Earth Oddity 109: NERDS!

News Links for the Week:

• Google Gemini is accused of being racist towards white people: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13108515/Google-Gemini-racist-white-people.html
• One of world’s smallest fish found to make sound as loud as a gunshot: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/27/smallest-fish-sounds-loud-danionella-cerebrum
• Dad Devastated To Learn His Son Is Actually His Uncle: https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-02-16-dad-devastated-to-learn-his-son-is-actually-his-uncle/
• Wendy’s planning Uber-style ‘surge pricing’ where burger prices fluctuate based on demand: https://nypost.com/2024/02/26/business/wendys-planning-surge-prices-based-on-fluctuating-demand/
• McDonald’s Plans Anime Version Of Its Restaurant In L.A., Will Offer New Anime Shorts And Manga: https://deadline.com/2024/02/mcdonalds-plans-anime-version-of-restaurant-in-l-a-1235836612/
• Nearly one in five Americans believe Taylor Swift-Biden conspiracy, poll finds: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/14/taylor-swift-biden-psyop-conspiracy

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News Links for the Week:

• This man has been swatted 47 times for making a joke about Norm Macdonald: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/swatting-nikki-haley-trump-fbi-stalkers-b2494097.html
• Lickinghole brewery in Goochland closed indefinitely while owner deals with health issues: https://richmondbizsense.com/2024/02/06/lickinghole-brewery-in-goochland-closed-indefinitely-while-owner-deals-with-health-issues/
• T-Pain Says He's Written Country Songs for Other Artists but 'Stopped Taking Credit' After Facing 'Racism': https://people.com/tpain-written-country-songs-stopped-taking-credit-racism-8567869
• PETA calls on amusement ride manufacturer to stop selling animal-themed carousels: https://nypost.com/2024/02/08/news/peta-calls-on-amusement-ride-manufacturer-chance-rides-to-stop-selling-animal-themed-carousels/
• Build-A-Bear Workshop shocks with 'After Dark' collection of adults-only stuffed animals: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/build-a-bear-workshop-shocks-with-after-dark-collection-of-adults-only-stuffed-animals/ar-BB1i5A0w
• ‘Just nosey:’ Florida man arrested after crossing police tape at plane crash site: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/02/06/just-nosey-florida-man-arrested-after-crossing-police-tape-at-plane-crash-site/

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News Links for the Week:

• Some Tesla board members reportedly felt pressured to use drugs with Elon Musk: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/some-board-members-felt-pressured-to-take-drugs-with-elon-musk-wsj-reports-88cb0934
• McDonald’s CEO promises ‘affordability’ amid backlash over $18 Big Mac combos, $6 hash browns: https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/business/mcdonalds-ceo-promises-return-to-affordability-amid-backlash-over-18-big-mac-combos-6-hash-browns/
• Woman tossing trash falls into dumpster, survives getting compacted in garbage truck: https://apnews.com/article/garbage-truck-rescue-compacted-woman-new-hampshire-2847752fcecd16df0f123675a7675c83
• Vandals walk off with a 200-foot AM broadcast tower: https://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2024/stealth-steal-vandals-walk-off-with-a-200-foot-am-broadcast-tower/
• Screaming man swings samurai sword around in Vancouver traffic, Walmart evacuated: https://katu.com/news/local/screaming-man-swings-samurai-sword-around-in-vancouver-traffic-walmart-evacuated
• Woman returns Costco couch after 2 years, tests limits of return policy- "I just didn't like it anymore": https://www.cbsnews.com/news/costco-couch-return-policy/

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News Links for the Week:

• Amish horse and buggy stolen from Walmart parking lot: https://abcnews.go.com/US/amish-horse-buggy-stolen-walmart-parking-lot-family/story?id=106627078
• Ex-US air force pilot claims he may have located lost Amelia Earhart plane: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/29/amelia-earhart-plane-location
• Missouri Rule Change Would Allow Senators to Challenge Each Other to a Duel: https://www.newsweek.com/missouri-republican-senators-duel-nick-schroer-1863838
• Class action lawsuit accuses Dunkin’ of discrimination for charging extra for non-dairy milk alternatives: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-dunkin-discrimination-charging-extra-non-dairy-milk-alternatives
• Colorado pastor accused of pocketing $1.3M in crypto scheme says 'Lord told us to': https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-pastor-accused-pocketing-1-044526435.html
• Woman gives birth in McDonald's parking lot, nicknames newborn son 'McFlurry': https://local12.com/news/offbeat/woman-who-gave-birth-mcdonalds-parking-lot-nicknames-baby-boy-little-mcflurry-cincinnati-abruptly-sudden-births-funny-children-names-naming-motherhood-childbirth-cleveland-clinic-38-weeks-along-awoken-micky-mickey-ds-hilarious-feel-good-laughing-amp

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News Links for the Week:

• Jellyfish UFO "haunted" Marines for years after Iraq encounter: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/jellyfish-ufo-haunted-marines-years-31892078
• Bill O’Reilly Outraged After School District Pulls His Books Under Florida Law He Supported: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/bill-oreilly-outraged-after-school-district-pulls-his-books-under-florida-law-he-supported-its-absurd/
• Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways: https://apnews.com/article/ban-humorous-messages-electronic-highway-signs-3c7b0d11475d2b255f7edd197af771cc
• Man Sues 27 Women After Facebook Users Call Him ‘Clingy’ and ‘Psycho’: https://www.404media.co/nikko-dambrosio-chicago-are-we-dating-the-same-guy-lawsuit/
• Key West Ice Cream Parlor Has A $250 Ice Cream Bar On Their Menu: https://espnswfl.com/2024/01/10/key-west-ice-cream-parlor-has-a-250-ice-cream-bar-on-their-menu/
• Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong Historical Records Reinstated After Multi-Year Dispute With Twin Galaxies: https://www.ign.com/articles/billy-mitchells-donkey-kong-records-reinstated-twin-galaxies

