It's All Fluff

It's All Fluff

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It's All Fluff episodes

  • Science Cat, Too Many Packages, and the SS United States

    The cat that has helped make two scientific discoveries, the lady that doesn’t need to steal Amazon packages because they are just being sent to her, and for Fluffy History - the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic.

    Cat Makes Yet Another Scientific Discovery - Newsweek

    Adorable Cat Helps Scientists Discover New Virus (For Second Time) : ScienceAlert

    Coding complete sequences of the 10 genomic segments of a mammalian orthoreovirus type 3 isolated from a Blarina peninsulae shrew | Microbiology Resource Announcements

    'It's been hell': Hundreds of Amazon packages fill up San Jose woman's garage after year-long mishap with overseas seller - ABC7 San Francisco

    San Jose woman drowns in Amazon packages owing to Chinese seller fraud - The Economic Times

    SS United States - United States Lines & The Heydays of Trans-Atlantic Travel

    SS United States begins journey to become world's largest artificial reef | AP News

    SS United States Florida destiny: World's largest artificial reef

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    25 min
  • De-Evolving Tomatoes, Dream/Nightmare Foods, and Sliced Bread

    Tomatoes are de-evolving in the Galapagos, dream…or nightmare foods, and Fluffy History - the best thing since sliced bread is, well, sliced bread.

    Tomatoes in The Galapagos Islands Appear to Be Evolving in Reverse : ScienceAlert

    Scientists Stunned As Tomatoes “De-Evolve” in the Galapagos | SciTechDaily

    Enzymatic twists evolved stereo-divergent alkaloids in the Solanaceae family | Nature Communications

    Cheese May Actually Fuel Nightmares, Surprising Study Confirms : ScienceAlert

    Eating cheese before bed may cause nightmares, study finds | New AtlasFrontiers

    More dreams of the rarebit fiend: food sensitivity and dietary correlates of sleep and dreamingWho Invented Sliced Bread? | HISTORY

    A Missouri town almost forgot it invented the greatest thing since anything: sliced bread | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

    The Story of Sliced Bread’s Invention in Chillicothe — KC Yesterday

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    20 min
  • Dire Wolf Pups Grown Up, Robot Soccer, Nudity Ban, & Raining Alligator

    It’s been six months since the return of the so-called dire wolves, so we’ll take a look at how they have aged. We also check the score on the AI robots that played soccer, how nudity is now banned in one town, and for Fluffy History - the day an alligator fell from the sky.

    Colossal Biosciences' "Dire Wolves" Turn 6 Months Old, Doubling In Size And Weighing A Whopping 40 Kilograms | IFLScience

    After 6 Months, Colossal’s "Dire Wolves" Are Twice as Large | Daily Galaxy

    Humanoid robots captivate fans in China with fully autonomous soccer matches | AP News

    Watch these AI humanoid robots play soccer like Mbappé ... sort of | Digital Trends

    This city is looking to crack down on nudity as its current laws don’t prohibit the act | KY3

    Burlington City Council votes on ordinance to ban public nudity, | Burlington Free Press

    July 2, 1843: The Day It Rained Alligators

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    25 min
  • Red Panda Wake-up Call, Discontinued Cereals, and the Fork Comes to the US

    The hotel that has a controversial red panda wake-up call, General Mills is discontinuing a few of their Cheerio cereals, and on fluffy history, the fork is introduced to colonial America.

    'Wake-up call service' from red pandas at Chongqing hotel halted due to safety risks - Global Times

    Chinese hotel told ‘wake-up service’ of red pandas climbing onto guest beds must stop | The Independent

    3 varieties of Cheerios are being discontinued - oregonlive.com

    General Mills discontinues 3 Cheerios flavors. See which ones.

    Nearly 400 years later, the fork remains at the center of American dining controversy

    Into the Trenchers: Seven Strange Facts About Dinner in Colonial New England - New England Historical Society

    First fork in America | by Richard Subber | Medium

    This Massachusetts Man Had the First Known Fork in America

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    22 min
  • Wonderful Rodents, Old Animals, and Orange is Banned!

    How one rodent helped plants thrive after a volcanic eruption, the world’s oldest lemur celebrates his birthday, a century old lobster is released back in the wild, and we go back to a time when orange was forbidden in the Netherlands.

    Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto Mount St Helens For 1 Day. 40 Years Later, The Effect Is Astonishing | IFLScience
    Frontiers | Microbial community structure in recovering forests of Mount St. Helens
    How a crew of gophers helped Mount St. Helens bounce back | Popular Science
    Stumpy rings in 39th birthday with world record as the longest-living lemur | Guinness World Records
    Look: Lemur at Scottish zoo named the world's oldest at 39 - UPI.com
    Long Island restaurant frees celebrated 110-year-old lobster
    Long Island lobster pardoned ahead of National Lobster Day – NBC New York
    Watch: New York restaurant returns 110-year-old lobster to the sea - UPI.com
    8 Oldest Lobsters in the World - Oldest.org
    What led to the prohibition of wearing orange clothes in Holland in the year 1784? - TravelAsker
    the low countries Orange: a Colour that Unites and Divides - the low countries
    No Orange Clothes Day | Holiday | Checkiday.com
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    25 min
  • Oldest Restaurant War, The "Sharpening", and the Swearing Presidential Bird

    One Spanish restaurant is trying to take the title of "The World's Oldest Restaurant" from another Spanish establishment, the giant #2 pencil that is is shaved down during the annual "Sharpening" ceremony, and the Presidential bird that ruined a funeral with its filthy language.

    Madrid's Casa Pedro challenges nearby Botín for world's oldest restaurant title | AP NewsWorld’s oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another tavern | The IndependentMinneapolis community to gather for annual giant pencil sharpening | AP NewsAnnual Lake of the Isles pencil sharpening event happening this weekend | kare11.com20-foot-tall pencil on Lake of the Isles lawn will get its annual sharpening | Minneapolis Star TribuneEverything We Know About Andrew Jackson's Swearing ParrotAndrew Jackson's Parrot Kicked Out of His Funeral for Swearing? | Snopes.comThe True Story Of Andrew Jackson’s Swearing Parrot | by Dose Staff | OMGFacts | MediumPolly Want a WHAT?! Andrew Jackson's Pet Parrot

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    22 min
  • Creepy Dolls, Cargo Ship Accident, and Bananas Over Bananas

    Life-like dolls are all the craze in Brazil, a cargo ship nearly hits a house while the homeowner was asleep, and when the world went bananas over bananas.

    Lifelike 'reborn' dolls birth fascination and debate in Brazil | AP News

    After Labubu, Brazil’s ‘Creepy’ Reborn Dolls Are Internet’s New Obsession - News18

    Creepy Or Comforting? Brazil’s Lifelike 'Reborn' Doll Trend Is Taking Over Internet | Times Now

    Seriously deep sleeper not woken up by ship crashing in his garden | World News | Sky News

    Norwegian man awakes to find 443-foot cargo vessel ran aground in his backyard | Fox News

    Crew member charged after massive container ship ploughed into man’s front garden | The IndependentBananas at the World’s FairA History Of Bananas | Import To The Americas Then GrowthThe World’s Fair Is Where America Learned To Love The Banana – Brady Carlson

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    21 min
  • Sailing with a Cat, Dad Math, and Women Wearing Pants

    The man who quit his job to sail to Hawaii with his cat...with no nautical experience, Reddit users help a dad with his kids homework, and the 1923 proclamation allowing women to wear pants.

    "Sailing with Phoenix," Oregon man who quit job to sail with cat, arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii - CBS NewsAn Oregon man who quit his job to set sail with his cat arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii | AP NewsDad Left Questioning His 'Sanity' Over 7-Year-Old Son's Math Homework - NewsweekWomen Officially Allowed to Wear Pants to School in Latest 1971 Henderson County Yearbook! · DigitalNCWho was wearing the trousers — Adam Smith InstituteWomen given permission to pursue pants 100 years agoLet’s talk trousers! - Scott Media

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    22 min
  • It's All Fluff Trailer

    Escape from the depressing headlines with It's All Fluff, the podcast with ZERO hard news. It's All Fluff brings you the most weird, wild, and wonderful stories from around the world and throughout history. No politics. No disasters. With only good times and fun facts, it is ALL fluff - so much fluff!

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    2 min

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Escape from the depressing headlines with It's All Fluff, the podcast with ZERO hard news. It's All Fluff brings you the most weird, wild, and wonderful stories from around the world and throughout…