Dec. 31, 2024

The Smooth Milky Way Mystery

Show Notes
Transcript

In this episode, Johnny Mac shares five uplifting and intriguing stories. He begins with a touching story about a pilot who died in a rescue mission, and his family's effort to honor his legacy. Next, he reports on the recovery of stolen gold coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck in Florida. Good news for Scottish bumblebees follows, with their population increasing by over 100 times. The episode also features a quirky story about a London pub known for flooding during high tide. Finally, Johnny wraps up with a viral story of a man finding a smooth Mars bar and his unexpected interaction with the company.
00:00 Introduction and First Story: A Touching Memorial
01:36 Second Story: Recovered Gold Coins
02:26 Third Story: Bumblebee Population Boom
02:39 Fourth Story: The Flooding Pub Experience
03:34 Fifth Story: The Smooth Milky Way Mystery

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Caalaroga Shark Media. Way there, Johnny Mack with five good

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news stories. Now, this first story is more of a

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touching story than good news. The family of a pilot

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who died on an animal rescue flight are going to

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receive the remains of a dog that was killed in

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the crash. The ashes of a big eyed, brown and

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white puppy named Lisa died in a plane crash in

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New York's Catskills were being delivered to the family of

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the rescue pilot who lost his life trying to give

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the dog a chance at a new one. Leah is

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the sixteen year old daughter of volunteer pilot Suke Kim.

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Leah said the family came up with the idea for

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the memorial flight in a way to complete her father's

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mission with the rescue group Pilots and Paws. Lia said,

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we all sat down and talked about what would like

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to do with his remains, and then we were given

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the option to have Lisa's remains brought to us, so

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we decided would all feel much better if she was

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with us. Dad obviously cared enough about her to risk

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his life on an exhibition to save her, and we

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just want to make sure that she's being taken care of.

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We feel responsibility to continue what he had started. Sue

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Kim had taken off November twenty fourth from Maryland. He

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had Lisa and two other small dogs aboard his plane

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when the single engined plane crashed under unknown circumstances in

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snowy terrain in southeastern New York. The two remaining pups

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did survive the crash. Penny Edwards's transport coordinator for the

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group Forever Changed Animal Rescue, and called Kim an incredible person.

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It's just so amazing how many lives he touched and

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impacted in such a short time that he was flying.

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It wasn't just about rescuing animals. He was just so

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involved with the community. In Florida, authorities have recovered thirty

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seven gold coins that were stolen from a three hundred

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and ten year old shipwreck. The recovery marks a major

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milestone and a long standing investigation. The coins have an

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estimated value of more than one million dollars, according to authorities.

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Back in twenty fifteen, there were one hundred and one

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gold coins salvage from the seventeen to fifteen fleet, a

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collection of Spanish ships that sank during a hurrie. While

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fifty one of the coins were reported correctly, fifty coins

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were not and were subsequently stolen. Camille Silveroll is an

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investigator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and

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says this case underscores the importance of safeguarding Florida's rich

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cultural heritage and holding accountable those who seek to profit

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from his exploitation. Over the years, millions of dollars in

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gold coins from that seventeen to fifteen fleet have been

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found by salvagers and treasure hunters. Good news if you're

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a bumblebee, your population is up more than one hundred

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times over in Scotland, they've gone from thirty five beast

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over four thousand credit there to Rewilding, Denmark. Meanwhile, if

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you're heading out for a beverage in London, bring your boots.

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The White Cross Pub in London is known for its

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beer garden, but it's also known as the pub that floods.

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A spokesperson says, with a cold drinck in hand, the

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Thames is lapping at your feet. It's like nature's own

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little party trick. As the water rises, so does the

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banter among your pals, no need to fight it out.

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Who's rave enough to wad to the bar for the

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next round. The place has a five star rating on

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trip Advisor. You see the White Cross becomes submerged during

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the high side, the beer garden turns into an island,

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and if you're wearing sneakers, stinks to be you. One

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person posted, it's quite a unique experience. The White Cross

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is a normal functioning pub until the tide comes in

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and floods the beer garden. People start to panic. People

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do all sorts of things to get to dry land,

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whether it's playing the floor's lava or just running straight

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through the water. Now that same person recommends the fish

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and chips, and good news for a British Man. He

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opened up a Mars bar. Those who go by the

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name Milky Way in the United States, right, so we

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know what we're talking about, and his milky Way didn't

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have the signature ripple. Harry posted a photo of his

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unusually smooth candy bar. The post one viral. He told

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The Guardian it tasted the same, it was just thinner

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on top, that's all, not quite as thick. He was

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curious what had cost the Milky Way smoothness, he informed

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the company in case there was a production problem. They

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didn't offer an explanation, but they did award him two

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dollars and fifty three cents. He told the BBC the

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only reason I emailed that was because I was interested

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in what might have caused it to happen. That's all

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I want to know, and they kept sidelining that question.

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I think the money's great. It'll be two free Mars bars.

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Maybe they could have sent me more, but I'm not

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being ungrateful. I think it's amazing after everything that's happened,

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that I got the voucher. Social media fans of the

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post said the bar most likely simple miss being blown

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by air in a machine called and then Ruber. The

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blowing process is what causes the chocolate on top to squirrel.

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You learn something new every day. Huh. That was a

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fun story. Hey, those are your five good news stories

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for today. Maybe one of your friends would like the

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show you don't tell them about it, Be like, hey,

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there's this podcast. This guy told this great story about

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a chocolate bar. You don't want to miss that. You

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know you could do that? That would work if you'd

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like the program without commercials. There's like in the show

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notes today, how that works, And I should do a

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better job plugging my other show. It's called Daily Comedy News,

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and I talk about stand up comic and what the

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comedians are up to. That one comes out seven days

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a week, Daily Comedy News. Wherever you get your shows,

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you have an awesome day, and you'll have a milky

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Way