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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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17:19

Ram Aggression Technique, Ancient Pacific City,...

Cool Stuff Daily ·

2024/04/22

British Farmers have a unique way to curb Ram aggression, archaeologists uncover an ancient city in the Pacific, and we look at some listener mail. Plus, on This Day in History, the first eye transplant occurs. Ram Aggression (UPI) Ancient Pacific City (GNN) Cedar City Lighthouse (SUU) Eye Transplant (Dawn) (Science News) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Instagram - Facebook

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15:18

Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, Bees Underwater, and TDIH...

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2024/04/19

Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, and what local officials are doing to stop it, an incredible new fact about bees is discovered, plus on This Week in History, actress Mae West is arrested for her Broadway play. Monkey Mayhem (HuffPost via AP News) Bees Underwater (CNN) (Ecobnb) Mae West (Biography) (Britannica) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Instagram - Facebook

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22:16

Solar Powered Car, Loch Ness Hunters Ask NASA for...

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2024/04/18

A car fueled by the sun is closer to becoming a consumer reality, a group of monster hunters appeal to an unlikely agency for assistance, and on This Day in History, London Bridge is falling down … but springing back to life in the American desert. Solar Powered Car (GNN) (Aptera) Loch Ness and NASA (Sky News) London Bridge (History) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Instagram - Facebook

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24:04

Possible Blindness Cure, Weird Wednesday, and TDIH -...

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2024/04/17

A long-term plan to cure many individuals afflicted with blindness, Weird Wednesday brings us a new, collaborative version of Scrabble, cats in a palace, and a hippo walking through suburbia. Plus, on This Day in History, the first Ford Mustang is introduced to the public. Blindness Cure (Brisbane Times) Collaborative Scrabble (BBC) Palace Cats (AP News) Escaped Hippo (UPI) Lawnmower GWR (UPI) Mustang (Ford) (Motor Biscuit) (Motor Trend) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com

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21:05

"Scientific" Marriage Pact, Stunning Pompeii...

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2024/04/16

A scientific pact for lasting love devised by one Stanford student, a stunning find in Pompeii, and on This Day in History – sharpshooter Annie Oakley breaks yet another record. Marriage Pact (Fox News) Pompeii Discovery (EuroNews) Annie Oakley (PBS) (Patch) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com

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20:09

The Surprising Benefit to Fish Swimming in Schools, A...

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2024/04/15

Fish Swim in Schools for Stealth–as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an Individual Swimming Alone (Supplemental: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ad3a4e) World-first treatment at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke for teenager with rare condition Heroes, Heroines, and History: The Backward Walk Around the World (Supplemental 1: PLENNIE WINGO - Wired For Adventure, Supplemental 2: Ben Montgomery's 'Man Who Walked Backward' lets readers step into history)

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15:01

Screaming Frogs, Cicada STDs (not a typo), Chechnya's...

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2024/04/12

Frogs are screaming - we just can't hear them, scientists in Brazil discover Cicadas are nature's weirdos, and about to infest 2 parts of the U.S. | AP News Chechnya 'bans music that is too fast or too slow' TDIH: Yuri Gagarin and Vostok 1, the First Human Spaceflight

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22:10

Dogs Language Comprehension, Man Runs Across Africa,...

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2024/04/11

Can dogs truly understand what we are saying? A new study provides intriguing results. A British man runs the continent of Africa, and a new star will briefly be seen in the night skies. Plus, on this day in History, we look at the first modern submarine. Dogs Language Comprehension (CNN) (Current Biology) Africa Run (BBC) New (Temporary) Star (Gizmodo) (Astronomy.com) Modern Submarine History (Library of Congress) (Library of Congress - Turtle) (Britannica) Contact the show -

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19:57

Europe's Clean Energy, Weird Wednesday (Animal...

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2024/04/10

Europe’s focus on clean energy appears to be paying off and Weird Wednesday focuses on animals. Plus, on This Day in History - the banana comes to England. Europe's Clean Energy (Reuters) Spilled Salmon (CNN) Stuck Mountain Goat (AP News) Cicada Urine (WPR) (Scientific American) England/Bananas (The Conversation) (The Independent) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com

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16:10

Space Refueling Station, Oldest Man-made Wooden...

