April 1, 2024
The Porcupines have escaped!
Two women in Florida are attempting to set a Guinness world record by driving 500 miles in toy cars, raising money for animal charities along the way.
Researchers in France have discovered why humans are naturally inclined to dance, attributing the phenomenon to the effect of syncopation on the brain.
In Toronto, bald eagles are nesting for the first time in recorded history, marking a conservation success.
A 29-year-old woman, has set a new record as the first female to race nonstop around the Earth solo in a competition, completing the journey in 130 days.
Lastly, an amusing story about the capture of escaped porcupines in Scotland concludes the segment, highlighting a lighter moment in the animal kingdom.
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Callaroga Shark Media. These are so
much fun to do. Thank you for
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00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:14.039
listening. Hi, I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. A pair
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of Florida women or attempting to create
a new Guinness World Record. What are
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they doing? They're driving five hundred
miles down the state's coast and a pair
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of toy cars. Cassie and Lauren
are documenting their adventures on social media.
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They set out from Friendship Fountain in
Jacksonville. They're trying to make it down
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to the Booye and Key West.
You know the one that says southernmost point.
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I've been there. By the way, there's also a travel podcast that
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00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:42.280
I host called Travel Is Back,
and there's an episode where I was there.
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00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:44.240
If you want to check that out. Travel is Back where you get
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00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:47.759
your shows. Anyway, they're trying
to drive the five hundred miles. It's
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going to take two months, according
to them. The Guinness World Records does
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not currently list a record holder for
the longest distance traveled by toy cars.
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Lauren told the TV station this just
kind of came as a wild idea because
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we had these cars as kids.
We used to ride around with toy cars
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00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:04.879
as kids, and I've always wanted
a Guinness World Record attempts, so we're
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00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:10.079
like, this would be fun.
They're raising money for animal charities, including
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00:01:10.159 --> 00:01:12.879
the Red Panda Network in Nepal,
the Costa Rica Animal Rescue Center, the
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00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:19.040
Save a Fox Rescue in Minnesota,
and the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri.
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00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:23.079
Meanwhile, scientists have been busy trying
to figure out why humans dance. Researchers
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00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:29.480
from France's National Institute of Health and
Medical Research found that humans feel compelled to
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00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:34.760
boogie because of the effect of syncopation
on their left sensory motor cortex. The
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00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:41.079
scientists discovered that just the right level
of syncopation a mismatch between rhythm and beat
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00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:45.680
generate surprise, and when people's expectations
are not met, it gets them dancing
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interesting. Meanwhile, in Toronto,
a pair of bald eagles are nesting for
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the first time in the city's recorded
history. Once common throughout North America,
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including the Toronto area, the bird
was soon seen as a pest for settlers
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00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:01.680
and farmers. Local athor already back
in the day, encouraged the widespread slaughter
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00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:07.080
of the eagles, promising bounties in
exchange for carcasses. Over time, we
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00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.960
learned the mistakes of our ways.
It was a low point for the population
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00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:15.439
in the early sixties, but in
May, the bald eagle was removed from
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the list of endangered species in Ontario. Good News. Twenty nine year old
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Coal has become the first woman to
race NonStop around the Earth. This was
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00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:29.280
part of the Global Solo Challenge.
She's neither the first woman to sail around
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00:02:29.319 --> 00:02:30.840
the world nor the first woman to
sail non stop around the world, but
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00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:35.360
she is the first to do it
as part of a competition. She set
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00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:40.319
the world record for fastest solo female
NonStop circumnagification at one hundred and thirty days.
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00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:44.960
Satellites allowed her to keep in touch
with her logistics team, She told
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00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:47.159
NBC News solo sailors you have to
be able to do everything. You need
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00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:50.240
to be able to take care of
yourself. You need to be able to
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00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:52.919
get up even when you're exhausted,
and you have to be able to fix
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00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:55.280
everything on the boat. Her route
took her down from Spain, down the
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00:02:55.280 --> 00:03:00.360
west coast of Africa to Australia,
Cape Horn, and up again to Sane
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00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:05.000
across the Atlantic. She chose the
southern route because you know how the earth
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00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:08.000
is. It's a little shorter around
the bottom, but it's cold down there.
