Wednesday 11/23/22
Celebrate:
Blackout Wednesday
Doctor Who Day
Eat a Cranberry Day
Fibonacci Day - the first series of numbers in the Fibonacci sequence are 1, 1, 2, and 3. The sequence is created by adding the previous two numbers to get the third number, so it begins as follows: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, and 144
National Cashew Day
National Espresso Day
National Family Caregivers Day
National Jukebox Day
Tie One On Day
What Do You Love About America Day
Wolfenoot - Wolfnoot is a "celebration of canines, kindness, and humans who embrace both." Showing kindness to animals, especially to wolves and dogs, is an important part of the day.
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The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 featured animals from the Central Park Zoo.
Though the parade stretched just two blocks, New York City went all out for what newspapers called "a marathon of mirth." Notably, however, there were none of the balloons the parade is known for today. Instead, there were live bears, elephants, camels, and monkeys from the Central Park Zoo. There were also floats with puppets, celebrities, bands, costumed Macy's employees, and of course, Santa Claus.
The balloons came in 1928 with the first being a fish, tiger, hummingbird, elephant and bird. Popular characters started showing up the next year.
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Someone polled 1,000 Americans, and the top answer was "additional desserts" that aren't pie. So pie is essential, but other desserts aren't.
The top ten foods we'd be willing to cut are: Extra desserts . . . Brussels sprouts . . . squash . . . creamed spinach . . . cooked carrots . . . yams . . . cauliflower . . . mac and cheese . . . cornbread . . . and broccoli.
The poll also looked at the foods we'd NEVER cut. And #1 is the main dish . . . 36% said turkey would be the last food they'd ditch.
The top ten foods we'd never cut are: Turkey . . . gravy . . . mashed potatoes . . . stuffing . . . sweet potatoes . . . bread rolls . . . salad . . . soup . . . biscuits . . . and green beans, or green bean casserole.
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New movies for the Holiday are:
Bones and All - The film is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter, as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey that takes them through the back roads, hidden passages, and trap doors of Ronald Reagan’s America.
Devotion - Devotion, an aerial war epic based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War.
Strange World - Animated Family film from Disney. The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threatened to topple their latest and most crucial mission.
Alan Tudyk lends his voice.
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If you could replace someone at your Thanksgiving dinner with a celebrity which one would you choose?
There's a list online where people are voting for their favorites. Here are the Top 10 celebrities we'd invite over for Thanksgiving:
1. Morgan Freeman
2. Robert Downey, Jr.
3. Meryl Streep
4. Jimmy Fallon
5. Hugh Jackman
6. Jennifer Aniston
7. Patrick Stewart
8. Tom Hiddleston
9. Tina Fey
10. Scarlett Johansson
Others who received a lot of votes include: Kristen Wiig . . . Amy Poehler . . . Neil Patrick Harris . . . Adele . . . Chris Evans . . . Bradley Cooper . . . The Rock . . . and Emma Watson.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The Major League Baseball record for the most home runs by two brothers is held by Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron. They have 768 combined . . . 755 from Hank, 13 from Tommie.
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