May 26, 2026

The World's Deepest Marathon

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Jenny Mac shares five good news stories: a Guinness World Record for the deepest marathon, run 3,669 feet 10 inches underground in a mine by 55 runners from 18 countries over 11 laps in hot, humid, dusty conditions, raising about $1 million for charity; an English woman whose German Shepherd’s unusual sniffing led her to a scan that found a golf-ball-sized stage-one lung tumor that was removed, highlighting how dogs can detect disease-related odor molecules and efforts to build sensor-based alternatives; research suggesting yo-yo dieting can still reduce harmful visceral abdominal fat, based on MRI-tracked participants in two 18-month Mediterranean-style diet trials followed for up to 10 years; Brazilian scientists creating nutrient-rich chocolate-flavored “super honey” by using honey and ultrasonic waves to extract compounds from cocoa husks; and a truck accident that released 40 cows, prompting deputies and animal control to round up all cattle safely after a seven-hour road closure.

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Caloroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Jenny Mack with five

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new stories. Now in my lifetime, I have completed two

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New York City marathons, and I will tell you the

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hardest part of the marathon is a mental aspect of

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just you know, not thinking about how far you have

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to go. So I don't know how people did this.

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They held a marathon underground and set the Guinness World

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Record for deepest marathon ever run. They did it in

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a mine. Fifty Five runners from eighteen countries ran the

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course at thirty six hundred and sixty nine feet and

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ten inches below ground. They did eleven laps while wearing headlamps.

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Runners dealt with hot, humid, and dusty conditions during the

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unusual race. The event raised about one million dollars for charity.

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In England, a woman is crediting her German shepherd with

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saving her life. The dog helps lead to the discovery

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of an early stage lung cancer. Colleen noticed her two

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year old dog, Inca was sniffing her breath and reacting strangely.

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She was worried about it, so she visited doctors. Initially,

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they found nothing wrong. She decided to get a full

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body scan, which revealed a golf ball sized tumor in

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her left lung. The cancer was caught at stage one

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that allowed surgeons to remove it without the need for

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further treatment. Medical experts say dogs can detect certain diseases

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because illnesses release tiny, oldor molecules. Their sense of smell

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allows on them pick up these subtle chemical changes in

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the body. Scientists are trying to create an eenos that

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uses chemical sensors to do the same kind of thing. Well,

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good news for me. Scientists say that yo yo dieting

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may have health benefits. Researchers found that repeated attempts at

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weight loss can reduce harmful abdominal fat, even if a

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person regains the weight later. I'm going to tell my

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doctor this visceral fat is strongly linked to heart disease, diabetes,

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and other metabola conditions. The study followed about three hundred

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people who took part in two separate eighteen month dietary

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trials based on a Mediterranean style diet combined with physical activity.

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Researchers track participants over five and ten years. They used

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MRI scans to measure chain his end body fat. The

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findings indicate that success in dieting should not be judged

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solely by body weight on the scale. I have to

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go see the doctor tomorrow and he's gonna yell at me.

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Maybe I should have some of this super honey. Scientists

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in Brazil have created a nutrient rich super honey. They

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have extracted beneficial compounds from discarded cocoa bean husks using

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ultrasonic waves. I love these guys who even thinks of this.

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Researchers found that cocoa processing waste, such as husks and shells,

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contains many of the same healthy plant compounds found in chocolate.

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Instead of using chemical solvents to extract the nutrients, they

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used honey as a natural solvent. By placing coco husks

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in honey and applying ultrasonic sound waves, they were able

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to break down the plant material and transfer the nutrients

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into the honey. Scientists say the chocolate flavored, nutrient enhanced

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honey could be used as a healthier sweetener. Bring it on,

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ghost science, all right, Johnny Mack? Why reolate for work

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this time? Well, yes, see, boss, I was driving down

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Route thirty seven over by Tasker Road, you know the

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place a truck overturned. Everybody's okay, you know how the

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podcast works. However, forty cows escaped and scattered into the

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nearby areas, plus there were seventy cows still on the truck.

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Had to help out. Me and the gang from the

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Frederick County Sheriff's Office and local animal control worked to

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rount up the cattle. The road was shut down for

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seven hours. That's why I'm so late. Some of the

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cows weren't moving towards I eighty one. Officials warn drivers

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to be cautious and noting the animals could be difficult

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to see, especially at night. But all the cows were okay,

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and that's why I was late for work. And those

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are your five good news stories.