Testing Normal

Talking this week in the news. Tech, health, daily life, politics, and moths. Had a good time chatting about life this week. Join the conversation and the deep dive into different perspectives. We love to chat, and sometimes we are serious. Also… showerthoughts about moths. If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)Links discussed in episode:

With plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr. on fire and filling with smoke, pilot kicked open cabin door

Iceland offering coronavirus stress relief by broadcasting world’s screams

Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest – which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities

Deleting old media that has blackface in it is one step closer to us erasing other pieces of history and is akin to Orwell’s 1984

Twitch Forces U.S. Army To Stop Tricking Viewers With Fake Giveaways

Seven 'no log' VPN providers accused of leaking – yup, you guessed it – 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet

Flash VPN, UFO VPN, and five other services leaked 1.2TB of private information

The Morning After: Amazon's TikTok ban was just some kind of mistake

Amazon Makes Employees Delete TikTok From Phones, Citing Security Risk

Twitter got hacked...

Disney World Closes Mask Loophole, Bans Eating And Drinking While Walking

TIL:

TIL that the Founding Fathers, more often than not depicted as older man, were rather young. In July 4th, 1776, Aaron Burr was 20, Alexander Hamilton, 21; James Madison, 25; John Jay, 29; and Thomas Jefferson, 33

TIL Scientists in China have successfully grown tooth enamel which paves the way to replace fillings & crowns. A chemical mixture applied to whole human teeth created an enamel layer 2.7 micrometers thick within 48 hours. (Calcium & phosphate ions with triethylamine in alcohol).

TIL that LBJ constantly asked the flight crew of Air Force One to change the temperature of the cabin. Eventually, they installed a fake control knob for him to 'control' the temperature himself. The president stopped complaining.

Shower Thoughts:

Our eyes and ears are both processing waves. Just in different spectrums

Fruit, like people, have bellybuttons where they were plucked

People are probably using the 'I don't feel good' excuse a lot less lately

People worldwide somehow got to the conclusion that butterflies are "good" but moths are "bad"

We all grew up thinking quick sand was going to be a bigger deal than it is.

The future is the present. Just later.

Plants can literally taste the rainbow

The Flash would go faster on a bicycle than he would on a motorcycle

A good chunk of people in the 'A Quiet Place' universe probably died believing staying silent was against their freedom of speech.

If dogs understood peanut butter cups, they would find it cruel that we took one of their favourite people foods and stuffed it in a shell of poison

Back again to talk Tech, Health, and Politics. So much of health and tech crosses into the politics realm and it is important to pay attention to how they will affect us, and the ramifications that they can have on us locally, nationwide, and globally. TikTok, Microsoft, Zoom, Apple, and many other companies have taken different stances on privacy, data collection, and even if we don’t see it right away we may get caught in this web. China has made laws that can be broken on a global scale to try and control the narrative. ALL of this is a conversation that needs to be started and kept going. By the end we were ready for some Shower Thoughts!If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)Links discussed in episode:

Hong Kong Residents rush to erase digital footprints as law gives police powers over online activity

With new security law, China outlaws global activism

Mexico border towns try to stop Americans crossing amid Covid-19 fears

Nigerians sue China for $200B over coronavirus pandemic

It’s Official—Americans Won’t Be Allowed Into Europe When It Reopens

Guy Who Reverse-Engineered TikTok Reveals The Scary Things He Learned, Advises People To Stay Away From It

India bans TikTok, WeChat, other Chinese apps

Anonymous Hackers Target TikTok: ‘Delete This Chinese Spyware Now’

The United States is 'looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says

Warning—Apple Suddenly Catches TikTok Secretly Spying On Millions Of iPhone Users

New anti-encryption bill worse than EARN IT, would force a backdoor into any US device/software. Act now to stop both.

Microsoft & Zoom join hong kong data requests suspension

TikTok to Withdraw From Hong Kong as Tech Giants Halt Data Requests

Twitch temporarily bans Trump

Chrome is changing in a big way

TIL:

TIL that Elvis Presley recorded over 600 songs throughout his career and did not write a single one of them on his own.

TIL that the US $2 bill is still being produced in large numbers. The apparent scarcity of the bill is caused by collectors taking it out of circulation because they think that it is rarer than it actually is.

TIL perp walks (perpetrator walks) are illegal in France, as it is illegal to publish pictures of an identifiable person in handcuffs or police custody unless they have been convicted

TIL a Russian cat was used by prisoners to sneak drugs into their penal colony near Moscow. The cat allegedly had 5.79 grams of hashish & 1.56 grams of amphetamine under its collar. Defense/prosecution lawyers each wanted the cat to support their case but it escaped from its kennel before trial.

