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Another Weird Wednesday episode. Today we are reanimating life as scientists successfully revive brain tissue, and a 46,000-year-old worm comes back to the world of the living. Plus, we learn what mummies smelled like. On This Day in History, the Catholic Church bans Galileo from teaching his theory that the Earth rotates around the sun.
Scientists Successfully Revived Brain Tissue from Suspended Animation | Popular Mechanics
Mouse Brain Slices Were Frozen For A Week, Brought Back To Life | BroBible
Frozen worm comes back to life after 46,000 years - Earth.com
A worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost | CNN
A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival with C. elegans dauer larva | PLOS Genetics
Ancient Egyptian mummies smell 'sweet' and 'spicy', researchers say | Offbeat News | Sky News
What Does a Mummy Smell Like? Scientists Uncover Surprising Truth | SciTechDaily
The truth about Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic Church | UCLA
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Stanford chemist develops a method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and vast hydrogen reservoirs likely reside in our mountains -- a renewable energy source that is difficult to produce synthetically. Plus, on This Day in History, Congress authorizes the first paper currency in the US.
Scientists discover low-cost way to trap carbon using common rocks | Stanford Report
Massive new energy source could be hiding in Earth’s mountains | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Legal Tender Act passed to help finance the Civil War | February 25, 1862 | HISTORY
Legal Tender Act passed, Feb. 25, 1862 - POLITICO
Greenbacks "First Legal Tender Act" February 25, 1862
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One Japanese motor company unveiled a hydrogen powered motorcycle and an amateur photographer captures a spacewalk. This Day in History; the Supreme Court decision that allows a federal court to overturn an act of Congress, if they violate the U.S. Constitution.Kawasaki H2 HySE hydrogen powered concept unveiled | Motorcycle NewsGoodbye to gasoline and electricity: Japan revolutionizes the world with its new futuristic motorcycle - AS USANot gasoline, not electricity — Japan launches a 22-century motorcycle | EcoNewsAn Amateur Photographer Captured a Rare Shot of a NASA Astronaut Spacewalking from Earth |ZME ScienceEarth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 'That's impact probability zero folks! | Space.com/MSNMarbury v. Madison ‑ Definition, Summary & Significance | HISTORYContact the show - [email protected] more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On today's episode, our solar system is being invaded by particles from another star system and combating cancer by switching tumor cells back into healthy cells. Plus, on This Day in History, the first electric burglar alarm is installed.
Scientists Think Visitors From Another Star System May Have Infiltrated Our Galactic Neighborhood | Popular Mechanics
'Cosmic Highway' Discovered: How Alpha Centauri’s Debris May Link Our Solar System to Faraway Stars | Daily Galaxy
[2502.03224] A Case Study of Interstellar Material Delivery: α Centauri
Fighting Cancer Without Fighting: Scientists Switch Tumor Cells Back to Healthy Ones at 'Critical' Moment | Good News Network
Almanac: The burglar alarm - CBS News
Our Father's Beginning | Wayback Machine
Who Was Augustus Russell Pope | Wayback Machine
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Today, bacteria are in the limelight as we discover how bacteria could help solve crimes and how coffee can help boost beneficial gut bacteria. On This Day in History, we go underground for the construction of the Chicago freight tunnels.
Can Bacteria Solve Crimes? The "Sexome" Could Help Catch Sexual Predators | ZME Science
Coffee Boosts Beneficial Gut Bacterium | Scientific American
Chicago's Freight Tunnels - Under Your Feet - The University of Chicago Library
Chicago's Forgotten Underground Freight Tunnels - Chicago Detours
Chicago Freight Tunnels - Atlas Obscura
Frederic Delaitre's Lost Subways / Chicago Freight Subway
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This Weird Wednesday episode covers the colorful feather shaped clouds are spotted on Mars, a kayaker that was swallowed by a whale, and alligators (along with other animals) that are being found in the sewers. Plus, on This Day in History, the WWII bombing of Darwin Australia.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Colorful Clouds Drifting Over Mars - NASA
'Iridescent' clouds on Mars captured in Martian twilight in stunning NASA rover images (video) | Space
NASA's Curiosity Captures Stunning Feather-Shaped Clouds on Mars - Science Magazine
Humpback whale swallows kayaker before releasing him: Video | AP News
Kayaker survives being swallowed by humpback whale in Chile | World News | Sky News
Watch: Kayaker ends up in the mouth of humpback whale - UPI.com
Scientists ‘surprised’ to find abundance of alligators in city’s sewer system | The Independent
The Bombing of Darwin Remembered | Naval History Magazine - April 2022 Volume 36, Number 2
Bombing of Darwin | Australian War Memorial
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Today, we focus on the brain. A new study looks at what is happening in your brain when there is a word “on the tip of your tongue” and researchers discover the brain cells that tell you when to stop eating. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the first vacuum cleaner.
