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July 22, 2024 New Helium Reservoir Found, How We Really Perceive Time, and TDIH - The First European-American To Cross Canada.
A new helium reservoir discovered in Minnesota could solve a major world problem and our concept of time may not be measured in the manner you think. Plus, on This Day in History, Alexander Mackenzie becomes the first European to cross North America north of Mexico.

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27 min
July 19, 2024 Autism Diagnosed Using Feces, Cave Discovery on the Moon, and TDIH - The First Regular In-Flight Movie
How feces could help detect autism, caves discovered on the moon. and on This Day in History, movies take to the skies as the first regularly scheduled films are shown on planes.
Autism could soon be detected in your poop. Here’s why | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Scientists confirm a cave on the moon that could one day shelter explorers | AP News
Radar evidence of an accessible cave conduit on the Moon below the Mare Tranquillitatis pit | Nature Astronomy
Scientists Find an Underground Cave on the Moon That Could Shelter Future Explorers (msn.com)
1961: The First Regularly Scheduled In-Flight Movie is Shown on Board a TWA Airliner – Transportation History
7/19/1961: TWA Introduced the World's First Inflight Movie (airwaysmag.com)
July 19, 1961: Fasten Your Seatbelts, By Love Possessed Will Begin Shortly | WIRED
By Love Possessed (1961) - IMDb
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22 min
July 18, 2024 Diabetes-Reversing Drug, Hydrogen-Powered Ferry, and TDIH - "Wrong Way" Corrigan
A new drug that could potentially reverse the effects of diabetes, the world’s first commercial hydrogen-powered ferry is set to run in San Francisco, and on This Day in History, while heading to California, a pilot “accidentally” lands in Ireland 28 hours later.
Diabetes-reversing drug boosts insulin-producing cells by 700% (newatlas.com)
World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride | AP News
Wrong-Way Corrigan (nationalgeographic.org)
When Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan Accidentally Flew to Ireland Instead of California (mentalfloss.com)
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20 min
July 17, 2024 Eagles Show Signs of Advanced Sympathy and Compassion for Young, Weird Wednesday Brings Us a Priceless Statue Discovered in a Sewer, a 108-year-old's Amusing Secret to Long Life & Angry Birds Attacking Drones, and on TDIH: The Great Train Wreck of 1856
On today’s episode, behavior never-before-seen in Eagles is observed in the UK. Weird Wednesday has a unique find in a sewer, a trick to live longer, and birds attacking on the beach. And on This Day in History, a poor decision leads to devastating and deadly accident.

Eagle Parents Spend Year Nursing Chick Who Fell Out of a Tree, Forsaking the New Nesting Season
Archaeologists Find Remarkable Marble Statue of Greek God Hermes in Ancient Sewer
Watch: Alabama woman, 108, stays young by 'flirting with men with mustaches' - UPI.com
'Very Annoyed' Seagulls Are Waging War on NYC's Beach Drones (gizmodo.com)
Angry birds fight drones on patrol for sharks and swimmers on NYC beaches | AP News
TDIH: Whitemarsh Township’s 1856 ‘Camp Hill Disaster’ Was Once the Deadliest Train Accident in the World
(YouTube VIDEO RECAP) Camp Hill Disaster
Great Train Wreck of 1856

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25 min
July 16, 2024 Auroras and Our Electrical Infrastructure, Moss That Can Survive on Mars, and TDIH - A Classic Novel is Published
Those beautiful auroras we love to observe in the sky COULD pose a serious threat to our electrical infrastructure, super moss capable of surviving on Mars, and on TDIH; a classic novel is released – we’ll tell you about that and the famous author who brought it to us.
Auroras could soon pose serious threat to our electrical infrastructure, study reveals | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Chinese scientists identify super moss able to 'survive' in Mars | Reuters
We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should? (msn.com)
The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments: The Innovation (cell.com)
The Catcher in the Rye: J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye Background | SparkNotes
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21 min
July 15, 2024 Rare Whale Beached in New Zealand, Baking Soda Saves a Life, and TDIH - The Rosetta Stone is Discovered
A never-before-seen-alive whale has washed ashore in New Zealand, a British woman owes her life to baking soda, and on This Day in History, the Rosetta Stone is discovered by French forces.
World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species | AP News
'Flesh-eating bug ate away at my nose - baking soda saved my life' (yahoo.com)
The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking the Ancient Egyptian Language - ARCE
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone | British Museum
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25 min
July 12, 2024 New Process to Recycle Clothing & TDIH: The First Television Broadcast of a Sporting Event Takes Place
New process that makes it possible to recycle used clothes and on This Day in History, the first television broadcast of a sporting event takes place.
A polyester-dissolving process could make modern clothing recyclable
First televised tennis match. - Today's Flashback (todaysflashback.com)
The First TV: A Complete History of Television (historycooperative.org)
Throwback Thursday: The first Wimbledon on television - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM

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14 min
July 11, 2024 Teddy Roosevelt's Stolen Pocket Watch FINALLY Makes Its Way Home & This Day in History: Salomon August Andrée's Arctic Balloon Disaster
Teddy Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen from a museum in the 1980s, but has finally made its way home. Plus, on This Day in History, tragedy strikes the Andrée Expedition en route to the North Pole ... by balloon
Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home | AP News
TDIH: Andrée’s Arctic Balloon Expedition
TDIH: Andrée Balloon Crash: A Photographic Journey through the Most Surreal Arctic Disaster
TDIH: Andrée's North Pole expedition

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25 min
July 10, 2024 ISS To Be Destroyed and How, Weird Wednesday Has a Cow Stampede and TP at the Park, and TDIH - Lady Godiva Bears It All
How NASA intends to DESTROY the International Space Station – you heard that correctly … DESTROY, Weird Wednesday has more bizarre world records, cows stampeding through town, and a disgusting site at Yosemite National Park. Plus, on This Day in History, Lady Godiva bears it all and rides … or did she?
Here’s how NASA plans to finally destroy the International Space Station | BBC Science Focus Magazine
NASA will retire the ISS soon. Here's what comes next. : NPR
Watch: Idaho man throws chopsticks at balloons for his 180th world record - UPI.com
Watch: Man uses eye socket strength to break two Guinness World Records - UPI.com
45 escaped cows stampede through neighborhood in England - UPI.com
Look: Used toilet paper 'all too familiar' a sight at Yosemite National Park - UPI.com
Culture Re-View: Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry - allegedly | Euronews
Lady Godiva's Ride, Fact & Fiction (britainexpress.com)
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28 min
July 09, 2024 Carpenter Ants Selectively Performing Surgery & TDIH: Donkey Kong is released in Japan -- the Fascinating Story of How the Game Came to Be
Carpenter ants selectively performing surgery on their colony-mates, and on This Day in History, the iconic Donkey Kong is released in Japan.
An ant that selectively amputates the infected limbs of wounded sisters
Carpenter ants are the only other animals known to amputate besides humans, researchers say | CNN
Donkey Kong: A Record of Struggle (By Hirohisa Komanome)
The History of Donkey Kong
(Video) The Complete History of Donkey Kong (1981 to 2023)

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21 min

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