ABOUT THIS EPISODE
It is Tuesday July 14th. Let’s start the podcast!
IT HAPPENED TODAY
• 1881: The outlaw known as Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
• 1913: Gerald R. Ford Jr., the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother’s second husband later adopted and renamed him.
• 1969: The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills were officially withdrawn from circulation.
• 2003: The United States Government admitted to the existence of Area 51.
• 2015: NASA’s New Horizons probe reestablished contact to transmit the first close photos of Pluto and its moons. The probe launched in 2006 and had traveled over 3 billion miles.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Cow Appreciation Day
• International Nude Day
• Shark Awareness Day
• Mac & Cheese Day
NUMBER FOR THE DAY
12,200: Commercial parking facilities in the U.S., which take in around $9.8 billion a year in fees.
NEWS ATTACK!
- Doctors in Italy did remote surgery over a 5G network while nine miles away from a patient.
- As COVID-19 cases climb, California is closing dine-in restaurants, bars, movie theaters, museums and other indoor businesses.
- According to a study, human attention span has supposedly dropped from 12 seconds in 2002 to only eight seconds today, which is a second shorter than a goldfish.
- A guy in China posted a note for help on social media after he was locked inside a convenience store overnight.
- A review of major studies found that one-third of the things the studies said were good for you turned out to actually be bad for you.
- A new streaming service, Peacock, debuts Wednesday. It will include a free version with commercials.
- According to a survey (by AVG Technologies), many kids notice their parents’ screen addictions and it can profoundly affect their views on the subject.
• 54% of children felt parents checked their devices too often
• 32% of kids feel unimportant when parents get distracted by their phones
• 52% of parents agreed that they check their devices too frequently
• 25% of parents want their child to use their device less
- According to a new survey, six in 10 Americans say their sleep routine during quarantine has them feeling more exhausted than they’ve ever felt in their life. The poll finds nearly 70 percent agree their sleeping habits have become inconsistent. Another 63 percent think their sleep schedules might be permanently ruined by the pandemic.
- PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO WEAR A MASK HAVE LOWER COGNITIVE ABILITY. Following a survey of 850 Americans, a team discovered that those with more working memory capacity were more likely to comply with recommendations during the early stage of the outbreak. Those with a low capacity are unable to make effortful decisions. This memory also determines your intelligence and decision-making.
- CORONAVIRUS IMMUNITY CAN START TO FADE AWAY WITHIN WEEKS. Researched found that the presence of antibodies peaked three weeks after symptoms appeared, before fading away. In some cases, the antibodies were undetectable three months afterward.
- A STUDY SHOWS HUMANS ARE OPTIMISTS FOR MOST OF LIFE. The research found that even people with fairly bad circumstances, who have had tough things happen in their lives, look to their futures and life ahead and felt optimistic.” The optimism decline into older adulthood.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: DUMPSTER DIVING _ A drunk Ukrainian man ended up in the hospital after he tried to prove his bar boasting by climbing to the roof of the bar to do a belly flop into the dumpster. He made it but needed a few stitches.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MYSTERY SURROUNDS CAR WITH COVID 19 NUMBER PLATE _ A car with the number plate “COVID 19” has perplexed staff at an airport in Australia, who say it has been parked there for months. The grey BMW sedan has been left in the staff parking area at Adelaide Airport since before Australia’s coronavirus lockdowns began. Staff are speculating the car might belong to a pilot who had gone overseas and can’t get back.
Water Cooler Question
26% of parents say they never make their kids wear this. (Sunscreen)
