July 18, 2026

TSA Approved Ranch for World Cup Tourists

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Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the TSA reminds World Cup travelers that ranch dressing over 3.4 ounces must go in checked luggage, while Kraft offers TSA-compliant travel kits of individual ranch packets. In Ireland, a cat named Billy became a World Cup predictor by choosing between flags and correctly picking 19 non-draw match winners, though distractions like a fly disrupted one attempt. Skateboarder Chad crossed the U.S. from Venice Beach, California to Jacksonville, Florida in 39 days, averaging 72 miles daily, breaking his own record and marking 10 years of sobriety. Scientists report chewing sugary gum after nitrate-rich vegetables like spinach, kale, and beets can boost oral nitrate levels and nitric oxide production. Jonathan, a giant tortoise on Saint Helena, is confirmed as the world’s oldest living land animal at 194.

00:30 TSA Ranch Warning
01:28 World Cup Predictor Cat
02:17 Skateboard Coast Record
02:51 Gum After Salad Study
03:51 Oldest Tortoise Alive
04:33 Wrap Up Goodbye

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Caalaroga Shock Media. There are Shining Mack with five good

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news stories. The World Cup is coming to an end.

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I've loved every second of it. I've been watching so

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many games, and a lot of Europeans came to the

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States and really enjoyed. Our traditions are big stadiums and

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apparently ranch dressing. Well. I have bad news for the Europeans,

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I guess. So maybe this isn't a good news story,

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but it's a fun one. The Transportation Security Administration aka

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the TSA has an important message for fans heading home

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after the World Cup. If you fell in love with

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ranch packet and your checked luggage, that's right. The TSA posted,

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ranch is the king of condiments, and they noted that

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it pairs with everything from pizza and chicken wings to fries, chips, vegetables,

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and more. However, they warn travelers airport security rules still apply.

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Any container of ranch dressing larger than three point four

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ounces cannot be carried through security checkpoints. Travelers will need

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to place larger bottles in check baggage, surrender them at security, or,

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as the TSA suggested, avoid trying to drink the ranch

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before boarding. Now Kraft Nosha guys love the ranch. They

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have made special travel friendly kits featuring individual ranch packets

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packed inside a TSA compliant clear bag. The company said

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some visitors leave with souvenirs, others leave with America's favorite dressing. Meanwhile,

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a cat in Ireland had become one of the hottest

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predictors of the World Cup. Billy predicted the winner of

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the first nineteen matches that hadn't ended in a draw.

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Billy's human friends came up with the idea by placing

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two national flags in front of Billy before each match.

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Billy then made a selection with his paw, and somehow

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the cat kept getting it right. Now, I'm going to guess,

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perhaps possibly maybe that they filmed both versions and only

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released the correct one. Anyway, Billy the cat predicted wins

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by the US, England, France, Germany, Pan Argentina and several

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other nations. One of Billy's humans friends says, as a cat,

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he doesn't seem to be bothered that he's an online influencer.

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To us, He's still our cat, Still Billy. There have

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been problems. Billy's human friends said there was one incident

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where the whole thing was interrupted because there was a

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fly in the house and he couldn't concentrate. Congratulations to

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a skateboarder who crossed the United States of America coast

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to coast in just thirty nine days. Chad rolled up

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into Jacksonville, Florida, after traveling more than three thousand miles

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from Venice Beach, California. It took thirty nine days, an

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incredible seventy two miles a day on a skateboard. He

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broke the record. The record he broke was his own.

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He shaved more than two weeks off his previous time.

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That's no joke. Chad explained that the trek marked ten

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years of sobriety. Skateboarding was the thing that kept me

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out of trouble. I did it my whole life. I

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was obsessed with it. I got injured and I ended

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up quitting. Brought it back and everything turned out better.

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Here's an unexpected health tip from scientist. If you just

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had a salad, a piece of bubblegum might actually help

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your heart. Researchers have found that chewing sugary gum after

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consuming nitrate rich vegetables can boost the body's ability to

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produce nitric oxide, a compound that helps improve blood flow

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and lower blood pressure. The study focused on vegetables such

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as spinach, kale, and beats. You know, the kind of

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stuff you might throw in a salad there. Those contain

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high levels of nitrates. Nitrates are good for cardiovascular health. However,

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before the body can benefit, bacteria in the month have

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to help convert them into nitric oxide. Researchers wondered could

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chewing gum help enhance that process. To find out, participants

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drength beetroot juice and then chewed sugary bubblegum or a

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sugar free alternative for several hours. The researchers found the

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sugary gum increased levels of nitrate in the mouth by

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about forty five percent. So I guess you could say

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four out of five scientists prefer sugary gum. All right,

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Congratulations to Jonathan the giant tortoise. Jonathan has officially extended

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his title as the world's oldest living land animal. Nathan

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the tortoise is one hundred and ninety four. You'll find

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Jonathan on Saint Helena, a British territory thousands of miles

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from any continent. Jonathan arrived there in eighteen eighty two,

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already fully grown. Based on records and photographs, experts estimate

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he was born no later than eighteen thirty two. Some

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believe he could be even older. Governor Nigel Phillips great name, said,

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Jonathan the Tortoise is a beloved resident of Saint Helena.

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He's met royalty, starting wedding photographs and delighted tourists. Age

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has brought some challenges, as caretaker said he's lost his

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eyesight and a sense of smell. But at age one

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ninety four, Jonathan still enjoys many of life's pleasures, including eating, sunbathing,

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and spending time with fellow tortoises. And those are your

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five good news stories for today. Have a great day.