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These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 52 first published on Friday
Dec 27 2024. Our "Top Stories of the Year" episode! Here are this week's
stories... January The 10 year old girl behind the movement to bring back Haggis flavored chips (crisps)...
10
year old Grace is in Scotland. She loved Haggis chips and when she
heard that Haggis flavored chips were being made a seasonal flavor
instead of year round, Grace wrote a polite letter to the company saying
it would make her sad. They're giving her a year's supply of chips, a
tour of the chip factory, and the Haggis chips are back! Victory!!
https://news.sky.com/story/girl-10-wins-years-supply-of-crisps-after-campaigning-to-get-niche-flavour-back-on-shelves-13041322 February Gizmodo headline "Japan zoo recaptures escaped man in costume in adorable emergency drill." So
at the zoo, they have this thing where they practice what to do if a
bear got away... they do it every year. I think we even talked about it
on this program before But it made news again because, you know, it's
kinda gaining popularity... they hire someone or an employee gets
dressed up as a bear and then the zoo workers initiate a take-down. They
get one of those bear traps and that's it! Just kidding.
https://gizmodo.com/zoo-simulated-bear-escape-japan-1851209277 March Couple of things I didn't know... first of all, hello to our
friends in Missouri... the area code in St. Louis is 314 and so that's
become a bit of a local holiday in St. Louis... 314 Day/ March 14th. And
so I didn't know that... I also didn't know the world record for most
people in one place with underwear on their head is 270 participants...
Well on March 14th/ 314 Day in St. Louis they're going to try to get 314
participants wearing underwear on their head. This is at a museum in
St. Louis. They will supply the underpants. You just got to be there.
All we need is your presence and a good attitude. So good luck and shout
out to the City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/us-museum-attempts-underwear-on-head-world-record-for-local-holiday-5193222 April When to exercise for maximum staying alive capabilities!? This is
from our friends at Study Finds. Here's a headline. "Why exercising at
night may be best for health. 61% lower risk of death from any cause!"
They start out by talking about how, and we've all learned this... if
you just exercise, It's good for you. Just do it. Any exercise is good.
But... now there's a study about... if you're gonna exercise for maximum
health potential, what time of day?? It's a pretty big study from the
University of Sydney. 30,000 participants... they did moderate to
vigorous physical activity. The 30,000 people were studied over an eight
year time-frame... the exercising at different times of the day... and
there was a pattern to the healthier outcomes. There was a certain time
of day when people with the healthiest outcomes did their exercise.
Evening.
Evening people seem to get the most out of their exercise.
61% lower risk of death from any cause! That's pretty great. If you're
an exerciser and you're able to exercise in the evening, you're going to
get more out of it according to this study. Now, if you're exercising
in the morning or afternoon, it's not like it's bad for you. And please
consult your physician. So why is exercising at night or in the evening
better? They think because our bodies handle blood sugar better in the
day. At night, our bodies can use a bit more help. Blood sugar tends to (character limit)
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