Episodi

  • Benefits of Exercise on Depression, New Method to Heal Broken Bones, Voyager 1 Update, and TDIH - "Hillbillies"
    Apr 23 2024

    A new study examines the benefits of exercise on depression, a new technique to heal broken bones that makes them better than ever, and good news from Voyager 1. Plus, on This Day is History, we look at the term “Hillbilly”.

    Exercise Benefits on Depression (GNN) (JACC Journals)

    Broken Bones Healing Technique (GNN) (OMU)

    Voyager 1 (CNN)

    Hillbilly History (Appalachian History) (History Collection)

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    18 min
  • Ram Aggression Technique, Ancient Pacific City, Listener Mail, and TDIH - First Eye Transplant
    Apr 22 2024

    British Farmers have a unique way to curb Ram aggression, archaeologists uncover an ancient city in the Pacific, and we look at some listener mail. Plus, on This Day in History, the first eye transplant occurs.

    Ram Aggression (UPI)

    Ancient Pacific City (GNN)

    Cedar City Lighthouse (SUU)

    Eye Transplant (Dawn) (Science News)

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    17 min
  • Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, Bees Underwater, and TDIH - Mae West Arrested for Broadway Play
    Apr 19 2024

    Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, and what local officials are doing to stop it, an incredible new fact about bees is discovered, plus on This Week in History, actress Mae West is arrested for her Broadway play.

    Monkey Mayhem (HuffPost via AP News)

    Bees Underwater (CNN) (Ecobnb)

    Mae West (Biography) (Britannica)

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    15 min
  • Solar Powered Car, Loch Ness Hunters Ask NASA for Help, and TDIH - The London Bridge is Moved
    Apr 18 2024

    A car fueled by the sun is closer to becoming a consumer reality, a group of monster hunters appeal to an unlikely agency for assistance, and on This Day in History, London Bridge is falling down … but springing back to life in the American desert.

    Solar Powered Car (GNN) (Aptera)

    Loch Ness and NASA (Sky News)

    London Bridge (History)

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    22 min
  • Possible Blindness Cure, Weird Wednesday, and TDIH - The Mustang is Introduced
    Apr 17 2024

    A long-term plan to cure many individuals afflicted with blindness, Weird Wednesday brings us a new, collaborative version of Scrabble, cats in a palace, and a hippo walking through suburbia. Plus, on This Day in History, the first Ford Mustang is introduced to the public.

    Blindness Cure (Brisbane Times)

    Collaborative Scrabble (BBC)

    Palace Cats (AP News)

    Escaped Hippo (UPI)

    Lawnmower GWR (UPI)

    Mustang (Ford) (Motor Biscuit) (Motor Trend)

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    24 min
  • "Scientific" Marriage Pact, Stunning Pompeii Discovery, and TDIH - Annie Oakley Breaks a Shooting Record
    Apr 16 2024

    A scientific pact for lasting love devised by one Stanford student, a stunning find in Pompeii, and on This Day in History – sharpshooter Annie Oakley breaks yet another record.

    Marriage Pact (Fox News)

    Pompeii Discovery (EuroNews)

    Annie Oakley (PBS) (Patch)

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    21 min
  • The Surprising Benefit to Fish Swimming in Schools, A Rare Medical Condition is Cured for the First Time & TDIH: The Man Who Walked Backwards Across the US (and why he did it)
    Apr 15 2024

    Fish Swim in Schools for Stealth–as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an Individual Swimming Alone (Supplemental: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ad3a4e)

    World-first treatment at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke for teenager with rare condition

    Heroes, Heroines, and History: The Backward Walk Around the World (Supplemental 1: PLENNIE WINGO - Wired For Adventure, Supplemental 2: Ben Montgomery's 'Man Who Walked Backward' lets readers step into history)

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    20 min