Shower Thoughts:

Mirror cleaning is really the only job you could see yourself doing.

At age 30, you’ve spent a month having birthdays

Tanning salons that run on solar power are the epitome of a middleman.

Since The Matrix was released in 1999, cellphones have been replacing landlines and payphones, the only way that we were shown how to get out.

Dying is when your skeleton finally hatches

We are officially back in the studio (studio 2). We actually really like the Skype version for guests and occasionally for just us as well, but it feels nice to be back in the same room. This week we cover our top-picks for headlines in the news this week, cover some tech/political topics, share some TIL’s and end with some Showerthoughts. If you like the show (or even if you don’t) please share it with others who you think might like to join the conversations we start. If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)Links discussed in episode:

Seattle’s Hottest New Neighborhood Is The Capitol Hill Organized Protest

North Korea’s Wrecking of Liaison Office a ‘Death Knell’ for Ties With the South

Why Did Kim Jong-un’s Sister  Become the Face of North Korea?

Zoom says China asked it to censor pro-democracy activists in US and it obeyed

Zoom Acknowledges It Suspended Activists' Accounts At China's Request

Fox News publishes digitally altered and misleading images of Seattle demonstrations

Outrage over police brutality has finally convinced Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM to rule out selling facial recognition tech to law enforcement.

Washington city prints its own wooden money to assist residents, merchants during pandemic

U.S. reports 41,407 new cases of coronavirus so far today, the biggest one-day increase since the pandemic began

Petition underway to rename Columbus, Ohio, 'Flavortown' as city removes Christopher Columbus statue

City commission candidate in Kentucky lights marijuana pipe in middle of debate

TIL:

TIL that Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the Super Mario Bros franchise, considers the characters to be actors playing different roles in each game, hence why Bowser will be kidnapping the princess in one appearance and playing sports with Mario in another.

TIL after the Beatles fired drummer Pete Best in favor of Ringo Starr, he formed a new band and released the album: "Best of the Beatles", a play on his own name. This led to disappointment from fans who bought the album without reading the track listing.

Shower Thoughts:

Light bulbs were such a good idea that they became a symbol for a good idea.

If we invented immortality, people would probably have to go to school multiple times throughout their lives

Putting dirty clothes on is so much more unbearable than keeping dirty clothes on.

There's a non-zero chance that the mosquito that just bit you will get trapped in amber and some future civilization will extract your blood and clone you.

Scarecrows work on humans if you make them creepy enough.

That sharp pain you randomly feel in your organs could be you in a parallel world getting shot

Another week in the news, and we are here to talk about the stuff that stuck out to us. From a Terry Crews tweet that caught some backlash, and new “alleged” Cannonball Run record to a 3000 year old structure larger than the Maya pyramids found under-ground by a satellite we are here to start the tough conversations and still have a good time. Of course we stuck around for a little TIL and Shower Thoughts!If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)Links discussed in episode:

Terry Crews stands his ground after controversial ‘Black Supremacy’ tweet

Apple store looters get messages

Will the Lucid Air Be Faster Than a Tesla Model S Raven?

Team allegedly sets new 'Cannonball Run' record on empty highways during coronavirus lockdowns

Germany will require electric vehicle charging at every gas station

Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is 'very rare', says WHO

Researchers find 3,000-year-old Maya structure larger than their pyramids

Petition. OREGON: MAKE POLICE OFFICER MISCONDUCT AND INVESTIGATION RECORDS PUBLIC INFORMATION

TIL:

TIL since 2015, Sesame Street has been funded by HBO due to PBS funding issues

TIL: humans have developed injections containing nanoparticles which when administered into the eye convert infrared into visible light giving night vision for up to 10 weeks

TIL there is a method of growing rhubarb known as "forcing" where the plant grows in complete darkness and is tended to in candlelight. It grows so quickly during this process that you can hear it grow.

TIL Land Mines blow up as soon as they're stepped on, they don't wait for the person to get off as often seen in movies/TV.

Shower Thoughts:

Flat earth believers shouldn't celebrate New Years

Not calling fries and ketchup "tomatoes and potatoes" is a missed oppertunity.

We’re living through stuff that kids will cheat about on tests in 30 years

Of all the ways the human body can expel fluid, bleeding is the one that's most acceptable to do on a sidewalk.

The scariest part about explosives isn't when they go off, its when they don't go off.

