Radio Recap (Thursday 08/13/20)

Bible Trivia Question:

What hungry animals were kept in a den that Daniel was thrown into?
A. Lions 
B. Tigers
C. Bears
D. Snakes


In The News:


 - International Lefthanders Day. Southpaws of the world, unite: It’s International Lefthanders Day, launched in 1976 “to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers in a predominantly right-handed world,” while also celebrating lefties’ “uniqueness and difference.”

 - Working one extra week. Americans have been putting in three extra hours per workday since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and UK employees have been adding two hours to each workday, according to a new report (from NordVPN Teams). That amounts to at least an extra week of work each month compared with pre-pandemic times… Other countries, including Canada and European nations like France and Spain, have returned to pre-pandemic work schedules, even though they’d also shown a two-hour increase in working hours in previous data.

 - Missing Hugs. Though many of us are used to greeting friends and family with a hug, the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed that. A new poll poll finds that for 31 percent of Americans, it’s been more than four months since they hugged someone outside of their household. About one in five (21%) say they’ve hugged someone outside of their household within the last week, while 8 percent say it’s been one to two weeks. Another seven percent say it’s been one to two months since their last hug, and 8 percent say they last hugged someone three to four months ago… Americans who are over 55 years old (36%) are especially likely to say it’s been more than four months since their last hug with someone outside of their household.

 - Boeing 747s & Floppy Discs. When is the last time you used a floppy disk? Not held one found in the back of your desk drawer — actually used one for, well, something. Apparently the antiquated tech still plays a critical role in delivering software updates to Boeing’s 747-400 planes. Someone recently shared video of a British Airways 747 walk-through filmed after the airline decided to retire its entire fleet last month due to the global pandemic. The roughly 10-minute tour is a neat glimpse into the plane’s rarely seen avionics bay and cockpit — which includes a working 3.5-inch floppy disk drive… Apparently, the drive is the 747’s navigation database loader and needs to be updated every 28 days. As in, some poor engineer has to visit each 747-400 and manually deliver updates… or the planes wouldn’t be able to fly. And it’s not just the 747s. The majority of Boeing 737s are also updated via floppy disks.

 - Fun Fact: Each year, about 7,900 Americans are injured by… amusement-park rides. #funfact


 - Mississippi mosquitoes Flag. What's Mississippi best known for? If you said, 'mosquitoes,' some would agree, but not the agency tasked with helping to sort out the new state flag. A design featuring a large depiction of the blood-sucking bug somehow slipped through the screening process - and was even posted among finalist Monday. The Clarion Ledger reports Mississippi's Dept. of Archives and History Tuesday admitted that was a snafu. A 9-member commission is tasked with making the final recommendation. Would you have voted for the mosquito flag?

 - Fitness & Better Math Skills. A study (University of Illinois) showed that 9- and 10-year-old children who are aerobically fit tend to have significantly thinner gray matter. Thinning of the outermost layer of brain cells in the cerebrum is associated with better math performance.

 - Empty Chair on ID. Driver’s license photos aren’t always the best, but when a Tennessee woman received her new ID the picture was perfect — for a furniture store. Jade Dodd renewed her license online and received it last week, but to her surprise, the photo wasn’t a picture of her. It only showed an empty chair… The chair ended up being the focal point of the license because it was the last photo taken and saved to Dodd’s file. The Tennessee Department of Safety says the photo was taken accidentally.

 - Guilty of vacation? Vacationing during a pandemic has its challenges. Adding to the stress of finding a non-crowded destination is the guilt some people feel for leaving their city. According to a survey of people who have traveled this summer, 62 percent say they were made to feel guilty by friends or family who felt it was better to stay home/staycation.

 - Fake ears. A dangerous Chinese fugitive tried to cross illegally over the border with a passport belonging to another person. To complete his disguise he had asked a local surgeon to glue on fake ears. Unfortunately they came unstuck just as he was crossing passport control.

 - Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs announced Wednesday that 23,000 people will be able to attend September’s Kentucky Derby. That’s around 14 percent of maximum capacity — but it’s still thousands of people in a space together sharing restrooms, dining spaces, parking lots and other facilities.




Matt's Musing:

Obviously, a pretty important part of being a dad, is waiting in the car.... #musing


Matt's Pick Song:

“I Have Passed Over Into Canaanland” by the Kingdom Heirs


Bible Trivia Answer:

A. Lions (Daniel 6)