Wednesday 1/15/25
Celebrate:
Humanitarian Day
Museum Selfie Day
National Bagel Day
National Booch Day (as in kombucha)
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
National Hat Day
National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
Wikipedia Day
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Cruising on the internet last night and I had some videos from Ellen's show about young people trying to use old things like typwriters or a dial phone.
Leading to a new survey that says one in five people between the ages of 18 to 27 claimed they couldn't change a light bulb . . . and would just hire someone else to do it . . . especially if it was a ceiling light, because going up a ladder would be "too dangerous."
So is this another "sign of the times" . . . now that "screw-able" light bulbs are being phased out for LED lamps that last 10 to 20 years? Or are they just LAZY?
It's probably laziness. The report found that Gen Z'ers are spending more than $1,500 a year, on average, calling in pros to do basic jobs they could probably do themselves. That's five times what Boomers spend on stuff like that.
It isn't just changing light bulbs. The survey also found that a lot of Gen Z'ers don't know how to do basic car maintenance (even CLEANING it) . . . or hanging picture frames . . . and some didn't recognize common tools, like a wrench.
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Are you sick and tired of fill-in-the-blank? A poll of 2,000 Americans found 97% of us are sick and tired of one thing or another. The other 3% apparently feel fine about the state of the world.
14% think it's all a lost cause. But 86% think we can still fix the issues we're sick and tired of seeing out there. Here are the top five things we're sick of in 2025.
1. Misinformation online, 86%. That includes biased reporting in the news.
2. Politics and government, 84%.
3. Violence and crime, 84%.
4. Economic issues like inflation and cost of living, 82%.
5. Social issues and divisiveness, 81%.
Other things that ranked high: The healthcare system, 71% . . . personal struggles like feeling overworked, 70% . . . and not taking better care of the environment, 63%.
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Doritos have been around since the 1960s, and they've ALWAYS been triangular. But some people noticed that the DoritosUK Instagram account had an image of a SQUARE chip, and it said, "The shape of things to come."
Some people started freaking out . . . thinking that Doritos may NEVER be the same again. The official "Wheat Thins" account responded, "Square looks good on you."
Cheetos is releasing a new "Cheetos Puffs Cheese Pizza Flavor," which it says tastes "just like a slice from your favorite pizza shop." The new flavor will begin rolling out this week, and should be everywhere within a month.
This Valentine's Day, Brach's will launch a new GLOBAL version of its Conversation Hearts. They'll feature "sentimental sayings from around the world, including more than 30 expressions in 13 different languages."
And if you want to smell like conversation hearts, just head to Bath and Body Works for a new collaboration body care and accessory line.
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A small town in France randomly inherited $10 million. It's a town near Normandy called Thiberville. A 91-year-old guy who'd never even been there left them $10.2 million from his estate, because it's where his family name came from. His name was Roger Thiberville.
Less than 1,800 people live there, and $10 million is more than five times their annual budget. So they're putting it in the bank and planning to slowly dole it out.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Greenland can be a challenging place to live for your internal clock.
In Greenland, the sun does not set for TWO MONTHS from the end of May until the end of July. In the winter, the sun sets in October and doesn't rise again until February with the only natural light coming from the moon and aurora borealis.
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