Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Maine became a state today in 1820. One of its best-known inventors was Chester Greenwood, who came up with a way to keep his, and many other people's, ears warm. Plus: there's a new world record for longest car, though you'll be forgiven if you don't see a whole lot difference between this car and the previous record holder.  Greenwood, Chester (Maine, An Encyclopedia)  The story of the modern-day earmuff and its inventor, Chester Greenwood (Washington Post) World’s longest car, over 100 ft, restored to its former glory (Guinness World Records) Our Patreon backers give us a warm feeling all year long --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support