Friday 10/27/23
Celebrate:
American Beer Day
Boxer Shorts Day
Cranky co-Workers Day
Frankenstein Friday
National Bandanna Day
National Breadstick Day
National Civics Day
National Potato Day
Navy Day
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
World Lemur Day
World Occupational Therapy Day
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New at the Movies
Five Nights at Freddy's - Your Horror film for the weekend before Halloween.
Freelance - Action/Comedy starring John Cena, Alison Brie, and Christian Slater.
After Death - A documentary that explores the afterlife based on real near-death experiences.
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A new survey on America's top PHOBIAS found the top two are a fear of heights, and a fear of OTHER PEOPLE. "Social phobia" ranked second. It's another term for social anxiety.
They polled people in all 50 states. Here are the top phobias overall . . .
1. Acrophobia (akro-phobia) . . . the fear of heights. It's #1 in 20 different states including NY and PA.
2. Social phobia . . . the fear of social situations.
3. Arachnophobia . . . the fear of spiders.
4. Thanatophobia (than-uh-tuh-phobia) . . . the fear of death.
5. Trypanophobia (trip-an-uh-phobia) . . . the fear of needles.
6. Ophidiophobia (oh-fiddy-uh-phobia) . . . the fear of snakes.
7. Atychiphobia (uh-tick-uh-phobia) . . . an intense fear of failure.
8. Agoraphobia (uh-gore-uh-phobia) . . . the fear of open spaces. (It's #1 in New Mexico . . . and in America's smallest state, Rhode Island.)
9. Glossophobia (gloss-uh-phobia) . . . the fear of public speaking.
10. Trypophobia (trip-uh-phobia) . . . having "feelings of disgust or fear when you see patterns with lots of holes." Like in honeycombs or sponges. It's supposedly the top fear in Hawaii and Idaho.
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This has been gaining steam the last few years, and there are strong opinions on both sides: Should we change Halloween, so it always falls on the last Saturday in October?
It would make trick-or-treating easier, especially on parents. And we already do it with other holidays. Thanksgiving is always the third Thursday in November. And Memorial Day is the last Monday in May.
The main argument against it is it's always been the 31st. So why change now?
Back in 2018, the Halloween & Costume Association launched a Change.org petition to make it happen. It's racked up over 150,000 signatures since then, so a lot of people are into the idea. But there's no actual plan in the works to do it.
The next Saturday Halloween is 2026, then 2037.
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Wanna plan your next trip around an actual movie or TV location?
Here are several that you can actually book on Airbnb:
1. The Tuscan villa from "Succession": Located in Sovicille, Siena, Italy. It was rented by the Roy family for Logan's wedding. $7,000 a night.
2. The Lake Tahoe Mansion from "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills": Rented by Lisa Rinna for a group vacation in Season 11. $9,000 a night.
3. The "Bachelor" mansion: Located in Malibu. $30,000 a night. (bring your disinfectant wipes..ick)
4. Harry Potter's childhood home: A former bed and breakfast in Levenham, England. $184 a night. (wonder if you can sleep in the cupboard under the stairs?)
5. The Swan house from "Twilight": The home of Bella and her dad Charlie. Located in St. Helens, Oregon. $400 a night.
6. Shoshanna's Tokyo loft in "Girls": It actually IS in Tokyo . . . so the travel is a lot more expensive than the actual place. $142 a night.
7. The Byers house from Season 4 of "Stranger Things": Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. $320 a night.
8. Tony Stark's lakeside cabin from "Avengers: Endgame": Stands on a 2,000-acre equestrian estate in Fairburn, Georgia. $929 a night.
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AVClub.com ranked the 40 greatest horror movie villains of all time. To make it simpler, they disqualified animals, sorry "Jaws" and "Cujo".
Here are the Top 20:
1. Freddy Krueger from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movies
2. Michael Myers from the "Halloween" movies
3. Chucky from the "Child's Play" and "Chucky" movies
4. The Xenomorph from the "Alien" movies
5. Jason Voorhees from the "Friday the 13th" movies
6. Dracula
7. Ghostface from the "Scream" movies
8. The Thing from John Carpenter's "The Thing"
9. Regan MacNeil / the demon Pazuzu from "The Exorcist"
10. Norman Bates from the "Psycho" movies
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Do you shower before bed so that your hair can gently air dry while you sleep? Don't do that! An expert in hair and scalp health, said snoozing on wet hair can cause breakage and even promote bacterial growth.
If you must...
Use a Microfiber Hair towel to remove excess moisture.
Sleep in a loose braid or twisted bun
Use a silk or satin pillowcase
Consider a bonnet
Applying a leave-in conditioner or hair oil.
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Daily Life Hacks says, When embarking on a wild adventure to the zoo, make a bold fashion choice—opt for the color yellow.
Why, you ask? Well, our animal friends might just thank you for it! Turns out, a lot of animals are color-blind, but not to yellow. It's like a VIP pass to catch their attention.
Lions, lemurs, and lizards will be able to spot your sunny hues, making you the star of the animal kingdom runway. So, next time you plan a zoo rendezvous, remember: Always wear yellow, and let the wildlife parade begin!
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Necco Wafers have been around since 1847 . . . and there's always been the eight original flavors that exist today: Chocolate, cinnamon, clove, lemon, licorice, lime, orange, and wintergreen.
But according to old advertisements, there was once a NINTH flavor . . . peppermint. It's unclear why peppermint was dropped in the 1930s, but it could've been because, along with wintergreen, there was "too much" mint.
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