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00:03:08.199 --> 00:03:12.719
With thirty foot waves, yikes,
think about that for a second.
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I know it's just a number,
like, oh yeah, thirty foot waves.
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Think about a thirty foot wave.
One time, she considered abandoning the
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00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:22.080
mission when some critical equipment had failed
and she wasn't sure she could make the
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00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:27.319
repairs herself. Her mom talked her
out of that. She told NBC News
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would be amazing if there was one
other girl that saw me and said,
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oh, I can do that too. Good news. We've caught the escaped
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porcupines. Yes, they had escaped
from a farm park in Scotland. It
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00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:40.680
must be animal escaping season. There's
been a run of these stories lately,
55
00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:44.159
and I try not to put a
bunch of them in the same episode,
56
00:03:44.199 --> 00:03:49.240
but yeah, the porcupines managed to
break the door of their enclosure and made
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00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:53.039
their way to town a mile away. A local resident calls a report the
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porcupines were wandering through his backyard.
Now me, if I saw a porcupine
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00:03:57.599 --> 00:03:59.759
in my backyard, I'd be like, oh, there's a porcupine in my
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00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:01.560
back and I'd not think twice about
it. I'd just be like, oh,
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that's interesting. Local authorities were able
to wrangle the porcupines into a trailer
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00:04:06.719 --> 00:04:11.960
for transport back to the facility where
they live. The porcupines were not injured
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00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:15.039
during their time on the loose.
And those are five good news stories for
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00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:17.079
today. If you enjoy this program, tell a friend about it. They'll
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00:04:17.079 --> 00:04:19.720
probably get a kick out of it
too. And please share it on social
66
00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:23.839
media will help it grow the show. You have an awesome day.
1
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:10.720
Callaroga Shark Media. These are so
much fun to do. Thank you for
2
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:14.039
listening. Hi, I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. A pair
3
00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:18.280
of Florida women or attempting to create
a new Guinness World Record. What are
4
00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:22.559
they doing? They're driving five hundred
miles down the state's coast and a pair
5
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:28.160
of toy cars. Cassie and Lauren
are documenting their adventures on social media.
6
00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:32.520
They set out from Friendship Fountain in
Jacksonville. They're trying to make it down
7
00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:35.560
to the Booye and Key West.
You know the one that says southernmost point.
8
00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:38.640
I've been there. By the way, there's also a travel podcast that
9
00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:42.280
I host called Travel Is Back,
and there's an episode where I was there.
10
00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:44.240
If you want to check that out. Travel is Back where you get
11
00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:47.759
your shows. Anyway, they're trying
to drive the five hundred miles. It's
12
00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:52.320
going to take two months, according
to them. The Guinness World Records does
13
00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:56.119
not currently list a record holder for
the longest distance traveled by toy cars.
14
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:00.439
Lauren told the TV station this just
kind of came as a wild idea because
15
00:01:00.439 --> 00:01:03.039
we had these cars as kids.
We used to ride around with toy cars
16
00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:04.879
as kids, and I've always wanted
a Guinness World Record attempts, so we're
17
00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:10.079
like, this would be fun.
They're raising money for animal charities, including
18
00:01:10.159 --> 00:01:12.879
the Red Panda Network in Nepal,
the Costa Rica Animal Rescue Center, the
19
00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:19.040
Save a Fox Rescue in Minnesota,
and the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri.
