Anecdotally Speaking

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197 – Atlanta Olympic swim 1996 – Kieren Perkins

Posted November 22, 2023 • 00:14:55

Australian champion swimmer Kieren Perkins barely qualified for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and only just made the final for the 1500 metre event. Shawn...

196 – Better fire story – Michigan Uni

Posted November 15, 2023 • 00:19:43

Michigan University researchers sought to understand the 'stickiness' of stories - does factual or emotionally charged information provided 'after the...

195 – Bullet train kingfisher nose – Eiji Nakatsu

Posted November 7, 2023 • 00:22:51

Bird watcher and engineer Eiji Nakatsu sped up and made Japan's bullet trains quieter by studying the kingfisher's beak.

Shawn and Mark stick...

194 – French reverse mortgage – Jeanne Calment

Posted October 30, 2023 • 00:18:45

Jeanne Louise Calment lived to 122 years of age (a species record). Who would have thought such an age was achievable? How would you feel, betting against...

193 – Rolling Stones songwriting – Andrew Loog Oldham

Posted October 5, 2023 • 00:16:18

Andrew Loog Oldham at 19 years of age was the Rolling Stones first manager. By suggesting that Keith Richards and Mick Jagger start writing original...