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#213: The Candy Desk
June 11th, 2024 · 10 minutes
Since 1965, a desk in the United States Senate has been used to house and hand out candy to legislators and their staff members.
#212: The Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
May 28th, 2024 · 6 minutes
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is home to three large domes that house plant life. These things are apparently more common than we once thought.
#211: The Eden Project
May 14th, 2024 · 10 minutes
Cornwall is home to the Eden Project, which consists of several domes containing separate biomes, gardens, artwork, and more.
#210: The Toledo War
April 16th, 2024 · 14 minutes
A dispute in the 19th century explains why the state of Michigan consists of two peninsulas.
#209: The 1994 Michigan UFO Event
April 2nd, 2024 · 5 minutes
In March of 1994, several people in West Michigan reported sightings of UFOs.
#208: Non-Microwave Popcorn Makers
March 19th, 2024 · 11 minutes
If a microwave is too high-tech for you, there are a bunch of others ways to make popcorn. Most of them have super fun names.
#207: Microwave Popcorn
March 5th, 2024 · 9 minutes
This week, Myke and Stephen pop into the podcast feed to talk about the pros and cons of microwave popcorn.
#206: Biosphere 2: The Missions
February 20th, 2024 · 11 minutes
Biosphere 2 hosted just two "sealed-in" crews, both during the 1990s.
#205: Biosphere 2: The Campus
February 6th, 2024 · 11 minutes
In Arizona stands a large glass structure built to be sealed off from the outside world to house various ecosystems. The 3.14-acre structure took almost five years to build and was used twice for its original use.