#60 - Crossing another milestone!

Published: May 5, 2020, 8:17 p.m.

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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!

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Links discussed in episode:

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 \\u201ccom pontualidade brit\\xe2nica\\u201d which means \\u201cwith British punctuality.\\u201d

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 \\u2018man\\u2019 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\\u2019s 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.

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