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One Body Part that if you have it you will definitely die

This week in the lounge we have an action packed episode discussing The Battle of Little Big Horn, New math that doesn’t need a ‘Big Bang’, a recurring Nova happening soon, and a new dinosaur.
We also talk about a scam that is sending people free packages, play some Fact Checkin’ Time, and end with some feel good news about the Iberian Lynx.
 
Mathematicians Attempt to Glimpse Past the Big Bang
Nova explosion of nearby star will soon light up Earth's skies
New horned dinosaur species discovered 'largest and most ornate' of its kind ever found
Did you receive an unsolicited Temu or Amazon package? It might be a brushing scam
Iberian Lynx Slinks Back From Brink of Extinction Within Just Two Decades of Conservation
 
 
Did a gorilla really pass the same cognitive tests Trump has been bragging about?
Ohio’s Columbus Zoo thought this gorilla was a male – then it gave birth to a baby
The same genetic mutations behind gorillas' small penises may hinder fertility in men
 
The US Government's Recommended House Temperature Is Going Viral
DeSantis signs bill banning heat protection laws for outdoor workers
FACT CHECK: Bathing, drinking cold water safe in hot weather
 
Brazilian priest died after tying himself to 1,000 balloons and being found in ocean months later
Historical photos of Brazil mountain don’t disprove sea level rise
Brazilians protest against bill that would make abortion a homicide
 
 
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Three foods that will absolutely wreck your car engine

Join Dan in the lounge today as he talks with Ron, Jaimelyn, and the Professor about The Watergate scandal, fruit flies and sleep, diamonds on mercury, a complex “slip and fall” scam, and a new way to fight childhood obesity. Of course, they also play a round of “Fact Checkin’ Time”.
 
Watergate scandal
 
Divergent evolution of sleep in Drosophila species
A diamond-bearing core-mantle boundary on Mercury
 
MS-13, Russian mobsters use migrants in elaborate injury scam
 
Carol Connors (actress, mother of Thora Birch)
Fact-Check: New York Times Did Not Say Elon Musk’s Starlink Caused Addiction to Porn
Did Rapper T.I. Say He Takes His Daughter to a Doc to Check Her Virginity?
JFK took the virginity of a 19-year-old White House intern in Jackie Kennedy's bed
US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Said Moon Is Planet and Made Up of 'Gases'?
Does MTG Understand How Electric Vehicles Work?
 
The Importance of Sleep in Overcoming Childhood Obesity and Reshaping Epigenetics
 
 
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Ten sex crazed celebrities you’ve actually got a shot with

This week in the Lounge, Dan and Amber talk about Ludwig the 2nd of Bavaria, The Beverage Hydration Index, The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a Funeral Expenses scam, Fact Checkin’ Time, and some feel good news.
 
Ludwig II of Bavaria
 
The Beverage Hydration Index
Imaging the Cascadia Subduction Zone
‘It’s a scam’: Poster-holders aren’t really raising money for a child’s funeral
 
Tennessee city's ban on public homosexuality was lifted
Kenyan official says male lions who had sex 'must have seen gay men behaving badly'
Was 'Terminator 2' Villain Created as a Commentary on Policing?
This is the president of Argentina - the guy right-wingers love
Vladimir Putin Stole Super Bowl Ring from Robert Kraft?
Twitter Boosted Musk's Tweets After Biden Got More Engagement: Report
 
Revolutionary Treatment for Disc Degeneration
 
 
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How to Grow your penis so big it won’t even fit in your pants anymore

This week in the lounge, Kyle and Amber join Dan to talk about the Battle of the Eclipse, Blues Singer Gladys Bentley, A new Supra molecular Metallic Foam, and A new biohydrogen process. They move the conversation to The San Francisco Fed report and the Forer effect before playing Fact Checkin’ Time and finishing with some feel good news.
 
Gladys Bentley
The Battle of the Eclipse
 
Supramolecular Metallic Foam
Hybrid Biohydrogen game-changer
 
Inflation & Profiteering
How The Forer Effect unraveled Astrology
 
Woman sues Florida sheriff alleging she was twice forced out of her home naked
PolitiFact | A Mexican lawmaker spoke nearly naked
NYU professor says anti-Israel students need to have more sex
Sex Workers Once Used 'Brothel Candles' to Time Sex with Clients?
North Korean trash balloons are dumping ‘filth’ on South Korea
Pic Shows Time Dave Matthews Band's Bus Dumped 800 Pounds of Poop on Tourist Boat?
 
Nanoparticle Therapy and Diabetic Wounds
 
Band of Traders - Together We Trade
 
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How to get rich using nothing but the power of hope and entitlement

This week in the Lounge, Ron and Amber join Dan to talk about the Establishing of Amnesty International, Microplastics in Testicles, A new habitable planet, and crows that can count out loud. They move on to talking about a twist on a classic invoicing scam before a game of fact checkin’ time and some feel good news about overcoming biases.
 
Amnesty International Origins
The Forgotten Prisoners
 
Microplastics detected in human testicles, troubling researchers
Gliese 12 b the search for a new earth
Crows can count out loud, startling study reveals
 
2 Ghanaian-Americans arrested over US$7m global fraud scheme
 
Most images show highway in China, not Texas
The Traffic in Tokyo VS Houston
New version of old cockroach X-ray hoax circulates in Nigeria and Kenya
AI from Google says Cockroaches climb up pee holes
Average Net Worth of 30-Year-Old American Is -$1,043?
For the First Time, the U.S. is Spending More on Debt Interest than Defense
 
Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows
 
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The new slang word all the kids are using, and it’s meaning will shock you

This week in the Lounge, Amber, Ron, and Jaimelyn join Dan to talk about the Execution of Anne Boleyn, The Bear vs. Man thought experiment, Dyson Spheres, and breaking the light speed barrier. They move on to talking about a new toll road scam that’s hitting americans before a game of fact checkin’ time and some feel good news.
 