20
00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:23.079
Meanwhile, scientists have been busy trying
to figure out why humans dance. Researchers
21
00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:29.480
from France's National Institute of Health and
Medical Research found that humans feel compelled to
22
00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:34.760
boogie because of the effect of syncopation
on their left sensory motor cortex. The
23
00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:41.079
scientists discovered that just the right level
of syncopation a mismatch between rhythm and beat
24
00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:45.680
generate surprise, and when people's expectations
are not met, it gets them dancing
25
00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:49.680
interesting. Meanwhile, in Toronto,
a pair of bald eagles are nesting for
26
00:01:49.719 --> 00:01:53.319
the first time in the city's recorded
history. Once common throughout North America,
27
00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:57.560
including the Toronto area, the bird
was soon seen as a pest for settlers
28
00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:01.680
and farmers. Local athor already back
in the day, encouraged the widespread slaughter
29
00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:07.080
of the eagles, promising bounties in
exchange for carcasses. Over time, we
30
00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.960
learned the mistakes of our ways.
It was a low point for the population
31
00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:15.439
in the early sixties, but in
May, the bald eagle was removed from
32
00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:20.719
the list of endangered species in Ontario. Good News. Twenty nine year old
33
00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:24.439
Coal has become the first woman to
race NonStop around the Earth. This was
34
00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:29.280
part of the Global Solo Challenge.
She's neither the first woman to sail around
35
00:02:29.319 --> 00:02:30.840
the world nor the first woman to
sail non stop around the world, but
36
00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:35.360
she is the first to do it
as part of a competition. She set
37
00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:40.319
the world record for fastest solo female
NonStop circumnagification at one hundred and thirty days.
38
00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:44.960
Satellites allowed her to keep in touch
with her logistics team, She told
39
00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:47.159
NBC News solo sailors you have to
be able to do everything. You need
40
00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:50.240
to be able to take care of
yourself. You need to be able to
41
00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:52.919
get up even when you're exhausted,
and you have to be able to fix
42
00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:55.280
everything on the boat. Her route
took her down from Spain, down the
43
00:02:55.280 --> 00:03:00.360
west coast of Africa to Australia,
Cape Horn, and up again to Sane
44
00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:05.000
across the Atlantic. She chose the
southern route because you know how the earth
45
00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:08.000
is. It's a little shorter around
the bottom, but it's cold down there.
46
00:03:08.199 --> 00:03:12.719
With thirty foot waves, yikes,
think about that for a second.
47
00:03:12.759 --> 00:03:14.719
I know it's just a number,
like, oh yeah, thirty foot waves.
48
00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:17.360
Think about a thirty foot wave.
One time, she considered abandoning the
49
00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:22.080
mission when some critical equipment had failed
and she wasn't sure she could make the
50
00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:27.319
repairs herself. Her mom talked her
out of that. She told NBC News
51
00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:30.159
would be amazing if there was one
other girl that saw me and said,
52
00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:34.319
oh, I can do that too. Good news. We've caught the escaped
53
00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:38.319
porcupines. Yes, they had escaped
from a farm park in Scotland. It
54
00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:40.680
must be animal escaping season. There's
been a run of these stories lately,
55
00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:44.159
and I try not to put a
bunch of them in the same episode,
56
00:03:44.199 --> 00:03:49.240
but yeah, the porcupines managed to
break the door of their enclosure and made
57
00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:53.039
their way to town a mile away. A local resident calls a report the
58
00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:57.560
porcupines were wandering through his backyard.
Now me, if I saw a porcupine
59
00:03:57.599 --> 00:03:59.759
in my backyard, I'd be like, oh, there's a porcupine in my
60
00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:01.560
back and I'd not think twice about
it. I'd just be like, oh,
61
00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:06.560
that's interesting. Local authorities were able
to wrangle the porcupines into a trailer
62
00:04:06.719 --> 00:04:11.960
for transport back to the facility where
they live. The porcupines were not injured
63
00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:15.039
during their time on the loose.
And those are five good news stories for
64
00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:17.079
today. If you enjoy this program, tell a friend about it. They'll
65
00:04:17.079 --> 00:04:19.720
probably get a kick out of it
too. And please share it on social
66
00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:23.839
media will help it grow the show. You have an awesome day.