Small Talk - Asteroids, Super Bowls, and Roller Coasters, Oh My! Get ready to dive into a cosmic convo as we chat about a wild asteroid zooming by Earth—57,000 miles away, but who's counting, right? 🎉 We also get the scoop on Pedro Pascal surprising fans at Disneyland—Mandalorian style, no less! And hold onto your hats because Nashville is gearing up to host the 2030 Super Bowl! 🏈 But wait, there’s more! Six Flags is about to break some serious records with their new roller coaster that’ll have you screaming faster than a dog chasing its tail! Plus, we’ve got some fun national days to celebrate, including National High Heel Day and National Rescue Dog Day—because who doesn’t love a good pun while picking strawberries? 🍓 So grab a snack and let’s get this party started!
Takeaways:
Asteroid alert! A rock from space zooms by Earth this week—57,000 miles away, no biggie!
Disneyland's magic got real when Pedro Pascal popped off his helmet—whoa, Mando!
Nashville's ready to party! They're hosting the Super Bowl in 2030—y'all better practice your touchdown dances!
Six Flags is cooking up a thrill ride that’ll break six world records—hope you like heights!
May 20th is packed with fun—National High Heel Day, Rescue Dog Day, and don’t forget those strawberries!
Cracker Barrel is giving away gas! Fill up your tank and get some biscuits—win-win!
Transcripts
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Good morning.
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Haystack here.
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Time for small talk.
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Get you up to speed on some random things to chat with random people about.
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And an asteroid was discovered last week that's set to pass roughly 57,000 miles away from Earth.
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About one fourth of the distance between Earth and the moon.
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That's pretty wild fun.
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Over the weekend in Disneyland where a Mandalorian approached fans at the Magic Kingdom, removed his helmet and it was actually Pedro Pascal.
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I do think that was just not random fans.
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It was also social media influencers, of course.
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ille, Tennessee will host the:
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ch is the highest level since:
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Opening later this year, Six Flags Over Texas and Arlington will have a new roller coaster that will, when it opens, break six world records.
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I guess that's appropriate for Six Flags.
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There's no date set for when it will open yet, but when they flip the switch, these will be their new world records for roller coasters.
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Tallest dive coaster at 309ft.
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Highest 95 degree beyond vertical drop at 285ft.
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Fastest dive coaster 87 miles an hour.
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Highest Immelman inversion 218ft.
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I'm sure coaster heads know what that means.
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I do not.
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Tallest vertical coaster loop at 179ft.
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And longest dive coaster:
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So I know a lot of people will make the trek just to get on a world record breaking roller coaster.
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That is very, very cool.
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It is the 20th day of May and that makes it National High Heel Day.
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A day to get pumped about wearing pumps.
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It's also National Rescue Dog Day.
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Not a rescue dog like the kind that pulls you out of a rubble pile.
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Rescue dogs like the kind you get for free on the Internet.
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It is National Pick Strawberries Day as well as International Red Sneakers Day.
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Seems like those go together because that's what happens when you drop enough fresh picked strawberries on your new white sneakers.
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In the news, Cracker Barrel is giving away gas.
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We'll have more on that with Alabama Bama around 7:15 this morning.
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And several college commencement speakers have been booed during their commencement speech.
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I will explain what all of them have in common at 9:45.