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2024/04/09

You’ll soon have a place to refuel on that good ol’ trip from Earth to Mars – more details on the way, early man may have built structures of wood early than previously thought … and on This Day in History, the first publicly funded library is formed. Space Refueling Station (GNN) Early Wooden Structures (AP News) (Nature) Oldest Public Library (Only In Your State) (Peterborough Town Library) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com

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19:08

New Thyroid Cancer Treatment, Kid Finds Roman...

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2024/04/08

New research could yield a new treatment option for those afflicted with thyroid cancer, a Roman soldier’s gold bracelet is discovered … and likely not in the manner you would expect , plus on This Day In History - milk is sold in glass bottles for the first time. New Thyroid Cancer Treatment (GNN) Roman Soldier's Gold Bracelet (Yahoo News) Milk Bottles (Mukundsathe.com) (Bonner County History) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Instagram - Facebook

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17:58

Medieval Castle Remains Found, Goats Overtake Island,...

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2024/04/05

An excavation in France produces a mansion of yester-year … yester-century is more like it. Goats have overrun a small Italian island and the locals aren’t thrilled. And, on This Week in History, the tire that changed the automobile. Medieval Castle (Yahoo News) Goats Overtake Island (Sky News) Firestone Gum-Dipped Balloon Tire (Yahoo) (Hemmings) (Automotive History)

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16:47

What Chest-Beating in Gorillas Really Indicates, A...

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2024/04/04

Gorillas Use Chest Beating to Prevent Conflict, Not Provoke it, a New Study Finds New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine TDIH: Rhodes scholarship | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica TDIH (See Also): The History, and Controversy, Behind the Rhodes Scholarship - The Good Men Project

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21:09

Human Brains Getting Larger, Weird Wednesday & This...

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2024/04/03

Human brains are getting larger. That may be good news for dementia risk Weird Wednesday: Rescued 'baby hedgehog' turns out to be a pom pom from a hat Watch: Dog digging in Florida yard unearths decades-old military bomb Nine raccoons on the loose from Netherlands zoo Watch: Chinese man regurgitates stream of water for nearly 6 minutes TDIH: Pony Express | US Mail Delivery History | Britannica

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16:08

Kombucha Benefits Validated, LEGO's Polite Request to...

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2024/04/02

Kombucha Can Mimic the Effects of Fasting in the Body, According to a Study Lego head mugshots add to California’s debate on policing and privacy TDIH: Flash! Bang! It's the Human Cannonball! - On This Day

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14:22

‘Exhausted’ immune cells could be target for breast...

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2024/04/01

‘Exhausted’ immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban The Bankrupt Irishman Who Created the Dollar Sign by Accident - Atlas Obscura

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15:29

The Devil Comet and Oregon's Dark Sky Sanctuary

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2024/03/29

The "Devil Comet" rides the dark skies – we’ll explain, Oregon’s outback gains a new certification … and it’s "out of this world" and on This Week in History, a well dig yields the archaeological discovery of a lifetime. The Devil Comet (Gizmodo) (Interesting Engineering) (MSN) (Popular Science) Dark Sky Sanctuary (GNN) Terracotta Warriors (BBC) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Instagram - Facebook

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14:04

Cemetary Solar Energy and Meteorite Ownership Contested

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2024/03/28

One French town solves a flooding issue while producing solar energy at the same time, a Swedish court issues an interesting ruling on meteorites and on This Day in History, the first US ambulance takes to the streets in Cincinnati. Cemetary Solar Energy (EuroNews) Meteortie Ownership (AP News) First Ambulance (Fox News) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Instagram - Facebook

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21:49

Pay-As-You-Can Dining and Weird Wednesday

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2024/03/27

One UK restaurant’s quest to eliminate food waste while feeding the hungry, Weird Wednesday includes a waiter and waitress race, beware the waking bears, helping a stuck skunk, and another Guinness World Record – Plus, on This Day in History, we look at what is considered the most chivalrous battle of all time. The Long Table (The Guardian) (Wrap) Waiter/Waitress Race (AP News) Beware the Bears (UPI) Stuck Skunk (UPI) GWR - Escape Record (UPI) Battle of Thirty (Britannica) Contact the show -

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21:39

A Potential Cure for HIV, The Largest Gold Nugget in...

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2024/03/26

Scientists Discover Potential HIV Cure Man finds England's biggest gold nugget (See Also: A History of the California Gold Rush) TDIH: All about Vulcan, a hypothetical planet between the Sun and Mercury

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