Thursday 11/14/24
Celebrate:
Guinness World Records Day
International Girls Day
Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day
National American Teddy Bear Day
National Family PJ Day
National Pickle Day
National Seat Belt Day
National Spicy Guacamole Day
Operating Room Nurse Day
World Diabetes Day
World Quality Day
World Usability Day
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She has 99 problems...i mean Grammy Nominations, the most ever, and now Beyonce is going to College....well, Yale will offer a class titled “Beyonce Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music.” The aim, according to its course description, is to use her work as a lens through which to examine Black intellectual thought and activism.
The class description says - By looking at her midcareer repertoire, Yale’s new course will explore scholarly works and cultural texts across Black feminist theory, philosophy and anthropology, as well as art history, performance studies and musicology.
She's not the first artist to get classes based on their work. Lady Gagy and Taylor Swift have classes at other schools.
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Stephen Colbert revealed "People" magazine's Sexiest Man Alive last night on "The Late Show". And the winner is . . .
John Krasinski from "The Office", "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan", and "A Quiet Place" . . . which he also directed and co-wrote.
John appeared on "The Late Show" and taught Stephen how to be sexy. He also told Stephen he's doing a "Jack Ryan" MOVIE.
As for how he felt when he got the news, he told "People", quote, "Just immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts. Other than maybe I'm being punked."
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The National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play inducted My Little Pony, the card game Phase 10, and Transformers.
“These are three very deserving toys that showcase the wide range of how people play,” says Christopher Bensch, vice president for collections and chief curator. “But for My Little Pony, in particular, this year is extra validating. The beloved toy was a finalist seven times before finally crossing the finish line!”
Nine other finalists didn't get enough votes to make it in: The board games "Apples to Apples" and "Sequence" . . . the "Pokémon" trading card game . . . 'Choose Your Own Adventure' gamebooks . . . Hess Toy Trucks . . . Remote-controlled vehicles . . . the Stick Horse (a.k.a. Hobbyhorse) . . . Trampolines . . . and plain old balloons. Good luck to them next year.
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How many push-ups could you do right now without stopping? Here's the number to shoot for.
The Mayo Clinic posted guidelines for how many push-ups men and women should be able to do at various ages, from age 25 to 65. Being healthy is also about diet, cardio, and lifestyle choices.
But if you can do this many push-ups, they say it's a sign you're at least in "good" shape . . .
25 years old . . . 20 push-ups for women, and 28 for men
35 years old . . . 19 and 21
45 years old . . . 14 and 16
55 years old . . . 10 and 12
65 years old . . . 10 and 10, same for both
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if you're looking to travel for a "Destination Thanksgiving," the best places to go may be California . . . and Kentucky.
WalletHub has put out its annual list of the Best Cities for Thanksgiving, considering stuff like food costs . . . local traditions . . . pumpkin patches . . . charitable giving . . . volunteer opportunities . . . and weather.
They considered 100 cities.
And strangley - anywhere that my relatives aren't - was the winner!!!
Kidding... San Diego was named the top place to celebrate Thanksgiving. But two cities in Kentucky were close behind.
The Top 10 cities are: San Diego . . . Atlanta . . . San Francisco . . . San Jose, California . . . Dallas . . . Lexington, Kentucky . . . San Antonio, Texas . . . Las Vegas . . . Louisville, Kentucky . . . and Orlando.
In PA, Pittsburg was 23rd, Philadelphia was 37th,
NYC was 42nd (like the street) Buffalo was 63rd
The bottom 10 cities are: Stockton, California . . . Hialeah, Florida . . . San Bernardino, California . . . New Orleans . . . Anchorage, Alaska . . . Long Beach, California . . . Laredo, Texas . . . Newark, New Jersey . . . Riverside, California . . . and Chula Vista, California.
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The Burj Khalifa building in Dubai is the world's tallest structure at 2,722 feet high.
New York City wants to come close to that with the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 2000 feet high.
But - it is supposed to look like a massive paperclip standing up.
The designer says it would be "one of the most prestigious buildings in Manhattan." They also note that it would fit within New York's tight zoning restrictions, which make it challenging to build new skyscrapers.
It would be called the "Big Bend" There are big windows up each side . . . even across the loop at the top and to navigate it, there would be elevators that could operate around the curves. (they have those in a way at the St. Louis Arch.)
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46% of Americans are on the lookout for fun shapes of pasta to try.
And 54% say their interest in new pasta shapes "increases depending on the season."
Well good, the pasta company Barilla has announced that they have an exciting new product coming this holiday season: Pasta shaped like snowflakes.
There will be three shapes in each box.
The boxes of snowflake pasta will only be available for a limited time beginning next month, exclusively at Walmart.
Barilla says, quote, "We hope that it inspires moments of togetherness, helping to create new memories with loved ones."
It's kind of not new, as there is Rotelle the wagon wheel shape..It's a riff on that.
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The nominees for the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame were announced yesterday.
Here are some names you'd recognize: Eminem . . . Janet Jackson . . . N.W.A. . . . Boy George . . . the Doobie Brothers . . . Alanis Morissette . . . Sheryl Crow . . . Bryan Adams . . . George Clinton . . . and Steve Winwood.
A songwriter with a catalog of notable songs qualifies for induction 20 years after their first significant song release. Unfortunately, voting isn't open to the public.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Pigeons have an incredible ability to remember human faces. In fact, if you chase or feed a pigeon even once, it will remember you in the future. I thought it was crows..don't mess with crows. Give them something shiny and move on.
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