On March 4th, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket litter is set to be the first earth space litter to smash directly into the moon (00:19:10). McDonald’s is about to release a menu hack with four secret items that all look pretty interesting and we announce a new related promotion (00:25:58) . Furries are a huge deal in our schools? Big furries update (00:38:41).  (00:00:00) - Timestamps  Cup of Coffee in the Big Time  (00:05:55) - Fun Fact: The coke a cola at McDonald’s tastes better because the syrup is delivered in stainless steel tanks  (00:07:16) - Holidays: International Lego Day, National Fun at Work Day (00:09:24) - This Day in History: 1986 - The space shuttle Challenger exploded; 1958 - The Lego brick is patented  (00:13:14) - Honorable Mentions: Jeopardy champ Amy Schneider lost after 40 game winning streak; Ben Roethlsberger announces he will retire from NFL; Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will step down at the end of this term; Spotify grants Neil Young’s wish to remove his music  (00:19:10) - #2 - SpaceX rocket Falcon 9’s litter is expected to slam into the moon on March 4th  (00:25:58) - #1 - McDonald’s is releasing a menu hack with secret menu items on January 31st  (00:38:41) - It turns out there might be a furries issue in our schools? Tik Tok International Moment  (00:53:03) - Florida woman gets tricked into thinking a small town in North Carolina is Switzerland  (00:57:32) - Swiss banker tells court hundreds of thousands in charges to strip club was business expense  (01:01:10) - Half of the cats in the UK have become obese and diabetes in cats way up  (01:04:45) - Chinese father attempted to kill himself because adult son was still single  (01:15:18) - Voice Mails and five star reviews  These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors:  Bird Dogs - If you want comfortable pants and shorts and a free whistle football go to https://birddogs.com/hardfactor and use promo code Factor at checkout  Mack Weldon - Visit mackweldon.com/hardfactor and enter promo code hardfactor for 20% OFF. Find your perfect look for this winter.  Stamps.com - Sign up with promo code HARDFACTOR for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. Just go to stamps.com click the microphone at the top of the page, and enter code HARDFACTOR.  Echelon Fitness - Right now for a limited time, Hard Factor listeners get up to $650 off MSRP. To get this exclusive podcast discount text FACTOR to 818181! Text FACTOR to 818181 to get up to $650 off MSRP.  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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