Thursday 1/2/25
Celebrate:
55 MPH Speed Limit Day
Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
National Buffet Day
National Cream Puff Day
National Motivation and Inspiration Day
National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
National Run it Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes it Day
National Science Fiction Day
Swiss Cheese Day
World Introvert Day
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One of the best ways to get through to a human operator when talking to a chatbot is to say the words “I want to cancel my plan/subscription/etc.” Most chatbot programs are designed to have humans step in once these keywords are said.
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Holidays are over and it's still dark and lots of cloudy which helps make us feel down. Tough time of year. Season Affective Disorder sets in.
Here are some things to help.
Aromatherapy is an age-old technique to boost mood and reduce stress with pleasing and calming scents. Lavender and lemon oil are two scents shown to produce such mood-altering capabilities.
Adult Coloring Books and art based activities can reduce heart rate and stress levels.
One of the main reasons people get the seasonal blues is because of the lack of natural sunlight. So get a good light..natural light ones if you can find them.
Gratitude Journals help you take time to reflect on what we are grateful for in our lives can change mental perception and reduce depression and anxiety.
Working Out - exercise gets the endorphins flowing and even a small bit of exercise can make a difference.
Fidget Toys - help keep your hands busy and work off excess stress.
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In the past couple of years, Winnie The Pooh and the early Mickey Mouse have passed into the Public Domain.
The copyrights of thousands of films, songs, and books expire in 2025, making them instantly available for people to use, share, and adapt.
95 years, so all are from 1929.
So who's fair game now? Two big cartoon characters.
-Tintin the brave cub reporter and his dog Snowy
-Popeye (already there are a few slasher movies in the works) but don't expect him to be enjoying his spinach which didn't appear until 1932.
In Music
Singin' in the Rain
George Gershwin's An American in Paris
Maurice Ravel's Bolero
Jack Yellen's Happy Days Are Here Again
Cole Porter's What Is This Thing Called Love?
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The numbers are in for the most-watched primetime telecasts of 2024.
Most of the top 20 are sports!
Of course, The Superbowl was #1.
Beyond sports and the Olympics, The Presidential Debate in September was #12, The Oscars were #13, The Grammy Awards were #19, and series Tracker at #69, and Young Sheldon at #71.
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There are trademarked scents, and the most well-known is Play-Doh. Described as having a “sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance with slight overtones of cherry” combined with “the smell of salted, wheat-based dough."
Many of the other trademarked aromas are used to brand more practical, industrial products.
Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Dogs can see blue and yellows, but NOT reds and greens. This makes their red-green color blindness similar to about 8% of men and 0.5% of women.
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