Tuesday 11/12/24
Celebrate:
Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
Fancy Rat & Mouse Day
Happy Hour Day
National French Dip Day
National Young Reader's Day
World Pneumonia Day
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day - There's even a song about it!
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A new poll found the average American now spends six hours a day "consuming content." That includes time spent on everything from streaming and using TikTok, to reading books and listening to the RADIO.
Six hours means a full quarter of your life is now spent watching and consuming stuff. Or if you don't count the hours you're asleep, more than a third of your waking hours.
Here are a few more stats . . .
1. Age matters. Gen Z consumes the most content per day at 6 hours and 36 minutes. Even for people in their 80s, it's 4 hours and 48 minutes.
2. The average person spends $67 a month of content services. The top ones we've paid for in the past year are Netflix, Prime, and Hulu. Cable is now fourth.
3. It doesn't stop when we're in bed. 79% of young people "often" or "always" scroll through their phone and consume content in bed. Only 2% of Gen Z'ers said they never do. That's compared to 5% of Millennials, and 8% of Gen X'ers.
4. Three times a month. That's how often the average American feels guilty for wasting too much of their life consuming content.
5. Rewatching old stuff is almost as popular as new stuff now, even among young people. 50% of Gen Z'ers said they prefer watching something new . . . 37% prefer rewatching stuff they've already seen . . . and 13% don't care.
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Did you know there's a right way to fall? According to the CDC, more than 1 in 4 seniors fall each year, and it leads to over a million hospital visits. So, you might as well be prepared. If you're falling, here's how to do it.
1. Try to land on something soft. If you're outside, aim for things like grass or mulch. If you're inside, try to fall towards the couch or a carpet.
2. Make your butt absorb most of the impact. Try to twist your body so you land on your backside. Just avoid your tailbone, and don't land on your hip.
3. Relax your body and roll. Tensing up leads to worse injuries. Think about bending your knees and melting into the ground.
4. Tuck your chin. It can prevent head and neck injuries, like concussions or whiplash.
If you want to lower your RISK of falling, here are two ways to do it: Stay in shape by working out more . . . and go get your eyes checked. You're less likely to fall if you can see what's in front of you.
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"The Wall Street Journal" just did a story on how the hot new trend is to visit your kid at college to PARTY with them. Their headline is, "It's 10 A.M. and Dad's Doing Jell-O Shots. Must Be Parents' Weekend."
Touring the campus and meeting professors is still a thing schools offer. But apparently more and more parents are following that stuff up with keg stands.
They talked to a 53-year-old mom from Kansas with multiple kids, who said she's done nine parents' weekends at three schools . . . played lots of beer pong and flip cup . . . and once held a girl's hair back for her while she puked.
She claims her kids are COOL with it and seem to ENJOY partying with her. She said they like seeing that side of her, because it's a, quote, "different aspect of the parental relationship."
Her 22-year-old daughter agreed. She said it's fun hanging out with her mom and dad as adults, because she gets to "see them not just as parents."
The director of sororities and fraternities at the University of Arizona confirmed it's a major trend now. He said he's seen parents do beer bongs and dance on tables.
He said they sometimes act crazier than their kids. But the school's philosophy is, "We try not to parent the parents. Who am I to remind you to be on your best behavior?"
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Moo Deng is so two months ago: There's a new tiny hippo to gush over after Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland welcomed a baby pygmy hippo named Haggis. She's 12 days old, and the Internet is in love.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - If the Sun exploded, it would take eight minutes and 20 seconds for all the energy to hit us . . . and kill us all.
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