10/28/25 - Heist Movies, Candy, and Real Life Fears
- bribriny
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Tuesday 10/28/25
Celebrate:
Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day
International Animation Day
National Chocolate Day
National Internal Medicine Day
Plush Animal Lover's Day
Separation of Church and State Day
Statue of Liberty Dedication Day
Vote Early Day
Wild Foods Day
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French police arrest 2 Louvre jewel heist suspects.
But if you're looking to check out a Heist movie, Screenrant.com has a list for you.
1. Heat (1995) Michael Mann directed and starred Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
2. Ocean's Eleven ( 2001) George Clooney updates the Frank Sinatra movie. Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Don Cheadle also star.
3. A Fist Called Wanda (1988) Monty Python legends John Cleese and Michael Palin, along with Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline (who won a supporting role Oscar.)
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Wes Anderson leads George Clooney in an animated film.
5. Gambit (1966) Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine
Others on the list include Dog Day Afternoon, Baby Driver, Point Break, Mission: Impossible (1996 the first one), and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
See their full list here.
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Getting a pumpkin this week? Don't cut the stem off.
It will last much longer if you cut a hole in the bottom or back of it instead.
The stem of your pumpkin, of course, was attached to the vine, so it contains a lot of nutrients required to keep your pumpkin healthy.
When the stem is left on, it helps seal the pumpkin and slows down rotting.
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Chapman University conducts an annual poll of the real-life fears everyday Americans have, and topping the list is: Corrupt government officials. 69% of people say they're "afraid" or "very afraid" of that.
Oh, and it doesn't matter who's in power. It was also #1 last year and 10 consecutive years overall now.
2. People you love becoming seriously ill, 59%. It was also #2 last year.
3. Economic/financial collapse, 58%. This jumped up from #15 last year.
4. Cyber-terrorism, 56%
5. People you love dying, 55%
6. The U.S. becoming involved in another World War, 55%
7. Pollution of drinking water, 55%. Up from #11 last year.
8. Russia using nuclear weapons, 54%
9. Pollution of oceans, rivers, and lakes, 54%. Up from #13 last year.
10. Government tracking of personal data, 53%. Up from #20 last year.
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The worst states to be in during a zombie apocalypse are: New Jersey . . . Connecticut . . . Pennsylvania . . . Massachusetts . . . and California. The best places to be are: Alaska . . . Maine . . . South Dakota . . . Montana . . . and North Dakota.
The experts at CanadaCasino evaluated each state’s levels of zombie preparedness “scientifically” based on six key metrics: population density, percentage of water area, number of community hospitals, number of airports, number of fishing, hunting, and trapping stores, and the number of military bases.
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What is the most popular candy for Halloween? New polling from DoorDash says that Twizzlers Twists are #1 in NY, and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are #1 in PA.
For the US as a whole,
1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
2. M&M’s
3. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar
4. Snickers
5. Skittles
6. Nerds
7. Sour Patch Kids
8. Twix
9. Kit Kat
10. Airheads
PioneerWoman.com used Instacart's list.
They have Sour Patch Kids #1 for NY
and (no surprise) Hershey's Milk Chocolate in PA.
For the US
1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
2. Peanut M&M's
3. M&M's
4. Kit Kat
5. Snickers
6. Sour Patch Kids
7. Hershey's Milk Chocolate
8. Milky Way
9. Twix
10. HARIBO Goldbears
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Today is International Animation Day.
Just because a character is animated doesn't mean they're completely made up. Some are inspired by real people.
Betty Boop: She was mainly inspired by 1920s singer Helen Kane, but her facial features and hairstyle were inspired by actress Clara Bow.
Ursula from "The Little Mermaid": She was designed after the drag queen Divine, star of classic John Waters movies like "Pink Flamingos", "Female Trouble", and "Hairspray".
Aladdin: Tom Cruise inspired his facial expressions and mannerisms.
Miss Piggy: She was inspired by jazz singer Peggy Lee's blonde locks and glamorous persona.
Edna Mode (no capes) from "The Incredibles": She was partially based on Hollywood costume designer Edith Head, but also has traits from British fashion designer Mary Quant and Anna Wintour.
Lord Farquaad from "Shrek": He was allegedly inspired by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, since there was an early rivalry with DreamWorks.
Dr. Doofenshmirtz from "Phineas and Ferb": He was modeled after one of the show's creators, Jeffrey Marsh.
See the latest rankings at Ranker.com
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A Navy vet named Mike McCastle is in the news for breaking two world records. He did four miles of walking lunges and broke the records for "most lunges in an hour" and "longest distance covered." He dedicated the feat to his three-year-old son to teach him about perseverance.
PTSD flashback to the President's Physical Fitness test in High School. Yea..just throw these things at us with all the sit-ups and sprints. Ugh...I hate you!!!
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Amethyst got its name from the ancient Greek phrase for "not drunk" . . . because there was a belief that if you put the stones in your alcohol, it would keep you from getting too drunk. (how's that been working out for you?)
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