Today’s episode of Hard Factor explores all of the hottest news stories out there, many of which are too hot to handle for various governments and corporations, but they want to sell you metaverse weddings anyway (01:03:11)… what a world. (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:05:24) - Fun Fact About Giraffe Mating (00:08:08) - Holidays: Anti-Corruption Day During Ghislaine Trial… Pastry Day, Tanzania Independence Day, Weary Willy Day (00:10:47) - This Day in History: Treaties, Newspapers, Christmas Movies (00:14:20) - Honorable Mentions: Secret CCP+Apple Deal, Halo Infinite, VA Beach Hero, Niagara Falls (00:18:27) - #3 - Angela Merkel OUT in German (Helo Olaf Scholz) (00:21:10) - #2 - Smoking Hot Finnish PM Sanna Marin in Trouble for Partying after Covid Exposure (00:28:20) - #1 - Scott Peterson get Life in Prison second sentencing TikTok International Moment (00:35:08) - Saudi Arabia - Camel Beauty Pageant Besieged by Botox Scandal (00:41:05) - Netherlands - Curling Teams in US and Japan get Blacked Out on TV Due to Sex Toy Ad at Dutch Event (00:45:35) - Australia - Surprise Lotto Win After Returning for Vacation (00:50:15) - Double Big Food Items: 850 Lbs. Weed Brownie in Massachusetts, and 350 Lbs. Vegan Burger Patty (00:56:56) - Double Ice Gators: 2 Gators found in the frigid waters of the US East Coast (01:03:11) - People are now having weddings INSIDE the Metaverse… These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: http://Decked.com/HARDFACTOR and get free shipping (on a badass truck bed drawer system) http://Talkspace.com - Promo Code: HARDFACTOR for $100 off http://trycaliper.com/factor - Get 35% off your first order of Caliper CBD when you use promo code FACTOR http://PredictIt.org/promo/HARDFACTOR40 to get up to $40 matched on your first deposit in the stock market of politics 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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