Celebrate America's 250th birthday with a weekly podcast sharing five facts about a different American topic. Learn more about the United States and find lots of reasons to say "high five America."
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five of the weirdest facts.
Sources:
Nutty Narrows Bridge (https://www.mylongview.com/400/Nutty-Narrows-Bridge) - Longview WA and the Squirrel Bridge map (https://lvsquirrelfest.com/) with 8 of their locations.
50 Fun Facts About America That Most Americans Don’t Know (https://www.rd.com/list/america-fascinating-facts/) - Readers Digest
Panmunjom axe murder incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panmunjom_axe_murder_incident ) - Wikipedia
50 Strange But True Facts About the U.S. (https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/50-strange-but-true-facts-about-the-us) - Conde Nest Traveler
3 Oct 2026
Episode 38: World War II
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about World II.
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Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans)
Redress and Reparations for Japanese American Incarceration (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/redress-and-reparations-japanese-american-incarceration) - National World War II Museum
League of Women Ballplayers (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/league-of-women-ballplayers) - Baseball Hall of Fame
How World War II led to the invention of super glue (https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2021/07/30/how-world-war-ii-led-to-the-invention-of-super-glue/) - Military Times
Harry Coover Super Glue (https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/harry-coover)
Meet the determined woman who invented duct tape (https://www.jnj.com/our-heritage/vesta-stoudt-the-woman-who-invented-duct-tape) - Johnson and Johnson
Forever Ago Podcast, 5/24/2023, “ZAP! The history of the microwave (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zap-the-history-of-the-microwave/id1440083927?i=1000614321438)”
27 Sept 2026
Episode 37: Department of Treasury
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Treasury.
Sources:
Role of the Treasury (https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/role-of-the-treasury)
History of the Treasury (https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/history-overview/history-of-the-treasury)
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (https://www.bep.gov/)
IRS History Timeline (https://www.irs.gov/irs-history-timeline)
Internal Revenue Service (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service#cite_note-18) - Wikipedia
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