The Secret Message on the Toilet Paper Roll

00:52 Pirate Attack and Historical Context
01:33 Coral Spawning Success in the Maldives
02:00 Loose Peacocks in Pennsylvania
02:41 Philadelphia Phillies' New Mascot
03:36 Hidden Message Found During Renovation
 


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Caalaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with five
good news stories. In seventeen twenty one, with the Ship
Our Lady of the Cape, a seven hundred ton Portuguese warship,
was captured by a French pirate while returning to Lisbon.
An American research team believes they have found the shipwreck.

(00:26):
In the hold a massive pile of treasure destined for
the Crown of Portugal. Unfortunately, little of the treasure remains.
The ship was on its way back from India. The
cargo held Chinese porcelain, nutmeg, gold coins, silver bars, silks,
religious figurines, carvings in wood and ivory, and a one
hundred million dollar fortune in today's money of precious stones.

(00:48):
Also on board the Archbishop of Goa and two hundred slaves.
But then the pirate showed up Olivier, the Buzzard Levasseur
and John Taylor attacked the ship. Levassour was the quintessential pirate.
We're told he participated in two of the biggest pirate
raids of all time. He buried a massive treasure, left
an encrypted message to its location, and was eventually hanged

(01:11):
at age forty. Because you know he's a pirate. The
Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation and that's not easy to say.
This was take five. This sentence had conducted studies in
the area for sixteen years. They describe it as a
place where prize ships were commonly taken to be scuttled
after being captured. Many other wrecks, all likely from the
same time period, were found in the area. Let's stay

(01:32):
at sea. In the Maldives, a coral spawning system is working.
Ten thousand juvenile corals were grown by local operators. Scientists
were able to use a single containerized seed unit to
spawn three million larvae during a single spawning season, which
they turned into ten thousand juvenile corals. The corals were
then deployed using seating devices across nine different reefs. Good news,

(01:57):
we found your peacock. Bad news, we didn't find your
other peacock. In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the Doylestown Township Police
say they have found one of the loose peacocks. The
other loose peacock remains elusive. There's an alert. If you
have any information on the birds owners, please contact the
Doylestown Township Police Department directly for assistance. Sampson. Metzker is

(02:22):
Pocono Wildlife's lead avian specialist. Sampson told WPVII, I'm surprised
we even got one. To be honest, peacocks are so
difficult to catch. He explains. Peacocks are fast runners and
can fly for up to a mile depending on altitude
and weather conditions. He believes the peacocks were pets that escaped. Hey,
let's keep it in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Phillies, you know

(02:43):
they have the Philly fanatic. While they have a new mascot,
they didn't get rid of the fanatic. They just added on.
Tuger is a ten week old puppy. The yellow Labrador's
name is a not to Phillies legend and myths legend.
Tug McGraw, who was on the nineteen eighty World Series
Champion in Philadelphia Phillies in the nineteen seventy three ments,
you gotta believe. Don't try and steal that from US

(03:05):
Phillies fans. That's a Mets thing. Tug McGraw is also
the father of country music star Tim McGraw. Tim McGraw,
in a press release, said, you gotta believe young Tuger
is going to be a hero. My father loved the
Phillies and took immense pride in his service with the
US Marine Corps. The thought that this little puppy will
one day contribute to enhancing the quality of life for
a veteran is truly remarkable. I'm certain my father would

(03:26):
have fell deeply honored to have Tugger named in his memory.
This is all part of the Warrior Canine connection. Tugger,
over the next two years, will be trained as a
service dog. A couple was renovating their home. They found
a hidden message written by a little girl. The message
was written thirty five years ago on an empty toilet
paper roll. Charlotte found it in the addict of her home.

(03:50):
The girl wrote it in nineteen eighty nine when moving out.
Emma was seven and wrote it as a secret message
for the homes future owners. Emma wrote, I hope you
enjoy staying here. Lots of love from a friend. My
name is Emma. My birthday is in February. I was
born in nineteen eighty two. I'm seven years old nearly eight.
Charlotte wondered what happened to Emma. She reached out on

(04:11):
a Facebook community page tracker down She found her within
the hour. Emma said she doesn't remember writing the note,
but has fond memories of living there. I don't remember
doing it and why it shows the toilet roll will
forever be wondering. It was a lovely place to spend
those years. I had amazing wallpaper in my room of
Tom and Jerry. Charlotte says, when they move out, they're
going to leave the toilet paper tube there for the

(04:32):
next owners to discover. That's kind of fun. I should
do something like that. And those are your five good
news stories, and you have an awesome day.