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Cool Stuff Daily

Cool Stuff Daily

Cool Stuff Daily covers the most interesting and coolest stories in the world of science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art, and hope. This is the antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service. Hosted by Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff.

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20:09

Cardiovascular Issues a Daughter Can Have Due to a...

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2024/09/13

Like father, like daughter – a new study finds fathers with unhealthy diets can actually cardiovascular disease on to their daughters specifically. Plus, you won’t want to miss the Ig Nobel award-winning research this year – Reggie has details. And on TDIH, the NYC riot that started with a hat! Like father, like daughter | ScienceDaily Ig Nobel prize: Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive award | CNN Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead

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19:46

Protein That Can Extend Longevity, Most Detailed...

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2024/09/12

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

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28:10

Using Bacteria to Anticipate Seasonal Changes, Weird...

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2024/09/11

Can an organism as simple as bacteria really anticipate seasonal changes? Weird Wednesday has an expensive dime, odd room service requests, interesting items found in hotels, and a message-in-a-bottle birthday wish come true. And on This Day in History – the history of dialysis.'Ice bucket challenge' reveals that bacteria can anticipate the seasons | ScienceDaily Ohio family expects huge payout for rare coin hidden for decades | AP News Hotels reveal most unusual lost and found items, room service

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20:00

Making Skin Transparent, How Rare Are Colorful...

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2024/09/10

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

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19:10

Volcanic Activity On the Moon & TDIH: The Erie...

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2024/09/09

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

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17:48

Making Money Collecting Pine Cones, New Species of...

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2024/09/06

The Wisconsin DNR is looking for pine cones…we’ll explain why, and, yet another species of dinosaur has been unearthed in Spain. Plus, on This Day in History, the first supermarket opens and it has a name you can’t forget.Wisconsin DNR will pay money for bushels of pine cones, part of reforestation program | WFRV (wearegreenbay.com) DNR Looking To Buy Bushels Of Red Pine Cones | Wisconsin DNR Fossil site found by happenstance likely to produce several new dinosaur species (msn.com) The Bizarre

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23:20

Bacterial Cells Transmit Memories to Offspring, Six...

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2024/09/05

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

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29:05

Nuclear Powered Batteries, Weird Wednesday - Unwanted...

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2024/09/04

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

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24:09

A Potential Solution for Migraine Headaches, New...

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2024/09/03

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

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22:38

Side Effect of Intermittent Fasting, "Corn Sweat"...

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2024/08/30

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

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21:58

Matching Dinosaur Footprints on Different Continents,...

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2024/08/29

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 |

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25:37

Tarantula Mating Season, Weird Wednesday Has the...

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2024/08/28

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

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24:15

A New Prospective Solution for Keeping Alzheimer's...

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2024/08/27

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:

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23:27

The Power of the Placebo -Results from a New Study,...

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2024/08/26

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

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25:19

A New Computer Interface Gives Those Suffering from...

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2024/08/16

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

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24:45

Possible Underground Oceans on Mars, NASA's VIPER...

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2024/08/15

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 |

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29:15

Weird Wednesday - Shipwrecked Champaign, Baby Orange...

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2024/08/14

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

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26:25

The Supposed 'Shocking' Health Benefits of...

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2024/08/13

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

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27:57

New Discovery - The Smallest Human Species and TDIH -...

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2024/08/12

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 - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:08

Why the Continents Rise, New Theory for How the...

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2024/08/09

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

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