Thursday 11/2/23
Celebrate:
All Souls' Day
Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day
Cookie Monster Day
International Project Management Day
International Stout Day
Look for Circles Day
National Deviled Egg Day
National Men Make Dinner Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Practice Being Psychic Day
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Now that Halloween is over, how much is the 1962 The Monster Mash song worth?
During the past four Halloweens combined, the track received more than streamed 15.4 million on-demand streams.
Combined revenue from plays and publishing for the song could easily hit $1 million each year, TV and film revenue pushes it higher!
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Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are engaged after two years of dating, sources confirmed to People and Entertainment Tonight.
The news came as some eagle-eyed fans noticed Kravitz appeared to be wearing an engagement ring at a Halloween party over the weekend, where she dressed as Rosemary from "Rosemary's Baby" and he dressed as, well, a baby. The two actors have been linked since 2021.
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Here's some advice your kids can get on board with: An actual dentist just said that if you want to protect your teeth it's best to eat all of your Halloween candy in ONE SITTING.
Her name is Dr. Olivia Mason. She runs a place near Wheeling, West Virginia called Almost Heaven Family Dentistry.
Technically speaking, she said eating all your candy at once is better for your teeth than having a few pieces a day for the next few weeks.
She conceded there's a pretty big trade-off though. It's not easy on your stomach.
She says the worst candy for your teeth is anything sticky or chewy, like Starburst or Jolly Ranchers. The sugar in chocolate isn't great either. But it melts, and it's also easier to brush away.
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Got a pesky headache? Before you reach for the pill bottle, consider this nutty alternative—grab a handful of almonds!
These crunchy powerhouses are packed with magnesium, a mineral known to relax blood vessels and ease nerve excitability, which can contribute to headache relief.
Munching on 10-12 almonds provides a decent magnesium dose, potentially mitigating that head-thumping sensation and getting you back to feeling great without taking any drugs!.
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November is here. (Rabbit Rabbit) and here's what to look forward to besides Thanksgiving.
The other holiday is Veterans Day on the 11th.
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday. So we "gain" an hour of sleep, which is fun. (look forward to the time change? no..just stop them)
Sports: The World Series continues tonight . . . the new NBA season is just getting started . . . the MLS playoffs are underway . . . and the NASCAR Cup Series Championship is this Sunday.
Movies: Sofia Coppola's new Priscilla Presley biopic, "Priscilla", opens wide this Friday.
. . . the latest Marvel movie "The Marvels" hits theaters a week later.
. . . the new prequel, "Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" arrives on the 17th, along with Eli Roth's new horror flick, "Thanksgiving".
. . . Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" with Joaquin Phoenix opens on the 22nd . . . so does the new Disney movie, "Wish" . . . and "Maestro" with Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein also opens that day.
Award shows: the CMA Awards are next Tuesday . . . the Grammy nominees get announced next Friday . . . and the Billboard Music Awards are November 19th.
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Should phones be banned from classrooms to help kids focus? The U.K. just announced they're doing it.
Kids in England won't be able to have their phone in class, and can't use it between classes either. Officials say phones at school are one of the biggest issues teachers deal with every day.
Some schools already make kids hand in their phones at the start of the day. But now it'll be mandatory in the U.K.
Some parents don't like the idea, because they want their kid to have access to their phone if something happens, or they need help.
I'm not sure about a total ban..yes in class, but between classes??
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Skype's name is a shortened version of its original name, "Sky Peer-to-Peer." The people who created it originally wanted to shorten it to "Skyper," but that domain name was taken.
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