Roger King Bits

The amount of food consumed at the Derby is pretty astounding. On average, spectators will eat 142,000 hot dogs, 18,000 barbecue sandwiches, 13,800 pounds of beef, 32,400 jumbo shrimp, 9,000 scallops, 8,000 pounds of potatoes, 30,000 cookies, 300,000 strawberries, and 120,000 Mint Juleps-

Jif Is Dropping a Brand-New Spread for the First Time in a Decade  https://www.foodandwine.com/jif-peanut-butter-and-chocolate-flavored-spread-8641391   And of course, you know they're only thinking about the health and wellness of their consumers!

Welcome to May!

ChatGPT overwhelmingly depicts financiers, CEOs as men — and women as secretaries: study  https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/tech/chatgpt-overwhelmingly-depicts-financiers-ceos-as-men-and-women-as-secretaries-study/ Here's a message from ChatGPT concerning the study-

Forty-two percent of Americans support the U.S. government's TikTok ban, according to new research.  https://swnsdigital.com/us/2024/04/do-americans-support-the-governments-tiktok-ban/ Here's the latest PSA-

April 26th is Alien Day, Arbor Day, Childcare Professionals Day, Get Organized Day, Hug A Friend Day, National Kids and Pets Day, and this! The medical term is trichobezoar...but you may know it as something else-

You can now buy a flamethrowing robot dog called the Thermonator for $9,400 https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/us-news/company-unveils-robot-dog-thermonator-with-flamethrower-attached/ ( video ) 

National Email Day was first celebrated in 2022. It was an initiative spearheaded by a popular email verification and validation tool, ZeroBounce. The date chosen is in honor of the birthday of Ray Tomlinson, an American computer scientist who rolled out the earliest successful email program in 1971.

This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics, which calls on government leaders, businesses, and everyday people to reduce plastic production by 60% by 2040. It is also calling for the  full elimination  of single use plastics by the end of this decade. 

4/20 'Stoner eclipse': 420 Day this year is a palindrome that won't happen again for 1,000 years  https://www.fox7austin.com/news/stoner-eclipse-420-day-this-year-is-a-palindrome-that-wont-happen-again-for-1000-years   Listen as the celebration has already begun!

April 18th is International Amateur Radio Day- We all have to start somewhere! Where was your first radio gig and how much did you make?

Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is  https://swnsdigital.com/us/2024/04/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is/ I smell a Gen Z Game Show!

World's first AI beauty pageant to award hottest bot $13K — here's who really gets the money  https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/tech/worlds-first-ai-beauty-pageant-to-award-hottest-bot-13k-heres-who-really-gets-the-money/   Hey Alexa- what are your measurements?

Now, about three months after the televised event on Jan. 4, the Bachelor's history-making couple has announced they're getting a divorce...which can only mean one thing for ABC-

The news broke yesterday afternoon about OJ's death. Here's the latest from Vegas-

The first weekend of  the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival  begins in Indio, California. Of course, that's not the only music event going on-

Over 50% of Americans trust Google more than what they learned in school  https://swnsdigital.com/us/2024/04/over-50-of-americans-trust-google-more-than-what-they-learned-in-school/   Now there's an alternative to traditional formal education!

Scrabble just debuted a new version for dumb people  https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68769981  ( alt )

Yesterday there was a solar eclipse and now you're feeling blue...there's science to back it up.  https://qz.com/1058690/2017-solar-eclipse-feeling-like-the-eclipse-was-a-bit-of-a-let-down-psychology-explains-why-you-feel-sad-after-a-big-event Lucky for you, there's help!

Hey Alexa- give me some more tips for viewing the eclipse!

Hey Alexa- give me some helpful suggestions for watching the solar eclipse-

Google will destroy the private browsing history of millions of people who used "incognito" mode in its Chrome browser as a part of a settlement filed to federal court on Monday  https://www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1242019127/google-incognito-mode-settlement-search-history   Here's a statement on the settlement-

A chronic public masturbator in Oregon got life in prison. Appeals court says that's not cruel or unusual  https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/03/a-chronic-public-masturbator-in-oregon-got-life-in-prison-appeals-court-says-thats-not-cruel-or-unusual.html   We have audio from the judgement-

The new Godzilla movie grossed over 100 million at the fox office....they already have a sequel!

Easter: The Easter Bunny is officially stepping on Santa Claus' toes and parents have had enough  https://nypost.com/2024/03/13/lifestyle/the-easter-bunny-is-officially-stepping-on-santa-claus-toes-and-parents-have-had-enough/ Time to settle this in the octagon!