Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1892, an engineering team working on Chicago’s Columbian Exposition approved a design for a giant metal wheel that could give rides to passengers. Here's the story of the Ferris wheel and how it was partly intended to one-up a certain iconic structure from the previous World's Fair. Plus: today in 1962, Nepal adopted its national flag, the only non-rectangular national flag in the world.  Did You Know That the First-Ever Ferris Wheel Was Built in Chicago? (ITechPost) Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl (CRW Flags) We keep rolling with support from our backers on Patreon  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support