Interesting Things with JC #1004: "Half of All U.S. Oil Comes from Odessa, Texas" - Explore the pivotal role of Odessa in the U.S. oil industry, driven by the Permian Basin's rich resources and advanced drilling technologies.

Interesting Things with JC #1003: "Odessa Meteor Crater" - Learn about the Odessa Meteor Crater, an ancient impact site in Texas that provides valuable insights into meteorite impacts and Earth's history.

Interesting Things with JC #973: "The London Hammer" - Unveiled by Max and Emma Hahn in Texas, this artifact's discovery raises questions about its 400-million-year-old origins. Is it proof of ancient civilizations or a geological anomaly? Tune in to uncover the mystery!

Interesting Things with JC #955: "Fossilized Finger in Texas" - Unravel the mystery of a fossilized human finger discovered in Texas, challenging conventional timelines and raising questions about Earth's history. Amid skepticism and debate, could this anomaly offer a paradigm-shifting revelation?

Interesting Things with JC #634: "Red Tanager" - A species of strikingly beautiful bird found in Texas' dense forests and is actually a member of the Cardinal family. This bird was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 book Systema Naturae.

Interesting Things with JC #521: "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash records a live album inside Folsom State Prison in 1968, becomes a country music legend, and sheds light on prison realities.

Interesting Things with JC #501: "Candy Canes" - The candy cane was created in the 17th century in Germany and popularized in the early 1900s with added red stripes.

Interesting Things with JC #469: "I-35 Little Czech Bakery" - They sell fresh Czech pastries, coffee, travel pillows, and tamales, and is a typical Texas rest stop too. A poster in the store says that each week, the Czech Stop bakes with more than 1,200 pounds of cream cheese, 9,000 pounds of flour, 750 gallons of milk, 2,400 pounds of butter, 1,300 pounds of sausage, 2,100 dozen eggs, and 2,500 pounds of American cheese.

They’re the home of Kolache (pronounced "koh-LAH-chee") and klobasnek (pronounced "klo-BAH-snik") which are Czech pastries that is wildly popular in Texas.

Interesting Things with JC #468: "Public Glass Bathroom in Sulphur Springs Texas" - Using the restroom is typically a private activity but in Sulphur Springs Texas you can find the only public bathrooms in America, with see-through walls!

Interesting Things with JC #466: "The "World's Largest Cowboy Boot Sculpture” is 35 feet, three inches tall. It measures 30 feet long, 9 feet wide, and weighs 10,000 pounds and lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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 #231: "US Strategic Petroleum Reserve” or "SPR" is a U.S. Government complex of four sites with deep underground storage caverns created in salt domes along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts. The SPR was filled to its then 727 million barrel authorized storage capacity on December 27, 2009.

Interesting Things with JC #228: "Devil's Backbone - Texas Hill Country" - Stretching from Wimberley to Blanco within the Texas Hill country, the rugged and scenic area known as Devil’s Backbone comes from an earthquake that occurred here over thirty million years ago. The area is made up mostly of ranches and hunting cabins. Ghost stories are an important part of the history here!

Each Mardi Gras Parade Krewe has a unique history and theme. Some have been around for decades, while others have been in existence for just a few years. The word Krewe is unique, it comes from French and means "tribe." What a Krewe does though is even more interesting!

Pecan pie is an American creation. Climate is extremely important to growing pecans and there is no location better suited for pecans than Texas, they require 285 growing days with warm nights. It's time for pecan pie!