Tuesday 12/21/21
Winter begins today at 10:59a. The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the whole year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. If it helps..you could go live in Australia..Summer starts there today.
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Celebrate National Crossword Puzzle, Don't Make Your Bed, Forefathers', Humbug, International Dalek Remembrance (REMEMBRANCE), (they made their debut in 1963 today)
Coquito ("Little Coconut" in Spanish is a traditional Christmas drink that originated in Puerto Rico. The coconut-based alcoholic beverage is similar to eggnog, and is sometimes referred to as Puerto Rican Eggnog), Flashlight, French Fried Shrimp, Hamburger, Maine (23rd state in 1820), and Kiwi Fruit Day.
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Cat owners who love to take pictures of their furry friends now have a new excuse to pull out their smartphones and take a snapshot: it may actually help the cat.
A Calgary, Alberta, animal health technology company, Sylvester.ai, has developed an app called Tably that uses the phone's camera to tell whether a feline is feeling pain.
The app looks at ear and head position, eye-narrowing, muzzle tension, and how whiskers change, to detect distress. A 2019 study published in peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports found that the so-called 'feline grimace scale,' or FGS, is a valid and reliable tool for acute pain assessment in cats.
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A new study found most children only play with a maximum of 20 toys. Any more than that is overkill.
It only looked at kids between three and 12 years old. Once they're older than that, they're mostly just playing video games.
80% of kids under 13 only play with 20 of the toys they have, or less. That includes 44% who only use five to ten and 15% who play with less than five of their toys.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - What is Stephen King's Best-Selling Book? "The Shining"
Published in 1977 estimated to have sold close to 700,000 copies, more than double his debut, Carrie.
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