The Daily Populous

Monday March 22nd, 2021 night edition

image for It’s Not Easy Being Evergreen: An Oral History of the Muppets

But when Henson was enlisted to put the characters on Sesame Street, they became known as children’s fare.

But back in 1969 when he found out they were going to be on Sesame Street, he was shocked.

Some of the Muppets got their start as puppet stars of TV commercials back in the ’50s and ’60s. »

Tennessee man loses $1 million lottery ticket — but finds it again in parking lot

Authored by nbcnews.com
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A Tennessee man recently won over $1 million in the Tennessee Lottery but almost lost out on the cash prize when he briefly lost the lottery ticket.

The following morning, Slatten said, he checked the results and discovered that the ticket was worth more than $1 million.

Slatten's ticket is one of five worth $1 million or more to have been sold in Tennessee this month, Tennessee Lottery officials said. »

Summers could last for half the year by 2100

Authored by theguardian.com

And unlike their counterparts of the 1950s, future summers will be more extreme, with heatwaves and wildfires more likely.

Researchers used historical climate data to measure how much the seasons have changed already.

They defined summer as the onset of temperatures in the hottest 25% for that time period and winter as the onset of the coldest 25% of temperatures. »

New York lawmaker wants to ban police use of armed robots

Authored by arstechnica.com

Now Kallos is proposing what may be the nation's first law banning police from owning or operating robots armed with weapons.

Kallos' bill would not ban unarmed utility robots like the Digidog, only weaponized robots.

Lin briefed CIA employees on autonomous weapons during the Obama administration and supports a ban on armed robots. »