Tales of Tenth Grade

That's right. HBO has recently presented a new groundbreaking idea on their streaming platform HBO Max featuring a talk show hosted by none other than Elmo. According to this article by NPR, the show, called "The Not Too Late Show with Elmo" will consist of Elmo serving as a talk show host with Jimmy Fallon and and Singing with Lil Nas X. In an interview with Eric Deggans, Elmo said, " Elmo's good friends with Mr. Jimmy Fallon. So Elmo's done Mr. Jimmy's show, and Elmo has done Mr. Stephen Colbert's show. So Elmo knows a little bit about talk shows. And Elmo just just thought, boy, those people look really good in suits. So Elmo wanted to try that." With his experience hosting talk shows in the past and his connections to some famous talk show hosts, Elmo believes he could bring one of the best talk shows to viewers everywhere (with an HBO Max subscription). The show also features Cookie Monster for introductions and jokes, including Elmo'...

Japan - known for its sushi, ramen, volcanoes, and culture. However, there's one more thing about Japan that you might not know - they have the best toilets. According to  National Public Radio (npr.org) , Japan has the best toilets, with all of the features you'd expect and more. Japan's toilets, called the Washlet, have several different settings that make them better than our toilets. They have dryers and heated seats, deodorizers to make the air smell good, noise machines so your stall can be filled with peaceful sounds (like water flowing or rain), and the latest even have built-in night lights and music players! The Washlet is a marvel of technological innovation. The toilets are like the new iPhone 11, with all the new features, while our toilets are like landlines from the 70s - they get the job done, but without the comfort heated seats (well, maybe that's just for the toilets). The craziest part about all of this is how widespread these toilets are across Ja...

Pablo Escobar - a man who is known for his notorious drug cartel - may actually have brought some good to the world. Well, not exactly him, but nearly 80 hippos descended from the four hippos that he used to own. When those four hippos were released into the wild, they reproduced and created the 80 hippos today know as the "Cocaine Hippos." Upon initial release, these hippos were hypothesized to bring harm to the local ecosystem, due to their invasive nature, but new studies might be revealing the only possible positive aspect of Escobar's legacy.According to  Live Science Magazine  and other sources, Cocaine Hippos have recently been thriving in the local Columbian Ecosystem. However, they haven't been the only thing thriving, rather, the entire ecosystem is seeing the benefits of these hippos. Initially, they were thought to be an invasive species, being a foreign species brought with no natural predators, and it was hypothesized that they would wreak havoc in Colum...