10/6/26 - Noodle Day, Birth Year Halloween Candy, and B-Day Insta!
Tuesday 10/6/26
Celebrate:
Come and Take it Day
Garlic Lovers Day
Mad Hatter Day
National Badger Day
National Coaches Day
National Fruit at Work Day
National German American Day
National Orange Wine Day
National Physician's Assistant Day
National Plus Size Appreciation Day
World Cerebral Palsy Day
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Today is National Noodle Day - The record for the longest noodle ever made belongs to Henan Lianweishi Catering Management Co. in China, which crafted a single continuous hand-pulled noodle measuring an astonishing 10,119.19 meters (33,199 feet) long in 2017.
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Dave Benscoter, a retired FBI agent, has spent the last two decades using old agricultural maps, county records, and investigative skills to track down forgotten, century-old apple trees across North America. His detective work has successfully rediscovered over 100 unique apple species previously thought to be completely extinct.
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The Banana rules the fruit bowl in America.
On average, Americans eat more pounds of bananas per person annually than any other fresh fruit.
The rest of the top 5 are
Apples
Strawberries
Grapes
Watermelon.
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It's candy time..well, will soon be with Halloween coming at the end of the month.
Mental Floss has done a list of the top Halloween candy from the year you were born.
Based on historical bestsellers, notable product launches, and iconic commercials that turned these treats into, as they say, spooky season staples.
60s
Pixy Stix
Swedish Fish
Now & Later
SweeTarts- basically Pixy Stix pressed into a tablet.
Dum Dums - have to love that mystery flavor
Starburst
Fruit Stripe Gum - Zebra mascot!!!
70's
70 -Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. It was the first year for national ads.
Laffy Taffy
Charms Blow Pops
Bottle Caps
75 - Pop Rocks
Jelly Belly - the first 8 made their debut in 1976
Tootsie Roll - had a big commercial
Twix
80s
Big League Chews
Reese's Pieces - They were in ET
Nerds
Skittles
85 - Sour Patch Kids
KitKat- Gimme a Break started!
Hershey's Symphony
90s
Hershey's Bars - they were in the news for the Desert Bar that was heat resistant for the troops in the Gulf War
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - they turned cruncy in 1991
Butterfinger BB's- Thanks to Bart Simpson
Warheads
Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme
95 - Starburst Jellybeans
Jolly Rancher - Hershey's acquired the brand
Baby Bottle Pop - Big ad push
Jolly Rancher Lollipops
See the full list here.
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Police officers in Charlotte, North Carolina, were forced to pull over two men who were spotted leisurely cruising down South Tryon Street on a motorized living room couch. Complete with plush cushions, built-in steering, and zero safety features, the improvised vehicle drew stares from surrounding commuters. Officers safely escorted the men off the road after reminding them that furniture does not count as a street-legal motor vehicle.
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A national lifestyle survey revealed that 70% of respondents believe artificial intelligence chatbots can never replace real-world advice and life lessons passed down from older family members. Participants noted that while tech gives quick facts, nothing beats a grandparent's perspective on life, relationships, and overcoming hardships.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - 2010 was the launch of Instagram.
Before it became the global photo-sharing giant known as Instagram, founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched the app under the original name Burbn, which was heavily focused on check-ins at whiskey locations before they stripped out everything except the photo filters.
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