Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1963, the US Postal Service officially started using ZIP codes as a way to quickly sort huge amounts of mail and get it to where it needed to go. How did they get Americans to adopt ZIP codes? A mascot named Mr. Zip and a jingle sung by Broadway legend Ethel Merman. Plus: for Canada Day, the story of a runner in Ontario who ran a moose-shaped route through downtown Toronto.  The ZIP Code Turns 50 (TIME) Ethel Merman (National Postal Museum) Toronto cyclist rides 101km to make the most Canadian Strava art (Cycling Magazine) Our Patreon backers got rhythm, they've got music, they've got podcasts, who could ask for anything more?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message