Anne Boleyn
Alien Energy-Collecting Megastructures May Have Been Detected Around Stars
Breaking Light Speed: The Quantum Tunneling Enigma
Toll road payment scam hits
 
CDC: Black children drown at higher rates, St. Louis experts work toward change
Study didn’t show ‘hairdressers have a higher cancer risk because of chemicals at work’
 
Did TSA find a record number of guns at airports last year?
Florida woman’s ammunition arrest in Turks and Caicos is 5th of US tourist in recent weeks
 
Idaho Legislature passes bills to limit gender expression, ban compelled pronoun use
Palestinian Flag Banned at Eurovision Song Contest?
 
Herd of Bison Reintroduced in Europe Are Climate Heroes–Helping Store CO2 Equal to 43,000 Cars
 
 
 
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The surprising color interior designers don’t want you to know about

This week in the Lounge, Amber and Ron join Dan to talk about the smallpox vaccine development, The diet of black holes, and robot bugs. The professor stops by to talk with Dan about how billionaires dodge taxes before a game of fact checkin’ time and some feel good news.
 
 
It’s Time to Tax the Billionaires
Richest Americans Now Pay Less Tax Than Working Class in Historical First
Using Stocks as Collateral Loans: Securities-Based Lines of Credit
 
Is This Phallic-Looking Starfish for Real?
Catholic priest stuns worshippers by telling them Christ had an erection when he died on the cross
Khloe Kardashian took '3 DNA tests' as 'son looks just like her brother Rob'
Kentucky Legislator Did NOT Promote Incest Law Amendment To Exempt 'Sex With First Cousin'
Can you eat cicadas? Try these cicada recipes with Broods XIX, XIII
No evidence FDA approved insects in Tyson products
 
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One quick exercise to optimize your genitals for aesthetics and pleasure

This week in the Lounge, Dan is joined by Ron and Amber as they discuss the Astor Place Riot of 1849, Science news involving an Orangutan Medicine Man, Astronaut Treadmills on the Moon, and A Glitch In Gravity. In Snake Oil news they talk about some actual oil for once, before playing Fact Checkin’ Time and ending with a feel good story about beating pollution.
 
Astor Place Riot
 
Sumatran Orangutan Self-Treats Wound with Medicinal Plant, Study Reveals
A cosmic glitch in gravity
Astronauts could run round ‘Wall of Death’ to keep fit on moon, say scientists
 
An Oil Price-Fixing Conspiracy Caused 27% of All Inflation Increases in 2021
 
World's most tattooed woman dubbed 'Dragon Girl' is getting her eyeballs inked AGAIN
Kristen Bell Has 214 Tattoos
 
Mix of urine, chlorine in pools forms dangerous chemicals
Cleaning fans ditching bleach for 'only thing that works' to banish urine smells
 
The Simpsons' Groundskeeper Willie Started A War Between Two Scottish Cities
Fact Check: SpongeBob SquarePants Was NOT Based On Boy's Abusive Childhood In 1940s
 
Researchers find way to convert methane emissions from landfill into sustainable jet fuel
 
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Thirteen simple tricks to turn your office into a brothel

This week in the lounge, Dan is joined by Amber and the Professor as they talk about the Kent State Protest killings, Marijuana and DNA changes, The Irish Paths of the Dead, and the continuing case for Planet 9. They discuss the potential accounting fraud at Tesla, play “Fact Checkin’ Time” and end the show with some feel good news.
 
Kent State shootings
 
Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes
Lasers reveal prehistoric Irish monuments that may have been 'pathways for the dead'
'Planet Nine' Hypothesis Gets New Boost
 
Facebook Cofounder Says Tesla Has Committed "Consumer Fraud on a Massive Scale,"
 
Masquerade costume party takes on Longmont while pint-sized faeries and elves take over
PolitiFact | Fact-checking claim that a Utah Middle school allows students to be ‘terrorized’ by ‘furries’
 
Sony Recalled Camcorders That Could See Through Clothing?
99 Sheer Dresses: Celebrities In See-Through Dresses
 
Eating excess salt increases the risk of high blood pressure, contrary to wellness coach’s claims
Police arrest suspect using pepper to steal bikes from riders
 
"Do-Gooder" recognized for work uplifting foster children
 
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The one ingredient heart doctors are begging people to add to their pizza

This week in the Lounge, Dan is joined by Amber and Ron as they talk about the Federal Government seizing control of a national retail chain, the oldest city in the south pacific, a self healing plastic, and a new moisture farming water-well alternative. After a game of fact checking time, the episode concludes with some feel good news about a new healthcare treatment for broken bones.
 
 
FDR seizes control of Montgomery Ward
Smith–Connally Act
 
Oldest City Found on a Pacific Island Was Constructed in 300 AD in Tonga
Scientists develop self-healing material that could transform the plastic industry
Researchers make breakthrough to help solve major water scarcity issue
 
Reba McEntire Faces 'Serious Charges' and Asked for Prayers Regarding Fox News Lawsuit
 
No evidence that Biden’s uncle was eaten by cannibals
Woman arrested after allegedly wheeling deceased uncle into bank to secure loan
 
‘Sexual shame’: China holds online professional circumcision contest to correct misconceptions
Playgirl Ran a 'Sleep with Donald Trump' Contest in 1990
 
You Can Actually Order Your Very Own Invisibility Shield Right Now
Did an 'Invisible Sculpture' Sell for $18K?
 
New Way to Heal Broken Bones Faster May Also Make Them 3x Stronger
 
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