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An Ancient Mayan Vase Discovered at a Thrift Store, Weird Wednesday: Online Gaming Gone Wrong, An Endangered Species Adds One & A 63-Leaf Clover + TDIH: The Introduction of the Toothbrush

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

An ancient Mayan vase discovered in Maryland is returned to its homeland. Weird Wednesday brings us the story of online gaming gone horribly wrong, a new addition to one endangered species at the San Diego Zoo, and if 4-leaf clovers are lucky, what about the 63-leaf variety? This Day in History explores the introduction of the toothbrush. Woman Discovers Thrift Store Vase She Bought for $4 is Made by Ancient Mayans and Volunteers to Give it Back New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say | AP News Watch: San Diego Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Baird's tapir - UPI.com Look: Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover - UPI.com Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? | Library of Congress (loc.gov) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to another edition of Cool Stuff, Rideau, Marcus Paff and Reggie Rizzu with you, as always.

0:37.6

On today's episode, an ancient Mayan vase discovered in Maryland is returned to its homeland.

0:45.3

Weird Wednesday brings us the story of online gaming gone horribly wrong.

0:50.2

A new addition to one endangered species at the San Diego Zoo.

0:59.1

And if four leaf clovers are lucky, what about the 63 leaf variety?

1:03.5

Plus, on this day in history, the introduction of the toothbrush.

1:05.5

That's coming up on cool stuff.

1:09.1

Well, we'll get things started in the vein of Weird Wednesday. Per a story from The Guardian and the Good News Network, Mexico has reacquired a priceless

1:15.2

vase crafted by ancient Mayans after a woman who purchased the item for $4 at a U.S.

1:21.8

thrift store happily turned it over upon learning its origin.

1:26.1

Anne Lee Dozier received an expression of gratitude

1:28.8

from the Mexican embassy in her hometown of Washington, D.C., 1,200 to 1,800-year-old vase with its

1:36.6

homeland. As written on X, formerly Twitter, Mexico's ambassador to the U.S., Esteban Mosetuma

1:42.5

Beragon, said, quote, A valuable witness of our Maya history returns home, thanks to the U.S. Esteban Mosetuma Beragon said, quote, a valuable witness of our Maya history returns home, thanks to the generosity of Anne Lee

1:49.6

Dozier. This historic jewel will be reintegrated within the collection of Mexico's National

1:54.7

Museum of Anthropology and History to preserve our rich cultural heritage, end quote.

2:00.6

Of course, anything could have happened to the vase as it sat on a shelf in Dozier's home

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