Radio Recap (Tuesday 04/02/19)

Bible Trivia Question:How many years did Jacob work for his Uncle Laban in payment for marrying his daughters?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 14
D. 30



In The News:- In China, a sleeping man’s two roommates used the facial recognition function on his phone to unlock it and steal $1,500. The man was surprised and confused when he saw that his account was suddenly $1,500 smaller than it had been the night before. After police investigated the roommates were charged.
- A study of parents with kids under the age of 16 reveals the top traits most like to see in their child’s friendships: kind; helpful; and funny. Parents would also like their kids to have eight good friends… Other traits parents want their kid’s friends to have: hard working; generous; empathetic; confident; protective.
- Want to avoid ticks? Avoid sitting on logs. Researchers (University of California, Berkeley) used themselves as bait to see where the greatest risk of picking up a tick was, and found logs were the worst places to sit. They sat on logs for only five minutes at a time, and in 30 percent of the cases it resulted in exposure to ticks.
- Name Yourself Day


Fun Fact:One in every eight American workers has been employed by McDonald’s. #funfact


Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):Next time you consider holding a fart in, you might want to rethink that decision. According to one expert, that gas will find its way out of your body in a very surprising way. In a piece for The Conversation, Professor Clare Collins from the University of Newcastle revealed that the gas built up from avoiding the release will become "reabsorbed into the circulation and exhaled in your breath". The nutrition and dietetics expert also noted that the pressure could cause other issues like diverticulitis, but the jury is still out on that. As for how many times a day a person breaks wind on average, Collins says it's about eight in a 24-hour period, which includes individually and in series.



Matt's Musing: The more candles on your birthday cake… the longer you live! #musing



Matt's Pick Song:“I Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now” by the LeFevre Quartet



Bible Trivia Answer:B. 7 (Genesis 29:18-28)