What was the very first artificial Christmas tree made of? And what sea creature can make a sound louder than a gun? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast
What is the only art contest the U.S. government sponsors and why? It’s been doing it for 80 years. And who’s the oldest person to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 music charts?
Why was Lady Godiva riding that horse with no clothes on? And what food condiment used to be sold as a medicine? Hear the 250th Anniversary episode of The Off Ramp.
What nut can spontaneously combust? And what state’s frontier broke away, elected a governor & legislature, and functioned on its own for 3 years?
Whose ghost did Winston Churchill see in the White House? And what color is in almost every scene of the classic horror movie, The Shining? Hear The Off Ramp Podcast.
Why do our noses have two nostrils? When 3.5 million attended the largest concert of all time, who performed? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.
How can a plane exceed the speed of sound without creating sonic booms? What is a portable super-regenerative receiver and transmitter? And if Elon Musk wanted to build the world’s biggest house, how many rooms would he need?
What country’s tallest building is a 105 story hotel, a “tower of doom” that’s never hosted a single guest? (Photo: Roman Harak, Wikimedia Commons)
Who won Olympic Gold wearing mismatched running shoes? And what was the Plunge for Distance Olympic event? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.
What’s the most unusual way the Olympic Flame has been relayed from Athens to the modern games? And whose face was on the best-selling U.S. commemorative stamp of all time?
