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Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

Three minutes each weekday of cool facts, weird news and awesome discoveries with Brady Carlson. Back us at http://patreon.com/bradycarlson

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00:03:28

A Guy Used A Loophole In International Law To Put...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/01/30

This week in 1819 was probably the first European sighting of Antarctica. It’s different from all the other continents in so many ways - including how, from a certain point of view, a big chunk of Antarctica is “ruled” by a guy who’s never even been there. Plus: today in Tomah, Wisconsin, it’s the annual Freeze Fest. How a Pennsylvania man started an imaginary country in Antarctica and got 2,300 people to join him (The Times Leader) Freeze Fest Backing Cool Weird Awesome on Patreon is really

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00:03:31

The World Of Fighting Fires Is Getting More Robotic

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/01/29

First responders in Kent, England have a powerful new tool: a remote-controlled robot for fighting fires. This is a slowly growing trend in firefighting, sending devices into a fire scene so there are fewer human firefighters at risk. Plus: starting tomorrow in Richmond, Indiana, it’s the Meltdown Winter Ice Festival. Britain’s firefighting robot that can spray 2,000 litres of water a minute enters service (Interesting Engineering) Meltdown Winter Ice Festival It’s hot to back Cool Weird Awesome

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00:03:13

Researchers Added QR Codes To Bees To Figure Out What...

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2025/01/28

We’re learning more about how bees do what they do, and it’s thanks to a new study from Penn State that used bee-friendly QR codes. Plus: today in 1957, TIME Magazine reported on a newspaper in Ontario that put typos in the copy on purpose. Scientists Strapped QR Codes Onto Thousands of Bees to Learn How Far They Actually Fly (Gizmodo) Miscellany, Jan. 28, 1957 (TIME) Build some buzz with us, as a backer on Patreon

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00:03:21

You Can Only Drive To Michigan’s “Lost Peninsula”...

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2025/01/27

This week in 1837, Michigan became the 26th state in the Union. Michigan is famous for having an upper peninsula and a lower peninsula, but it also has a Lost Peninsula. Plus: a soupmaker is now offering the flavor of chicken noodle soup in the form of a cough drop. The story of Michigan's Lost Peninsula (Michigan Radio) ‘Progresso Soup Drops’, The Comforting Taste of Chicken Noodle Soup Captured in a Hard Candy Form (Laughing Squid) This show would be lost without its backers on Patreon

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00:03:05

Tiger Woods Once Hit A Golf Ball Behind A Boulder,...

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2025/01/24

Today in 1999, a moment in the golf world that you don’t see everyday: a bunch of people moving a boulder for golf star Tiger Woods in the middle of a tournament. Plus: a movie star's new marriage comes apart in just days because of breakfast foods? Throwback Thursday: That time Tiger Woods had his gallery perform manual labor and move a boulder (Golf Digest) Refused $2,000,000 to Return to Her Husband - and Yet She Loves Him (Omaha Sunday Bee-News via Newspapers.com) Backing our show on

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00:03:38

Never Forget That There Are People With Nearly...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/01/23

Today in 2011, Rebecca Sharrock of Brisbane, Australia got a medical diagnosis: Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory. It's a rare condition in which people can vividly remember virtually everything they've ever experienced. Plus: this Saturday in Florida, the Dade City Kumquat Festival. The woman who can’t forget (BBC) Dade City’s Kumquat Festival Don’t forget to drop by our Patreon page and back the show

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00:03:17

The Dogs That Made The Serum Run To Nome, Alaska Were...

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2025/01/22

Today in 1925, a telegram sets off one of the most remarkable crossings of its time: the famous Serum Run to Nome, Alaska. Plus: this Saturday in New York, the Downtown Schenectady Soup Stroll. The 1925 Serum Run To Nome (AlaskaWeb) Downtown Schenectady Soup Stroll Why not travel over to our Patreon page and back the show

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00:03:31

Marysville, Kansas, The Town Where Black Squirrels...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/01/21

For Squirrel Appreciation Day, we visit a town in northeastern Kansas where black squirrels are number one. It's the law. Plus: Cedar Creek, Texas, is home to Ms. Pearl, a 14 foot tall squirrel statue. From circus attraction to protected mascot to art project: How black squirrels took over a small Kansas town (Roadtrippers) Ms. Pearl (Atlas Obscura) Don’t be squirrelly about visiting our Patreon page

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00:03:56

Not All Of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Biggest Fans Are...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/01/20

There are lots of ceremonies and events in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, and there are lots of monuments you can visit too. Though some of Dr. King’s biggest fans might steer you away from some of those monuments. In the city where the Kings met, ‘The Embrace’ memorializes their love and struggle (Boston Globe) A Stunning New Boston Memorial Will Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King (Architectural Digest)

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00:03:01

For Crops In The Desert, Try These Inflatable...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/01/17

AirFarm is an inflatable container farm that could help people grow crops where there’s not a lot of water. The idea - pun intended- blew up at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Plus: today in 1931, the birthday of James Earl Jones. He did a little bit of everything in his long and distinguished career, though one of his most famous roles only took a short time. World’s first inflatable farm uses 99% less water to grow vegetables in deserts (Interesting Engineering) James Earl Jones Only

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00:03:20

The Plan To Build A New US Highway With Nuclear Bombs

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2025/01/16

This week in 1964, the US Atomic Energy Commission presented a report to Congress on an eye-opening idea: clearing land for a highway in southeast California with nuclear bombs. Plus: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan release their annual list of the weirdest reasons people have called 911 there. America Almost Made a New Route 66 With 22 Nuclear Bombs (The Drive) Mean cats, fox on the loose, math problems among calls to Sask. RCMP that 'missed the mark' (CBC) Help our show blow up

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00:03:41

A Jury In An Illegal Liquor Case Deliberated By...

