Episodes

May 12, 2025

The Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 202 Times, Your Name Could Literally Shape Your Face & Chimps Doing Their Best Neil Peart

Go to our sponsor venice.ai/coolstuff and use code coolstuff to enjoy private, uncensored AI. Using our code will get you 20% off a pro plan. A man let snakes bite him 202 times. His blood helped create a new antivenom Here's...
May 9, 2025

Turning Lead Into Gold, T-Rex Leather Handbags, Why Mammalian Lifespans Vary So Greatly & TDIH: The First Paper Currency in the US

On today's episode, Scientists at CERN have successfully turned lead into gold -- a process that requires a shocking amount of speed! Another company touts its T-Rex leather handbags. How do scientists feel about said claim? ...
May 8, 2025

The Origins of T-Rex, Rectal Embalming for Mummification, Russian Satellite Linked to Nuclear Program & TDIH: The 1902 Eruption of Mt. Pelee

T. rex's direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America Mummy preserved with bizarre rectal embalming method discovered by archaeologists Capable of guiding nuclear weapons, the Russian satellite Cosmos 2553 has gone out of control, experts are sounding the alarm. Russian satellite linked to nu…
May 7, 2025

Weird Wednesday: Bizarre Evolutionary Discovery, World's Largest Dog Meets World's Smallest & Seagull Boy Returns + TDIH: The First Integrated Circuit

Weird Wednesday brings us a strange evolutionary discovery, the world's largest dog meets the world's smallest (and it's hard not to smile), plus 'Seagull Boy' returns to defend his championship. On This Day in History, we look back at the world's first integrated circuit. The surprising evolution …
May 6, 2025

A Massive Star-Forming Gas Cloud Close to Earth, 3 Million Year Old Tools Unearthed & TDIH: The First Adhesive Postage Stamp

A massive star-forming gas cloud has been discovered strangely close to Earth. Plus, ancient tools discovered in Kenya are more than 3 million years old. On This Day in History, we examine the Penny Black stamp, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, and its impact on communication. Massive star…
May 5, 2025

A Sea Lion Beat-Keeper (Better Than Most Humans!), A Flying Squirrel Drone & TDIH: The First Female Patent-Holder in the US

Ronan the Sea Lion – perhaps the best beat-keeper on the planet? We’ve got the fascinating details. A new drone mimics the flying squirrel, which could be a game-changer for robots ability to navigate highly congested spaces....
May 2, 2025

Phthalates Linked to Heart Disease Death, a Portion of an Old Soviet Spacecraft is Headed for Earth & TDIH: The First Commercial Jetliner Service

On today's episode, a new study links phthalates to heart disease death, a portion of a long-forgotten soviet spacecraft originally designed to land on Venus is headed back towards Earth – in an uncontrolled manner. Plus, on...
May 1, 2025

Shark Skin-Like Plastic Makes Planes More Aerodynamic, Benefits or Dangers of Fluoride in Water, and TDIH - Empire State Building Dedicated

A plastic film that mimics shark skin may help airplanes fly a little greener and is there a benefit to fluoride in public water systems? On This Day in History, the Empire State Building is dedicated by President Herbert Hoo...
April 30, 2025

Weird Wednesday: A Man in Need of Rescue TWICE on Mt. Fuji, Dirty Rain in the US & a Lost Dachshund Returns Home after 529 Days Lost. TDIH: Mr. Potato Head

Today's Weird Wednesday episode brings us the man who required rescue twice in four days on Mount Fuji, dirty rain hits part of the US, and a mini dachshund returns home after 529 days in the wild. Plus, on 'This Day in Histo...
April 29, 2025

Oldest Ant Fossil Discovered, Caterpillar Wears Remains of its Prey, and TDIH - First Rubber Patent

Researchers find a 113-year-old ant fossil, the oldest ever found and the caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey. On This Day in History, the first rubber patent is issued, so we look at the history of rubber. Researc...
April 28, 2025

Satellite Lucy Sends Back Images of Odd Shaped Asteroid, Tick Increase Due to Pheasants, and TDIH - Thor Heyerdahl's Journey Across the Pacific on a 'Raft'

The satellite Lucy shares intel on the asteroid Donaldjohnson while on its way to Jupiter and released pheasants may be causing a tick problem. On This Day in History, NASA's Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid...
April 25, 2025

New Satellite Beams Ultra-Secure Internet, Evidence of Gladiator Bitten by Lion, and TDIH - First Sub to Circumnavigate the Globe