What happens in your brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’? | ZME Science
Researchers discover the brain cells that tell you to stop eating | ScienceDaily
Hubert Cecil Booth: British engineer revolutionised cleaning by sucking up dust with his mouth | The Independent | The Independent
Hubert Cecil Booth: biography and inventions - science - 2025
Made up in Britain: Vacuum cleaner : Hubert Cecil Booth 1901
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Wills are used to list what happens to our physical goods after we die, but how should you plan ahead for your digital assets after death? We have a list of ways to prepare your digital life after passing. Plus, some bison are reintroduced to the Great Plains to help restore the ecosystem. On This Day in History, we go back to the American Civil War for the first submarine to sink an enemy warship.
How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple Account – Apple Support (UK)
About Inactive Account Manager - Google Account Help
Request to Memorialize or Remove an Account | Facebook Help Center
Contacting X about a deceased family member's account
One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember | AP News
Bison Ranchers Return Thousands of Animals to Native Lands and Witness Total Rejuvenation of Ecosystem
H. L. Hunley Wreck (1864)
The Search and Recovery – The Friends of The Hunley
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Beavers build a much-needed dam that would have cost $1.2 million to make otherwise and how Omega 3 can slow your aging. Plus, on This Day in History, YouTube celebrates its 20th anniversary. We take a look back at the start of the company and where it is at today.
Beavers Built a $1.2M Dam for Free — And Saved a Czech River | ZME Science
This one supplement could slow your biological age | BBC Science Focus Magazine
YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform - BBC Bitesize
February 14 marks the 20th anniversary of YouTube's founding - Tubefilter
YouTube Statistics: Revenue & Growth (2025)
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The chances have slightly increased for an asteroid collision with Earth or the Moon in 2032 and what that means for us. Plus, how turmeric may help restore antibiotic effectiveness and assist with fighting superbugs. On This Day in History, the first magazine in the United States is published.
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer" - CBS News
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says - ABC News
An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does? - oregonlive.com
Asteroid 2024 YR4 headed towards Earth could hit Moon, scientists say | The Independent
Researchers Defang Deadly Hospital Superbugs Using a Pinch of Turmeric | Good News Network
"American Magazine" & "The General Magazine," the First Magazines Published in North America: Both Very Short-Lived : History of Information
The History of American Magazines
History of Magazine Publishing – Media Communication, Convergence and Literacy, Second Edition
History Of Magazines | When Were The First Magazines Invented?
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This Weird Wednesday episode has the jumping robot that could help us discover our solar system, a salmon escape with a high bounty, the egg heist of the century, and dumpster diving for bitcoin. Plus, on This Day in History, we look back to 1994 – the day the famous painting The Scream was stolen from an art museum in Oslo.
A Jumping Robot Could Leap Over Enceladus' Geysers - Universe Today
NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Company offers $45-per-fish bounty on 27,000 escaped salmon - UPI.com
The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack | AP News
Man who lost £600m Bitcoin fortune considers buying landfill site to search for it | UK News | Sky News
How two men stole Edvard Munch's The Scream in just 50 seconds — and how authorities managed to get the painting back - ABC News
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A new study finds heavy cannabis use can impair brain function during memory tasks and an ancient mammoth bone structure reveals clues about ice age hunters' lives. Plus, on This Day in History, America’s first bicycling club is founded.
Largest study ever done on cannabis and brain function finds impact on working memory | ScienceDaily
This massive circular structure is made entirely of mammoth bones and skulls. DNA now offers clues about how Ice Age hunters built it | ZME Science
America’s First Bicycle Club | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center
A First-of-a-Kind Bicycle Club Makes Its Debut in Boston – Transportation History
First US cycling club formed | February 11, 1878 | HISTORY
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The new material that is as strong as steel but light as Styrofoam along with the PlayStation Network issue that occurred over the weekend and their plan for compensation. Plus, on This Day in History, the chess match of Man vs. Computer.
Scientists Create a Material as Strong as Steel but Light as Styrofoam Using AI | ZME Science
Sony Reveals Compensation For All PS Plus Players After PSN Outage | Forbes
Sony explains massive PSN outage and details compensation – but many PlayStation gamers are still unhappy | TechRadar
Ask PlayStation on X
Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess match | May 11, 1997 | HISTORY
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Anti-slip shoes that were inspired by geckos and an update on the Europa Clipper mission as new images have been received from its flight to Jupiter. Plus, on This Day in History, restrictions on leather shoes were issued during WWII.
Gecko-Inspired Material Could Be The Future of Anti-Slip Shoes That Stick to Ice
En Route to Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Images of Stars - NASA
NASA's Europa Clipper on its way to Jupiter's icy moon shares first images of stars from space
These Photos Captured What Happened When the United States Started to Ration Shoes During WWII | Smithsonian
During World War II, Many Items Were Rationed in the United States, Including Shoes! ~ Vintage Everyday
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A new study suggests that apes can recognize when a human doesn’t know something and will try to fill in the gaps, plus, we look at the first possible lunar data center. On This Day in History, we focus on Jack Kilby and his groundbreaking work at Texas Instruments.
