Monday 11/8/21
Celebrate National Cappuccino, Harvey Wallbanger, Parents as Teachers, STEM/STEAM, Cook Something Bold, Ample Time, Dunce, Pianist, Town Planning, and X-Ray Day.
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British vocalist and founding member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died after a short illness, his current band confirmed.
"We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness," a statement on Ali Campbell and Astro's Twitter account said on Saturday. "The world will never be the same without him."
Wilson was part of British reggae band UB40 for more than 30 years, before leaving the band to join breakaway group UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro in 2013.
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There's a thread online, where members of Gen Z are suggesting trends by Millennials that they plan to end. There's hope for young people yet.
1. Weird, drawn-on eyebrows.
2. The bad relationship Millennials have with other generations, including Boomers.
3. Expensive hipster food, like Avocado Toast.
4. Choosing a 'financially stable' job over their dream job, then regretting it.
5. "Cable television."
6. "The whole 'I've been doing this longer than you' vibe that millennials carry."
7. The man-bun hairstyle.
8. Lip injections.
9. Drinking IPA beer.
10. Cancel Culture.
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Thanksgiving is coming, and it's such a traditional feast! But do people actually like the food??? Over 1,000 people were asked to name the traditional Thanksgiving foods they don't actually like and surprise!
1. Cranberry sauce. 30% of Americans don't like it.
2. Turkey, 28%. So more than 1 in 4 Americans don't like Thanksgiving turkey.
3. Green bean casserole, 25%.
4. Sweet potatoes, 24%.
5. Stuffing, 23%.
6. Coleslaw, 22%.
7. Ham, 21%.
8. Pumpkin pie, 21%.
9. Mashed potatoes, 18%.
10. Mac-and-cheese, 15% of us don't like it. (who are these people?)
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Does your dog ever tilt its head and look confused, while also looking like the cutest thing ever? Scientists may have finally figured out why they do that, and it's not just to look cute.
A new paper in the journal "Animal Cognition" says it might actually be a sign they're smarter than other dogs and that they understand what you're telling them.
Researchers tested a bunch of dogs to see if they could learn and remember the names of different toys. Most of them couldn't do it, but some could. Dogs that can are called "gifted word learners," or GWLs.
It turned out the GWL dogs were much more likely to do a cute head-tilt when they heard the name of each toy. Dogs that weren't good at learning words only did a head-tilt in 2% of their sessions. But the GWL dogs did it in 43% of theirs.
So why was that the case? The team behind the study thinks those cute head-tilts must have something to do with the dog accessing old memories.
So if your dog does it a lot, they could be a genius at least compared to other dogs.
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Getting to that season when you have to mail out presents. Earlier the better is the rule, but the Postal Service has released this guide.
For domestic delivery before December 25, get your packages out by:
USPS retail ground service: Dec. 15 | Alaska: Dec. 2 | Hawaii: N/A
First-class mail service: Dec. 17 | Alaska: Dec. 18 | Hawaii: Dec. 17
Priority mail service: Dec. 18 | Alaska: Dec. 18 | Hawaii: Dec. 17
Priority mail express service: Dec. 23 | Alaska: Dec. 21 | Hawaii: Dec. 21
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The Super Soaker was designed and invented by a NASA engineer.
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