Friday 12/16/22
Celebrate:
Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
Boston Tea Party Day
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
National Ugly Sweater Day
Stupid Toy Day
Underdog Day - a day "to salute, before the year's end, all of the underdogs and unsung heroes—the Number Two people who contribute so much to the Number One people we read about.
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The term“Military Grade” is just a marketing ploy. Although the term is actually used in the army, it really just means “meeting the bare-minimum requirements of durability, while also costing the least.”
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A new survey measured the time spent behind the scenes, and found that, on average, people spend 34 HOURS of their lives untangling holiday lights.
Here are some other results:
We spend more than TWO DAYS of our lives decorating Christmas trees.
A day-and-a-half picking up or vacuuming pine needles from LIVING trees.
Two-and-a-half YEARS planning and preparing the main holiday meal.
And 164 weeks . . . or just over THREE YEARS . . . preparing for guests to arrive.
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You may have heard of the legendary "McGold Card," which grants card holders free McDonald's . . . FOR LIFE. Bill Gates and Rob Lowe supposedly have one . . . and McDonald's gave away a version of it in a sweepstakes a few years back.
Now, McDonald's is offering up a DOZEN of them, and YOU have a shot at it.
McDonald's says THREE people will get FOUR McGold cards . . . one for you, and one for three of your friends. It's part of a new "SZN of Sharing" promotion, which is happening on their app from December 5th through Christmas.
There will be daily deals on food and merch orders made through the app . . . and the McGold card winners will be chosen among the participants. They say every day you order through the app you earn another chance to win.
There are some limits on the McGold card. Technically, it only covers two free meals per week for 50 years. Which should be plenty.
The winners will be notified in early January, and they'll have to designate the three friends to get the other cards at that point. The cards will be connected to the friends' names and loyalty accounts, so you won't be able to sell them.
https://www.mcdonaldsforlifesweeps.com/
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What's the longest you've gone wearing the same underwear?
Buzzfeed recently did a "Never Have I Ever" poll on their website, and tens of thousands of people voted. And when asked about underwear, 40% of people claim they have NEVER worn the same underwear multiple days in a row.
Here are some other results:
23% claim they've never cheated on a test.
10% claim they've never told a secret they weren't supposed to share.
43% say they've never lied about their age.
12% say they've never Googled themselves.
11% claim they've never peed in the shower.
And only 31% said they've never dropped their phone in the toilet.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The "Dee" in Billy Dee Williams is short for his real middle name: December. His full real name is William December Williams Jr.
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