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401

"God of Chaos" Asteroid's Close Encounter with Earth and TDIH - The First Transcontinental Flight of the US

402

Dinosaur-Era Tree Saplings Being Auctioned, How an Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth & TDIH: The 1920 Bombing of Wall Street & The Empire State Building's Mooring Mast

403

Cardiovascular Issues a Daughter Can Have Due to a Father's Diet, Ig Nobel Prizes Announced, and TDIH - The NYC Riot That Started with a Hat

404

Protein That Can Extend Longevity, Most Detailed Video of a Star, and TDIH - The Messier Catalog is Started

405

Using Bacteria to Anticipate Seasonal Changes, Weird Wednesday - Rare Dime, Odd Hotels Requests and Finds, and Message-in-a-Bottle, & TDIH - The History of Dialysis

406

Making Skin Transparent, How Rare Are Colorful Lobsters? Plus, TDIH - The TV Dinner

407

Volcanic Activity On the Moon & TDIH: The Erie Steamship Suffers a Tragic Fate en Route to Chicago.

408

Making Money Collecting Pine Cones, New Species of Dinosaur Unearthed in Spain, and TDIH - Piggly Wiggly, The First Supermarket Opens

409

Bacterial Cells Transmit Memories to Offspring, Six New Rogue Worlds Discovered & TDIH: The First Gas Pump

410

Nuclear Powered Batteries, Weird Wednesday - Unwanted Shirts, Long Lost Postcard, Another Orange Lobster and TDIH - The First Newspaper Boy

411

A Potential Solution for Migraine Headaches, New Methods for Creating Chocolate Given the Shortage & on TDIH; Online Auction Site eBay is Founded

412

Side Effect of Intermittent Fasting, "Corn Sweat" Causing Humidity Levels to Rise, and TDIH - The Longest Overwater Bridge in the US

413

Matching Dinosaur Footprints on Different Continents, The First Human-Caused Asteroid Shower, and TDIH - The Zeppelin Around-The-World Trip

414

Tarantula Mating Season, Weird Wednesday Has the Oldest Bottle of Cognac, the Oldest Living Man, The Not Missing Kid, and a Nude Bike Race, Plus TDIH - the Race with the First American Steam Locomotive

415

A New Prospective Solution for Keeping Alzheimer's and Other Brain Conditions at Bay, An Endangered Bird Will Soon Fly Again (w/ Help from Humans) & TDIH; the First Known Play in America Leads to a Criminal Trial

416

The Power of the Placebo -Results from a New Study, Tela Bay Coral Reef and What Can Be Learned There, and TDIH - The Morris Mini-Minor Released

417

A New Computer Interface Gives Those Suffering from ALS Their Voice Back. A New Lunar Timezone, a Runaway Star, and on TDIH; William Beebe Descends Into The Ocean Depths in his Bathysphere

418

Possible Underground Oceans on Mars, NASA's VIPER Rover's Second Chance, and TDIH - The American Tourist Who Kissed Hitler

419

Weird Wednesday - Shipwrecked Champaign, Baby Orange Lobsters, Great Lakes Alligator, Guinness World Record Record, and TDIH - First Actual Flight?

420

The Supposed 'Shocking' Health Benefits of Neuromodulation, An Event Sky-Gazers Won't Want to Miss & TDIH: The First Greyhound Bus Ride Takes Place (w/out a Bus)

421

New Discovery - The Smallest Human Species and TDIH - IBM Introduces the Personal Computer

422

Why the Continents Rise, New Theory for How the Pyramids Were Built, and TDIH - CBS' "Our Secret Weapon"

423

Have Your Chocolate and Eat it Too? Scientists Devise Fascinating New Way to Limit Sugar Intake, A Dog Who Stops Child Predators & TDIH: Galileo Presents His Telescope

424

A Scientific Evaluation of Social Media's 'Oat-Zempic' Craze, Weird Wednesday Features a Tortoise on the Run & TDIH: Remembering Phil Petit's INSANE High-Wire Act on the Twin Towers

425

Screaming Woman Mummy Mystery Solved, Possible Natural Treatment for Baldness, and TDIH - The Oldest Known Living Tree Cut Down

426

New Research Suggests Night Owls Could Have the Cognitive Advantage, A New Element Is On the Verge of Joining the Periodic Table & TDIH: The Cornerstone is Laid for the Statue of Liberty

427

DISCOVERY: Tree Bark Absorbs Methane from the Atmosphere, ChatGPT is NOT Ready to Play Doctor & TDIH: A Patent for an Escalator is Issued in the US.

