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TOP BATHROOM PET PEEVES
1. Not replacing the toilet paper when it runs out.
2. Leaving the seat up (women) and too many cosmetics on the counter (men).
3. Leaving toothpaste gobs in the sink.
4. Leaving spots on the mirror.
5. Leaving dirty clothes/towels on the floor.
THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YESTERDAY!
• Consumers today encounter from 3,500 to 5,000 marketing messages per day, vs. 500 to 2,000 in the 1970s.
• No wonder the British have a reputation for serving warm beer. Surprise tests in British pubs found that more than 40 percent of the pints were served warmer than 55 degrees Fahrenheit. One pint was 95 degrees.
• Research shows that buying a 3-year-old used car and driving it as long as it is efficient saves 40 percent over buying a new car and doing the same.
• About 157,000 American fathers — less than 1 percent of all dads — have elected to stay home and care for the kids full time.
• Forty-seven percent of Americans say Hollywood movies aren’t as good as they used to be. Thirty-three percent say they’re getting better.
• Eighty percent of college juniors and seniors claim they know how to take care of their money after they graduate. But 32 percent of them have missed a credit card payment and nearly a quarter have bounced a check.
• Sharks get the headlines, but Bambi is the real killer. Shark attacks kill a dozen or fewer people in the United States each year while car-deer collisions kill an average of 130 a year. Wasps and bees kill nearly 50 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: FAMILY FINDS HONEY DRIPPING FROM THE WALLS _ A Pennsylvania family was dealing with a few thousand uninvited, messy house guests this week. The Isabell family (in Perkasie) discovered they had a big bee problem. On Friday night, after Tropical Storm Fay moved through the area, the family found dark stains dripping down their walls. They assumed it was storm damage, but got closer to see for themselves. It was sticky. And it smelled like honey. And that’s what it was. The Isabells said they did a little detective work and traced the bees to the top of the house. They had seen a rogue bee now and then near the attic, but never thought much of it. They called in The Bee Man who came out for a thermal scan and an assessment. He came back later to extract the colony.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MAN ALLEGEDLY TIED USED CONDOMS TO CARS _ (CAUTION) Police have made an arrest in connection to a series of indecent acts committed in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Throughout July, 74-year-old Peter Melegos allegedly tied used condoms to unoccupied vehicles in the parking lots of shopping centers around the city. This week Melegos was was arrested and charged.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: BUS DRIVER PUNISHED FOR ‘PIGS AND DOGS’ SIGNS _ A bus driver in China was fined for posting insulting signs on the backs of seats. His signs read: “Please do not spit and litter … violators are as bad as pigs and dogs.”
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MUGGER WINS LAWSUIT AGAINST VICTIM _ A mugger was beaten by a man he attempted to rob in China. But the mugging victim has been slapped with two months in criminal detention and a lawsuit. When the mugger failed to rob his victim of a smartphone, the victim and his buddies chased him down and punched and kicked him. The mugger filed a report with police the next day and one of the guys will spend two months in jail.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: POLICEMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING BATTERIES _ Police in Vietnam say one of their officers was punished after he stole batteries from 154 impounded vehicles and motorcycles. The vehicles had been impounded for various traffic violations and the officer decided he’d steal their batteries and re-sell them.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: SMELLY TENNIS SHOES SPARK ALERT _ Passengers got off a train in Scotland after an unattended piece of luggage sparked a full-scale security alert. The suspicious item turned out to be a cardboard box containing smelly, moldy tennis shoes.
Entertainment News
Question of the Podcast - What is the most important thing you still want to accomplish in life? The question of the podcast for listener participation for this Wednesday is a Do you prefer fruit or do you prefer vegetable? Why? You can respond to the question on The Jason & Mindy Facebook page or the Lowtree Studios facebook page and we will feature your response on next Wednesday’s show.
Fun Facts
✓ Drowning, not thirst, is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the Sahara Desert
✓ Wasps get aggressive towards the end of summer because they get drunk on fermenting fruit hanging from the trees.
We’ve all dropped that freshly buttered piece of golden brown toast on the floor, yes? And many of us have contemplated whether or not to just pick it up and eat it. That’s why there’s the Five Second Rule, the completely unscientific belief that food left on the floor for less than five seconds is sufficiently ick-free. But scientists (at Clemson) “found that bacteria was transferred from tabletops and floors to the food within five seconds — that is the five second rule is not an accurate guide when it comes to eating food that has fallen on the floor.”
BUGGED BY BUGS
‘Tis the season to be bugged by bugs.
• There are over a million species of insects
• The fastest runners are cockroaches, which can move almost a foot per second. However this only translates to a little over 1 mph.
• Fleas jump 200 times their body length-like a human clearing a 70-story building.
• Grasshoppers jump 80 times their length — like a human jumping 1-1/2 football fields.
• Flea beetles 1 inch long can jump up to 2 feet — like a human jumping over 15 cars.
• A 1/2-inch click beetle can catapult about 1 foot.
• The most dangerous insects are mosquitoes, which pass on a parasite causing malaria, as well as the diseases dengue, yellow fever and certain types of encephalitis. Malaria kills a million people a year.
• The oldest group of insects are the cockroaches, dating back 300 million years.
