I know you're down there.
Come on, show yourself!
Why?
I just got tickets to the Atlanta Braves home opener.
Oh, sweet summer child, it is too early for whatever this is.
Pam, it's never too late to dig up the past.
I'm not even sure how to respond to that.
Why are you digging a hole in your office?
I'm searching for fossils.
You didn't hear what happened in Australia?
Apparently not.
Obviously, we have to start the show.
I'm Ryan Willard.
And I'm Pamela Kirkland.
It's Thursday, March 20th.
Here are 10 things you need to know.
It's time to sham rock and roll into today's episode.
And what better way to kick it off than with a better late than never St.
Patrick's Day celebration.
Monday, March 17th was St.
Patrick's or St.
Paddy's Day, a day to honor the patron saint of Ireland, that has evolved into a fun and festive celebration of Irish culture.
And while it's not an official holiday in the United States, St.
Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries around the world than any other single day national festival, mainly because of America's excitement for what many of us consider a holiday.
While sporting the color green is a popular way to observe St.
Paddy's Day, parades are the most popular way to celebrate.
It's believed that the first parade held in St.
Patrick's honor took place in St.
Augustine, Florida, not Ireland, in 1601.
Today, the largest celebration takes place in New York City, where over 2 million people gather for its annual St.
Patrick's Day parade.
Up.
Next, a look at what we're celebrating today the Spring Equinox.
The equinox, which means equal night, is when the sun sits vertically above the quarter, making the day and night the same across the planet.
It also marks the official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, while in the Southern Hemisphere it's the start of autumn.
There are even some cultures where this day marks the beginning of a new year, like the Iranian New Year Nuruz.
You may have even noticed a slight increase in daylight each day following the winter solstice that occurred on December 21st.
After the spring equinox, you'll notice even more sunshine, as many places begin to experience more daylight than darkness each 24-hour day.
Each day will continue increasing up until the summer solstice on June 20th, when the longest period of daylight takes place.
I love longer days because it means it's time for MLB Opening Day!
And in the wide world of sports...
This year, the regular season kicked off just two days ago in Japan.
Tuesday, March 18th marked the sixth time in MLB history that the season opener was hosted in Japan.
The matchup presented by Guggenheim took place at the Tokyo Dome and was between the defending World Series champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs, where the Dodgers defeated the Cubs in the two-game series.
Among both teams were four Japanese players, Shohei Otani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers, and Seiya Suzuki and Shota Imanaga of the Cubs.
Now we wait to celebrate opening day in the United States, which is coming up on Thursday, March 27th, with 26 teams officially back in action.
You're out!
And in college sports, a female basketball player who made more than just a basket...
Bailey Cinnamon Daniel, a 22-year-old at Lesley University, became the first NCAA Division III women's basketball player with just one arm to score in a game.
When she made the basket, she was excited, of course, but more focused on getting back on defense, all while her teammates were busy celebrating alongside their coach, who called a timeout to recognize what she had just accomplished.
Bailey was born with a small right arm that she can't use, and basketball has been a sport and space where she's treated no differently from anyone else.
Her history-making basket comes after being cut from her high school team to being recruited to play for Warren Wilson College in North Carolina and making the transfer to Leslie, where she and her team won 11 games this season.
Okay, she is really cool, but now we gotta get out.
Of... This... World...
Tuesday marked a very exciting moment for the two NASA astronauts who had been stuck in space for nine months following what was supposed to be just an eight-day mission.
Starliner astronauts Barry Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams undocked from the International Space Station and made their way back to Earth that same day, safely splash, landing off the west coast of Florida.
Crew 10, including Commander Anne McClain, pilot Nicole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, launched from Kennedy Space Center last Friday and caught up with the space station early Sunday.
The Starliner's astronauts logged 286 days in space in Hague, and Gorbunov's time in space reached 171 days.
Now that we're back to Earth, let's take a quick break.
All right, Tenors, I've got good news.
Cap has officially given me permission to announce the name of my new baby kitten next week during trivia.
It's not too late to throw your last minute ideas in for my male 14 week old orange kitten who loves to jump on me and sleep on my shoulder.
We just got a couple more ideas.
Doggies Forever said I should name him Pumpkin and Chichi Kid 1923 said I should name him Catty Perry are both awesome, by the way.
But the winning idea will be revealed one week from today during trivia.
Back to the show.
