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- 3 weeks ago2 min
1806: "Andy Green Breaks the Land Speed Record"
Interesting Things with JC #1806: "Andy Green Breaks the Land Speed Record" – Andy Green drives ThrustSSC faster than sound, but misses the official record deadline by 49.5 seconds. Two days later, he returns to Nevada's Black Rock Desert for another attempt.
- 3 weeks ago2 min
1805: "Emmanuel Mensah - The National Guard Mechanic”
Interesting Things with JC #1805: "Emmanuel Mensah - The National Guard Mechanic" — In December 2017, 27-year-old Army National Guard mechanic Emmanuel Mensah escaped a deadly Bronx apartment fire, then repeatedly returned to rescue four neighbors. He entered the burning building once more and never emerged. His actions earned him the Soldier's Medal, the Army's highest honor for heroism outside combat.
- 3 weeks ago2 min
1804: "The Paul is Dead Rumor"
Interesting Things with JC #1804: "The Paul is Dead Rumor" — On October 12, 1969, a Detroit radio caller claimed Paul McCartney was dead and that Beatles records contained hidden evidence. Fans began decoding songs, album covers, and photographs, turning a bizarre rumor into an international obsession.
- 3 weeks ago2 min
1803: "Kick by INXS"
Interesting Things with JC #1803: "Kick by INXS" — In 1987, Atlantic Records executives reportedly wanted INXS to scrap their new album, Kick. Manager Chris Murphy refused, and the record went on to produce four American Top 10 hits, win five MTV Video Music Awards, and sell more than 20 million copies worldwide. Behind its success were a taxi driver waiting while a guitarist recorded a riff, an unusual promotional strategy, and a music video inspired by Bob Dylan.
- 3 weeks ago2 min
1802: "James Prescott Joule"
Interesting Things with JC #1802: "James Prescott Joule" — In the 1840s, James Prescott Joule used falling weights and spinning paddles to measure how mechanical work produces heat, challenging a leading scientific theory and helping establish the law of energy conservation. His experiments changed how scientists understood energy, and his name became its international unit of measurement.
- 3 weeks ago2 min
1801: "Projectiles Launched at an Angle"
Interesting Things with JC #1801: "Projectiles Launched at an Angle" — Throw 2 baseballs at different angles, using exactly the same speed, and both can land at the same distance. Discover why a higher throw doesn't always travel farther and what gravity has to do with it.
- 4 weeks ago2 min
1800: "The Siege of Yorktown"
Interesting Things with JC #1800: "The Siege of Yorktown" — On October 9, 1781, George Washington fired an American cannon at Yorktown as 8,000 British troops faced a massive American and French army. But the British had an even bigger problem: their escape by sea had been cut off.
- 4 weeks ago2 min
1799: “Horizontal Projectiles”
Interesting Things with JC #1799: “Horizontal Projectiles” — Launch one ball sideways and drop another from the same height. Ignoring air resistance, they hit the ground at the same time, even though one traveled across the room.
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