On today’s episode, explorer Ernest Shackleton discovered a 106 year old shipwreck in the Arctic (00:29:21). The man that received the first ever pig heart transplant died two months after receiving the heart (00:59:30). In Mississippi an assistant principal was fired for reading a book to 2nd graders titled ‘I Need a New Butt’ (01:04:03). (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:07:02) - Fun Fact: Popcorn only come from one variety of corn zea mays everta (00:09:15) - Holidays: Harriet Tubman Day, International Bagpipe Day, International Day of Awesomeness (00:11:01) - This Day in History: 1969 - James Earl Ray pled guilty to killing MLK Jr; 1876 - First phone call was made (00:14:17) - Taco Bell is bringing back their nacho fries (00:15:51) - Question takes over the internet: Are there more wheels or doors in the world? (00:20:32) - Russia is bombing hospitals and children shelters in civilian areas of Ukriane (00:29:21) - Cream of the Crop: Explorer Ernest Shackleton discovered the ship wrecked Endurance in the Antarctic 106 years after it was crushed by ice Hiker from Hell (00:38:02) - A man had to be rescued on a mountain in Arizona, then attempted to hike it the next day and had to be rescued again TikTok International Moment (00:46:15) - Greenland - 8 million years after the dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the earth another large space rock hit Greenland leaving a 20 mile wide crater (00:51:45) - A tik toker in the UK took a viral video of a monkey killing and eating a seagull at the zoo Organ Issues (00:59:30) - The man that received the first ever pig heart transplant died two months after receiving the heart (01:04:03) - In Mississippi an assistant principal was fired for reading a book to 2nd graders titled ‘I Need a New Butt’ These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Caliper CBD - Get 20% off your first order when you use promo code FACTOR at https://trycaliper.com/pages/factor Sunday Lawn Care - Full-season plans start at just $129, and you can get 20% off at checkout when you visit https://www.getsunday.com/factor20 MyBookie - Sign up today with MyBookie https://www.mybookie.ag/sportsbook/ and use promo code FACTOR to make your first deposit, earning a free entry into the MyBracket contest. Birddogs - Go to http://BirdDogs.com and Enter Promo Code: HARDNEWS for a Free Bonus Gift PredictIt - Go to http://PredictIt.org/promo/HARDFACTOR40 to get up to $40 matched on your first deposit for political futures 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:

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