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Believe it or not there was a time when West Florida was its own country! The story of how this country came to be (and how quickly it folded) is today’s Daily Upgrade along with a strange fact about ancient math. Not sure about today’s music choice, though.
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Humans may not have achieved immortality, but that doesn’t mean other species haven’t figured it out yet. Check out this Jellyfish whcih can quite literally live forever. How does it do this? That is today’s story along with an explanation about Octopus Shields!
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Some people take superstitions to a whole new level. Even the rich and famous can be extremely superstitious. The gentleman picture above even became world renowned for his superstitions.
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The Wood Frog pictured above has the ability to completely freeze and then thaw months later and come back to life completely unfazed. Can we as humans do the same?
Interested in learning about frost flowers? Check out the wikipedia page and see the gallery of pictures.
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Check out the real burning bush. You can even buy seeds here if you are interested in growing your own shrub!
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What does the historically famous house pictured above have to do with the two sharing an ancestor? You’ll be shocked at how many other people you’ve heard of that share this same ancestor too. Plus a bonus fact. How many minutes are there dinosaurs on the screen in the original Jurassic Park?
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How do you make a movie when some of the actors refuse to come back for the sequels?
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The story of the largest defection of US tropps in American history.
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Some call it the Door to Hell. The eternal flame pit has been burning in the desert for more than 40 years. More pictures here or check out the satellite image to see just how remote this place is. Here in the states we have this at Eternal Flame Falls.
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The first 100 episodes have been a pleasure to share with you. Here is to 100 more! Today we feature the remarkable and unbelievable story of Loui Zamperini as written by Daily Upgrade listener Charley Spencer. A full book has also been written about Loui Zamerini called Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.
If you have a script (3/4 of a page story) that you think would do well on the Daily Upgrade feel free to submit it to jasonford1 at gmail dot com.