We are back with some science news.
Science is awesome.
It's been reported that an Australian man lived 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while waiting for a donor transplant.
The 40-year-old patient received the implant during surgery at St.
Vincent's Hospital in Sydney last November after he suffered severe heart failure.
And in February, he became the first person in the world to leave a hospital with the device.
While the device is still being trialed and not approved for general use, this success story is a sign that the artificial heart could potentially offer a long-term option for people who suffer from heart failure.
BiVacor is the name of the company behind the device and its founder, who is also the inventor, is bioengineer Daniel Timms, who created the artificial heart after his own father passed away from heart disease.
That is incredible.
I'm not going to lie.
That story sounds like the plot for a Tony Stark Iron Heart comic book.
Right.
You still haven't explained why you're digging a hole in your office.
Okay, it's because over in Australia...
A high school had no idea a dinosaur fossil was sitting in its foyer for over 20 years.
Following media coverage of dinosaur remains in the area, someone thought to have an expert look at the rock located at Belola State High School in Queensland.
The boulder was examined by paleontologist Anthony Romilio, who discovered 66 fossilized footprints from 47 individual dinosaurs from the early Jurassic period, almost 200 million years ago.
The school's deputy principal said they received the boulder 20 years ago from a geologist who was married to one of their teachers after he came across it at a nearby mine that was going to be disturbed by mining activities.
With that knowledge, Romilio drove to the nearby coal mine, where he spotted yet another massive boulder with two footprints.
For now, the fossil discovered at the high school remains where it is, but it may be relocated to a more public area.
Back here in the States, it turns out that a tasty treat is the cause of a massive brush fire in Long Island.
The accidental blazes linked to a backyard in Manorville, New York, where people were using cardboard to start a fire and enjoy some s'mores.
Strong winds up to 35 miles per hour downed trees and airborne embers fueled the fast-growing fires.
The West Hampton Pines fire burned an estimated 600 acres before fire personnel were able to stop it.
And within 24 hours firefighters across Suffolk County had managed to contain a majority of the brush fire.
Following the incident, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban for the area, restricting outside camping and cooking and warming fires in Long Island and along the Hudson Valley due to the dry conditions.
Speaking of s'mores, we have Samoa news about Girl Scout cookies, but it is not good.
A lawsuit has been filed against some of America's most beloved cookies for allegedly side note allegedly is something that's said to be true but not proven allegedly containing dangerous heavy metals and pesticides.
The lawsuit comes from a New York woman and other consumers against Girl Scouts of America and their cookie manufacturers, Ferrero and ABC Bakers, for 5 million in damages.
Based on a study by GMO Science and Moms Across America that tested samples of 25 cookies, each contained the pesticide glyphosate, while others contained at least four heavy metals, including aluminum, arsenic.
Cadmium, lead, and mercury.
The Girl Scouts recently denied these claims and added its bakers had confirmed that levels reported in the study quote do not pose a food safety concern to our customers.
And for the 10th thing you need to know, let's go to our trivia master, Owen.
What is going on here?
Trivia of the 10.
Thanks, Pam.
We've had a lot to talk about snacks.
Did someone say the snack word?
Settle down, Ryan.
This trivia is snack and Pokemon related.
Everything I love!
Which Pokemon has a blue flame that burns at the tip of its tail if they become angry?
Is it A. Charmander B. Charizard C. Blastoise or D. Charmeleon The answer is...
Charizard.
If the Pokemon becomes truly mad, then the flame at the tip of its tail burns in a light blue shade.
Everyone knows that.
That's absolutely correct.
Nice job, Ryan.
Speaking of flames and Charizard, a flaming Hot Cheeto shaped just like the beloved Pokemon was discovered and preserved between 2018 and 2022.
Recently sold at an auction for $87,000.
Sold in the back row, Charizard.
The three-inch-long Flaming Heart Cheeto was attached to a customized Pokemon card and enclosed in a clear card storage box.
And it gained its popularity on social media, leading up to the big sale for this unique snack.
Okay, you've convinced me, Owen.
I will go eat some Cheetos.
And that was 10 Things You Need to Know.
Did you find any fossils in your office, Rye?
No, but I think I've managed to dig a tunnel that leads to... Ryan!
What did you do?
Caps office.
Maybe we should do 10 News Snaps.
Great idea.
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I'm Pamela Kirkland.
I'm Ryan Willard.
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