A tiny satellite, but a huge leap. Quantum-Encrypted data is beamed across the globe, ushering in a new era for ultra-secure internet. Plus, skeletal evidence of a Roman gladiator that was bitten by a lion. On This Day in His...
April 24, 2025

How Tech Can Help with Cognitive Decline, Cicadas Are Back, Update from Yellowstone, and TDIH - The Library of Congress is Established

How technology could slow down cognitive decline as we age, and the Cicadas are back - will you be hearing them? We also have an update on the seismic experiments taking place in Yellowstone. On This Day in History, the Libra...
April 23, 2025

Using AI to Talk with Dolphins, Stuck in Quicksand...For the Second Time, and Drunk Monkeys. TDIH - The German Beer Purity Law

Today's Weird Wednesday episode - We may be able to communicate with dolphins with the help of AI, a man gets stuck in quicksand…for the second time and gets a girlfriend in the process, and drunk monkeys share a meal. On Thi...
April 22, 2025

Turning Rainwater into Electricity, Artificial Earthquakes Used to Probe Yellowstone Volcano, Our Spinning Universe, and TDIH - Washington Visits the American Circus

Scientists claim they figured out how to turn falling rainwater into electricity, we head back to Yellowstone as artificial earthquakes are used to learn more about the supervolcano there, and our universe may be spinning. On...
April 21, 2025

The (AI) Cost of Being Polite, is Artificial Intelligence Getting TOO Familiar with Users, and Robots vs. Humans. Plus, on TDIH, Hans Christian Oersted Discovers Electromagnetism.

Today's episode; the cost of saying “Please” and “Thank You” in your AI prompts, AI may be getting TOO familiar with us (and it’s making some people uncomfortable), and in a race of robots versus humans - how did the robots f...
April 18, 2025

A Planet Orbiting Two Suns in Perpendicular Fashion! Evidence of Life in a Faraway World? TDIH: The History of the Crossword Puzzle

Today's episode features a space theme with a planet orbiting two suns, a faraway world with the potential for life, This Day in History looks back at the crossword puzzle. Weirdest Planetary System Ever? Meet the Planet That...
April 17, 2025

New Items Allowed on Planes, Why You Should Upgrade to Windows 11, and TDIH - A Landmark Labor Law Case is Decided

The TSA announces new items that are allowed on planes and why Microsoft says you should upgrade to Windows 11 as soon as possible. On This Day in History, a landmark labor law case is decided by the Supreme Court. TSA approv...
April 16, 2025

Weird Wednesday: How One Dead Composer is Still Creating Music, an IVF Mixup Causes a Woman to Give Birth to a Stranger’s Baby, and a Star Wars Wedding. On This Day in History, Albert Hoffman Invents and Drops LSD

Weird Wednesday; How one dead composer is still creating music, an IVF mixup causes a woman to give birth to a stranger’s baby, and a Star Wars wedding. On This Day in History, Albert Hoffman invents and drops LSD. Musician W...
April 15, 2025

Giant Black Hole Awakens and Is Multitasking Bad for Your Brain? TDIH - Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

A giant black hole awakens and is multitasking bad for your brain? On This Day in History, we head back to the books as another important dictionary is released. From boring to bursting: Giant black hole awakens | ScienceDail...
April 14, 2025

Important Android Security Update, Mini Human Nervous System, and TDIH - Webster's First American Dictionary

Why the latest update for android devices is important as security threats become more of a concern and a mini human nervous system that can process pain has just been built by scientists. On This Day in History, Webster’s fi...
April 11, 2025

World's Smallest Flying Robot, Holograms We Can Touch, and TDIH - Apple 1 Introduced

The world’s smallest flying robot, holograms that we can manipulate with our hands, and on This Day in History, Apple 1 person computer is introduced to the world. The World’s Smallest Flying Robot Is Here. It Weighs Less Tha...
April 10, 2025

Is the Dire Wolf Really Back from Extinction? Plus, TDIH Brings Us the Statute of Anne and its Impact on Modern Copyright Laws

Is the dire wolf really back? We look at the facts of its alleged return. And on This Day in History, the Statute of Anne is enacted. We'll tell you what it was, and its impact on modern copyright law. ‘Return’ of the dire wo...
April 9, 2025

Weird Wednesday Features a Ridable Horse Robot, a 1.9K-year-old Roman Treasure & 100-Year-Old Parents. TDIH: Recorded Sounds Decades Before Edison

Weird Wednesday brings us a rideable horse robot, a rare coin found in a field after six years of searching, a missing otter update and 100-year-old (tortoise) parents. Plus, on This Day in History, recorded sound, 20 years b...