It is Monday MAY 18th, Let’s start the podcast!
Let’s start your day with - IT HAPPENED TODAY
• 1876: Wyatt Earp started work in Dodge City, Kansas under Marshal Larry Deger.
• 1897: Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, was published.
• 1910: The Earth passed through the tail of Comet Halley.
• 1953: Jackie Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier. She flew in a F-86 Sabrejet at an average speed of 652.337 miles per hour at Rogers Dry Lake, California.
• 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
• 2009: Australian researchers said that tall workers earn more than their shorter colleagues, especially among men.
• 2012: Retired American psychiatrist Robert Spitzer said his 2001 study was “fatally flawed”. The study falsely supported the myth that gay people could be “cured”.
• 2013: A rare 19th century torpedo was discovered off the coast of California.
Todays Reasons to Party
• EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week
• Unicycle Week
• Tire Safety Week
• Buy A Musical Instrument Day
• International Museum Day
• Visit Your Relatives Day
• Cheese Souffle Day
NUMBER FOR THE DAY
132: That is the Number of islands that make up Hawaii. another number is zero, which the number of those Islands I’ve visited.
NEWS ATTACK!
- A woman in Kentucky gave birth in a hospital parking lot.
- NASCAR returned over the weekend, but there were no fans in the stands.
- A California church that defied an order not to gather now has 180 members in 14-day self-quarantine after a coronavirus-infected person attended service on Mother’s Day. What did you think would happen?
- A Wyoming strip club has reopened. All the dancers are wearing masks. - sexy
- The new Space Force flag was unveiled in a White House ceremony.
- In a typical year, parents will spend an average of $2,256 on their family vacation or vacations.
- The State Department inspector general who was fired was investigating a report that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a staffer walk his dog.
Billionaire Mark Cuban has an economic stimulus idea: Everyone gets a $1,000 check every two weeks for the next two months. The catch is each check must be spent within ten days or it expires - I cold spend it in a hour
- Police in Germany say a man used so much bug killer in his house that it blew up when a spark from his computer ignited the aerosol spray. The explosion caused almost $200,000 in damages and the man managed to escape with just minor injuries.
- A middle-aged woman in Brazil is suing the police for mistaking two bags of flour she was carrying for cocaine. The woman spent two days in jail after a cop arrested her on the way home from the supermarket where she bought the flour.
Water Cooler Question
64 percent of Americans believe this is the most important quality for a successful relationship. (Sense of humor)
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