Earth Oddity 254: Joe Exotic, the CIA, and Cave Bears

News Links for the Week:Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine Could Power Quick Trips to the Moon and Mars: https://news.yahoo.com/rolls-royce-nuclear-engine-could-181500999.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kZXJlZi1tYWlsLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIL89hfTForwdWWf-PBUJGP6eHGaXPpxBdXWl_Jkj3V-Z3RbaaBvA_SbjDveqTvVbOwGYKrLjTSk7Q0TEWpe-hku-nxLpgYrBFe-cls_72uq8kmp6U9yX0JJ1Edo0p8M8EO7R6ZAqTVoKYMh4uQp39ooaLnwUHYFeDbY8-a6Y3G7Food vendor apologize for serving chicken and waffles on first day of Black History Month: https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-school-food-vendor-apologize-serving-chicken-waffles-first-day-black-history-monthPennsylvania boy, nine, becomes one of the youngest ever high school graduates: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/05/nine-year-old-boy-graduates-high-school-david-balogunThe CIA Is Funding a Mission to Reincarnate the Dodo Bird: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a42723600/cia-bringing-back-dodo-bird-extinction/Donkey Kong cheating case rocked by photos of illicit joystick modification: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/02/did-billy-mitchell-use-this-illicit-joystick-to-set-a-donkey-kong-high-score/Ohio animal shelter will name litter box after your ex: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/02/02/ohio-animal-humane-society-litter-box-naming-valentines-day/4131675378828/Visit our brand spanking new home on the web @ www.earthoddity.net!!!We would to thank Cajun Curl Original Spice for their support! For some spice that's extra nice that taste spicy but doesn't feel spicy, check them out over at www.cajuncurl.com. Be sure and use coupon code "EOP10" and get ten percent off your order.Special thanks to Silencyde for providing the music! Check out his music on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/silencyde or on his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Silencyde and on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Silencyde/Like what you hear? Please consider joining our Patreon. Sign up at the $5 dollar level and get access to Earth Oddity Extended where you get an extended version of the show and an all exclusive show once a month! You can find that at www.patreon.com/earthoddity.