Radio Recap (Tuesday 05/26/2020)

Bible Trivia Question:

What animal was not offered by the Israelites as sacrifices?
A. Bull
B. Pig 
C. Goat
D. Dove


In The News:


- National Paper Airplane Day commemorates the simple aeronautical toy that’s been around for thousands of years.

Flying paper planes is an inexpensive, healthy, and stimulating form of entertainment. So, put down your smartphones and get outside for some primitive fun – even if for only a few hours one day of the year.

- Sugar drinks. It’s time for another amazing bit of scientific health research: Drinking fewer sugary drinks may help lower blood pressure. Researchers (Louisiana State) said they found overweight people with high blood pressure who drank one less sugar-laden beverage a day significantly lowered their blood pressure over 18 months. For most Americans this means cutting soft drink intake in half.

- No face-to-face contact. A new survey finds some Americans have gone as long as three months without having direct, face-to-face contact with another person due to the coronavirus pandemic.

- Flat Soda. The big Memorial Day Weekend debate on the internet was all about — flat soda. A guy named David shared on reddit that “flat soda is much better than carbonated.” He explained that he took his first sip of warm, flat Pepsi about eight years ago at a Christmas party. As bored 12-years-olds are wont to do, he recalls “constantly fiddling around” with his Pepsi bottle the entire night, to the point that the soda lost all carbonation and turned into syrup-y sugar water. He swigged away nonetheless and “enjoyed the taste so much more, and the carbonation didn’t upset my stomach or burn my eyes and throat.” … And then the flat-soda lovers came out of the woodwork. Another guy shared that his grandmother set out a cup of Sprite for 10 minutes, added some ice when it became flat, and handed it to her sick grandson. “It was eye-opening,” he says. “The fizz that made my stomach hurt and my taste buds die was gone. It tasted like a lemon-lime drink, rather than a gut punch.”

- National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. Two of the calendar’s favorite foods come together on National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. We’ve scattered blueberries and cheesecakes throughout these pages in scrumptious celebration. But one day a year they join forces in perfect, delicious harmony.

- Watching movies. In a survey, 70% of us would rather watch movies at home than in the theater after the pandemic. [I enjoy going to the movies, It’s dealing with their snack-bar credit departments I hate.]

- Aggressive rats. 2020 has already brought a global pandemic and murder hornets - now get ready for hyper-aggressive rats. The CDC is warning that the rat population is starting to get "aggressive" as food supplies dwindle during the lockdown. Without nightly trash from restaurants to eat, rats have gotten bolder and more desperate, searching for food during the day and fighting both humans and each other for territory. The CDC recommends keeping your trash sealed tight in the garbage bin and removing any pet food or bird seed from your yard.

- Touching the Thermostat. A survey finds a third of husbands check with their wives before. [I don’t have to check with mine — the Post-it Note on the thermostat reads “Don’t touch.”]

- Netflix shortage. Since the global lockdown started, many of us have taken to Netflix to keep ourselves entertained while we’re stuck at home with nothing to do. To the streaming service’s credit, it’s actually been pretty stable for these past couple of months. However, Memorial Day (May 25) was a different story as people from across the world reported that the site wasn’t working. The problem started early Monday morning. The issues ranged from case to case, but many simply couldn’t get the service to load at all. -

- The Darth Vader twist. 40 years ago this week, The Empire Strikes Back premiered with one of the most famous twists in movie history - Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father. And Mark Hammil says only three people knew the secret before the movie was released. Hamill recently mentioned on Twitter that only he, George Lucas, and directer Irvin Kershner knew the infamous "I am your father" line would be dubbed in later. The rest of the cast and crew didn't find out until after the film premiered. Hamill says it was "Agony keeping that secret for over a year!"

- Disney’s Genie. Will Smith had big shoes to fill when he took on the role of Genie in Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake, a part made famous on screen by the late, great Robin Williams. It seems Disney was more than satisfied with how it turned out as we’ve now heard that they want Smith to reprise the role in his own limited series. According to sources, Disney is planning a Genie miniseries for Disney+. Little is known about the project, but sources say it will likely include flashbacks to the character’s past and also fill in some of the blanks of what he got up to in between Aladdin 1 and 2.





Fun Fact:

In a survey of new brides, the least popular place for a guy to ask a woman to marry him is where? (Sports venue) #funfact





Matt's Musing:

Just think, your pet may have also named you... #musing



Matt's Pick Song:

“Alpha And Omega” by the Gaither Vocal Band



Bible Trivia Answer:

B. Pig (Leviticus 23:18)