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On this week's Offbites, Lauren and Chris discuss a Florida man who wrangled an alligator near a busy shopping strip, a person regularly using the bathroom at a Michigan cemetery, and how several horses got loose on the streets of London.

On this week's Offbites, Lauren and Chris discuss a Florida man who wrangled an alligator near a busy shopping strip, a person regularly using the bathroom at a Michigan cemetery, and how several horses got loose on the streets of London.

What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

What&rsquo;s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

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Offbites: An alligator wrangler, a serial pooper, and horses loose on the London streets

About 90% of tattoo inks in the United States contain ingredients not listed on their labels, according to a study published this spring in the journal Analytical Chemistry. So how can consumers know what is safe to put into their skin?

To find out, Mike Rogers visited with Dillon Forte, a tattoo artist based in the Austin, Texas area, about how to know who to trust, the differences between black and colored tattoos, and how the industry is regulated differently in the U.S. than it is in Europe.  

About 90% of tattoo inks in the United States contain ingredients not listed on their labels, according to <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05687#">a study published this spring in the journal Analytical Chemistry</a>. So how can consumers know what is safe to put into their skin?
To find out, Mike Rogers visited with <a href="https://www.dillonfortetattoo.com/">Dillon Forte</a>, a tattoo artist based in the Austin, Texas area, about how to know who to trust, the differences between black and colored tattoos, and how the industry is regulated differently in the U.S. than it is in Europe.

Getting under your skin: What's really in tattoo ink?

It seems like everyone in Hollywood is ready for their close up, even wild animals. For example, a smiling bear that was recently photographed near Pasadena, Calif. According to the Los Angeles Times, wildlife photographer Johanna Turner captured the rare black bear image with a trail cam in late April. Nature and urban life seem to be crossing paths more and more lately. Sam Benson Smith, digital managing editor at Audacy station KNX in Los Angeles, joined the “Something Offbeat” podcast to talk about it.

It seems like everyone in Hollywood is ready for their close up, even wild animals. For example, a smiling bear that was recently photographed near Pasadena, Calif. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-10/wildlife-photographer-photo-smiling-bear-pasadena-california">According to the Los Angeles Times</a>, wildlife photographer Johanna Turner captured the rare black bear image with a trail cam in late April. Nature and urban life seem to be crossing paths more and more lately. <a href="https://x.com/sambensonsmith?lang=en">Sam Benson Smith</a>, digital managing editor at Audacy station KNX in Los Angeles, joined the “Something Offbeat” podcast to talk about it.

Meet Hollywood’s newest star — the smiling bear

On this week's episode of Offbites, Chris and Lauren discuss a fast food restaurant's newest dessert, which name could set a world record in a specific country, and why anyone would dive into the water with a killer whale.

On this week's episode of Offbites, Chris and Lauren discuss a fast food restaurant's newest dessert, which name could set a world record in a specific country, and why anyone would dive into the water with a killer whale.

Offbites: An alligator wrangler, a serial pooper, and horses loose on the London streets

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