Speaker 1: Caalaroga Shock Media. There are Shining Mack with five good
Speaker 1: news stories. The World Cup is coming to an end.
Speaker 1: I've loved every second of it. I've been watching so
Speaker 1: many games, and a lot of Europeans came to the
Speaker 1: States and really enjoyed. Our traditions are big stadiums and
Speaker 1: apparently ranch dressing. Well. I have bad news for the Europeans,
Speaker 1: I guess. So maybe this isn't a good news story,
Speaker 1: but it's a fun one. The Transportation Security Administration aka
Speaker 1: the TSA has an important message for fans heading home
Speaker 1: after the World Cup. If you fell in love with
Speaker 1: ranch packet and your checked luggage, that's right. The TSA posted,
Speaker 1: ranch is the king of condiments, and they noted that
Speaker 1: it pairs with everything from pizza and chicken wings to fries, chips, vegetables,
Speaker 1: and more. However, they warn travelers airport security rules still apply.
Speaker 1: Any container of ranch dressing larger than three point four
Speaker 1: ounces cannot be carried through security checkpoints. Travelers will need
Speaker 1: to place larger bottles in check baggage, surrender them at security, or,
Speaker 1: as the TSA suggested, avoid trying to drink the ranch
Speaker 1: before boarding. Now Kraft Nosha guys love the ranch. They
Speaker 1: have made special travel friendly kits featuring individual ranch packets
Speaker 1: packed inside a TSA compliant clear bag. The company said
Speaker 1: some visitors leave with souvenirs, others leave with America's favorite dressing. Meanwhile,
Speaker 1: a cat in Ireland had become one of the hottest
Speaker 1: predictors of the World Cup. Billy predicted the winner of
Speaker 1: the first nineteen matches that hadn't ended in a draw.
Speaker 1: Billy's human friends came up with the idea by placing
Speaker 1: two national flags in front of Billy before each match.
Speaker 1: Billy then made a selection with his paw, and somehow
Speaker 1: the cat kept getting it right. Now, I'm going to guess,
Speaker 1: perhaps possibly maybe that they filmed both versions and only
Speaker 1: released the correct one. Anyway, Billy the cat predicted wins
Speaker 1: by the US, England, France, Germany, Pan Argentina and several
Speaker 1: other nations. One of Billy's humans friends says, as a cat,
Speaker 1: he doesn't seem to be bothered that he's an online influencer.
Speaker 1: To us, He's still our cat, Still Billy. There have
Speaker 1: been problems. Billy's human friends said there was one incident
Speaker 1: where the whole thing was interrupted because there was a
Speaker 1: fly in the house and he couldn't concentrate. Congratulations to
Speaker 1: a skateboarder who crossed the United States of America coast
Speaker 1: to coast in just thirty nine days. Chad rolled up
Speaker 1: into Jacksonville, Florida, after traveling more than three thousand miles
Speaker 1: from Venice Beach, California. It took thirty nine days, an
Speaker 1: incredible seventy two miles a day on a skateboard. He
Speaker 1: broke the record. The record he broke was his own.
Speaker 1: He shaved more than two weeks off his previous time.
Speaker 1: That's no joke. Chad explained that the trek marked ten
Speaker 1: years of sobriety. Skateboarding was the thing that kept me
Speaker 1: out of trouble. I did it my whole life. I
Speaker 1: was obsessed with it. I got injured and I ended
Speaker 1: up quitting. Brought it back and everything turned out better.
Speaker 1: Here's an unexpected health tip from scientist. If you just
Speaker 1: had a salad, a piece of bubblegum might actually help
Speaker 1: your heart. Researchers have found that chewing sugary gum after
Speaker 1: consuming nitrate rich vegetables can boost the body's ability to
Speaker 1: produce nitric oxide, a compound that helps improve blood flow
Speaker 1: and lower blood pressure. The study focused on vegetables such
Speaker 1: as spinach, kale, and beats. You know, the kind of
Speaker 1: stuff you might throw in a salad there. Those contain
Speaker 1: high levels of nitrates. Nitrates are good for cardiovascular health. However,
Speaker 1: before the body can benefit, bacteria in the month have
Speaker 1: to help convert them into nitric oxide. Researchers wondered could
Speaker 1: chewing gum help enhance that process. To find out, participants
Speaker 1: drength beetroot juice and then chewed sugary bubblegum or a
Speaker 1: sugar free alternative for several hours. The researchers found the
Speaker 1: sugary gum increased levels of nitrate in the mouth by
Speaker 1: about forty five percent. So I guess you could say
Speaker 1: four out of five scientists prefer sugary gum. All right,
Speaker 1: Congratulations to Jonathan the giant tortoise. Jonathan has officially extended
Speaker 1: his title as the world's oldest living land animal. Nathan
Speaker 1: the tortoise is one hundred and ninety four. You'll find
Speaker 1: Jonathan on Saint Helena, a British territory thousands of miles
Speaker 1: from any continent. Jonathan arrived there in eighteen eighty two,
Speaker 1: already fully grown. Based on records and photographs, experts estimate
Speaker 1: he was born no later than eighteen thirty two. Some
Speaker 1: believe he could be even older. Governor Nigel Phillips great name, said,
Speaker 1: Jonathan the Tortoise is a beloved resident of Saint Helena.
Speaker 1: He's met royalty, starting wedding photographs and delighted tourists. Age
Speaker 1: has brought some challenges, as caretaker said he's lost his
Speaker 1: eyesight and a sense of smell. But at age one
Speaker 1: ninety four, Jonathan still enjoys many of life's pleasures, including eating, sunbathing,
Speaker 1: and spending time with fellow tortoises. And those are your
Speaker 1: five good news stories for today. Have a great day.