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42-year-old Mo Hunter is something of a
marvel. It's not just because he built a
7 and 1/2 foot General Grievous replica
using fiberboard clay and paint. It's
also the fact that he says he was
neither creative nor artistically
skilled until a rare brain illness left
him in a coma in 2004. After he came out
of surgery, Hunter says he recovered
quickly and with the sudden abilities to
draw, paint, and build models, abilities
doctors couldn't explain. Hunter became
a professional carpenter and model
maker. And he's planning to show his
one-of-a-kind Star Wars character, which
he reportedly built for 95 bucks at an
upcoming ComicCon convention in
Liverpool, England. Hunter says comas
can do crazy things to a brain and his
remarkable recovery is another example
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Hi, I'm Carl Isus for the world from A
to Z. Welcome to our last show of the
week. We're going globe trotting next to
Representatives from two global rivals,
the United States and Iran, are
scheduled to meet today in the Middle
Eastern nation of Oman. In recent weeks,
American leadership has voiced support
for large-scale protests that took place
in Iran against its government. And that
government's been accused of killing
thousands of demonstrators to maintain
control. Last month, US President Donald
Trump threatened military action against
the Middle Eastern nation, but appeared
to pull back from that in recent days,
saying Iran would rather make a deal.
This week, the US military said it shot
down an Iranian drone that approached an
American aircraft carrier in the Arabian
Sea. And an oil taker flying a US flag
was reportedly threatened by Iranian
gunboats near the Persian Gulf. Arab
countries in the region that don't want
to see a conflict have been pushing for
the two rivals to hold today's talks in
Oman. Iran says they should be free of
quote threats and unreasonable
expectations. US officials are skeptical
and say a military option is still
possible. As the war between Russia and
Ukraine continues. Those two countries
exchanged dozens of prisoners Thursday,
the first time they've done that since
October. The US has been mediating peace
talks between Ukraine and Russia. And
while American officials characterized
those as productive, much more work and
more discussions are expected to lie ahead.
ahead.
Opening ceremonies in the Winter
Olympics are today. It's the first time
they'll officially be co-hosted by two
cities, the Italian loc of Milan and
Cortina Dampo. Though it's common for
events to be spread out in multiple
places. In this year's games, a total of
735 medals will be up for grabs. 245 in
gold and the same number in silver and
bronze. There will be 137 of each color
for the Parolympics.
>> A national anthem plays as three
athletes stand at top a podium with
their medals, gold, silver, and bronze.
But that wasn't the way it was always
done. At the first Olympic Games in
ancient Greece, winners were adorned
with olive wreaths. 1500 years later,
Athens held the first modern Olympic
games, and the winners received silver
medals. Second place got bronze, and the
third place finisher went home
empty-handed. It wasn't until the 1904
games in St. Louis that athletes were
awarded gold, silver, and bronze for the
first time. And that's been the practice
ever since. The most medals of any
athlete, it's Michael Phelps with 28,
and 23 of those are gold. His personal
medal count ranks higher than 90
countries. The host city gets to design
the medals. Of course, you've seen this
iconic pose, an athlete biting her
Olympic medal. Now, it's just a photo
op, but it started because of the
ancient practice of biting gold to test
its purity. The metals aren't actually
solid gold. They're made of silver and
just plated in gold.
Ah, world of knowledge. Which of these
events was included in the first Winter
Olympics in 1924? Luj
Luj
ski jumping,
From curling to ice hockey, there were
several events at the Shaml knee games,
but the only one on this list was ski jumping.
jumping.
The gender gap is closing at Olympic ski
jumping. For the first time, women are
jumping on the large hill at the games.
And with the new men's team supervent,
it's a great time to fly. So, this is
There are five parts to every ski jump.
The inr run, takeoff, flight, landing,
and outrun. Athletes fly down a ramp and
launch into the air, chasing distance
and style. Skis are long and wide for
optimal aerodynamic flight, but
specialized jumping suits must have a
certain air permeability.
>> If you hit the takeoff, right, and you
you actually generate lift under your
skis, and that feeling of your skis
catching the air and actually rotating
you over and out away from the ski jump
is really cool. A jumper earns 60 points
for reaching the K point, that magical
line where the slope starts leveling
off. Extra points are won for every
meter beyond that line, or fewer if they
land short. Points for style, such as
balance and landing, matter for the
final ranking. With six events for both
men and women, the gap is closing, and
on this date in world history.
>> February 6th was a significant date in
the history of Singapore. A British
administrator named Sir Thomas Stamford
Raffles had arrived on the island in
January of 1819. And on this date that
same year, he signed a treaty that
founded Singapore as a British trading
port. Hey, speaking of Britain, this was
the date in 1952 when Queen Elizabeth II
ascended to the throne. She was 25 years
old at the time and would go on to
become Britain's longest reigning
monarch, serving 70 years before passing
away in 2022 at the age of 96. And on
this date in 1971,
four Alan Shepard took a swing at a golf
ball on February 6th and made history
because of where he was, the surface of
the moon. The astronaut actually took a
couple shots. The first didn't go very
far, but the second has been estimated
to have traveled anywhere from 40 yards
to more than 200 to quote miles and miles.
Love working in an extra school for our
fantastic four for Friday. We'll start
out west where the wolves of the
challenge school are watching. Mrs.
Angel's class is here from Denver,
Colorado. Next is Mrs. Sheridan and the
Tigers of the Dri School. Great to see
y'all in Dupree, South Dakota. We've got
some Raiders with us from Appamatics,
Virginia. Big hello to Mrs. Dalton's
class at Epamatics County High School.
And one state west is the mountain state
of West Virginia, Mrs. Maddingley. We
see you and everyone at Clay Battel
Middle in Blackville.
A frozen lake that turned a bizarre
shade of green may be a surreal sight
for winterweary eyes, but scientists say
it could point to causes more
concerning. Newly released images of
Lake Lipno located in the Czech Republic
were shared online by the biology center
of the Czech Academy of Sciences, which
says the water's crazy color is due to a
toxic blue green algae called
cyanobacteria blooms, which typically
occur during the summer, but usually
clear up by autumn. However, the
scientists believe weeks of persistent
sunshine and calm weather allowed the
bacterial biomass to linger to the end
of the year. And while the catalyst may
be natural, the suspected causes are not
so much. Researchers suggest industrial
activities, agricultural runoff,
municipal waste, and other human-led
activities could be driving the algae.
If there's a silver lining to the
lakes's mossy lining, there are very few
scientific records of this under ice
phenomenon worldwide, which means Lake
Lipnau will rank among the best
documented cases globally. And that
should make other hydrobiologists green
It's been a good week for Penny the
Doberman Pincher. After winning best in
show at the Westminster Kennel Club this
week, the four-year-old beauty queen has
enjoyed some pretty prestigious
pampering from photo shoots in front of
New York City landmarks to her favorite
meal prepared by a chef of boiled
chicken and carrots. She wasn't shy
about digging in either. Penny beat out
more than 2500 other dogs to win this
year's acclaimed canine competition. The
meal was named chicken alapeny. We
wonder if previous winners got to chow
chow down on dishes like bark
tenderloin, caviierale, labra noodles,
bologn, or beagles with cream cheese.
For Irish supper, there's beef chihuahua
Wellington, chicken ala king Charles and
Rhdesian ridge baby backs. Sides include
jack russets border collards and whip it
potatoes. And for dessert, try the
Australian kelp pie, yorkshire pudding,
or a chocolate maltise. Though it's
always tough to beat a great Danish.
Fridays are awesome. I'm Coral Isus for
the world from A to Z and you mean the
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