428

An Ark on the Moon for Endangered Species, Possible New Geyser in Yellowstone, and TDIH - The Michelin Star

429

Using Soda Cans and Seawater to Create Fuel, Weird Wednesday - Boneless(?) Wings, Dog Returns After 9 years, the Bedpan Collection, and TDIH - Black Tot Day

430

Spray-On Shoes at the Olympics, Connecticut Bear Attacks, TDIH - A Forgotten "Father of Radio"

431

Rewriting the History of Oxygen and Early Life, Troubles for the Galapagos Islands, and TDIH - Woman Survives 75-Story Fall at the Empire State Building

432

Scientists Identify The Root Cause of Lupus, A Yellowstone Eruption Sends People Scrambling, Sharks Affected by Drug Smugglers & TDIH: The First Permanent Movie Theater

433

Alcohol’s Impact on your Biological Age, A Surprise Eruption in Yellowstone Sends People Scrambling and on This Day in History, the Chappaquiddick Incident Leaves a Woman Dead

434

Rock Discovery on Mars Stuns NASA, Weird Wednesday - Royal Goat, Orange Lobster Saved, Large Hairball Removed, Depressed Bear, and TDIH - Window Tax Repealed

435

Finding Life on Saturn and Jupiter's Moons, Affordable Antivenom, and TDIH - The First American Typewriter

436

New Helium Reservoir Found, How We Really Perceive Time, and TDIH - The First European-American To Cross Canada.

437

Autism Diagnosed Using Feces, Cave Discovery on the Moon, and TDIH - The First Regular In-Flight Movie

438

Diabetes-Reversing Drug, Hydrogen-Powered Ferry, and TDIH - "Wrong Way" Corrigan

439

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

440

Auroras and Our Electrical Infrastructure, Moss That Can Survive on Mars, and TDIH - A Classic Novel is Published

441

Rare Whale Beached in New Zealand, Baking Soda Saves a Life, and TDIH - The Rosetta Stone is Discovered

442

New Process to Recycle Clothing & TDIH: The First Television Broadcast of a Sporting Event Takes Place

443

Teddy Roosevelt's Stolen Pocket Watch FINALLY Makes Its Way Home & This Day in History: Salomon August Andrée's Arctic Balloon Disaster

444

ISS To Be Destroyed and How, Weird Wednesday Has a Cow Stampede and TP at the Park, and TDIH - Lady Godiva Bears It All

445

Carpenter Ants Selectively Performing Surgery & TDIH: Donkey Kong is released in Japan -- the Fascinating Story of How the Game Came to Be

446

No Joke -- In Vitro Grown Brains Used to Control Robots, World's Oldest Cave Painting Discovered & TDIH: The Erector Set

447

Scientists Reveal a New Giant, Salamander-Like Creature that Lived Before the Dinosaurs & on This Day In History: The First Travel Agency is Formed in 1841

448

Using Radiation to Curb Rhino Poaching, Weird Wednesday; Fossilized feces, a Tent Naming Contest, and a Unique Animal Far From Home. TDIH: The First Large-Scale, Cultivated Strawberry is Introduced.

449

Extremely Large Extinct Snake Discovered and TDIH - Alligator Falling From the Sky

450

Some Gut Bacteria Linked to Compulsive Eating and TDIH - The Sony Walkman Arrives

451

Brain Implant to Help Epileptic Patients, New Treatment for Tinnitus, and TDIH - The Tomato is Proven Safe to Eat

452

250-Year-Old Cherries Found Perfectly Preserved at Mount Vernon, Al Michaels Coming to the Olympics Via AI, and TDIH - The First Seat Belt Legislation

453

An Ancient Mayan Vase Discovered at a Thrift Store, Weird Wednesday: Online Gaming Gone Wrong, An Endangered Species Adds One & A 63-Leaf Clover + TDIH: The Introduction of the Toothbrush

454

Are Animals Conscious? The Latest Thinking from the Scientific Community & This Day in History: The Fork Arrives in the United States

455

Monkey Behavioral Changes After Hurricane, New Unique Looking Horned Dinosaur Discovered, and TDIH - Dancing Hysteria Hits Germany

456

Walking Your Way to Less Back Pain, The World Shows Out for One Young Mother Battling Cancer & on TDIH: The Ferris Wheel at the Chicago World's Fair

457

Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Missing Donkey Found with Elk, and TDIH - The Alaska Purchase Announced

458

Lava Tubes and Frost on Mars, Weird Wednesday - Lots of Twins, Lost Watch, and Animal Escapes, and TDIH - 15th French Postal Service

459

A New Meta-Analysis Suggests Exercise Could Be The Single Greatest Method for Combating Depression & This Day in History - The Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Crop

460

A New Type of Pterosaur aka Demonic Pelican Discovered in Australia & This Day in History: The First Insurance Policy Issued in the US

461

The First Individual to Spend 1,000 Days in Space & This Day in History: the Player Piano is Patented.

462

Wild Horses Return to Kazakstan After 200 Years & on TDIH: The First Roundtrip Flight Between Two Major Cities.

