Aug. 31, 2025

Good News about The Cat that Steals Underwear

Show Notes
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A mischievous kitten, steals various items from his neighborhood, mainly on Sundays. Second, a wallaby caused an international incident by crossing from Belgium to France. Third, scientists suggest that caffeine might reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease and have other health benefits. Fourth, the annual Chicago Ducky Derby fundraiser for the Special Olympics involved 82,000 rubber ducks racing down the Chicago River. Lastly, a woman who lost her rings on a beach in Cape May, New Jersey, got them back thanks to social media and a family playing in the sand.

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Callaroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Johnny Mack with five

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good news stories. Be on the lookout for Leonardo da Pinci,

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a kitten who has been stealing things one hundred and

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fifty things over the past nine months. His human says

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he brings home a lot of things. He doesn't do

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much with him once they're inside, but he dumps them

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on the floor as it goes about his business. He

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likes to steal underwear and socks, but isn't too picky.

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Hell On the human said one of the things was

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a really expensive jersey with the tex still on. Some

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stuffed toys, loads of underpants and socks, gardening gloves, active wear, hats,

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sports bras, shorts, and everything really. According to Helen Sunday's

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Or the Day, Leo steals most things because that's when

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the neighborhood tends to be using clotheslines, but says other

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than that, he's a kidding. He attacks everything he bites.

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He wakes up in the middle of the night. This cat

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sounds awesome. The biggest thing that Leo brought home a

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five foot long stuffed snake, and he's brought that home twice.

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Good News, we found your wallabies. They had escaped from

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their owner's home in Now I'm not going to say Australia, Belgium,

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where of course wallabies live. Now this is Europe, but

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the country's a little tighter. One of the wallabies had

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crossed the border from Belgium into France. This is an

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international incident, I'm telling you about. Think about it. The

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local firefighters on social media said, in order to capture

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the wallaby safely, painlessly and safely, technicians deployed a net

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to prevent escape and then grab them more supial by

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the tail. This technique is completely painless for the animal,

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avoiding blows with the tail, scratches with the paws, or

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potentially the risk of defensive bites. That wallaby has returned

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to the owner. The other wallaby, no one knows. Let

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me know. If you're in Europe and you see a wallaby.

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I'm pretty sure if you're in Europe and you do

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see a random wallaby, it is probably the one we're

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talking about. Good news scientists on this one. They say

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caffeine may help reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease. Doctor

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Frederica Amati said caffeine is the world's most consumed psychoactive drug.

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It's a natural plant chemical that plants make to protect

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themselves from insects and other pets, and it does have

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a lot of health benefits. One study found that among

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healthy individuals and patients with Parkinson's disease, caffeine consumption was

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significantly associated with a lower hazard risk for the risk

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or progression of Parkinson's disease. A second study found that

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moderate coffee consumption leads to a decrease in all cause

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and cardiovascular related mortality, hypertension, cholesterol, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.

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But scientists point out whether caffeine is good for you

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or not depends on you and your genetics. Now I'm

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going to take the break here for several reasons. One

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now I want to go get my iced coffee from upstairs.

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And two, my dog is scratching at the door and

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wants to come in. I'll be right back. Okay, where

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where we I'm back and the dog is here? Do

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you want something? Yeah, I'm trying to record a podcast

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in the ice you here, That is my ice coffee.

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So that's what's going on here. Meanwhile, in Chicago, more

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than eighty two thousand rubber ducks floated down the Chicago River.

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It was the annual twenty twenty five Chicago ducky Derby.

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That's an annual fundraiser for Special Olympics. Illinois fans adopted

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duck for ten dollars donation. Then the ducks are put

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in the river for floating race. There's prizes. You can

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win a Trailblazer car, twenty five dollars cash, some Cubs tickets.

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After the race, the ducks were removed from the river

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and they're stored for use in next year's duck race.

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That's a lot of fun. Now, Laura, she was down

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in Cape May, New Jersey, a very very very awesome

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pretty beach town. She took her wedding ring off and

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another ring to put on some sunscreen and oops, yeah,

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you know how this is gonna go. She called the

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Cape May Fire Department, got connected with Jeffrey, who runs

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Ring Finders Cape May. That is a hobby helper service

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that helps people find their rings. Jeffrey called her back,

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bad news. I got nothing for you, and that's it. No,

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that's not how this show works. How did I just

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in that like there was nothing to the story. No,

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you know how the program works. A few days later,

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there was some weather and high winds and rain. Still

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no ring. However, a few days after that, a family

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was playing in the sand and found the ring. Through

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the magic of social media, everybody got connected. The rings

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are back and everyone's happy. And those are your five

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