Bonobos Know When You’re Clueless — Their Theory of Mind Explains Why | ZME Science
The World’s First Moon Data Center Is Launching — Here’s What It Means | ZME Science
Texas Instruments Integrated Circuit | Bullock Texas State History Museum
How a Texas Instruments engineer created the integrated circuit | San Antonio Report
February 6: Kilby Files Patent for Integrated Circuit | This Day in History | Computer History Museum
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It's a Weird Wednesday episode; the new fabric that will warm you up without the use of electronics, a resurfaced image has people questioning life on Mars, an old satellite that is for sale, and cats are safe in Scotland…for now. Plus, on This Day in History, the lost atomic bomb off the coast of Georgia.
New fabric can heat up more than 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather | Live Science
Smart fabric can heat up by 30°C after 10 minutes of sun exposure
Color tunable photo-thermochromic elastic fiber for flexible wearable heater | Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
Why Is Everyone Talking About The "Square Structure" Captured On Mars? | IFLScience
NASA Image Reveals Wild ‘Square Structure’ on Mars—Elon Musk Backs Urgent Mission to Investigate
This 60-Year Old Telstar Comms Satellite Chassis Never Made It to Space, Now It's for Sale - autoevolution
TELSTAR SATELLITE FRAME / Historical Space Technology / Press Photos / Bell Labs | eBay
Cats won't be banned in Scotland, the government confirms | AP News
Fact Sheet: The Missing Tybee Bomb - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
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How robot pets could be beneficial, the sample from Bennu adds insight to extraterrestrial life, and on This Day in History, the space mirror that designed to light up the long winter for the arctic.
Cat-Like Robot Mimics Bunting to Help You Relax — And It Actually Works | ZME Science
Our chances of finding alien life just skyrocketed. Here’s why | BBC Science Focus Magazine
'It could illuminate an area the size of a football stadium': How Russia launched a giant space mirror in 1993 | BBC
Space mirror test a qualified success | Tampa Bay Times
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Groundbreaking immunotherapy for treating brain cancer in kids, the retro yet futuristic spaceplane that could be used to resupply the ISS and, on This Day in History, the day the music died - the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly.
Groundbreaking immunotherapy could finally treat devastating childhood brain tumors | ZME Science
CAR T cell therapy: Overview
Curvy spaceplane is one step closer to its ISS rendezvous | Popular Science
Retro Spaceplane aces test for space station cargo missions
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Successfully Passes NASA Testing Milestone in Preparation for Launch
Flashback: How Waylon Jennings Survived the Day the Music Died
Former Buddy Holly drummer Carl Bunch died "positive and at peace" - NorthIowaToday.com
Roger Arthur Peterson (1937-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial
The day the music died: How Don McLean’s “American Pie” immortalized a tragedy The Daily The Daily
Winter Dance Party
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A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains revealed a pristine frozen ancient forest, we head out of this world where the Juno spacecraft detected the largest volcanic eruption in our solar system, and a feel-good story for Friday, a man is reunited with his dog after 8 years. Plus, on This Day in History, the first automobile to reach 100 mph.
Pristine Ancient Forest ‘Frozen in Time’ Discovered in Rocky Mountains | Scientific American
NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to Date | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
NASA spacecraft flew by distant world. It saw unprecedented volcanism. | Mashable
Juno Sees a Massive Hotspot of Volcanic Activity on Io - Universe Today
Volcanic eruption on Io covers area larger than Lake Superior - Earth.com
Io: Facts - NASA Science
Arizona Man Who Never Stopped Trying is Reunited with Dog Lost 8 Years Ago in Another State
America's First Car to Exceed 100 MPH Is Headed to Auction. It'll Fetch Over $1M
World’s first fastest car broke records in 1905 when it sped to 104mph – The US Sun | The US Sun
History: The first car to break 100mph - PosterConnection
1904 Napier L48 “Samson” - Sports Car Market
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For the first time a mouse with two male parents reaches adulthood – yes, you heard that correctly and we’ve got details. Plus, an amateur astronomer thought he’d discovered a dangerous asteroid, only to realize it wasn’t an asteroid at all – what was it? Stick around to find out. And on This Day in History, the first computer virus is created … as a joke.
First mouse with two male parents to reach adulthood | ScienceDaily
Mouse with two fathers survives to adulthood, marking scientific milestone | Phys.org
Adult bi-paternal offspring generated through direct modification of imprinted genes in mammals: Cell Stem Cell
Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — What Was It | ZME Science
1st Computer Virus is Written, January 30, 1982 - EDN
What Is Elk Cloner and How Did It Work?
Elk Cloner: The first computer virus
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