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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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Stegosaurus Goes to Auction, The Spoon That Makes Food Taste Saltier, and TDIH - The Largest Volcanic Eruption Ever Witnessed
A massive stegosaurus is set to go to auction … and in turn, make one man rich. Japan rolls out a spoon that makes food taste saltier … without adding any more salt. Plus, on This Day in History, the largest volcanic eruption ever witnessed
Stegosaurus Auction (BBC)
Salt Spoon (Sky News)
Volcanic Eruptions (History) (Geology.com) (The Conversation)
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Ancient Roman Artifacts Discovered in Egyptian Pet Cemetery, Weird Wednesday: A Pringles Thief, An Elusive Peacock and A Fish Out of Water & TDIH: Bananas Arrive in the US via the World's Fair
Letters Written by Ancient Roman Commanders Have Been Found in a Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Supplemental: Relics Found in Egyptian Pet Cemetery
Weird Wednesday:
Pringles thief told police 'once you pop, you can't stop'
Animal control officers in Michigan struggle to capture elusive peacock
Junior doctor goes viral after rescuing live fish from garden lawn in Newcastle
TDIH:
Bananas at the World’s Fair (famousdaily.com)
A History Of Bananas | Import To The Americas Then Growth (wholesalenutsanddriedfruit.com)
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Innovative Retractable Field, Implantable Light Therapy for Better Healing, and TDIH - Transcontinental Express Trip in 83 Hours
Retractable sports fields are nothing new – but in Spain, they’ve found an incredibly innovative new way of storing and caring for the country’s most revered plot of grass, a new, implantable light therapy could promote better healing in those suffering from spinal cord injuries, and on This Day in History - The Transcontinental Express makes its cross country journey in 83 hours.
Retractable Sports Field (GNN)
Implantable Light Therapy (AIChE) (GNN)
Transcontinental Express (History) (The Historical Marker Database)
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5-Year-Old Gets Bionic Arm, Ancient Egyptian Cancer, and TDIH - The First American Spacewalk
A five-year-old from New York becomes the youngest ever to be fitted with a bionic arm, Ancient Egyptians appear to have known more about cancer than previously suspected. Plus This Day in History - America’s first space walk.
Bionic Arm (GNN)
Ancient Egyptian Cancer (CNN) (GNN)
Spacewalk (NASA) (Space.com)
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Forecasting Solar Storms, A 16-Year-Old's Medical Research Breakthrough & a Cereal History Lesson; Dr. John Harvey Kellog Invents Corn Flakes
A better understanding of our sun leads to more accurate processes for predicting future solar storms like the one experienced earlier in May, a 16-year-old from Kentucky secures a sizable cash prize for her medical research, and on TDIH; the origin of Corn Flakes, Kellogg's and Post.
Sun's magnetic field may form close to the surface. This finding could improve solar storm forecasts (AP News)
Supplemental: Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere (AP News)
16-year-old Wins $75,000 for Her Award-Winning Discovery That Could Help Revolutionize Biomedical Implants (Business Insider)
Supplemental: Additional Reading on OECTs
Why Was Cereal Invented? A Brief History of Corn Flakes (HowStuffWorks)
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Death Valley Fish Makes Comeback, Vulcan Confirmed Not to Exist, Japan Tourist Mesh Screen Update, and TDIH - The First Motor Car Accident
An endangered fish found only in Death Valley makes a comeback. The planet Vulcan is once again confirmed to ONLY be the work of science fiction. And an update on the mesh screen in Japan, designed to keep tourists in line – here’s a hint … they haven’t been kept in line. Plus, on This Day in History, the first motor car accident is recorded.
Death Valley Fish (USA Today) (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
"Vulcan" (Gizmodo)
Tourist Mesh Screen (Sky News)
First Motor Car Accident (Old New York Tours) (Salwen.com)
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