Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1933, truly a moment for the record books: a pitcher in a minor league baseball game got injured after being bitten by his own false teeth. Plus: on this day in 1942, Adeline Gray became the first person to test a nylon parachute, since silk was in short supply because of World War II.  Clarence Blethen (Society for American Baseball Research) Meet the Daredevil Parachutist Who Tested the First Nylon Parachute 75 Years Ago (Smithsonian) Our Patreon backers are the real record setters --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support