1666: "A Billion Seconds"

1669: "The Rare Blue Moon"

Interesting Things with JC #1669: "The Rare Blue Moon" – A second full Moon rises over May, carrying a rare name it will not appear to deserve. It will not look blue, and it may look completely ordinary, but the calendar has left room for one extra full Moon while the Moon itself is near the farthest edge of its orbit.

1668: "History of the Stanley Cup"

Interesting Things with JC #1668: "History of the Stanley Cup" – The Stanley Cup keeps changing hands while its silver bands record winners, mistakes, and accidents. A trophy meant for amateur hockey becomes the NHL championship prize, then survives misspellings, stolen time as a flower vase, hidden names, fires, dogs, babies, and fingerprints.

1667: "Gold’s Color Comes from Relativity"

Interesting Things with JC #1667: "Gold’s Color Comes from Relativity" – Gold atoms absorb blue and violet light because fast-moving electrons near the heavy nucleus shift energy levels, leaving reds, yellows, and greens to reflect back as the familiar metallic color.

1666: "A Billion Seconds"

Interesting Things with JC #1666: "A Billion Seconds" - A million seconds goes by pretty fast. A billion seconds is something else entirely. Once you truly understand the difference, it changes the way you look at time, money, and the scale of the world around you.

1665: "Grizz Chapman"

Interesting Things with JC #1665: "Grizz Chapman" – Grizz was working security when a friendship with Tracy Morgan led to a 30 Rock audition, and the nearly seven-foot bouncer became one of the calmest, warmest faces on TV while fighting kidney disease off-camera. He pushed past the roles Hollywood expected from a man his size.