Wednesday 11/1/23
Celebrate:
All Saints' Day
Eat Smart Day
Extra Mile Day
Give Up Your Shoulds Day
International Scented Candle Day
International Stress Awareness Day
National Author's Day
National Biological Coordinators Day
National Brush Day (as in your teeth)
National Calzone Day
National Cinnamon Day
National Deep Fried Clams Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Pate Day
National Vinegar Day
Prime Meridian Day - 1884, representatives from 25 nations met at the International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C., to agree upon an official line of 0° longitude, known as the Prime Meridian, and for setting up the world's time zones.
World Vegan Day
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Leftover candy day, and I’m sure there is some Candy Corn floating around. How do you eat yours?
51% of people eat candy corn by popping whole pieces into their mouth. 31% bite off the narrow white end first, while 18% start with the wider yellow end. Apparently, no one breaks the corn apart, just to eat the orange middle part first.
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Never too early to think about next summer's concerts and New Kids on the Block are going super-nostalgic with their Magic Summer 2024 Tour.
Fellow '80s favorites Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff will join the "Hangin' Tough" hitmakers throughout the run.
Darien Lake will have them on August 22nd.
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There's a new study out on the most and least popular slang for all age groups . . . and it includes the MOST USED slang words.
For Boomers, the #1 is "bummer" . . . followed by "mellow" and "wannabe."
For Gen X, it's "chill" . . . followed by "lame" and "bummer."
For Millennials, the #1 is "OMG" . . . followed by "chill" and "lame."
And for Gen Z, it's "selfie" . . . followed by "OMG" and "ghosted."
There's also a rundown of the slang words we want to GO AWAY FOREVER.
For Boomers, the most hated slang word is "woke."
Boomers also want to ditch the terms "gucci" and "sheesh."
For Gen X, they want to cancel "thirsty" . . . "clap back" . . . and "slay."
For Millennials, they want to forget "slay" . . . "sus" . . . and "clout."
And for Gen Z, they want to banish "savage" . . . "sksksk" . . . and "POV."
The generations were also asked which slang words they'd like to BRING BACK.
Boomers want to bring back "far out" . . . "peace out" . . . and "bummer."
Gen X wants to revive "right on" . . . "groovy" . . . and "epic."
Millennials want to bring back "cool cat" . . . "cowabunga" . . . and "talk to the hand."
And Gen Z wants to bring back "YOLO" . . . "rad" . . . and "wazzup."
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Someone polled 285,000 "fitness enthusiasts" and asked which part of their body they'd love to really get chiseled.
Ironically, it's something they could accomplish even if they skipped the gym and just laid off the Cheetos. Abs are #1.
31% said chiseled abs . . . 22% said broad, muscular shoulders . . . and 16% said a "V-shaped back."
Big arms are fourth at 13%. Then it's strong legs, 11%. And big pecs are next with 8% of the vote.
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Now that Halloween is over, it’s gift-giving season. Stores are in full holiday mode now.
A new survey has found that the average person gets SEVEN gifts a year that they NEVER use. And the WORST gift-givers are usually: Friends, children, and coworkers.
26% of people say they donate unwanted gifts to charity . . . and 18% consider re-wrapping it and giving it to someone else.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Your head ages faster than your feet . . . although just by nanoseconds. It's because your head is slightly farther from Earth's gravitational field.
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