A Massive Star-Forming Gas Cloud Close to Earth, 3 Million Year Old Tools Unearthed & TDIH: The First Adhesive Postage Stamp

Cool Stuff Ride Home

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Tech News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

A massive star-forming gas cloud has been discovered strangely close to Earth. Plus, ancient tools discovered in Kenya are more than 3 million years old. On This Day in History, we examine the Penny Black stamp, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, and its impact on communication. Massive star-forming cloud found strangely close to Earth Ancient stone tools found in Kenya made by early humans Researchers find 3-million-year-old tools in Kenya, showing development of human ancestors Penny Black stamp guide Stanley Gibbons: Penny Black Royal Mint Museum: Penny Black Postal Museum: The Penny Black Stamp First Known Piece of Mail Sent Using a Stamp Goes to Auction Contact the show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.0	Welcome to another edition of Cool Stuff ride home where we bring you some of the, well, downright cool stories from around the world.
1:09.0	On today's episode, a massive star forming cloud has been found strangely close to Earth.
1:15.4	Stone tools unearthed in Kenya could be the oldest ever discovered.
1:20.8	And on this day in history, the penny black postage stamp, the world's first adhesive postage stamp, its impact at the time and legacy today.
1:30.3	All coming up on cool stuff.
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