This year is a leap year!
We’ll have one extra day this month, with this Thursday being February 29th. It’ll be a VERY happy birthday for the Leap Year babies.
How would you feel if your birthday only came once every four years?
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What else did we talk about this morning?
ICYMI – Get screened at the first Pap Party in Milton
There’s still time to register to the first Pap Party in Milton! Prime Care Family Health Team is hoping local women stay up-to-date on their cervical cancer screenings. Book your spot and meet with their experts on Wednesday, March 6th. They’ll also have snacks and refreshments!
Daily WTF – Bobi stripped of World’s Oldest Dog title
Poor Bobi. There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the late dog’s title as World’s Oldest. Experts immediately the claim that Bobi, the Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo, was 31-years-old. The previous record was held by an Australian dog named Bluey from 1939. After an investigation, and the death of Bobi, Guinness World Record’s have announced the decision to revoke the record title from Bobi. They cite a lack of sufficient evidence proving the dog’s true age. Rest in peace to Bobi, he seemed like a great dog that was put in an awkward situation by the owner.
Daily Did You Know – The history behind Milton’s Bond Head Court and Dalhousie Gate
It’s always interesting to learn about why local streets are named what they are, and we have two origins this week! Milton Historical Society President John Challinor detailed the history behind Bond Head Court and Dalhousie Gate. We’ll have two more street names next week!
Canadians can audition for “Love is Blind” and here’s how to apply
If you’re someone who is looking for love, and you don’t mind putting that quest on television for the world to see, then apply now! Netflix dating show ‘Love is Blind’ is looking for their newest contestants. The show puts people in pods, and has them blindly speak to other contestants through speakers. If you build up enough of an emotional connection to become engaged, the couples then see each other for the first time, enter the real world together, and prepare a wedding. Canadians can apply to be on the US version of the show. You just need to send in an audition tape. No deadline listed – but can you really put a deadline on love? Have fun.
How a Virgin Atlantic flight accidentally went faster than the speed of sound
Here’s a newsflash for you: Planes go fast. They go really fast. The fastest you’ve ever travelled is likely through a commercial flight, and for people flying near Newfoundland recently, they went faster than the speed of sound. Jet streams up in the sky were clocked in at 265 mph. That helped a flight from Washington to London reach speeds of 802 mph, faster than sound itself. It arrived at its destination 45 minutes early! I’m sure some people still complained about the length of the flight…
32nd annual Halton Skills Competition returns next month
Local students will have a chance to show off their skills at the 32nd annual Halton Skills Competition! It returns this weekend at White Oaks Public School and will have elementary students show off their skills in various fields, including robotics and animation. A second event will take place next week at the New Street Education Centre in Burlington. Good luck to all of the kids involved!
McDonald’s is dipping its toe in the anime world
Anime has become one of the biggest artforms on the planet. If you don’t watch the Japanese cartoons, there’s a good chance your kids or grandkids do. Fast food giant McDonald’s recognizes this and is looking to take advantage of that. They’ll launch a WcDonald’s location in Los Angeles, and will release a series of anime shorts. If you’re wondering, due to trademarks, many anime shows over the years have featured their characters eating at WcDonald’s. And now, it’s becoming a real thing. The anime shorts begin this week, and the WcDonald’s LA location opens for two days next month.
Tinder to require video selfies to verify user IDs as dating-app crime, AI use surge
Modern dating is getting harder and harder. For those on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge, it’s challenging to find someone who is real and genuine… emphasis on real. For Tinder especially, scams have increased on the mobile dating app. With advancements in artificial intelligence, many users are swiping right on people that aren’t even people. To counter this, Tinder is moving to user verification methods to detract criminals. After testing well down under in Australia and New Zealand, the new features will start in the US, UK, Mexico, and Brazil over the next few months. Canada is likely not that far behind. If you’re currently on Tinder, be prepared to one day verify your realness… a first for Tinder in many ways!
Your mug could impact the flavor of your coffee, experts claim — here’s why
If you have a special mug at work, you might actually prefer the coffee there! A study done found that while a favourite mug doesn’t actually change the flavour of coffee, it does affect the perception of the drinker. Therefore, if you’re drinking coffee out of a plain white mug, you’ll have a lesser experience compared to when you drink out of your C3PO head mug. So, yeah, wash your favourite coffee mug and use it every day… You’ll thank yourself for doing it.
Cameron Wilkinson is the morning show host for FM 101 Milton. Listen to ‘Cameron in the Morning’ 6:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Monday – Friday, at 101.3 on the FM dial within Milton, and online here. You can also stream us live right from your phone.
Want to hear Cameron on the weekend? A ‘Best Of’ version of his morning show is broadcast in Orangeville and Alliston on the weekends:
- Saturday – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Sunday – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
If you have a news tip or story idea, you can now send us a heads up via email at News1013@LocalRadio.ca. If you’d like to get ahold of me personally, shoot me a message at Cameron.Wilkinson@LocalRadio.ca. We’re in the business of content creation, so no idea is a bad idea.
