Oct. 2, 2024

New Exoplanet Discovered at a Nearby Star, Weird Wednesday - Fat Bear Contest, London Sheep Herding Tradition, a Blue Lobster, and TDIH - The Snail Telegraph

Apple Podcasts podcast player badge
Spotify podcast player badge
Amazon Music podcast player badge
Overcast podcast player badge
Castro podcast player badge
PocketCasts podcast player badge
RSS Feed podcast player badge
YouTube podcast player badge
Apple Podcasts podcast player iconSpotify podcast player iconAmazon Music podcast player iconOvercast podcast player iconCastro podcast player iconPocketCasts podcast player iconRSS Feed podcast player iconYouTube podcast player icon

A new exoplanet was discovered circling our nearest star neighbor – and no, I'm not talking about the sun. Weird Wednesday includes a fat bear contest, a sheep herding tradition, and a blue lobster. Plus, on This Day in History, 1851 – the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass promises to provide global communication without the use of electronics – instead, they used snails.

Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun | ScienceDaily

Fat Bear Week 2024 | VOTE (explore.org)

Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant | AP News

Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition | AP News

Watch: Aquarium rescues blue lobster from grocery store tank - UPI.com

This week I learned: the snail telegraph – E. H. Mann (ehmannwrites.com)

The Man Who Tried to Invent a Telegraph Made Out of Telepathic Snails (gizmodo.com)


Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices