Wednesday 10/2/24
Celebrate:
Audiophile Day
Balloons Around the World Day - Phileas Fogg's Wager Day
Guardian Angels Day
International Day of Non-Violence
International Walk to School Day
National Custodial Worker Day
National Fried Scallops Day
National Kale Day
National Name Your Car Day
National Produce Misting Day
National Pumpkin Seed Day
National Smarties Day
Random Acts of Poetry Day
World Day for Farmed Animals
World No Alcohol Day
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Emmy-nominated actor John Amos, best known for his role as family patriarch James Evans on Norman Lear’s Good Times, has died. He was 84 years old.
Amos’ first major TV role came when he was cast as WJN-TV weatherman Gordy Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He appeared in a total of 13 episodes across the sitcom’s seven-season run.
Amos portrayed the adult version of Kunta Kinte in the iconic miniseries Roots. His performance earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series.
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Taco Tuesday was yesterday, (why not Taco Wednesday?)
According to a survey, 90% of U.S. adults like to eat tacos . . . and around 83% say they eat Mexican food at least once a month. 17% say they eat it weekly.
Mexican food is America's second-favorite cuisine behind Italian.
The most popular taco filling, by far, is beef. Chicken is second, followed by steak, shrimp, fish, pork, and beans. 6% said "none of these."
As for toppings, 75% of people want their taco to have cheese. Lettuce is next, followed by sour cream . . . salsa . . . tomatoes . . . guacamole . . . vegetables . . . and beans.
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A new poll asked people if they considered various foods to be junk food or not. There were around 40 foods overall.
The one that most people said was junk food was "sweets." 91% of people consider sweets to be junk food, and only 8% say they're not. Here's the rest of the Top 10:
2. Soda / pop . . . 89% say it's junk food, 7% say it's not.
3. Chips . . . 88% say they're junk food, 10% say they're not.
4. Energy drinks . . . 87% say they're junk food, 8% say they're not.
5. Chocolate . . . 80% say it's junk food, 17% say it's not.
6. Cakes . . . 78% say they're junk food, 19% say they're not.
7. French fries . . . 78% say they're junk food, 19% say they're not.
8. Icing . . . 76% say it's junk food, 18% say it's not.
9. Pizza . . . 76% say it's junk food, 20% say it's not.
10. Tortilla chips . . . 75% say they're junk food, 20% say they're not.
Of the items they asked about, the one that most people agreed was not junk food was "strawberries." 98% said they're not junk food, 1% said they were. Here are the rest of the 10 non-junk food items:
2. Carrots . . . 98% say they're NOT junk food, 1% say they are.
3. Oatmeal . . . 96% say it's NOT junk food, 2% say it is.
4. Baked potatoes . . . 96% say they're NOT junk food, 3% say they are.
5. Yogurt . . . 92% say it's NOT junk food, 5% say it is.
6. Muesli . . . 86% say it's NOT junk food, 8% say it is.
7. Granola . . . 79% say it's NOT junk food, 13% say it is.
8. Rice cakes . . . 79% say they're NOT junk food, 14% say they are.
9. Fruit juice . . . 78% say it's NOT junk food, 16% say it is.
10. Frozen yogurt . . . 70% say it's NOT junk food, 18% say it is.
The item closest to being split 50/50 is: Jelly.
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A poll asked people what they do when they discover that a sock has lost its match, and 38% keep it for a short period of time, hoping that the other one will show up on the next laundry day, or the one after.
29% of people say they keep the remaining sock indefinitely, in hopes of finding the other one someday even if it takes months or years.
19% of people immediately throw it away, and 9% claim they never lose socks.
Interestingly enough, old folks are the demographic least likely to have any patience, and are more likely to toss the sock.
Another question asked how you store your socks and 84% of people said they have them connected as pairs. But 9% leave them as singles in a drawer.
George Carlin had a great joke about what if when you die, you get back all the things you've lost during your life. Great..a mound of socks.
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When you see a small amount of mold on your loaf of bread, can you just throw away that piece and eat the rest?
Unfortunately, there's more than meets the eye with mold. Here's what a food safety expert had to say: "Bread mold is tricky. If you can see some mold spots, many more mold spores are present and not visible to the naked eye."
She went on to say, "Cutting mold off slices and cooking with them" isn't even advisable. "Cooking kills mold, but the [toxins] it can produce are still present."
And since those toxins can produce a wide variety of adverse reactions, her advice is, "If you see any signs of mold, throw out the bread."
There are some cheeses that you can eat if you just cut off the moldy part. But when it comes to moldy bread, don't risk it.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - The heaviest dog ever was a St. Bernard named Benedictine, who weighed 357 pounds. (Some sources say the heaviest dog ever was an English Mastiff named Zorba that weighed 345 pounds.)
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