On today’s Hard Factor Facebook META is taking over Austin, RIP Bob Saget, Kazakhstan protests turn deadly with shoot to kill orders given to military, John Deere unveils its autonomous tractor, skiers in North Carolina are soaked while on chair lift, woman stuffs 13 year old son in trunk to quarantine him, father & son duo taking over onlyfans (00:50:15), Quebec figures out how to get people vaccinated, Turkey changes its name, tragedy in Brazil & Connecticut girls high school basketball team shows no mercy (00:59:00) (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:05:20) - Fun Fact: First Time World His 1 Billion Population (00:07:30) - Holidays: National Oysters Rockefeller Day, National Save The Eagles Day (00:09:25) - This Day in History: 49 BC Julius Caesar Crosses The Rubicon & 1999 The Sopranos Premiered On HBO (00:12:30) - RIP Bob Saget (00:16:05) - Facebook META Taking Over Austin (00:19:30) - #4 - Kazakhstan Protests Have Turned Very Deadly & Orders Of “Shoot To Kill” Issued (00:23:00) - #3 - Moped Driver Killed When He Struck Deer (00:24:20 - #2 - John Deere Unveils Autonomous Tractor (00:28:40) - #1 - Skiers In North Carolina Get Blasted By Geyser After Man Strikes Water & Air Hydrant (00:37:50) - Covidiots - Will Takes Us Through A Variety Of Stories Covering People Acting A Fool When It Comes To Covid (00:39:04) - Woman Stuffs 13 Year Old Son In Trunk To Quarantine Him While She Went Through Drive Thru Covid Test (00:42:45) - Star NHL Forward And Former San Jose Shark Evander Kane placed On Waivers For Breach Of AHL Covid Protocols TikTok International Moment (00:48:05) - Canada - Quebec Figures How To Get People Vaccinated, By Making Liquor Stores and Cannabis Stores Require Vax Cards (00:50:15) - UK - Father & Son Duo Taking OnlyFans By Storm (00:54:20) - Brazil - Tragic Accident Involving Giant Rock Falling On Tourist Boats (00:57:15) - Turkey - Turkey Is Officially Changing Its Name To Turkiye (00:59:00) - Connecticut Girls High School Basketball Team Shows No Mercy On Opponent These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: HelloFresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/hardfactor16 and use code hardfactor16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts! Go to store.hardfactor.com and patreon.com/hardfactor to support the pod with incredible merch and bonus podcasts Leave us a Voicemail at 512-270-1480, send us a voice memo to [email protected], and/or leave a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts to hear it on Friday's show Other Places to Listen: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Lots More... Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Follow @HardFactorNews on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook

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