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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Poinsettias Have Gone By A Whole Lot Of Names Over Time
Description: Cuetlaxochitl, flor de Noche Buena, poinsettia, estrella federal… here’s the story of a plant with a lot of names. Plus: today in 1997, the US release of the movie “Titanic,” and there’s a guy in Florida who’s trying to collect a titanic number of VHS copies of the film.
The checkered history of the poinsettia’s namesake and the flower’s origins get new attention (Seattle Times)
A ‘Titanic’ Megafan Has 1,560 Copies on VHS. He Won’t Stop Until He Has 1 Million (Variety)
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