1/19/26 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Radical Simplicity, Tin Cans

Monday 1/19/26

Celebrate:

Artist as Outlaw Day

Blue Monday

Brew a Potion Day

Elementary School Teacher Day

Good Memory Day

Gun Appreciation Day

National Day of Service

National Popcorn Day

New Friends Day

Tenderness Toward Existence Day

Tin Can Day

World Quark Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - a Baptist minister and the founding president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1957 until his assassination in 1968. In that role, he became the leading public strategist of the American Civil Rights movement, helping coordinate nonviolent campaigns that secured major political, legal, and social victories.

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Weekend Box Office

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash  $13.3M fifth weekend at #1

2. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple  $13.0M

3. Zootopia 2 $8.8M

4. The Housemaid $8.5M

5. Marty Supreme $5.5M

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A major 2026 lifestyle guide is going viral today, advocating for "radical simplicity." Top tips include ditching multivitamins (which experts say often lack evidence), stopping "post-workout cool-downs," and reducing your email replies to the absolute bare minimum.

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Soccer legend Lionel Messi sparked a massive internet debate today after revealing his go-to beverage: wine mixed with soda. While fans are curious, doctors are weighing in to warn that the carbonation can actually cause alcohol to enter the bloodstream faster.

I've had this for Halloween!!! Red wine and Coke..Witches Brew

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Deloitte’s 2026 tech report highlights that while 38% of companies are piloting AI "agents" (AI that can take actions), only 11% have them in actual production. The takeaway? 2026 is the "year of the rebuild" as companies realize they need to fix their broken manual processes before they can automate them. 

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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Today celebrates the 1825 patent for the tin can in America.

The tin can was patented in 1810 (UK) and 1825 (US), but the dedicated can opener wasn't invented until 1858—over 30 years later! For decades, soldiers and explorers had to open their canned food using hammers, chisels, or bayonets.

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