MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Are Olympic gold medals made of solid gold?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Are Olympic gold medals made of solid gold?

If you win a gold medal at the Olympics are you actually getting a solid 100% gold medal?! The answer is actually no.

In fact full gold medals haven’t been given since the 1912 Olympics. Today’s Olympic Gold Medals are actually made mostly of all silver. Then there is small thin coating of about 6 grams of gold so it can meet the standard laid out in the Olympic Charter.

Fun fact about this year’s medals for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo… they were made from 80,000 tons of recycled electronics. The medals in Tokyo weigh about 1.2 pounds each. If they were all made of pure gold that would end up costing close to $32,000 per medal, based on current market prices for gold. So you can see why they opted for the coated instead.

Now if you ever meet someone who has an Olympic gold medal you can share this with them!

 

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Anna & Raven’s Japantastic!

Anna & Raven’s Japantastic!

The Olympics aren’t just great, they’re Japan-tastic! The biggest, ridiculous stories out of Tokyo including what bikini bottoms and Pink have in common.

Tuesday July 27, 2021:  Japan-Tastic!; How To Make Friends; Appropriate Texting Time

Tuesday July 27, 2021: Japan-Tastic!; How To Make Friends; Appropriate Texting Time

Raven’s acting funny this morning.  He’s tense, hyper and anxious, but it has nothing to do with caffeine… (:17)

How do you make friends as an adult?  Anna read a stat about the number of adults who say they have no close friends, and she couldn’t believe how high it was!  (3:32)

Parents deserve to have fun too, but if you are bringing your baby HERE, that’s all I need to know about you!  (14:11)

The Olympics are just great, they’re Japan-tastic!  Anna and Raven talk about the biggest stories from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games!  (17:35)

Is there an inappropriate time to text someone?  A woman on the Nextdoor App was outraged that a contractor she wanted to hire texted her back at 5:45AM!  (21:34)

It’s the Producer Olympics!  While the greatest athletes in the world compete in Tokyo, Producer Jon and Producer Sean compete for the glory of…brining Anna and Raven coffee.  (29:06)

Bob and Kristin have an 8-year old son who has been struggling with bullies at school.  Bob says it’s time to sign him up for some self defense classes but Kristin says that more violence is not the answer.  Whose side are you on?  (36:29)

John has got a shot at $700!  All he has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia (45:41)

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Husband surprises wife with anniversary gift 14 years in the making

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Husband surprises wife with anniversary gift 14 years in the making

There’s always that one thing from your wedding day that you wish had gone differently. Imagine if your wedding video footage was completely erased?! That’s exactly what happened to this couple… or so they thought…

Drew and Kayla Gottfried who live in Oregon got married 14 years ago.  They found out after their honeymoon from the people who videotaped their wedding that all the footage had accidentally been ERASED. Unreal.

Now, 14 years later it turns out the footage wasn’t actually gone after all. Drew was recently given the video from the people who ended up finding it all these years later. Instead of showing his wife right away he waited for their 14th anniversary and gave it to her as a gift. Not just any gift either… he rented out an entire movie theater and. told her they going to watch her favorite movie. Obviously to her surprise the wedding video started playing.

The best part? He got her reaction on camera and now it’s going viral on TikTok…

@earthsassassinA surprise 14 Years in the making! #weddinganniversary #love #happiness

♬ original sound – Drew Gottfried

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why don’t we sneeze when we’re sleeping?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why don’t we sneeze when we’re sleeping?

I bet you’ve never sneezed while sleeping. Thank about it… it’s never happened!

The reason is that our brain actually shuts down the ability to sneeze while you’re sleeping. If for some reason you get some dust in your nose or something physically makes you sneeze your brain will wake you up first. But other than that you’re brain is smart enough to send a signal to make sure you get those precious Zzzzz’s without grabbing the tissues.

 

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The Olympics: Everything You Need To Know!

The Olympics: Everything You Need To Know!

The Olympics are underway and Anna and Raven have the 3 things you need to know to get up to speed! Unfortunately, Anna believes that one of them is a source of shame for our great country!

Monday July 26, 2021:  Best Or Worst; Producer Olympics; Horrible House Guest

Monday July 26, 2021: Best Or Worst; Producer Olympics; Horrible House Guest

Anna did something over the weekend that she hadn’t done since before the pandemic!  But strangely, the thing that she noticed the most about the experience, was the smell…  (:15)

Have you ever gotten so mad at a company that you’ve wanted to write a letter?  Anna’s harrowing experience with an airline last weekend has her wanting to bust out a pen and paper!  (3:21)

It’s the Producer Olympics!  While the greatest athletes in the world compete in Tokyo, Producer Jon and Producer Sean compete for the glory of…completing basic production duties.  (6:41)

Evert pet parent loves their fur babies, but if you bring all of your pets HERE, that’s all I need to know about you!  (13:52)

The Olympics are underway and Anna and Raven have the 3 things you need to know to get up to speed!  Unfortunately, Anna believes that one of them is a source of shame for our great country!  (17:49)

What’s the best (or worst!) thing that happened to you this weekend?  Anna and Raven both had great moments, but one caller had a “worst” moment where she got disrespected by a restaurant for the craziest reason!  (20:58)

How do you know when a house guest has over-stayed their welcome?  An old friend of Raven’s stayed at his house after getting out of jail and, surprise, it didn’t go well!  (26:51)

Wesley and Maya are married with kids and they both work full-time.  Maya wants to set aside a few hours every Saturday for just herself, so she can have time to relax, but Wesley says that’s crazy!  Whose side are you on?  (37:07)

Melissa thinks she’s got what it takes to beat Raven in pop culture trivia!  Will she succeed and win the $600 jackpot?  (45:56)