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Covering the most interesting and coolest stories that you may have missed around the world in about 15 minutes a day. Cool Stuff Ride Home looks at 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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Covering the most interesting and coolest stories that you may have missed around the world in about 15 minutes a day. Cool Stuff Ride Home looks at 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.

    250-Year-Old Cherries Found Perfectly Preserved at Mount Vernon, Al Michaels Coming to the Olympics Via AI, and TDIH - The First Seat Belt Legislation

    250-Year-Old Cherries Found Perfectly Preserved at Mount Vernon, Al Michaels Coming to the Olympics Via AI, and TDIH - The First Seat Belt Legislation

    250-year-old cherries found perfectly preserved at Mount Vernon, famed broadcaster Al Michaels’ is set to make an Olympic comeback … but he won’t be required to attend, or even watch the games. Plus, on This Day in History, the first seat belt legislation is enacted.
    No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon | AP News
    Mansion Revitalization Project · George Washington's Mount Vernon
    Paris Olympics: NBC to use AI version of Al Michaels’ voice for recaps | CNN Business
    First seatbelts law in U.S. (famousdaily.com)
    A Brief History of Seat Belts (thoughtco.com)
    A Seat Belt History Timeline - Your AAA Network
    From deathtrap to lifesaver: The evolution of the carseat (popsci.com)
    How the child car seat went from deadly novelty to lifesaver - Hagerty Media (Netted car seat)
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    • 24 min
    An Ancient Mayan Vase Discovered at a Thrift Store, Weird Wednesday: Online Gaming Gone Wrong, An Endangered Species Adds One & A 63-Leaf Clover + TDIH: The Introduction of the Toothbrush

    An Ancient Mayan Vase Discovered at a Thrift Store, Weird Wednesday: Online Gaming Gone Wrong, An Endangered Species Adds One & A 63-Leaf Clover + TDIH: The Introduction of the Toothbrush

    An ancient Mayan vase discovered in Maryland is returned to its homeland. Weird Wednesday brings us the story of online gaming gone horribly wrong, a new addition to one endangered species at the San Diego Zoo, and if 4-leaf clovers are lucky, what about the 63-leaf variety? This Day in History explores the introduction of the toothbrush.
    Woman Discovers Thrift Store Vase She Bought for $4 is Made by Ancient Mayans and Volunteers to Give it Back
    New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say | AP News
    Watch: San Diego Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Baird's tapir - UPI.com
    Look: Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover - UPI.com
    Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

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    • 17 min
    Are Animals Conscious? The Latest Thinking from the Scientific Community & This Day in History: The Fork Arrives in the United States

    Are Animals Conscious? The Latest Thinking from the Scientific Community & This Day in History: The Fork Arrives in the United States

    Are Animals Conscious? The Cumulative Thought of the Scientific Community may be Changing & TDIH: The Fork Arrives in the United States, but is Initially Considered Sacrilegious.

    Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds
    Bees Recognize Human Faces
    Bees Order from Left to Right
    Honeybees Can Count
    TDIH: History of Forks - Invention of the Fork (eatingutensils.net)
    TDIH: Massachusetts governor demonstrates the fork (famousdaily.com)
    TDIH: Why Americans only use a fork to eat: The short history of US dining utensils (qz.com)
    TDIH: Fork – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (mfa.org)
    TDIH: In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life eBook : Deetz, James: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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    • 22 min
    Monkey Behavioral Changes After Hurricane, New Unique Looking Horned Dinosaur Discovered, and TDIH - Dancing Hysteria Hits Germany

    Monkey Behavioral Changes After Hurricane, New Unique Looking Horned Dinosaur Discovered, and TDIH - Dancing Hysteria Hits Germany

    Monkey Behavioral Changes After Hurricane, New Unique Looking Horned Dinosaur Discovered, and This Day in History - Dancing Hysteria Hits Germany.
    Monkeys got along better after hurricane - study (bbc.com)
    One of the biggest (and weirdest) horned dinosaurs has been discovered | BBC Science Focus Magazine
    A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)
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    • 23 min
    Walking Your Way to Less Back Pain, The World Shows Out for One Young Mother Battling Cancer & on TDIH: The Ferris Wheel at the Chicago World's Fair

    Walking Your Way to Less Back Pain, The World Shows Out for One Young Mother Battling Cancer & on TDIH: The Ferris Wheel at the Chicago World's Fair

    On today’s episode; walking your way to less back pain, the world shows up for one young mother battling cancer. And on This Day in History, the Ferris Wheel attracts riders at the Chicago World’s Fair.

    Walking regularly could double your back pain-free time
    Strangers Crowdfund $54,000 for 22-Year-old Mom with Terminal Cancer Who Needs More Time with Baby
    GoFundMe: Rachel Burns
    Chicago’s Ferris wheel story | Chicago Architecture Center
    History of the Centennial Wheel at Navy Pier | Navy Pier

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    • 20 min
    Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Missing Donkey Found with Elk, and TDIH - The Alaska Purchase Announced

    Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Missing Donkey Found with Elk, and TDIH - The Alaska Purchase Announced

    Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Donkey Missing for Five Years Found with Elk, and This Day In History - The Alaska Purchase is Announced.
    Plastic bag use cut by a billion, says recycling center | 9news.com
    Lost Donkey Seen Living With Elk Herd 5 Years Later: 'Living His Best Life' (goodnewsnetwork.org)
    Check for the Purchase of Alaska (1868) | National Archives
    Alaska Purchase | Encyclopedia.com
    Alaska Purchase | History, Cost, & Significance | Britannica
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    • 18 min

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