463

A New Study Says Elephants Call Each Other by Name, Weird Wednesday Features a 97-Year-Old High School Graduate, a Longstanding Class Reunion, and a 'Sugar Glider' on a Plane. TDIH: Harry Houdini's Iconic Straight Jacket Escape over NYC

464

Edible Beads to Combat Cirrhosis & TDIH: The First Distinguished Flying Cross is Awarded for One Famous Flight

465

The Amazing Health Benefits of Pomegranates Include Combatting Alzheimer's & TDIH: The First Modern, Public Zoo Opens in France

466

Battery Powered Trains Set to Take Off in the UK, A Cat Missing for 12 Years Returns Home & TDIH: The Reel-to-Reel Home Video Recorded

467

Stegosaurus Goes to Auction, The Spoon That Makes Food Taste Saltier, and TDIH - The Largest Volcanic Eruption Ever Witnessed

468

Ancient Roman Artifacts Discovered in Egyptian Pet Cemetery, Weird Wednesday: A Pringles Thief, An Elusive Peacock and A Fish Out of Water & TDIH: Bananas Arrive in the US via the World's Fair

469

Innovative Retractable Field, Implantable Light Therapy for Better Healing, and TDIH - Transcontinental Express Trip in 83 Hours

470

5-Year-Old Gets Bionic Arm, Ancient Egyptian Cancer, and TDIH - The First American Spacewalk

471

Forecasting Solar Storms, A 16-Year-Old's Medical Research Breakthrough & a Cereal History Lesson; Dr. John Harvey Kellog Invents Corn Flakes

472

Death Valley Fish Makes Comeback, Vulcan Confirmed Not to Exist, Japan Tourist Mesh Screen Update, and TDIH - The First Motor Car Accident

473

90-Year-Old Astronaut, Weird Wednesday (Old Truck Driver, Odd Races, and GWR), plus TDIH - The Turkey Trot Gets Women Fired

474

New Planet That Could Support Life, The Library of Things, and TDIH - The First Indoor Pool Opens

475

The Dream Summer Job Paying Up To $100K, A 91-Year-Old's MASSIVE Donation to his Local Fire Department, A Baby-Rescuing Hero in Ohio & TDIH: Samuel Morse and his Telegraph

476

Dog Rescued in Australia's Outback, Ancient Tomb Unearthed in China, and TDIH - First Automobile Trip Across the US

477

700+ Kyles Just Isn't Enough, Weird Wednesday Has Tacos Declared Sandwiches, and TDIH: A Steamship Traverses the Atlantic for the First Time

478

Herd of Bison Restore CO2 Balance, Some of the Universe's Oldest Stars in Our Own Galaxy & TDIH: The First Bike in the US

479

How Spiders Use Their Webs To Capture Sound, Upcoming iPhone and Google Updates & TDIH: The First Speeding Citation Issued in the US (to a man going 12 mph)

480

Climate Resilient Rooftop, Teenage Boy Releases Story from Ancient Texts, and TDIH - Record Salmon Caught

481

Doctorate Awarded to 17-Year-Old, New Discoveries in Space, and TDIH - The First Motorcycle Trek Across America

482

Resurgence of Unique Turtle, Weird Wednesday (Plane Fight, Odd Ordinance Solution & GWR), and TDIH - Las Vegas Founded

483

Diabetic Cured with New Treatment, 100-Year-Old Coin Collection to be Auctioned, and TDIH - The First Plane Passenger

484

New Discovery with Evaporation, Dogs in Schools Help with Mental Health, and TDIH - The First Fleet of Criminals Set Sail for Australia

485

California Wildlife Crossing, Women Arrested Immediately After Leaving Jail, and TDIH - The Transcontinental Railroad is Completed

486

Teenage Hero, Baltimore Street Librarian, and TDIH - Mother's Day and The Pill

487

Another Attempt at Whale Communication, Weird Wednesday, and TDIH - The First Westminster Dog Show

488

Potential Long-Term Risk of Intermittent Fasting, Japanese Town Tired of Tourists, & TDIH - The First Planetarium

489

Orangutan Caught Using Medicinal Plants, New Rules for Airline Refunds, and TDIH - The Channel Tunnel Opens

490

Bird Flu and The Dairy/Meat Industry, Couple Accidently Sends Cat to Amazon, New Biodegradable Plastic, & TDIH - Washington DC Incorporated

491

New Benefits of Tumeric, Willy Wonka Horrendous Experience Returns, and TDIH - The 20 Cent Piece

492

Historic Artworks Return to Notre Dame, Weird Wednesday Features an Update to Chicago's Rat Hole, Milan Podering Ice Cream Ban & 2 New GWRs + TDIH: The World's First Flushing Toilet

493

T-Rex Intelligence Debate, Dog Lost in Australia Returns to UK, and TDIH - The Ice Cream Cone

494

Racing Rubber Duck Found, Rare Lego Piece Discovered, and TDIH - The Trolley Ancestor

495

Preparing for an Asteroid, Cicadas Collective Roar Compares to Jet Engine & TDIH: The First Polio Vaccine is Released

496

Incredible Chickadees Memory, Bringing Mars Samples to Earth, and TDIH - The First Solar Cell

497

Taco Bell Hero, Weird Wednesday (Hippo Identity, Seagull Boy, Star Wars Payday), and TDIH - Trip Around the World

498

Benefits of Exercise on Depression, New Method to Heal Broken Bones, Voyager 1 Update, and TDIH - "Hillbillies"

499

Ram Aggression Technique, Ancient Pacific City, Listener Mail, and TDIH - First Eye Transplant

500

Monkey Mayhem in Thailand, Bees Underwater, and TDIH - Mae West Arrested for Broadway Play