1:22 - Fun Facts
3:25 - Wacky but true news
8:48 - Thing dentists say you shouldn’t do
14:29 - Question of the Podcast
Summary
In this conversation, Jason and Mindy discuss various topics, including dental advice, fun facts, wacky news, and a question of the podcast. They also mention their upcoming day off for Labor Day.
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Fun Facts
- 90% of the Earth’s organisms are insects.
- The average person speaks 450 words in a typical 3-minute phone call.
- Forrest Mars (son of the Mars Company founder) first spotted the British confection Smarties during the Spanish Civil War and noticed the candy shell prevented the chocolate from melting. He teamed up with Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey Chocolate's president) and the company later trademarked the “Melts.
- The lyrebird can mimic almost any sounds it hears — including chainsaws.Wildlife watchers have recorded the Australian species copying not only other birds but other animals, like koalas, and artificial sounds such as car alarms and camera shutters.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: WOMAN WHO MARRIED KIDNAPPER LEAVES HIM FOR HER EX _ In China a man kidnapped a woman because she owed him money. The woman’s boyfriend called police, who tracked down the woman and her kidnapper and discovered the pair decided to get married. But then the woman left her husband/kidnapper and went back to her boyfriend.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE _ SPOILED MAN DRIVES NEW BMW INTO RIVER _ While most 22-year-olds would be ecstatic to receive a BMW as a present from their father, a guy in India wasn’t satisfied and threw a temper tantrum. He wanted a Jaguar and decided to drive his new BMW into a river.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: EX-CON GETS HIMSELF ARRESTED TO REUNITE WITH JAIL BUDDY _ An ex-convict in Brazil was detained for filing a false police report in an attempt to get sent back to jail and see a friend still in detention. The guy was boozed up when he called in the fake police report. When cops asked him why he did it he replied, “I want to reunite with my friend and enjoy the peace of jail.”
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: TERMITES ATE WOMAN’S STASHED SAVINGS _ A woman in China recovered only a small portion of her savings after termites snacked on the hidden bills. The bugs ate through $1,625, which had been hidden in her closet.
THINGS DENTISTS SAY YOU JUST SHOULDN’T DO:
These are the bad dental habits to avoid for a healthy smile, according to a dentist and professor of dentistry . . .
✗ Don’t fall for DIY dentistry trends: No matter
