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A mistaken discovery of what was thought to be an ancient Roman bath turned out to be 1970s patio slabs, the Australian marsupial 'erta' increasing its range and moving from endangered to least concern status, David breaking his own Guinness World Record for the most table tennis balls bounced with his mouth in 30 seconds, a Pennsylvania man facing a ban on his emotional support alligator at Walmart, and the tradition of 'fantasy coffins' in Ghana that celebrate life through creative coffin designs. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Man with five
good news stories and workmen have found some ancient Roman
baths under a local village pond. Yeah, a team was
restoring the pond and they found some stone lined and
unusually symmetrical structures under the ground. They think it could
be a Roman bath dating back to the first hold

(00:25):
on this just in it's actually just jumped patio slabs
from the nineteen seventies. They thought they had found a
Roman bath. Newport Council said, we hate to disappoint the
legions who were excited, but sadly the slabs are about
nineteen hundred years too late for the Romans. We can
confirm that the slabs were actually from the nineteen seventies,

(00:46):
so therefore our work on site has not been paused.
Good news. If you were an Amperta, some of you
might be like, what's an aperta? And Emperta obviously is
an Australian marsupial that had been facing extinction on a
co wide scale. It was listed as endangered in nineteen
ninety nine. There was a horrible drought in two thousand
and one. People are like, uugh, not good for the imperda.

(01:08):
The Imperdas are smart. They increased their known range by
forty eight thousand square kilometers. That's an area larger than Denmark.
They've done so well their status has gone from close
to extension to least concern. All Right, that guy David
that likes to set gidness world record titles, he apparently
has nothing to do. He spent some time on a

(01:29):
cruise to spit a table tennis ball at a wall
and break one of his own records. That's right, it
is the record for most table tennis balls bounced against
a wall with the mouth in thirty seconds. He's broken
the record for the third time. He originally set the
record at forty three. Then in twenty twenty four he
set a new record with forty seven, this time fifty one.

(01:52):
He explains to the casual eye, it might look goofy.
It might, but trust me, this record is deceptively difficult.
The spit has to be perfectly aimed. Too much pressure
in the ball rockets back higher than expected. Too little
and it drops low and it slows you down. Every
bounce is a split second calculation, pressure, angle and timing.

(02:13):
In Pennsylvania, a man was left shocked when his emotional
support alligator was banned. Wesley showed up with the Walmart
with his pet alligator. However, Walmart was like nia no.
Wesley said, I never thought I'd actually own an alligator.
It's been kind of incredible. We've gone to restaurants, We've
been to Denny's where she's a star. She gets VIP
treatment at Denny's. The alligator is registered as an emotional
support animal and was a gift from his neighbor Walmart.

(02:36):
To the local NBC affiliate. The safety of our customers
and associates is our highest priority. We welcome service animals
in our stores, but it's unacceptable to expose members of
the public to potential danger. Accordingly, alligators are not permitted
on our premises. Wesley said, I'll just go with the flow,
and I saw this story. I thought it was fun,
despite the death at the middle of the story. In Ghana,

(03:00):
they do something called fantasy coffins. The coffins are crafted
not just to bury somebody, but to embody the essence
of their life. For example, a farmer's coffin might take
the shape of the tools he used on his crops.
A fisherman might be in the shape of the fish
he sold. Each coffin takes about two weeks to make.
They started around seven hundred dollars. In Ghana, funerals are

(03:23):
seen as vibrant affairs. People spare no expense on ceremonies
that feature music, dancing, and vivid displays of cultural heritage.
Eric is a carpenter who makes these and says, people
forget for a moment what's inside. They admire the coffin,
and the atmosphere shifts. Laughter, blents with tears, and the
sorrow is softened by creativity. I like that a lot.
And those are your five good news stories for today.

(03:43):
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