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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