Interesting Things with JC #300: On Friday June 11th, 2021, a commercial Lobster Diver was swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Massachusetts, and lived to tell the story!

Interesting Things with JC #298 "Ceiling Fan Direction" should be changed in the summer and winter to give you more comfort and spend less on your heating and cooling needs!

Interesting Things with JC #296: "Dendrochronology" is an interdisciplinary science that focuses on the practical application of the study of tree rings. American Astronomer A.E. Douglass developed the method around 1900.

Interesting Things with JC #288: "Baking Soda" - Sodium bicarbonate, is a white crystalline fine powder made of salt, that reacts when it comes into contact with acids. It's frequently used as a leavening agent in baked goods, it causes dough to rise by producing carbon dioxide.

Interesting Things with JC #287: "Beefalo" is a cross between domestic cows and the North American Bison.A full- blood Beefalo does not contain less than 3/8 Bision. Beefalo was developed in the early 1970’s by a Californian producer who successfully interbreed American Bison with domesticated cattle. After nearly 150 years of selective breeding, the perfect balance was found. Please visit AmericanBeefaloAssociation.com for more information!

Interesting Things with JC #285: "Nitrogen Chip Packing" - When exposed to air packaged potato chips or snacks could go stale easier, or grow mold or mildew. To overcome this problem chip bags are filled with nitrogen gas and then sealed.

Interesting Things with JC #281: "Sympathetic Resonant Frequencies" - Sympathetic resonance or sympathetic vibration is a harmonic phenomenon where a passive string or vibratory body responds to external vibrations to which it has a harmonic likeness, to include shattering living microorganisms at the right frequency.

Interesting Things with JC #277: "Atom" - The atom is the basic building block of chemistry. Most of the atom is empty space. They were made about 13.7 billion years ago after the Big Bang.

Interesting Things with JC #275: "The First Colour Photograph” - On May 17th 1861 Scottish physicist James Maxwell revealed the first colour photograph at King's College in London. The photo is actually a composite of three black and white pictures, each taken through a red, green and blue filter. The images were overlayed through projection of three similarly filtered lenses, which resulted in display of a colour photograph.

Interesting Things with JC #274: "The World's First Laser” - Theodore “Ted” Maiman (1927-2007) holds the U.S. Patent for the world’s first working laser. His creation, using a synthetic ruby and flashlamps, was first operated on May 16, 1960, at Hughes Research Laboratories. Let's discover more!

Interesting Things with JC #273: "Bald Eagles Nest" can be spotted from a distance due to its large size. When it comes to nest size, the Bald Eagle holds the world’s record as the largest tree nest ever recorded, not only for a bird but also for any animal.

The largest Bald Eagle nest on record was in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was 10 feet in diameter and 20 feet tall!

Interesting Things with JC #272: "The Vagus Nerve" controls specific body functions such as your digestion, heart rate and immune system. These functions are involuntary, meaning you can't consciously control them. These are considered the “rest and digest” functions.

Interesting Things with JC #270: "Caves of Monte Castillo" hold one of the most impressive archeological findings related to our human history. The El Castillo cave is home to Paleolithic paintings on the walls that are at least 40,800 years old. This discovery of the oldest dated cave painting is approximately 4000 years older than the paintings discovered in the Chauvet Cave in France, which were previously believed to be the oldest cave paintings.

Interesting Things with JC #269: "Stonehenge of Odessa Texas” - 1/2 mile away from the McDonald's on East 42nd Street, just off of Preston Smith road where you can still see Home Depot in the distance, sits a near replica of Stonehenge. It's exact in horizontal size, as well as astronomical accuracy.

Interesting Things with JC #267: "Lake Vostok and other Subglacial Lakes" - Lake Vostok is the largest lake in Antarctica and is the largest subglacial lake known at this time, buried beneath nearly four kilometers of ice on Antarctica, and it's existence took the world by surprise. It's Literally like a time capsule of life under extreme circumstances, thriving!

Interesting Things with JC #266: "Kaprekar's Routine” - In 1949 Dattathreya Ramchandra Kaprekar was a recreational mathematician ahead of his time. He had a passion for numbers. He was experimenting with 4-digit numbers, routinely arranging the digits and subtracting the higher digit from the lower digit. In doing so he discovered that as you repeatedly subtract the higher number from the lower number you will always get the result of 6174.

Interesting Things with JC 265: "Motion Sickness" is a common condition triggered by certain kinds of movement, that will make you feel ill. There are some very easy solutions to overcoming this distress. Join us for a quick three minute or so podcast to delve into motion sickness, saltine crackers, & intention!

Interesting Things with JC #264: "Naps" - Napping is amazing. We reach a point in our youth where we desire to stay up and not miss anything. Quickly, as we age, we realize that naps are kinda more than amazing. They can refresh, reinvigorate, and provide you a fresh perspective! But why...

Interesting Things with JC #263: "Germanic Stare Down" - In Germany, intense eye contact is a daily occurrence, but it's very subjective though. Staring could be the result of daydreaming, personal problem solving, admiration, inquisitiveness, and even aggression. In certain cultures staring becomes a form of non verbal communication, which could be just as unique as a dialect!

Interesting Things with JC #259: "Does time exist” - When initially looking into emerging theories that remove time from quantum equations, you quickly learn it's been an interesting path of discovery through theory. To start, it's difficult to establish a quantum theory of gravity. Physicists want to grasp the concepts of both general relativity and quantum mechanics and create a new theory of "quantum gravity" to replace them.

For more information please visit https://www.sciencealert.com/time-may-not-exist-according-to-physics-but-that-could-be-okay-for-us