If 5G towers were installed, but programmed to still display the 4G logo on devices, very few people would ever know the difference.

Essential oils are ironically one of the most unnecessary products to buy.

If you have 12 followers on a social media platform, you're unpopular. If you have 12 followers irl, you are the messiah.

You can remove any letter from the word PEAR, and it would still be an existing word

Corporations could've used the amount spent in paying for commercials thanking essential workers by giving bonuses to the same workers.

We are so happy to have Austin Sailors of LoveLab back on the podcast to share his experience with us during these difficult and confusing times. This year has been a whirlwind, and this last week hasn't been easier. The conversation of racism, racial favoritism, inequality, oppression, and so much more is not an easy one to have. The risk of saying something wrong or hurtful is high, and the tension can be felt across our nation. People are hurting, confused, frustrated, and angry. All the emotions we are feeling is different, but this podcast has always been here to have the tough conversations. We don't claim to get it right, or even have the answers, but we do want this to be a place where conversations can be started. We feel things too, but recognize we all don't feel the same. We hope this conversation just starts more conversations that can bring this issue to the light and be a force to help. We are always here to listen, and if you feel you need to say something to us the channels are all open. Thank you for listening, and a huge thanks to Austin for agreeing to have this conversation with us. If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)Guest Link:

https://www.lovelabsf.com/

Links discussed in episode:

Film Theory: Hey Fallon, You're Doing it Wrong!

TIL:

TIL The world record for the most number of non-stop push-ups is 10,507 by Minoru Yoshida of Japan, which was achieved in October 1980, no one has beat it since.

TIL that the US government only decided to give citizenship to Native Americans in 1924.

TIL: in the 17th century, a man named Lazarus Colloredo was convicted of murder. Lazuras had a parasitic conjoined twin, and successfully argued his death would kill his twin, an innocent man. He was pardoned

TIL A restaurant in Bangkok has been constantly cooking and serving from the same soup for 45 years, a form of "perpetual stew"

Shower Thoughts:

Truman eventually figures out he's in a show, but still doesn't know he's in a movie.

wikipedia is what people imagined the internet as in the 90s

The unemployment office is understaffed... let that sink in.

Body cams for civilians might work better than body cams for cops...

At some point, late show hosts are gonna have to admit the only thing that differentiates them from youtubers is their budget.

Every year history class will get harder and harder

(Audio issues for first few min only) This episode we are joined by special guest Cayse Blankenship. Cayse was diagnosed Covid positive in late March and shares with us the symptoms and events leading up to hospitalization and quarantine. Very little talk about policy, opinions, laws, but just personal experience with this disease. Cayse was a great guest to have and we appreciate the vulnerability that allows us all a picture into what things can be like if you don’t respond well to Covid-19. We are not trying to promote fear, because as we know now everyone has different symptoms, but wanted to explore what things may be like for someone who has more adverse reactions. Thanks Cayse!If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)

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This Bar Is Using Individual Bumper Tables to Enforce Social Distancing

TIL:

TIL the FBI has struggled to hire hackers because of the FBI hiring rule that the applicant must not have used marijuana during the last 3 years.

TIL that an outlaw isn't any mere criminal, but rather a criminal who has been sentenced to be "outside of the protection of the law". He has no right to trial, and can be killed or persecuted by anybody.

TIL than in the 1800's, Americans drank, on average, 90 bottles of whiskey per year, or 1.7 bottles per week. This was because at the time, whiskey was sold at twenty-five cents a gallon, making it cheaper than wine, beer, tea, coffee and even milk.

TIL that those wounded while fighting in the French Foreign Legion can immediately apply to be a French citizen as they are "French by spilled blood".

Shower Thoughts:

Рорсоrn is a vegetable

Unconditional love is wonderful. Unconditional support is dangerous.

If teeth kept growing out like hair, we would have "tooth cuts" and shapes would go in and out of fashion.

Best example for "You either die a hero or live long enough to see your self become a villain" is PLASTIC.

The sense of hearing is wild. We can detect the air pressure changes caused by a paperclip hitting the floor from across the room.

People work really hard to invent things to increase laziness.

Blinking is plural of winking.

