Interesting Things with JC #431: Marconi starts the first commercial "Wireless Telegraph Service" across the Atlantic Ocean, linking Nova Scotia and Ireland.

Interesting Things with JC #430: "Disney Brothers Studio" - On October 16, 1923, Walt and his brother Roy opened a cartoon studio in Hollywood, California, called the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.

Interesting Things with JC #437: "Ella Harper" was born with a condition that made her knees bend backwards. This gave her the nickname "Camel Girl."

Interesting Things with JC #427: "Roy Hamilton" infused the Great American Songbook with soul by fusing semi-classical technique with passionate traditional black gospel. Many singers covered his 1955 hit "Unchained Melody."

Interesting Things with JC #426: "Birthmarks and Reincarnation" - From a medical perspective, birthmarks are simply the result of excess skin pigment or increased blood vessels. However, there are beliefs related to the significance of birthmarks, both good and bad, in many cultures and religions around the world, passed from one generation to the next.

Interesting Things with JC #425: "Alhazen & the Book of Optics - 1011AD." Spending a decade in prison from 1011 to 1021, the greatest physicist of the medieval era published a seven-volume dissertation on optics, physics, mathematics, anatomy, and psychology called the Book of Optics.

Interesting Things with JC #424: "World Porridge Day" is an annual celebration held on the 10th of October.

Interesting Things with JC #423: “Diogenes”—He was also referred to as Diogenes of Sinope or Diogenes the Cynic. He was a Greek philosopher who had enormous influence. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian settlement on Anatolia's Black Sea coast, in 412 or 404 BC, and passed away in Corinth in 323 BC.

Interesting Things with JC #419: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) began broadcasting on October 5, 1970, when National Educational Television (NET) was renamed PBS.

Interesting Things with JC #415: "Moles and Your Past Life" - The size, color, and shape of your mole can reveal a lot about your present and future. It can provide insight into your personality and your future circumstances. Thank you to Riley for inspiring today’s topic!

Interesting Things with JC #410: "Harm is a Choice" - "Choose not to be harmed—and you will not be harmed."

Interesting Things with JC #405: “Narragansett Bay” is a ria, or a flooded river valley open to the sea, with a rich multi-cultural history.

Interesting Things with JC #404 "Glastenbury Mountain and the Bennington Triangle" - People have gone missing in this thick forest, surrounded by well-known ghost towns. Could the legendary Bigfoot of Vermont be to blame?

Interesting Things with JC #403: "The Pearls of Queen Elizabeth II" - There has never been a Queen who did not wear pearls; it is a thousand-year-old tradition for Queens to do so.

Interesting Things with JC #402: "Mofongo" - It's a delectable plantain-based meal from Puerto Rican culinary history. The main ingredients and methods of preparation have roots in a multitude of civilizations, including Spanish, African, and Indigenous Puerto Rican cultures.

Interesting Things with JC #401: "The 401k" - If your employer offers one, you can open this retirement account at work with the goal of assisting you in saving money for retirement.

Interesting Things with JC #400 - Numbers are all around us and play a role in everything we do…but what about the number 400?

Interesting Things with JC #399: "Westminster Hall" has a central role in British history; this, along with its enormous size and magnificent roof, is what makes it such an incredible structure. The Hall was the birthplace of the British state's key institutions, including Parliament, the courts, and various government agencies.

Interesting Things with JC #398: "St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh"—1,000 years of history in the heart of Edinburgh.

Interesting Things with JC #397: "Anglesey: Mary, Celtic Druids, King Arthur, and the Prince of Wales" - Are there connections between Royal bloodlines, ancient history, folklore, and titles of nobility? You may have to be the judge..