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2025/01/15

This month in 1920, the start of a slightly strange criminal case in which the jury didn’t just weigh the evidence… they drank it. Plus: a contractor in Illinois gets a very late Christmas present during a renovation project at his parents' house. Prohibition: The jury tasted the evidence and found defendant not guilty (Delmarva Now) 46-year-old Christmas surprise: Lombard man finds decades-old gift hidden inside wall of childhood home (WGN) We raise a toast to our backers on Patreon

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00:03:01

Wausau, Wisconsin (Kind Of) Banned Snowball Fights...

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2025/01/14

Today in 2020, Wausau, Wisconsin's long-running and notorious ban on snowball fights was finally off the books! Though there was actually more to the story than the uproar suggested. Plus: The Public Domain Review looks back through the history of snowball fights in art, going all the way to the year 1400! Snowball fights are legal in Wausau after more than a century. You can thank the viral stories. (Wausau Daily Herald) Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946) (Public Domain Review) Make this winter a

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00:03:15

A County In Texas Officially Greeted People With...

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2025/01/13

Today in 1997, the commissioners of Kleberg County, Texas voted to do away with the word “hello,” and replace it with a more positive alternative. Plus: today in 1931, an unforgettable night for some of the country's leading architects. Say Goodbye to ‘Hello’ and Hello to ‘Heaven-o’ (Los Angeles Times) Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931) (Open Culture) Why not drop by our Patreon page, back the show and say “heaven-o” to us

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00:02:56

Mountain Week: The Race Up The World’s Longest Staircase

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2025/01/10

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about fascinating peaks. In this episode from June 2021, a look at the Niesen Stairway Run, a run up a world record staircase built into a mountain nicknamed the Swiss Pyramid. Plus: decades before Zoom and Skype meetings, Sony sold a Face to Face video phone. Niesen flight of stairs (Niesen) Video phone (Techmoan on YouTube) Our Patreon backers always help us reach new heights

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00:03:04

Mountain Week: The Dog That Climbed All Of New...

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2025/01/09

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about fascinating peaks. In this episode from June 2023, a dog in New Hampshire takes up a popular Granite State challenge, climbing all 48 of the state’s 4,000 foot high mountains. Plus: a handy invention will send your phone a notification if your pants zipper is down. Pug deemed ‘too hyper’ channels energy into mountain climbing — and breaks barriers (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Man Invents App That Tells Him When His Fly Is

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00:02:54

Mountain Week: The Guy Who Climbed Mount Hood To Drop...

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2025/01/08

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about fascinating peaks. In this episode from August 2021, a strange story from 1947, when two climbers woke up at the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood and found a quart of milk and the morning newspaper, dropped off by a friend. Plus: a study out of the University of Greenwich finds that bees may be more productive when they ingest naturally-occurring caffeine. A quirky little mystery from 1947 on the summit of Mount Hood is finally solved (The

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00:03:13

Mountain Week: The Mountain That’s Higher Than The...

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson ·

2025/01/07

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about fascinating peaks. In this episode from November 2019, Mount Chimborazo, in central Ecuador. It’s not nearly as tall as Mount Everest, but it's actually higher than the tallest mountain on Earth. Plus: why the community of New Baltimore, New York showed up in map searches with a spooky purple tinge to it. Mount Chimborazo is Actually the Highest Point on Earth (CN Traveler) The 20 Scariest Google Street View Images (Mashable) Ain’t no

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00:02:56

Mountain Week: A 10 Month Old Kitten Once Climbed The...

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2025/01/06

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about fascinating peaks. In this episode from September 2022, the story of a 10 month old cat that somehow showed up at the top of a mountain that’s over 14,000 feet high. Plus: the time in 1968 a group then known as the New Yardbirds played their first-ever show in Denmark. The cat that climbed the Matterhorn (Weird Universe) Commemorating the debut of Led Zeppelin in 1968 Help this show reach new heights as a backer on Patreon!

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00:03:02

Greenland Starts The New Year With Visits From Silent...

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2025/01/03

The new year tradition of Mitaarfik in Greenland features a bunch of people in masks hanging out in your house without saying a word. Plus: Today in 2022, Preet Chandi became the first woman of color to successfully make a solo expedition to the South Pole. Mitaartut – The silent masked performances (Visit Greenland) Preet Chandi is the first woman of color to complete a solo expedition in Antarctica (NPR) Make it a tradition to back our show on Patreon each year

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