This week we are taking a break from the norm and delving into what we learned this week about Marco Polo. We wanted something to divert from the obvious weekly news content these days. We also chat a little bit about science, space, and of course some TIL and Shower Thoughts!If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)

Links discussed in episode:

Georgia doctor found dead in ditch likely killed by a pack of dogs

New York City recorded 24,000 more deaths than normal over 2 months this spring. About 5,000 of those are still a mystery

Wuhan ordered all its 11 million residents to be tested for the coronavirus after 6 new cases were found, ending the city's 35-day streak of no new infections

10 Facts on the Real Marco Polo

Marco Polo Wikipedia

Marco Polo Britanica

The Life Story of Marco Polo in Under 3 Minutes

11 Things You May Not Know About Marco Polo

Marco Polo History.com

Map of the travels

Why can’t anything travel faster than light?

 - THE FASTER SOMETHING TRAVELS, THE MORE MASSIVE IT GETS, AND THE MORE TIME SLOWS – UNTIL YOU FINALLY REACH THE SPEED OF LIGHT, AT WHICH POINT TIME STOPS ALTOGETHER.

Asteroid sneaks past satellites Monday in one of the closest flybys on record. A previously unseen asteroid the size of a truck flew about 4,350 miles (7,000 kilometers) over the Pacific Ocean on Monday, making it one of the closest passes by our planet on record.

NASA is helping Tom Cruise film a movie in space

TIL:

TIL: In 2007, when Halo 3 released it broke records on video game sales, making $170 million on the first day. Film executives blamed Halo for a 27% drop in the box office for that week.

TIL that Shaquille O'Neal only made one three-point shot during his entire career.

TIL John Carmack (founder of "id Software" known for his work in the development of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein) was arrested at the age of 14 for helping a group of children steal Apple || computers using a mixture of thermite and Vaseline to melt the windows to break into the building.

Shower Thoughts:

The massive glass skyscrapers we see in cities around the world are actually the worlds largest sandcastles.

Having everyone in front of you go 3-5mph under the speed limit must be one of the most annoying parts about being a police officer

You know we live in unusual times when bank tellers feel relieved when a customer enters the bank, wearing a mask.

If you lose a toe, trimming your toenails becomes 10% easier

If you pretend to not see someone you hate, and they also pretend to not see you, that's a lot of cooperation between two people that don't like each other.

Monitoring incoming nuclear strikes might be the only job you're glad it's boring

“I heard it on the news” Is not a reliable explanation anymore

For something that is 70 percent water, humans have very poor fire resistance.

Alarm clocks are maybe the only device that make you mad in both scenarios, whether they work or not.

Getting a hair stuck in your mouth has to be a million times more gross when you’re bald.

If a small business is family owned, it seems friendly. If a large business is family owned, it seems corrupt

Being proactive is rarely rewarded, because if your actions avoid a tragedy, there is no tragedy to prove your actions were warranted.

If a sloth were to clap, it will always sound sarcastic.

Canada bans assault weapons, we are all still stuck inside with no clear direction forward, Video calls just keep getting more commonplace, protesters are all over the internet, and so much more. TIL's were on point, and shower thoughts were hilarious as usual. What a great way to cross this 60 episode milestone! If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)

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Los Angeles becomes the first major city in the US to offer free coronavirus testing for all residents

Oregon counties with 0 cases could open May 15

Tracking the 'Murder Hornet': A Deadly Pest Has Reached North America

Canada bans assault-style weapons after its worst ever mass murder

A bit overkill for a Zoom Meeting

After years of casual drinking, I have developed alcohol intolerance. This started 3 nights ago. Now after 1 drink, I look like this

Coincidence? I think not (Covid Meme Date)

Wear Your Mask: The Urine Test

Anti-quarantine protesters are being kicked off Facebook and quickly finding refuge on a site loved by conspiracy theorists

ITS RM DAY!

TIL:

TIL that there is a religious group in Japan who believes that Jesus didnt die on the cross. Instead it was his kid brother Isukiri. Jesus instead went to Japan and lived there until he was 106 years old. His grave is found in Shingo and thousands of pilgrims and pagans go there ever year.

TIL the male vocals in Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life" were added because radio stations thought the song was "too feminine."

TIL pineapples in the 1700s were worth over $8000 in present-day currency. People would literally rent them to flex at parties.

TIL the Black Death was personified by an old woman carrying a rake and a broom. If she used the rake, some would survive in between the teeth of the rake. If she used the broom the whole population of an area would die

Today I learned that being late in Brazil is so part of the culture, if they want to start on time they say “com pontualidade britânica” which means “with British punctuality.”

Shower Thoughts:

If you were born in 1999 and live to be 102, not only would you have lived through 3 separate centuries, you also would have lived through 2 separate millennia

If a parade is boring, you can run in the opposite direction of the parade to fast-forward it.

