Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

The U.S. had flagpole sitting a century ago, but the Netherlands has Paalzitten, a sport in which people try to outlast each other sitting on poles. It can get competitive, though finding a crowd to watch people sitting on poles can be tricky. Plus: on National Bird Day, we pay tribute to the shoebill, a large bird that looks a bit like a pelican crossed with a dragon.  St. Simeon Stylites (Britannica) In the Netherlands Sitting on a Pole for Hours on End Is a Competitive Sport (Oddity Central) The Shoebill: Or, the Most Terrifying Bird in the World (Audubon) We would sit on a pole for our Patreon backers! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message