Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1987, the community of Gouverneur in northern New York placed on its town green, a giant roll of Pep-O-Mint Life Savers. It was a tribute to a local man, Edward John Noble, who ended up making Life Savers one of the best known candies in the world. Plus: a cat in Tokyo drops by a Buddhist temple garden, walks into the gravel patterns and takes a big old nap. 10 Things You Might Not Know about Life Savers (Mental Floss) Unique Items— The Life Savers® (Gouverneur Museum) Super Zen Cat Takes a Nap in the Middle of a Japanese Zen Garden (My Modern Met) Our Patreon backers are sweeter than candy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support