Putting the word ‘man’ before any dairy item suddenly makes it inappropriate.

Boiling water will soften potatoes but harden an egg

Jurassic Park would have worked if they only cloned the herbivore dinosaurs

Somewhere out there is a kid whose birthday wish was "I wish spring break could go on forever".

It’s amazing how smart people think you are in comment sections, if you treat them with respect.

Traffic cameras can get clear pictures of license plates of cars going 50+ mph, but bank cameras can't even get a clear shot of a robber standing still.

It's impressive how difficult it is to start a campfire but how easy it is for a fire to start and spread on its own.

A bachelor party makes more sense after a divorce instead of before a wedding.

It's easier to think of medieval times in color than it is for the 40s

Everyone is brave until the cockroach flies.

If you are relatively skinny and you have an identical twin who is over weight, you could make a lot of money doing weight loss plan testimonials

People addicted to going to a chiropractor are literal crack heads

Computers are considered smart if they think like humans and humans are considered smart if they think like computers.

So many crazy things happen each week and here we are again bringing you the things that grabbed our attention. Less Covid stuff, but some, and a lot of tech and world news with some funny stuff mixed in. Feels so much like how things were before the world turned upside down. Also, TIL and shower thoughts. So much fun was had!If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)

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The Avatar effect: Movie-goers feel depressed and even suicidal at not being able to visit utopian alien planet

Hungary prepares to end legal recognition of trans people

French researchers are planning to test nicotine patches on coronavirus patients and health workers after a study at a major Paris hospital suggested Nicotinic agents could provide an efficient treatment for the disease.

Quantum supremacy is politically insensitive due to its close sounding connection to white supremacy 

Federal workers in BG should pick stuff up in fields for money

South Korean presidential aide says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well"

US Intelligence does not believe Kim Jong Un is dead.

(chuckles) I'm in danger

Google Will Require Proof of Identity From All Advertisers: A slew of scams and misleading ads pushed the search giant to expand its verification policy.

Google to require all advertisers to pass identity verification process

Amazon reportedly used merchant data, despite telling Congress it doesn’t

Fortnite's Travis Scott virtual concert watched by millions

Social distancing laser hat

Don't eat or inject yourself with disinfectant, warns FDA commissioner

Apple, Google in a 'standoff' with Germany and France over contact tracing privacy

Glass bottom swimming pool hanging off the edge of a skyscraper

Dolphins kicking fish high into the air to stun them

Questions:

On his death bed, Kim Jong Un named you as next Supreme Leader of North Korea. What’s your move?

There’s a population of 7.5 billion humans and 1 quadrillion ants. If there was to be an ant rebellion, how would you kill your 133,333 ants?

TIL:

TIL New York City paid more for Central Park than America paid for Alaska.

TIL that the chunks of ice that break off of icebergs are officially called "bergy bits"

TIL When buttons were invented in the 13th century, wealthy women did not dress themselves — their lady’s maid did. As most people are right-handed, it was easier for maids to fasten with the buttons on the left. And that's why men's and women's buttons are on opposite sides.

Shower Thoughts:

No tattoos thanks my body is a temple...Temples are littered with picture/tatúes “Cistine Chapel”

When will using the term AI be politically incorrect. Insensitive 

If our world believed in reincarnation more than any other kind of happening after death, then our graves would have "B.R.B." instead of "R.I.P."

Ronald McDonald has killed more people than all other killer clowns combined.

Eventually, most of the content on the internet will be from dead people.

Small beds belongs in the corner, while big begs belong in the middle of the room

The fact that we can be surprised by something in a dream is amazing, considering we create the story line.

Listening to someone speak a foreign language to their dog is a great way to imagine how a dog would hear it.

"Turn the volume up" and "Turn the volume down" both can make you sound old

Your stomach is constantly filled with warm puke

You don't start liking old people stuff when you get old. It's just that stuff you liked all along becomes old people things.

If you take no one's advice, you are an idiot. If you take everyone's advice, you are also an idiot.

You could cosplay as Winnie the Pooh with just a red shirt and confidence

More people would watch documentaries if you could choose the voice of the narrator

We may not know the exact condition of Kim Jong Un, but we certainly know the condition of the person who botched his heart surgery

Landing on the moon is one of the greatest accomplishments of mankind. Flying from the moon back to earth is rarely mentioned.

