10/28/26 -
Wednesday 10/28/26
Celebrate:
Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day
International Animation Day
Lung Health Day
National Chocolate Day
National Internal Medicine Day
Plush Animal Lover's Day
Separation of Church and State Day
Statue of Liberty Dedication Day
Wild Foods Day
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Susan Saint James, the prolific, Emmy-winning star of series like The Name of the Game, McMillan & Wife, and Kate & Allie, has died at 80.
Saint James appeared in a number of notable films over the course of her career, including 1968’s Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows, the sequel to Ida Lupino’s frothy nun comedy The Trouble With Angels, and Love at First Bite, a wild, New York City-set Dracula riff that was released in 1979.
She starred with Rock Hudson in McMillan & Wife solving crimes, and Jane Curtin in 1984's Kate & Allie (she was Kate)
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People Magazine has named its sexiest man of the year. It's Noah Wyle!
Star of The Pitt
People asked him, What did your kids [Owen, 24, Auden, 21, and Frances, 11] think when you told them?
"My son is super practical. He was like, “Oh, this is going to make my life so much harder now. But that’s cool, Dad. But also, you invite a lot of haters too.” My older daughter was just like, “No way, no way.” Because I think she’s going to tease me about this for the next 50 years."
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We had fat bear week; now it's The Mama Bear Award!
The United States Forest Service team at Tongass National Forest is doling out the Anan Bear Awards to the 39 bears spotted at the Anan Wildlife Observatory in southeastern Alaska.
This year's winner is Osso! (Italian for bone, or with one s it's Spanish for bear) She often sports a mullet at the end of the summer season.
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Dictionary.com on Monday named the word "maxxing" as its 2026 Word of the Year, defining it as "a word that refers to the practice of pursuing an activity to the fullest or optimizing a certain aspect of your life."
The word "maxxing" traces its roots back to maximum and max, according to Dictionary.com, and is most often used in combination with other words.
"looksmaxxing" is what put it over the top.
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When you travel, you do the travel flex of posting photos. Not anymore!
The new flex is what you bring home.
Skyscanner’s Travel Trends 2027 report found that among more than 28,000 worldwide travelers surveyed, “43% of travelers have taken a trip in the last 12 months for something they couldn’t get by clicking ‘Add to cart.’”
But what are people buying?
USAToday says, “It's not your traditional keychain. It's maybe a beauty care product that you can only get in Seoul. Or if you're traveling to the U.S., a tote from Trader Joe's, which I've seen in San Paolo and in Glasgow alike,”
27% of Gen Z are most proud to come home with a limited-run grocery tote you can’t find anywhere else
26% of Millennials are most proud to buy a branded robe or cap from a historic luxury hotel.
Even charms for Pandora jewelry fans.
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A global food culture report reveals 91.2% of people are sticking to home-cooked meals as their main daily diet, but 63% still rely on digital food delivery at least once a month when life gets chaotic. Meanwhile, 65.4% say sheer curiosity is the main reason they try a new or unusual food.
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Today is National Chocolate Day -
And your Useless Fact(s) of the Day:
Cocoa butter has a unique melting point of around 34°C to 38°C (93°F to 100°F). Because this is just below human body temperature, solid chocolate rapidly transitions into a smooth liquid the moment it hits your tongue, coating your taste buds all at once.
Ancient hot chocolate was spicy and cold: For most of its history, chocolate was consumed exclusively as a beverage, not a solid bar. The Mesoamericans brewed it as a frothy, spicy drink—often mixed with chili peppers, cornmeal, vanilla, and water—and they usually drank it chilled or at room temperature rather than hot.
The ancient Mayans and Aztecs valued cacao beans so highly that they used them as money. In Aztec society, a single bean could buy you a fresh tomato or a tamale, while 100 beans could purchase a good-sized turkey.
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