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Today's episode features a potential solution for those who suffer from migraine headaches – so long as you know one is coming on. And, as demand for cocoa increases while supplies dwindle, new methods for creating chocolate are being developed. Plus on TDIH; online auction site EBay is founded. That’s coming up on Cool Stuff.
Cure for migraines: Scientists closer to breakthrough with new pill
Companies seeking new ways to grow cocoa to keep up with demand | AP News
Rich cocoa prices hitting shoppers with bitter chocolate costs as Easter approaches | AP News
History of eBay: Facts and Timeline
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Too much of a good thing - Does the popular trend of intermittent fasting have a downside? Plus, are you feeling the corn sweat? We’ll explain. And on This Day in History, the longest overwater bridge opens.
Sweaty corn is making it even more humid | AP News
What is corn sweat? A Midwest heat wave is causing humidity to skyrocket. | Vox
Driving the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway: The Longest Overwater Bridge in the World - UponArriving
Tammany Family: Mandeville History: A Resort Dreamed
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Opens (nationalgeographic.org)
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Matching dinosaur footprints on two different continents and for the first time ever, a human-caused asteroid shower is coming to Earth. Plus, on This Day in History, a Zeppelin airship completes its round-the-world trip.
Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean | ScienceDaily
NASA's dart mission may spark human-caused meteor showers (msn.com)
NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space - NASA
Ninety years since the first round-the-world airship flight | World Air Sports Federation (fai.org)
Passengers and Crew of Graf Zeppelin's Round the World Flight of 1929 | Airships.net
Graf Zeppelin’s Historic 1929 Flight Around the World (youtube.com)
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Don’t panic, but thousands of tarantulas will soon emerge in search of a mate – at least, in select parts of the country (we’ll tell you where). Plus, it’s Weird Wednesday and we’re bringing you the oldest bottle of cognac, the oldest living man, a missing kid that wasn’t really missing, and a nude bike race. And on This Day in History – the first American steam locomotive is built, and the race that secures its place in the future of transportation.
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A new prospective solution for keeping Alzheimer's and other age-related brain conditions at bay. Plus, an endangered bird will soon take flight again, with the help of humans. And on 'This Day in History', the first known play in America leads to a criminal trial.
Cleaning up the aging brain: Scientists restore brain's trash disposal system
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The power of the placebo – a new study reveals interesting benefits even when patients are aware of what they’re receiving, and the coral reefs are slowly dying – but not in Tela Bay. What secrets might this area possess, and can they be applied to other reefs around the world? Plus, on This Day in History, one tiny car becomes a cultural icon.
This coral reef should be dead—so why is it thriving? (nationalgeographic.com)
The Original Mini: A Look Back At The Morris Mini Minor (hotcars.com)
1959 Morris Mini-Minor road test - Throwback Thursday | Autocar
How many Minis were built? (aronline.co.uk)
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REMINDER: Reggie and Marques will be off August 19-23, attending a podcast conference. They'll be back with episodes beginning Monday, August 26.
A new computer interface could give those suffering from ALS their voice back. Plus, scientists look to implement a universal lunar clock to keep tabs on time on the moon. A runaway star that’s faster than anything we've ever heard of. And on TDIH; William Beebe descends into the ocean depths in his bathysphere.
New brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to 'speak' again
International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon
'Failed star' brown dwarf runaway races through the cosmos at 1 million mph
August 15, 1934: World-Record Dive in the Bathysphere by Barton and Beebe
The first Bathysphere and the work of William Beebe
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Water … in space! Exciting news from a celestial body and where it could be hiding, and NASA’s VIPER rover may have a second chance. Plus, On This Day in History; the American tourist who kissed Adolph Hitler.
Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars – But There's a Catch : ScienceAlert
Mars Once Had So Much Water, It Could Have Been An Ocean World, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert
Mars Education | Developing the Next Generation of Explorers (asu.edu)
Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust | PNAS
NASA’s Abandoned Moon Bot Might Get a Rescue Mission From a Lunar Startup (gizmodo.com)
NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration - NASA
Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews
The Woman Who Kissed Hitler - J. Mark Powell (jmarkpowell.com)
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It’s Weird Wednesday and we’re bringing you shipwrecked champagne, rare baby lobsters, a Great Lakes alligator, and a Guinness World Record record –. And on This Day in History – were the Wright Brothers really the first in flight? Some would beg to differ, and we’ll tell you why.
A 1-in-30-million orange lobster in Maine is having colorful babies (msn.com)
Maine university's rare orange lobster hatches babies (wisn.com)
Sighting of alligator swimming off shore of Lake Erie prompts Pennsylvania search | AP News
Watch: David Rush breaks 15 Guinness World Records in one day - UPI.com
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A shocking way to keep your brain young (potentially), and two celestial bodies are set to appear side-by-side in the night sky. Plus on 'This Day in History', The first Greyhound bus ride takes place (but without a bus 🤔).
Anti-ageing neuro-tech: The bold new devices built to keep your brain young
Sky watch: Mars and Jupiter won't get this close again until 2033 | AP News
Carl Wickman Drove Greyhound All The Way To The Top | Investor's Business Daily (investors.com)
100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound | Mental Floss
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