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News Links for the Week:

Retiring House Republican says $174,000 isn't enough money for members of Congress: https://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-mchenry-lawmaker-pay-not-enough-money-congress-2024-1
Man strips naked, jumps into Bass Pro Shops Leeds aquarium and knocks himself unconscious: https://www.al.com/news/2024/01/man-strips-naked-jumps-into-bass-pro-shops-leeds-aquarium-and-knocks-himself-unconscious.html
Mysterious $1.2M Bitcoin Transaction to Satoshi Nakamoto Sparks Speculations: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/08/mysterious-12m-bitcoin-transaction-to-satoshi-nakamoto-sparks-speculations/
Pastor accused of trying to throw a cook into a deep fryer at McDonald's for 'disrespecting' his wife: https://www.businessinsider.com/north-carolina-pastor-arrested-tried-to-deep-fry-mcdonalds-cook-2023-12
Radio reporter fired over comedy act reinstated after an arbitrator finds his jokes 'funny': https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/radio-reporter-fired-comedy-act-reinstated-after-arbitrator-106148515
A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers: https://apnews.com/article/brooklyn-synagogue-chabad-tunnel-2c03a40c9150bdf6d9d899436789d8cf

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News Links for the Week:

• New state laws for 2024 impact guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice: https://apnews.com/article/new-state-laws-guns-pornography-fuzzy-dice-86da1fccd5717e9ec234863bf1f9f037
• Gypsy Rose Blanchard released from prison early after serving time for the murder of her abusive mother: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-released-prison-early-serving-time-murder-abusive-rcna131423
• U.S. intelligence officials determined the Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet provider to communicate: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/us-intelligence-officials-determined-chinese-spy-balloon-used-us-inter-rcna131150
• Woman comes home to find her driveway stolen: https://www.wafb.com/2023/12/30/utter-shock-woman-comes-home-find-her-driveway-stolen/#lqrigrftvtn442of0m
• Two alien abductions happened in the same night and place for the first time in history: https://www.indy100.com/news/two-alien-abductions-mississippi-pascagoula-river
• Four men charged over theft of $6 mln gold toilet from English palace: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/four-men-charged-over-theft-6-mln-gold-toilet-english-palace-2023-11-06/

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News Links for the Week:

• The Denver Zoo didn't know who the father of a baby orangutan was. They called in Maury Povich to deliver the paternity test results: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-zoo-maury-povich-orangutan-paternity-test-results-skiska-father/
• Rudy Giuliani Owes Hunter Biden Money, Bankruptcy Filing Reveals: https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-owes-hunter-biden-money-bankruptcy-1854881
• Philips recalls 340 MRI machines because they may explode in an emergency: https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/21/philips_exploding_mri/
• TSA officers catch passenger hiding bullets in a baby diaper at NY airport: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/passenger-hid-bullets-baby-diaper-new-yorks-laguardia-105824515
• Grandparents mistakenly buy $10K worth of Disney+ gift cards instead of Disney Parks for family trip: https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/20/grandparents-mistakenly-buy-10k-worth-disney-gift-cards-instead-disney-parks-family-trip/
• Tesla Robot Attacked Engineer With Its Claws: https://www.thedailybeast.com/tesla-robot-attacked-engineer-with-its-claws-report-says

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News Links for the Week:

• Mexico-based startup accused of selling health drink made from endangered fish: "Nature's best kept secret": https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-drink-made-endangered-totoaba-fish-watchdogs-say/
• Woman Who Threw Hot Chipotle Bowl At Employee Sentenced To Work 2 Months In Fast Food Industry: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/woman-who-threw-hot-food-chipotle-worker-sentenced-work-2-months-fast-food-industry
• 'We all make mistakes,' says woman who got bit by an octopus she put on her face: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.5198577/we-all-make-mistakes-says-woman-who-got-bit-by-an-octopus-she-put-on-her-face-1.5241832
• California deer statue vandal revealed as amorous buck: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12/05/deer-statue-vandalized-buck-tried-to-mate/5541701798934/
• BBC presenter 'sorry' after giving middle finger in news broadcast: https://www.thenational.scot/news/23973640.bbc-presenter-sorry-giving-middle-finger-news-broadcast/?ref=yahoo
• George Santos criticises same-sex marriage days after anniversary of his own same-sex wedding: https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/05/george-santos-same-sex-marriage-anniversary/

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News Links for the Week:

• Nick Saban says cell number leaked, gets hundreds of hate calls after Alabama’s CFP berth: https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2023/12/nick-saban-says-cell-number-leaked-gets-hundreds-of-hate-calls-after-alabamas-cfp-berth.html
• Ron DeSantis slams CFP, wants to sue over Florida State snub: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39049738/ron-desantis-slams-cfp-says-sue-florida-state-snub
• George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200: https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-cameo-video-7aa0cf8ed6303a1e18da0b7a108e341c
• Ron DeSantis' Poop Map During Gavin Newsom Debate Brutally Mocked: https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-holding-feces-map-during-gavin-newsom-debate-goes-viral-1848617
• Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/police-charge-director-miss-nicaragua-pageant-running-beauty-queen-cou-rcna127789
• Jailed Russians Forced To Listen to Bon Jovi, Moby Songs on Repeat: https://www.newsweek.com/bon-jovi-moby-russian-political-prisoners-jail-1847594

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