1/28/26- Legos, Jobs, Things To Do When It's Cold, and Things You Can Do - But You're A Jerk
- bribriny
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Wednesday 1/28/26
Celebrate:
Daisy Day
Data Privacy Day
Global Community Engagement Day
International LEGO Day
Library Shelfie Day
National Blueberry Pancake Day
National Gift of the Ladybug Day
National Kazoo Day
Pop Art Day
Rattlesnake Roundup Day
Thank a Plugin Developer Day
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Frigid nations have this all figured out. Let's steal their best ideas.
In Norway, where winter sunlight only lasts about seven hours, some towns install large mirrors on mountainsides to reflect sunlight into the town square — which has the additional benefit of nudging everyone to gather together and socialize.
In Japan, it's common for wintry households to break out a Kotatsu table: a wooden frame with an internal electric heater and a huge blanket to trap the heat. People love these things (some people sleep under them)
Social interaction is very important during the winter months. And so it's critical that you plan your socialization.
Studies show just 15 minutes of talking can do the trick — so schedule a quick zoom with your bestie.
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These are the most common jobs in America and what they pay:
Of the 20 most prevalent jobs in the nation, only two pay six figures, according to data on median salary from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only five pay more than $50,000 a year.1. Home health and personal care aides. Number of jobs: 3.99 million. Median salary: $34,900
2. Retail salespersons. Number of jobs: 3.8 million. Median salary: $34,580
3. Fast food and counter workers. Number of jobs: 3.78 million. Median salary: $30,480
4. General and operations managers. Number of jobs: 3.6 million. Median salary: $102,950
5. Registered nurses. Number of jobs: 3.3 million. Median salary: $93,600
6. Cashiers. Number of jobs: 3.1 million. Median salary: $31,190
7. Laborers and freight, stock and material movers. Number of jobs: 3 million. Median salary: $38,940
8. Stockers and order fillers. Number of jobs: 2.8 million. Median salary: 37,090
9. Customer service representatives. Number of jobs: 2.7 million. Median salary: $42,830
10. Office clerks. Number of jobs: 2.5 million. Median salary: $43,630
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The Buzzfeed headline - People Are Sharing Perfectly Legal Things Someone Can Do, But Still Make Them An Absolute Jerk, And I've Never Felt More Validated
It's a Reddit question actually and some answers.
"Playing music or videos on your phone speaker in public. Nobody wants to hear your TikToks on the bus or your FaceTime conversation in the restaurant. Headphones were invented for a reason, but people act like they don’t exist."
"Picking up something hot or cold at the grocery store, deciding you don’t want it, and leaving it to spoil somewhere."
"Serving shrimp with the tail still on when it's already mixed in with something (pasta, rice, etc)."
"When a group of people creates a wall on the sidewalk and won't move to make room for people to pass them. Especially on narrow paths by busy roads where they expect you to step onto the road instead of them breaking the wall and walking single file for a moment."
"Companies scraping every excruciating detail of millions of people's everyday lives: when they're walking, when they're driving, where they live, sleep, and work, what their hobbies are, who they're related to, which room of the house they sleep in, when they usually sleep, what car they drive, and more, and selling the info to advertising agencies."
Someone also said - "Remember: If it's 'free,' you and your data are the payment."
"Facing the back of the elevator, instead of turning around to face the door."
"Clipping your nails in a public space."
"Leaving the shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot after you’ve finished loading the stuff into your vehicle. It’s not illegal, but it makes you look both lazy and like an inconsiderate asshole for doing it!"
"Taking up two parking spots."
Check out all the conversations here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1q58zwn/what_is_something_that_is_technically_legal_but/
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The experts in charge of moving the Doomsday Clock have unveiled what the new symbolic time before humanity fails to prevent a catastrophe is.
After weighing up a multitude of factors, including the prospect of nuclear war or passing the point of no return with catastrophic climate change, they have made their decision whether to keep things where they are or shift that second hand closer to midnight.
They moved it 4 minutes from last year to 85 seconds tomidnight.
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The TSA released its list of the top 10 most unusual items seized at airport security in 2025, with the number one spot going to what appeared to be a replica pipe bomb at Idaho's Boise Airport in May.
"The explosives expert determined the items were replicas and not a threat. The passenger said the items were training aids and abandoned them."
Lots of sharp objects.
Turtles seem to be a big try. In your pants or bra.
Shotbun in a golf bag.
Bullets in strawberry Nesquick
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - On January 28, 1958, at precisely 1:58 PM, the patent for the modern LEGO brick was filed in Denmark by Godtfred Kirk Christiansen.
While the company had been making plastic bricks since 1949, they didn't quite stay together. The 1958 patent introduced the "stud-and-tube" interlocking system.
This design is so precise that a LEGO brick made in 1958 will still perfectly click into a LEGO brick manufactured today in 2026. The molds are accurate to within 0.002 millimeters.
If you built a tower of 40 billion LEGO bricks, it would reach all the way to the Moon.
Bonus fact, if you step on one in bare feet, it hurts!
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