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**Ungeniused**

Ungeniused is a show dedicated to covering the weirdest articles found on Wikipedia and sharing knowledge you’ll (probably) never be able to use in real life. Hosted by Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley.

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194: The Republic of Rose Island Sep 05, 2023

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In the late 1960s, the grooviest place to be was a platform off the coast of Italy... for two months, anyway.

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Links and Show Notes:

Republic of Rose Island - Wikipedia

Rose Island - The story of a micronation

Ungeniused #8: The Principality of Sealand - Relay FM

Principality of Sealand - Wikipedia

Rose Island (film) - Wikipedia

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193: John Hancock Tower Aug 22, 2023

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This 60-story, 790-foot skyscraper towered over Boston when it opened in 1976, and thankfully is still upright, despite some startling structural issues.

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Ungeniused #192: The Citicorp Center Engineering Crisis - Relay FM

John Hancock Tower - Wikipedia

Trinity Church (Boston) - Wikipedia

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Great Boston Fire of 1872 - Wikipedia

Tuned mass damper - Wikipedia

192: The Citicorp Center Engineering Crisis Aug 08, 2023

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The Citicorp Center's unique design turned heads when it opened in the 1970s. Little did people know that the building was in danger of collapse until secret repairs could be made.

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Citicorp Center engineering crisis - Wikipedia

Bethlehem Steel | Mad Men Wiki | Fandom

THE FIFTY-NINE-STORY CRISIS — The New Yorker

191: Vantablack Jul 25, 2023

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“It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none — none more black.”

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Vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays - Wikipedia

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190: Buc-ee's Jul 11, 2023

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It's a gas station. It's a jerky bar. It's a set of very clean bathrooms. It's a gas station. It's a jerky bar. It's a bathroom. Are you getting it? This is not three highway stops. It's one highway stop. And they call it Buc-ee's.

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Links and Show Notes:

Buc-ee's - Wikipedia

Buc-ee’s in Sevierville TN Is Now Open

The Icee Company - Wikipedia

189: Fainting Goats Jun 13, 2023

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We've all been startled by sudden noises, but some goats take being scared to an all-new level.

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Fainting goat - Wikipedia

Myotonia congenita - Wikipedia

188: Jazz Design May 30, 2023

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It may have been a design for the lowly paper cup, but Jazz design has come to define much of the aesthetic we associate with the 1990s.

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Jazz (design) - Wikipedia

Sweetheart Cup Company - Wikipedia

Solo Cup Company - Wikipedia

Dart Container - Wikipedia

187: Long-term Nuclear Waste Warning Messages May 16, 2023

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Storing nuclear waste comes with many safety challenges. One of them is keeping people away from the site... even tens of thousands of years after everyone involved is dead and gone.

Do you need to use a fork, but could also use a spoon? Get you a utensil that can do both!

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Spork - Wikipedia

Ungeniused #183: McBarge and Expo 86 - Relay FM

185: Three More Weird Sports Apr 04, 2023

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It's been too long since Stephen and Myke looked at some unusual sports. Today, that wrong is righted with discussions of wife-carrying, toe wrestling and mobile phone throwing.