Monday’s Interesting Headlines | November 2, 2026
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Today on Simple Joe, we’re talking about something you probably didn’t know about the Olympics: they used to award gold medals for art! We’re also celebrating birthdays, including Daniel Boone, Burt Lancaster, David Schwimmer, and Nelly, plus National Deviled Egg Day, which reminds me of the time my daughter made one giant deviled egg from an ostrich egg. Then it’s Monday’s Interesting Headlines, and we’ve got some strange ones! A robotic hand that walks on its fingers, a million-dollar lottery ticket sitting forgotten in somebody’s wallet, a company paying people to walk robot dogs, a 4,000-year-old dog’s paw print, and a miniature T. rex relative that sold for an unbelievable $47.3 million. I’ve got plenty of questions about these stories, and I want to know which one you find most interesting. Text me at 513-399-6468 or email joe@thesimplejoe.com and help me choose which story we’ll explore on Thursday. And remember, memories are better than stuff!
Monday Interesting Headlines
- Swiss researchers unveil robot hand that walks on its fingers
- $1M Powerball ticket spent two months in oblivious winner’s wallet
- San Francisco company offering $20 an hour to walk robot dogs
- A Dog Left a Paw Print on This Mud Brick 4,000 Years Ago. Archaeologists Discovered It in the Rubble of a Bronze Age House
- Miniature T. rex relative sells for $47.3 million at auction
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