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Although the Beatles put out their last record in 1970, a demo originally recorded a few years later has been cleaned up and released thanks to technological advances - and features John Lennon more than 40 years after his death. 

To tip or not to tip, that is the question. And these days it’s asked more than ever. Not tipping is still an option, tho, right? Not if DoorDash has anything to say about it. 

Mein Kampf, the autobiographical, anti-Semitic hate manifesto written by Adolf Hitler, is one of the most controversial books of all time - which means that it’s also sold a lot of copies. Who’s getting that cash?

Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7015861
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/business/doordash-tip-warning.html
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/11/nobody-wants-royalties-hitlers-book/

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More than three decades ago, the New Yorker Magazine printed a cartoon about the internet that is just as accurate today as it was then, setting records for reprints. It’s still setting records.

It’s after Halloween. What happens to all the pumpkins?

Porta potties - everyone uses them; no one wants to. We’ll tell you more than you ever expected to know, including how often, if ever, they’re cleaned.


Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-most-reprinted-new-yorker-cartoon-breaks-record-at-auction-for-a-single-panel-comic-180983135/#:~:text=In%201993%2C%20the%20New%20Yorker,cartoon%20in%20the%20magazine's%20history
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/11/where-pumpkins-go-after-halloween/601699/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642730/how-are-porta-potties-cleaned

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How did “cheese” become the universal smile word used by photographers? You’ll never guess what word it replaced!


It’s the official slogan of Halloween, but where and when did it begin? And what did cabbage have to do with the whole thing?


The most terrifying mask of all time has one of the most bizarre backstories. 

Sources:
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/04/the-origin-of-say-cheese-and-when-people-started-smiling-in-photographs/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/630861/why-we-say-trick-or-treat-at-halloween
https://screenrant.com/halloween-michael-myers-mask-origin-story/#:~:text=Michael%20Myers%20first%20acquired%20the,the%20face%20of%20the%20franchise

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For almost 70 years a glass of Coca-Cola cost a nickel.


In Iceland, it’s easy to accidentally marry your cousin. Luckily, there’s an app for that.


Legendary anonymous street artist Banksy may have finally been unmasked. Or maybe not.

Sources:
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/18/456410327/episode-416-why-the-price-of-coke-didnt-change-for-70-years
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/04/18/new-app-helps-icelanders-avoid-accidental-incest/2093649/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/who-is-banksy-mystery-street-artist-bristol-identity-graffiti-b1063267.html

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Every year new words get added to the dictionary. Who decides?


If we don’t know someone’s name or they want to stay anonymous, we typically refer to them as John or Jane Doe. How did this happen?  What if your actual name is John Doe?


Will we ever add another face to Mt. Rushmore? It comes up in conversation. 

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Can pizza tip us off to issues of national security? The evidence seems to be clear. 


After a big sporting event - Super Bowl, World Series, or National Championship Game - it’s amazing how quickly the winning team t-shirt is available. How is this possible, and what happens to the losing team's shirts?


Asteroid Beenu is currently on a collision course with Earth. Have we got a plan for this?

Sources:
https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/07/the-pizza-meter-was-a-staple-of-1990s-pop-pseudoscience-we-should-revive-it.html
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29884/what-happens-losing-teams-championship-shirts
https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/overview

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It's almost Halloween season.  Soon kids, dressed as their favorite characters, go door to door asking for candy. But does the fun have an age limit?  How old is too old? 

Have you planned for your funeral? When you do, you’d better prepare for a dent in the bank account. Cemetery real estate doesn't come cheap. 

Have you ever thought the teenagers on TV shows look older than any teenager you’ve ever met? There’s a reason for that…

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/what-age-too-old-trick-or-treating
https://www.npr.org/2017/10/27/560484054/the-price-of-plots-a-look-at-the-cemetery-real-estate-business
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/realestate/real-estate-for-the-afterlife.html
https://screenrant.com/hollywood-casting-older-actors-high-school-students-why/

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Every day, millions of truck hit the roadways to deliver the goods and services we’ve come to take for granted. This week: what it takes to be a truck driver.

Seven of the most common birthdays are all in the same month. But just wait until you hear about the most UNcommon!

Theaters in the 1940s and 1950s looped a movie continuously throughout the day. Moviegoers arrived to see their film of choice whenever they wanted to, starting wherever that movie happened to be in its story. Until the arrival of a movie with an unbelievable ending.

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/540211/11-secrets-truck-drivers
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/630025/why-september-is-most-popular-birth-month
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/when-moviegoers-started-watching-films-from-the-beginning-guest-column-4075683/

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere: education, science, healthcare, work; but what about church? How would you like to have a conversation with Jesus?


We imagine making an Olympic team and competing against the world's best on a global stage, but have you heard of the Magic Olympics?


Subtitles are a TV viewing feature to assist people who are hard of hearing, so why are folks who can hear just fine using them?

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We all love a feel-good sports movie. The underdog learning to win, the budding romance, the dad who works too much….  When The Mighty Ducks became a hit in the 90s, Disney loved the movie so much that they made a real team.


If you’re listening to this on release day, it’s Labor Day and you’ll have to put away your white clothes until next Spring. Why?


When you pause a DVD you see a floating logo bounce around the screen continually. This week we reveal - does it ever eventually hit the corner?

Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/astrazeneca-s-vaccine-mishaps-the-mighty-ducks-nhl-history-ryan-mcmahon-the-barbizon-hotel-and-more-1.5964106/why-disney-turned-the-mighty-ducks-movie-into-an-actual-nhl-team-1.5964113
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2022/08/12/white-after-labor-day-explained/10269739002/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/did-the-bouncing-dvd-logo-ever-hit-the-corner-of-the-screen

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