TIL Legionnaires' disease (form of walking pneumonia) got its name from an outbreak at an American Legion convention (99percentinvisible.org)
TIL White Castle was the pioneer of fast food, not McDonalds (99percentinvisible.org)
Excellent listen throughout, but you can skip to 17:30 for competition with McDonalds.
TIL of August Vollmer, the "father of modern policing." He opposed enforcing traffic and vice laws. He also encouraged discretion, leniency, and diversity in order to foster public support (99percentinvisible.org)
Another interesting article on Vollmer.
TIL Reno became known as the “Divorce Capital of the World.” (99percentinvisible.org)
For much of modern history, it has been relatively easy to get married, and extremely difficult to get divorced...
99% Invisible - Long Strange Tape (99percentinvisible.org)
The latest episode of the 99% Invisible podcast shares some interesting facts about cassette tapes, including dedicating a big chunk of attention towards taping & sharing Dead shows.
A Whale-Oiled Machine - 99% Invisible (99percentinvisible.org)
This 99% Invisible podcast touches on the history of mechanical lubrication, from vegetable oils to whale blubber to modern synthetics. Featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy, who is apparently a direct descendant of William Foster Nye, the founder the Nye Lubricants.
[Podcast] 99% Invisible on how cars and parking has negatively impacted urban design. (99percentinvisible.org)
Wild Ones Live - 99% Invisible (99percentinvisible.org)
I think this episode and book changed my life course many moons ago. I get tears every time I listen to the song. :) It’s the story how how the conservation movement got started in America. It’s a good listen and the book is a good, quick read....