable Electric Plug
    2024/11/08
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com 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
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    23 分
  • Massive New "Terror Bird" Discovered, Endangered Woodpecker Makes a Comeback, and TDIH - White Hurricane of the Great Lakes

    Massive New "Terror Bird" Discovered, Endangered Woodpecker Makes a Comeback, and TDIH - White Hurricane of the Great Lakes
    2024/11/07
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com 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
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    23 分
  • First Nation to Eliminate Leprosy, Weird Wednesday - Giant GPS Phallus, Unique Presidential Auction, a Couple Odd Structures, and TDIH - The Soviet Union's Five-Day Week

    First Nation to Eliminate Leprosy, Weird Wednesday - Giant GPS Phallus, Unique Presidential Auction, a Couple Odd Structures, and TDIH - The Soviet Union's Five-Day Week
    2024/11/06
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com 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
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    29 分
  • Why is Election Day on a Tuesday in November in the US, A Potential Step Forward in Predicting Volcanic Eruptions & TDIH: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

    Why is Election Day on a Tuesday in November in the US, A Potential Step Forward in Predicting Volcanic Eruptions & TDIH: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
    2024/11/05
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 分
  • A Small Moon Orbiting Uranus Could Harbor Life, The Detriment of Early-Life Sugar Consumption in Humans & TDIH: The First Wagon Train Arrives in California

    A Small Moon Orbiting Uranus Could Harbor Life, The Detriment of Early-Life Sugar Consumption in Humans & TDIH: The First Wagon Train Arrives in California
    2024/11/04
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 分
  • The Fastest Spinning Star, Voyager One Switches to a Radio for the First time in 43 years, and TDIH - The Movie Rating System, Old and New

    The Fastest Spinning Star, Voyager One Switches to a Radio for the First time in 43 years, and TDIH - The Movie Rating System, Old and New
    2024/11/01
    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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com 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
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    20 分