PFT Commenter and Billy Football join us on day 1 of their cross country road trip to the Super Bowl to talk American Football (00:52:48). In other NFL news, former head coach of the NFL Brian Flores is suing the NFL for discrimination (00:21:04). Joe Biden is sending 3k US troops to Eastern Europe related to the Ukraine Russia issue (00:37:56). Sweden is teaching crows how to pick up cigarette butts and dispose of them (00:44:55). (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:04:15) - Fun Fact: High heels were originally worn by men in the 10th century to make it easier to ride horses (00:07:49) - Holidays: Carrot Cake Day, National Wedding Ring Day, Take a Cruise Day (00:09:30) - This Day in History: 1870 - The 15th Amendment was ratified; 1967 - Purple Haze was recorded; 1959 - Buddy Holly dies in plane crash; 1913 - 16th Amendment was ratified (00:11:58) - Trending Mentions: The Washington Football team is now the Washington Commanders; Multiple school shootings this week; Bomb threats at HBCU schools (00:16:36) - #2 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2022 class including: Beck, Eminem, Devo, RATM, A Tribe Called Quest and Dolly Parton (00:21:04) - #1 - Brian Flores former coach of the Miami Dolphins sues the NFL for discrimination (00:37:56) - Uh oh, Biden is sending 3,000 US troops to Eastern Europe for the Ukraine crisis TikTok International Moment (00:44:55) - Sweden - A startup company has trained crows to pick up cigarette butts with their teeth (00:49:07) - UK - Pig farmers facing a financial crisis as many butchers were deported from Brexit and the number of vegans is rising (00:52:48) - PFT Commenter and Billy Football join us on the road to the Super Bowl to talk thew new Washington Commanders team name, McDonald's Menu Hacks, and Much More... These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Predictit - Go to predictit.org/promo/hardfactor40 to get $40 matched when you sign up and deposit $40 to bet on 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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