This week, we’ll explore some Missing UFOs, Any Color (So Long as It’s Black), the Shellfish Conundrum, and Art-O-Mats. But first, it’s time for a Mother and Child Reunion, presented to you by one Paul Simon. REFERENCES MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION THE MISSING UFOS ANY COLOR SO LONG AS IT’S BLACK THE SHELLFISH CONUNDRUM ART-O-MAT […]

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This week, we’ll take a look at drying hands, begging the questions, what it means to be a pirate, and how you can win the lottery. REFERENCES Restroom Evolution Begging the Question Pirates of the Prairie State How to Win the Lottery If you have a question, comment or recipe, please send them to jeff@collegeofcuriosity.com. Commentary […]

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This week, we’ll take some of the things the TSA finds, the “Man of the Year,” Guy Fawkes masks and a cup of tea. REFERENCES The TSA Man of the Year Why Guy Fawkes? Boston Tea If you have a question, comment or recipe, please send them to jeff@collegeofcuriosity.com. Commentary by Jeff Wagg Theme song […]

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This week, we’ll take a look at a mystery involving dead deer, learn the deadly truth behind the word “meromictic,” shun fresh cashews, smile at hook worms, and explore the desert with some allergy sufferers. REFERENCES A Natural Death Meromictic Cashew Juice The Happy Hookworm! Arizona Therapy! If you have a question, comment or recipe, please […]

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In this episode, we visit the familiar hills of Watership Down, the explosive genesis of a religion, a writer who wasn’t, and an alternative dictionary with added truth. REFERENCES The Fate of Watership Down The Unlikely Birth of a Religion The Mystery of Thomas James Bitter Bierce If you have a question, comment or recipe, please send […]

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In this episode, we explore an enduring mystery with plenty of clues, birds with unusual numbers of wings, the ingenuity of farmers, and a symbol that means “Good Existence.” REFERENCES The Somerton Man Wings on Things Farmer’s Folly? Good Existence If you have a question, comment or recipe, please send them to jeff@collegeofcuriosity.com. Commentary by […]

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Hello, and welcome to the Daily Curio Season 2. For the next 100 episodes, we’re changing the format a bit. New pieces will now feature more in-depth stories with enhanced sound production. For those that would like to listen or read in ten minute chunks, the week’s episodes will be compiled into a single episode of Oddments, […]

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In this episode, we learn some secrets from the tail numbers on aircraft, discover the meaning of cabotage, and meet a man who’s always drunk. But first, let’s have a listen to some miserable people… REFERENCES Les Miserables Elephant Wikipedia: Elephant of the Bastille Art of the Film: The Elephant of Les Miserables N-Numbers FAA: N-Numbers Internet […]

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This time, we’ll answer the age old question Paper or Plastic, explore beneath the sea, try to tongue twist a computer, and learn the real reason that the Titanic Movie happened. But first, let’s see what’s on the road with us… REFERENCES Paper or Plastic? How Stuff Works: Which is more environmentally friendly: paper or plastic? […]

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NATO’s alphabet and number stations, the kidnapping game, flying from an old church, the odd invention of one-way streets, and dreamers of dreams. REFERENCES NATO Alphabet and Number Stations Wikipedia: NATO Alphabet Skeptoid: Spy Radio: Numbers Stations Amazon: Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Number Stations Geoguessr Geoguessr: Lets Explore the World! […]

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The mystery of the Fool Killer, listen to a eerie waterphone, explore some unusual things about beavers, go to war with Albert Cashier, and drive like we’re in a 1980’s video game. REFERENCES Fool Killer Mysterious Chicago: The Foolkiller Submarine Straight Dope: Update on  the Fool Killer, Chicago’s Mystery Submarine Waterphone Waterphone Online: Official Site YouTube: H2O Demo […]

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Lightning as navigation, castle thunder, Greenland’s problems, glowing, LOUD amorous fish and a visit from Professor Wonka. REFERENCES Lightning National Geographic: Flash Facts About Lightning Wikipedia: Lightning (not Lightening) Wikipedia: Catatumbo lightning Greenland Norden: Facts about Greenland Geography 222: The Power of Maps Wikipedia: Map Projection West Coast Hum KING 5: West Seattle hum could be fish (seriously) Wikipedia: Midshipman Fish Hilaire Belloc ala […]

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This week finds your host under the weather, which is a perfect time to turn to Mark Twain for help. REFERENCES Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain Librivox: Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain Librivox is a project in which volunteers create audio books and place the in the public domain for all to enjoy. This is […]

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Richard Feynman, Paul Pena and Tuvan throat singing, Voyage 1 still listening to space sounds 35 years into its journey, the long strange trip of Peking Man, a 100 year old aquarium and dandy candy. REFERENCES Tuvan Throat Singing Wikipedia: Overtone Singing IMDB: Genghis Blues Wikipedia: Tuva or Bust! Space Noise NASA: Sounds of Interstellar […]

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A missing sea, a cryptographic puzzle, the U.S’s largest pyramid, artistic butt music, and the announcer’s test. REFERENCES The Aral Sea Wikipedia: Aral Sea The Moscow Times: Symphony for Return to the Aral Sea The Enigma Machine Wikipedia: Enigma Machine Espacenet: Enigma Patent Wikipedia: Cryptanalysis of Enigma Cohokia Cahokia: Official Site Hieronymus Bosch’s Music Guardian UK: Hidden […]

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