Explosion Sunday, Monkey Shines & What Was the Very First Joke?

March 28, 2008 | Welcome HI  In The Loop  |  Discovery News  |  Interactives  |  Science Channel |  Discovery Store        Explosion Sunday Sunday, Noon to Midnight ET/PT From incendiary experiments to the sinking of an aircraft carrier, Discovery Channel is blasting off all day this Sunday. MythBusters 10 Grossest Odors  Exploding Episodes     What's Hot This Week Dirty Jobs: Monkey See, Mikey Do Tuesdays, 9 p.m. ET/PT (New Episodes Move to Mondays on April 14th) Do NOT miss this never-before-seen clip from the infamous Monkey Caretaker episode. New Pic Needs Your Caption  Visit Mike's World    Catch Cash Cab Fever! Weekdays, 6 p.m. ET/PT Ben Bailey has the only NYC cab where wising off to the driver really pays off. Say, why not give the Cash Cab Game a try right now?  Ben's Greenwich Village     How Taxis Are Born    Video Spotlight: MythBusters Are in Your Hands Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT YOU control the video the way you like it, from slow motion to chaotic high speed worthy of the Keystone Kops.  Jamie, Day 2 (Briefly Without the Beret)     Quiz: Alcohol Myths    In The Loop Of the 13,000 cabs in New York City, CASH CAB is the only one that pays you! Join host Ben Bailey each weekday at 6 & 6:30 p.m. ET/PT, as he picks up unsuspecting contestants on the streets of New York and gives them a chance to win money by answering general knowledge questions all the way to their destination. This season, one lucky contestant makes history, by winning the show's biggest prize yet! Also be sure to check out the interactive CASH CAB game on Discovery.com for your chance to test your knowledge in the CASH CAB.      John Ford      President and General Manager      Discovery Channel   Discovery News Prehistoric Humor: Raunch & Religion Atom-Smasher Seeks "God Particle"  RSS Feed  Podcast  RSS Feed  Podcast Meet the Fastest Evolving Creature on Earth Coming Soon: Pets in Space  RSS Feed  Podcast  RSS Feed  Podcast   More Headlines: Dinosaur Mummy Found  RSS Feed  Podcast Squirrels Network Like Facebook Friends  RSS Feed  Podcast MORE Tests for Shroud of Turin  RSS Feed  Podcast Cost Cuts Put Mars Rover in Park  RSS Feed  Podcast Will Warming Destroy Lake Tahoe?  RSS Feed  Podcast   Discovery of the Day What's so special about today? Something interesting has happened on just about every date you can name. Here's one from this week: Glass on a Train! March 26, 1936: A massive piece of glass is loaded on a train at the Corning Glassworks in New York to begin a long trip to California. It's a 20-ton lens that will be used at the new Mt. Palomar Observatory. The train stays under 25 mph so it takes almost two weeks and it's such a big deal that people line the tracks to watch it pass. Get the story on how the Mt. Palomar Observatory was built. FIND OUT TODAY'S DISCOVERY OF THE DAY, AND ADD YOUR COMMENT.   Interactives Inside a Volcano If you can't stand the heat, well ... don't worry, it's really a VIRTUAL volcano.< Animal Face-Off Rhinos and elephants ... gorillas and leopards ... lions and crocodiles ... see how much you know about our special pairs. Puzzles: Greatest Americans Put together the people who put together the United States!  Message Board  Message Board   Discovery Store NEW MythBusters Season 4 on DVD Follow the Mythbusters in this 30-episode, 6-DVD set as they debunk, decode and demystify some of the most popular urban myths and legends. NEW Human Body: Pushing the Limits DVD Set Explore the human body like you've never seen it before in this groundbreaking series. Walking With Dinosaurs DVD Set It's the ultimate journey back in time to the reign of the dinosaurs.  Shop  Shop  Shop Thanks for being part of the Discovery Channel Discover Something New Every Day. Jack Huber Senior Promotions Editor jack_huber@Discovery.com At Discovery, we value your privacy. If you would like to be removed from Discovery Insider emails like this,please click here to our subscription center, where you can manage your account. We recently updated our privacy policy. This policy is effective as of 10/30/07. To see the new policy click here. Discovery Communications, LLC One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 © Copyright 2008 Discovery Communications, LLC