It's National Ice Cream Sundae Day, which might be a good day to Potter, Nebraska, the birthplace of the Tin Roof Sundae. Plus: Roswell, New Mexico is very popular with UFO tourists, but it's also home to the Miniatures and Curious Collections Museum.

Why Is It Called Tin Roof Sundae? (Chowhound)

The Miniatures and Curious Collections Museum of Roswell, NM, is filled with wonderful things (Boing Boing)

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Lots of people have warned about robot invasions, but not like this: tiny bots that don’t want to take over the world, but want to help clear your sinuses of germs. Plus: a group of 15 monkeys living at Kyoto University's primate research institute figure out a way to escape their habitat.

Light-powered robot swarms may replace antibiotics for tough sinus infections (Interesting Engineering)

Monkeys use trees to catapault themselves out of Japanese laboratory (Daily Telegraph)

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America's second president once said that Independence Day should always feature "illuminations." We'll explain how those pyrotechnics illuminate the sky each July 4. Plus: Seward, Nebraska is a relatively small community, but it goes big every time this holiday rolls around.

The chemistry behind fireworks (University of Pennsylvania)

Seward Is A Small Town In Nebraska That Offers Plenty Of Peace And Quiet (Only In Your State)

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For National Tire Safety Week, the story of a character made of tires, one of the most famous mascots in advertising history… and one who was originally kind of a hot mess. Plus: starting today in Pittsburgh, it’s the World Beard and Moustache Championships.

Michelin Man: The Inside Story (CNN)

2025 World Beard and Moustache Championships

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Today in 1867, the birthday of June Robertson McCarroll, a doctor in California who made a big difference for safety by painting a line down the middle of a road. Plus: starting today in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it’s the American Jump Rope National Championship.

Dr. June Robertson McCarroll Was the Valley’s First Woman Doctor—but She’s Best Known for a Transportation Innovation (Coachella Valley Independent)

American Jump Rope National Championship

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We’re replaying some of our favorite shows about clothes and the people who wear them. In this episode from May 2019, the fascinating and unlikely history of the garment that got its name because it was the outfit of choice for people jumping out of airplanes. Plus: we know there’s no jumpsuit like an Elvis jumpsuit. Quartz noted that one of the King’s suits, the white peacock-themed one, sold at auction in 2008 for a record $300,000.

Jumpsuits (Quartz)

Elvis Hoodie (GearHuman)

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