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May 12, 2026

12,412 pull-ups in 24 hours

12,412 pull-ups in 24 hours
12,412 pull-ups in 24 hours
5 Good News Stories
12,412 pull-ups in 24 hours

Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a woman on a road trip in Australia fell waist-deep into a collapsed pit toilet at the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Zone and was trapped about three hours before a passing tradesman, alerted by her husband, used a rope and his car to pull her out over 45 minutes; Johnny Cruz Buckingham (“Mr. World Records”) set the fastest towed asphalt skiing record at 69 mph behind a car to inspire his child; Buffalo hockey fans finished “O Canada” after a singer’s microphone cut out, and the Sabres later won the series in Game 6 for their first playoff series win since 2007; Xavier completed 12,412 pull-ups in 24 hours, beating the prior record by 67; and in Armenia, a reported escaped zebra was actually a donkey painted with stripes, prompting a zoo warning about toxic dyes.

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0:03 Caloroga. Shark Media got there. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. A woman was taking a bathroom break while on a road trip and she got stuck waist deep in a latrine after it collapsed. Oh no, she said. She was trapped in the sewage pit for approximately three hours until rescued by a local tradesman in Australia who happened to be passing by. The toilet is located at the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Zone. That's about ninety miles southwest of Alice Springs, which is a remote place to begin with if you know Australia at all. Wow. Pit toilets are basic, non flush latrines that collect human waste in a deep hole in the ground. I've used those in national parks here in the States. Luckily, the woman had her husband with her. He got the attention of the tradesman.

0:51 The tradesmen lowered a rope into the pit. The woman hung onto the rope and they used his car to lift her out. It took over forty five minutes. You can only imagine what was down in that hole. Glad she's okay. Wow. Some people take up jogging to stay in shape. One guy looked at some asphalt and said, you know what this needs skis. It's another world record, this one by mister World Records. Cocky name there. Mister World Records hit sixty nine miles per hour while being towed on skis across a parking lot. He's Johnny Cruse, Buckingham. He was pulled behind a car to reach the speed, setting the record for fastest towed asphalt skiing. Mister World Record says the stunt was meant to inspire his child to set big goals and reach for the stars. Nice job by some hockey fans. During the Stanley Cup playoffs up in Buffalo, Cammy was singing the opening notes of Oh Canada, and a technical glitch caused her microphone to cut out. So what happened? The crowd stepped in to finish the song. The Buffalo Sabers have maintained a dual anthem tradition, as Buffalo is just minutes from the Canadian border.

1:54 The Sabers have played two national anthems, regardless of the opponent, before every home game since nineteen seventy. Sabers lost that game two to one in overtime, but they did win the series in Game six, their first playoff series win since two thousand and seven. Congratulations, Do you like pull ups? A guy named Xavier did listen to this number. Twelve thousand, four hundred and twelve pull ups in twenty four hours. That doesn't even sound like a real number. He did this over last weekend. He started at ten am on Saturday and finished at ten am on Sunday. Twelve thousand, four hundred and twelve all day, all night pull ups. This broke the previous record by Enrique, who had only done twelve thousand, three hundred and forty five. Xavier beat that record by sixty seven. Xavier said he got seriously into pull ups about three years ago because he was trying out to a friend. There's an understatement. Twelve four hundred and twelve. Wow, all right, I've got a twist on the Hey, good news. We found your zebra story.

2:48 In Armenia, the police got a call that a zebra had escaped from the zoo and was wandering loose in the neighborhood. Leez responded, zoo was contact. Everybody went out looking for the zebra. You've heard me do this kind of story before. Here's a new version on it. It wasn't a zebra, it was a donkey that someone had painted black and white stripes on. The idea was to walk the fake zebra out onto the avenue and film a video. The zoo issued a statement of clear things up. They said the new story this morning was nothing more than a failed joke. A citizen whose identity is currently being determined by law enforcement painted his donkey with stripes and took it to the street to film a video. I would like to inform you that the zebras at the zoo are safe and in their free enclosure. The zoo wants to remind you that this kind of stunt is actually dangerous for the animal because chemical dyes can be toxic to animals and cause real health problems. And those are your five good news stories for today. Have a great day.