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A Man Fell Into a Toilet Ditch. He Wants His Sunglasses Back.
The script presents five upbeat news items: Spoodles, a parakeet aged 32 years and 86 days, is recognized as the world’s oldest living parakeet, havi…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The Celebrity Seal Is Disrupting Traffic Again
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Tasmania, Neil the Seal, a five-year-old 2,200-pound southern elephant seal, returns for his annual molt…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Fox That Only Eats Hot Dogs
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Australia, strangers lifted a car to rescue Tyler, a motorcyclist pinned after a crash, leading to hospi…
3 weeks ago
Giraffes Are Better at Math Than You Think
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Spain and Germany study testing four Barcelona Zoo giraffes suggests they can track additions of carrots …
3 weeks, 2 days ago
The Bear That Walked Into an Occupied Hotel Room
A bear let itself into a hotel toom. Space balls wash up on the beach. A bull brings a cricket match to a halt.
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3 weeks, 4 days ago
Why Is This Seal Purple?
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: French police recovered a stolen Pablo Picasso portrait worth about 12 million euros during a drug-dealer i…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Vibrating Suitcase at Airport Security
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Columbia University study of 11,000 office workers finds the best way to counter sitting is a five-minute…
4 weeks ago
The Titanic Items Going Up for Auction
RMS Titanic Incorporated, which holds salvage rights, is seeking to auction over 100 recovered Titanic artifacts, sparking debate between funding exp…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Earth Might Survive the Sun Exploding
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a new study suggests Earth might avoid being swallowed when the sun becomes a red giant because mass loss c…
1 month ago
TSA Is Now Letting People Bring Ranch on Planes
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the TSA reminds World Cup travelers that ranch dressing over 3.4 ounces must go in checked luggage, while K…
1 month ago