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https://www.patreon.com/lowtreestudios
Lowtree Studios Podcasts
www.lowtreestudios.com
Social
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasonMindyPod/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_mindypod/
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TOP BATHROOM PET PEEVES
1. Not replacing the toilet paper when it runs out.
2. Leaving the seat up (women) and too many cosmetics on the counter (men).
3. Leaving toothpaste gobs in the sink.
4. Leaving spots on the mirror.
5. Leaving dirty clothes/towels on the floor.
THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YESTERDAY!
• Consumers today encounter from 3,500 to 5,000 marketing messages per day, vs. 500 to 2,000 in the 1970s.
• No wonder the British have a reputation for serving warm beer. Surprise tests in British pubs found that more than 40 percent of the pints were served warmer than 55 degrees Fahrenheit. One pint was 95 degrees.
• Research shows that buying a 3-year-old used car and driving it as long as it is efficient saves 40 percent over buying a new car and doing the same.
• About 157,000 American fathers — less than 1 percent of all dads — have elected to stay home and care for the kids full time.
• Forty-seven percent of Americans say Hollywood movies aren’t as good as they used to be. Thirty-three percent say they’re getting better.
• Eighty percent of college juniors and seniors claim they know how to take care of their money after they graduate. But 32 percent of them have missed a credit card payment and nearly a quarter have bounced a check.
• Sharks get the headlines, but Bambi is the real killer. Shark attacks kill a dozen or fewer people in the United States each year while car-deer collisions kill an average of 130 a year. Wasps and bees kill nearly 50 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: FAMILY FINDS HONEY DRIPPING FROM THE WALLS _ A Pennsylvania family was dealing with a few thousand uninvited, messy house guests this week. The Isabell family (in Perkasie) discovered they had a big bee problem. On Friday night, after Tropical Storm Fay moved through the area, the family found dark stains dripping down their walls. They assumed it was storm damage, but got closer to see for themselves. It was sticky. And it smelled like honey. And that’s what it was. The Isabells said they did a little detective work and traced the bees to the top of the house. They had seen a rogue bee now and then near the attic, but never thought much of it. They called in The Bee Man who came out for a thermal scan and an assessment. He came back later to extract the colony.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MAN ALLEGEDLY TIED USED CONDOMS TO CARS _ (CAUTION) Police have made an arrest in connection to a series of indecent acts committed in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Throughout July, 74-year-old Peter Melegos allegedly tied used condoms to unoccupied vehicles in the parking lots of shopping centers around the city. This week Melegos was was arrested and charged.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: BUS DRIVER PUNISHED FOR ‘PIGS AND DOGS’ SIGNS _ A bus driver in China was fined for posting insulting signs on the backs of seats. His signs read: “Please do not spit and litter … violators are as bad as pigs and dogs.”
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MUGGER WINS LAWSUIT AGAINST VICTIM _ A mugger was beaten by a man he attempted to rob in China. But the mugging victim has been slapped with two months in criminal detention and a lawsuit. When the mugger failed to rob his victim of a smartphone, the victim and his buddies chased him down and punched and kicked him. The mugger filed a report with police the next day and one of the guys will spend two months in jail.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: POLICEMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING BATTERIES _ Police in Vietnam say one of their officers was punished after he stole batteries from 154 impounded vehicles and motorcycles. The vehicles had been impounded for various traffic violations and the officer decided he’d steal their batteries and re-sell them.
WACKY-BUT-TRUE: SMELLY TENNIS SHOES SPARK ALERT _ Passengers got off a train in Scotland after an unattended piece of luggage sparked a full-scale security alert. The suspicious item turned out to be a cardboard box containing smelly, moldy tennis shoes.
Entertainment News
Question of the Podcast - What is the most important thing you still want to accomplish in life? The question of the podcast for listener participation for this Wednesday is a Do you prefer fruit or do you prefer vegetable? Why? You can respond to the question on The Jason & Mindy Facebook page or the Lowtree Studios facebook page and we will feature your response on next Wednesday’s show.
Fun Facts
✓ Drowning, not thirst, is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the Sahara Desert
✓ Wasps get aggressive towards the end of summer because they get drunk on fermenting fruit hanging from the trees.
We’ve all dropped that freshly buttered piece of golden brown toast on the floor, yes? And many of us have contemplated whether or not to just pick it up and eat it. That’s why there’s the Five Second Rule, the completely unscientific belief that food left on the floor for less than five seconds is sufficiently ick-free. But scientists (at Clemson) “found that bacteria was transferred from tabletops and floors to the food within five seconds — that is the five second rule is not an accurate guide when it comes to eating food that has fallen on the floor.”
BUGGED BY BUGS
‘Tis the season to be bugged by bugs.
• There are over a million species of insects
• The fastest runners are cockroaches, which can move almost a foot per second. However this only translates to a little over 1 mph.
• Fleas jump 200 times their body length-like a human clearing a 70-story building.
• Grasshoppers jump 80 times their length — like a human jumping 1-1/2 football fields.
• Flea beetles 1 inch long can jump up to 2 feet — like a human jumping over 15 cars.
• A 1/2-inch click beetle can catapult about 1 foot.
• The most dangerous insects are mosquitoes, which pass on a parasite causing malaria, as well as the diseases dengue, yellow fever and certain types of encephalitis. Malaria kills a million people a year.
• The oldest group of insects are the cockroaches, dating back 300 million years.
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/lowtreestudios
Lowtree Studios Podcasts
www.lowtreestudios.com
Social
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasonMindyPod/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_mindypod/