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it's wednesday december 14th 2022. I'm Jackson Bird today. Why some streetlights across the

U.S. and Canada have been turning purple and what it says about the larger effects of the supply

chain on our cityscapes. Plus, the emus that were banned from a bar in Queensland two years ago have returned with a

surprise.

And New Zealand's Parliament just passed a lifetime ban on smoking for the youngest members

of Gen Z and beyond.

Here's some cool stuff for your ride home.

Have you seen any streetlights in your neighborhood giving off an eerie purple glow,

almost like a black light?

A quick Google search for purple streetlights brings up news clippings from Maryland,

Wisconsin, Vancouver, South Florida, Kansas,

Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Texas. Literally every result is from a different city

across the U.S. and Canada from within the past year, explaining the situation to residents

and instructing them on how to report a purple streetlight

if they see it. This phenomenon is happening in tons of places, and it's not a planned initiative.

This isn't leftover from Halloween or celebrating some kind of holiday or trying to make a political

statement. It's not even an intentional new technology. Well, not exactly

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