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March 17, 2025Uncategorized

The Most Kissed Girl in the World – REWIND

Originally released Sept. 20, 2021. When the Laerdal Toy Company was tasked with creating the very first mannequin for practicing CPR, they used a familiar face – it was that […]
March 10, 2025Uncategorized

Mutiny in Space – The 1973 Skylab Incident

In 1973, the three astronauts aboard Skylab 4 staged NASA’s first (and only) space mutiny, rebelling against an overwhelming workload and mission control’s rigid oversight. For one dramatic day, they […]
March 3, 2025Uncategorized

Bat Bombs: A Crazy Military Idea that ALMOST Happened

During World War II, the U.S. military developed a top-secret plan to unleash thousands of bats carrying tiny incendiary bombs over Japan, using their natural roosting instincts to ignite entire […]
February 24, 2025Uncategorized

Eternal Neighbors: Nick Beef and Lee Harvey Oswald

In Fort Worth, Texas, an inconspicuous grave marker in Shannon Rose Hill Chapel & Cemetery says “OSWALD.” It’s the final resting place of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man charged with […]
February 17, 2025Uncategorized

Graham Crackers: Invented for WHAT?! – REWIND

You won’t believe why graham crackers were invented. When Sylvester Graham invented this snack in the 19th century, it had nothing to do with hunger. Well, at least not THAT […]
February 10, 2025Uncategorized

Tarrare: The Man Who Ate Everything – REWIND

Originally released July 10, 2023. Tarrare was a French 18th century man who is known to history for having the largest appetite known to man. He would regularly eat ridiculous […]
February 3, 2025Uncategorized

Cobra Invasion: The Springfield Snake Scare of 1953

In 1953, as many as 11 Indian Cobras were discovered in the most unlikely of locales: Springfield, Missouri! They were discovered over the course of several months in the fall […]
January 20, 2025Uncategorized

Puffin Patrol: Throwing Puffins off a Cliff

Every fall in Iceland, local residents throw baby puffins off a cliff. It sounds cruel, but it’s actually part of a conservation strategy. These “Puffling Patrols” are actually helping to […]
January 13, 2025Uncategorized

Crowd Sourcing World War II: The Normandy Photo Contest

The Military Intelligence required to land on the beaches of Normandy France in 1944 was massive. And while Allied Forces were up to the task in gathering terrain maps, soil […]
January 6, 2025Uncategorized

Fake Stories & Real Items: Kurt Russell and the Guitar

Occasionally an item makes its way onto a movie set that has real-world value outside of the “silver screen.” In a world where most props are manufactured or procured strictly […]