Another week, and we are allowing ourselves to talk about this lockdown again. We try and cover many sides of this debate, but desperately want to see those of us affected by this most to understand that despite our different views we are in this together. As always discussion is king for us, and abstract ideas are welcomed. The stories and circumstances surrounding this whole situation include some comical content, and that makes for some great topics. Join us as we discuss the seriousness of both the economics and health of this declared pandemic, but aren’t afraid to laugh and question things along the way. Yes, we still include shower thoughts, because those are pretty much the only sane thing at this point. If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and join us live for our weekly recording!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook for the easiest way find us live (YouTube Links will be posted there)

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US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery

'COVID Toes': Could skin conditions offer coronavirus clues?

Why are so many COVID-19 patients also seeing blood clots?

Supreme Court Bans Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts for Serious Crimes

Parkour Runner Misses Jump And Falls Off High Rise Roof, Catches Himself On Electric Wires

Invite a llama or goat to your next Zoom work meeting for under $100

America doesn't want another Tea Party. Don't let Fox News fool you. 81 percent of Americans do not share the views of anti-quarantine protesters.

Only 9% of Britons want life to return to 'normal' once lockdown is over - People have noticed significant changes during the lockdown, including cleaner air, more wildlife and stronger communities.

Marathon runner ran 26.3 miles to spell out “BOSTON STROG” in her fitness app

Texas lt. governor on reopening state: 'There are more important things than living'

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Doesn’t Wait on Trump, Orders 500,000 Coronavirus Test Kits From South Korea

States and Hospitals Are Essentially Smuggling PPE Because They’re Afraid the Feds Will Seize It

Federal documents: more than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted

Facebook removes posts promoting anti-quarantine protests

Facebook Will Remove Content Organizing Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders, Zuckerberg Says

Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People in US than 2018-2019 Flu Season

Cuomo issues order allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licenses over Zoom The order also allows clerks to conduct ceremonies over video

More Than 1,000 French Sailors Test Positive For Coronavirus—On A Single Ship

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issues order to stop debt collectors from going after stimulus checks

TIL

TIL that Hawaii's first queen's first time running the country was marked by a smallpox outbreak and that the decisive action she took to stop the spread (closing all ports) drew the ire of rich sugarcane plantation owners and eventually lead to the coup that overthrew her.

TIL a waitress was tipped a lottery ticket and won $10,000,000. She was then sued by her colleagues for their share. Then she was sued by the man who tipped her the ticket. Then she was kidnapped by her ex husband, and shot him in the chest. Then she went to court against the IRS.

TIL a retired American heart and lung surgeon has patented a scuba suit that would allow a human to breathe “liquid air”, like in the movie The Abyss. He has simulated 1000 foot dives with mammals and has decompressed them in less than half a second with no decompression sickness.

TIL of a 1993 proposal to build a giant advertising billboard in outer space that would appear roughly the same size and brightness as the moon. The project didnt meet funding and inspired a bill to ban all advertisement in outer space.

TIL of the unofficial Russian book The Last Ringbearer which describes The Lord of the Rings trilogy from Sauron's point of view and portrays Mordor as the good guys

Shower Thoughts:

In several states, marijuana went from being “illegal” to “essential” in just a couple years.

If you are thrown into outer space, nothing kills you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/g5gyxj/its_nice_that_water_bottles_also_give_you_an/

It's nice that water bottles also give you an auditory que when you are filling them up

The planet could benefit a lot if we made humanity staying inside occasionally a regular thing, like a month out of every year

People's hate for Carole Baskin really shows our willingness to listen and follow the ramblings of a crazy man with charisma

Luke and Leia probably think they are different ages because a year on Tattoine is probably different than Alderaan

With the significant decline in global air pollution, it's a really good opportunity for Google and Spy satellites alike to take new pictures of Earth

If you put a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room, you would essentially have a wireless hose

Paper has 6 sides, yet we can only use 2 of them effectively.

Big cereal told us that candy with milk on it is a good way to start the day and we all liked the idea too much to question it.

Balding is not in the body positivity movement, but gaining weight is. However, one of those things is often times more controllable while the other happens whether you like it or not.

Drinking thru a straw is the exact opposite of going snorkeling

People who stumble on bodies in the woods often think they're mannequins at first but finding a mannequin in the woods makes less sense than finding a body.

People who respond with "That's not how the world works" when told to be nice are the reason that's not how the world works.

You know you've made it when your couches aren't against a wall.

As a child, you are amazed at how adults are able to do such complicated things. As an adult, you are amazed at how other adults are unable to do such simple things.

We talk about half and quarter hours but never third hours, even though it's a nice, even 20 minutes.