Friday 10/18/24
Celebrate:
Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day
International Legging Day
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
National Mammography Day
National No Beard Day
World Menopause Day
World Student Day
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It's not Oscar season yet, but it IS "Who will host the Oscars" season. No matter who takes the gig, it always ends in disappointment. But this year, the Academy may have hit on a truly critic-proof solution.
So-called "reliable sources" say that Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are in the mix. They only had one of the biggest movies this year with Deadpool 3.
The word is that they'd be part of a rotating ensemble of hosts, which could also include Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
There's no official word yet if any of this will happen.
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Thrillist.com has an article about the best wine regions in the country. It's broken down geographically.
Finger Lakes is the first listed in the East Coast regions.
"The 11 lakes and dramatic waterfalls in northwestern New York state don’t necessarily read ‘wine country’ right off the bat. But the region has a strong agricultural presence, and farmers benefit greatly from a strong lake effect, which moderates temperature extremes on both ends.
the Finger Lakes have a ton of Riesling, and there are excellent examples all around the area."
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Random question: "When you're really thirsty, what's the most refreshing thing to drink cold liquid out of?"
A recent poll asked people, and here are the results:
37% of people say a glass cup is the best . . . and 33% say a glass bottle.
9% say a steel bottle, like one of those reusable, insulated water bottles.
8% say an aluminum can.
7% say a plastic bottle.
And only 5% say a plastic cup which was the least popular choice.
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A woman is going viral for saying that when she finally left her toxic job she stole her OFFICE CHAIR. She just wheeled it out when she left, and jammed it into her car and nobody said anything.
She justified it like this: "In my mind, I figured that I had been sitting there . . . taking years of emotional, physical, and verbal abuse . . . so I'm going to take my chair and [eff] off."
But she didn't actually get away with it. She said she got an email the next week telling her that she needed to bring the chair back. So she did . . . and she called that experience "really embarrassing."
After the video went viral, she asked her followers what things they took on their way out . . . and it sounds like a lot of people got away with stuff, although most of them were a little less obvious than an office chair.
Here are some of the best responses . . .
1. Someone who worked at a kitchen company took two Japanese knives.
2. Someone suggested not waiting until you actually quit. Quote, "The key is to take just a little . . . every week."
3. Someone took an overhead projector for their theater room.
4. Someone said they worked at a museum, and before they left they printed themselves an annual pass with an extended expiration . . . entitling them to free entry and 25% off at the gift shop.
5. Someone said they took some tools. Someone else took a calculator.
6. Someone who worked at a coffee shop says they took "the heavy metal chalkboard that they had to write quotes on."
7. Someone joked that they got away with . . . their self-esteem.
8. Someone said they took "two other employees," which may be the most impactful "theft."
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How many times does a heart beat in a day? What about in a lifetime?
Obviously, there are variations from sitting to working out.
Heart rate is measured in beats per minute (BPM). The range for a healthy adult is 60 to 100 BPM while at rest, though the rate for most adults is between 55 and 85 BPM.
So the math -
A person with an average resting heart rate of 70 BPM, for example, would generate 100,800 heartbeats in one day. In a year, that would add up to approximately 36.8 million beats. Average life expectancy in the U.S. is 77.5 years, according to a 2022 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That means in a lifetime, that person's heart beats around 2.85 billion times.
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How big is your pumpkin??
A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row.
the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco. His pumpkin came in at 2,471 pounds. It's a bit shy of last years world record, but enough to win this year!
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Swedish Death Cleaning involves removing the items you no longer need or want from your home while you can, so that your loved ones are spared the task of dealing with your stuff when you are gone."
"Choosing what happens to everything you own unburdens your loved ones, while giving you the opportunity to meaningfully gift your most significant things to those who you feel will appreciate them." says Sarah Giller Nelson, organizing expert and founder at Less is More Organizing Services.
This isn't a new idea, it started in 2018 when a book about it was released.
The key is to start out small and take your time. Allow for reminiscing, sharing stories, and letting go. I would say take pictures with your phone so you can still "have" that item to look at.
1. Choose a manageable space, such as a closet. A basement, attic, or storage area can also be a good starting point, as they usually contain things we haven't used in a while.
2. Sort things into the following collections: keep, donate, discard, and give away.
3. Take the time to ask yourself the following questions: When is the last time I used this? Do I need it now? Will I miss it if it's gone?
Experts recommend starting with the easiest things first.
Like that extension cord and not that scarf you got from your favorite aunt.
Photos should be saved for last. Scan what you can to keep them digitally.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The Dum-Dum lollipop "mystery flavors" aren't secret, specific flavors. They just add the next flavor to the batch, and the mix of two in-between becomes the mystery flavors. So they are always different.
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