12/5/25 - Krampus, Year in Review, and Junk Drawers

Friday 12/5/25

Celebrate:

AFL-CIO Day

Bartender Appreciation Day

Bathtub Party Day maybe because it's also Repeal Day - Prohibition!!!!

Day of the Ninja

Faux Fur Friday

International Sweater Vestival

International Volunteer Day

National Blue Jeans Day

National Comfort Food Day

National Communicate With Your Kids Day

National Commute With Your Baby Day

National Sacher Torte Day

Before Elf on the Shelf, there was Krampus. Today is Krampusnacht or Krampus Night.

The day is based on Krampus, a mythical beast that is half-demon and half-goat. Characteristically similar to some creatures in Greek mythology, it has fangs, horns, cowbells on its waist, and a switch made of birch sticks meant for whipping or swatting naughty children. The harshness of its appearance is fitting, as Krampus comes from the German word "krampen," which means claw.

According to folklore, on the evening of December 5, Krampus punishes children who have been bad by whipping them with his switch. He then takes them to his lair. He is the counterpart to St. Nicholas, a European gift giver who arrives the following day. He is also contrasted with Santa, who rewards those who have been good and are on his "nice" list.

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New in Theaters

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - Horror starring Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Elizabeth Lail, and Piper Rubio.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - Quentin Tarantino’s presentation of the revenge epic as one complete movie. New to this theatrical release will be a never-before-seen, 7½-minute animated sequence.

Merrily We Roll Along - Musical Comedy from Broadway with Daniel Radcliffe, and Jonathan Groff.

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Just in time for the holidays, Powerball Lottery is getting higher!!!

Saturday's draw is now $820Million. Cash value of $383.5 Million.

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Great Question from the internet.

The one item every junk drawer must have to be a real junk drawer.

Paper Clips

Dead Batteries or questionable power level

Bottle Opener or Church Key(why is it called that by the way)

Sauce Packets

A random charger but you don’t know what it’s even for

Lots of pens/that don't work!!!

Small note pads sent by an organization looking for a donation.

Old out of date take-out menus.

Tape of some kind

Rubber Bands

Old bread twist ties

Scissors

Super Glue

A lone chopstick

Random Key

Screwdriver

Loose Change

String or no particular length, but always too short

Not sure, my junk drawer is so full I can't check it!

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Hope your weekend goes like this. You fall through the ceiling of a liquor store, drink a couple of bottles from the bottom shelf, and fall asleep in the bathroom. Best Life Ever!!!! Oh..and you’re a raccoon. (it happened in Virginia) After several hours of rest, the raccoon showed no signs of being hurt, “other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices,” the shelter it recovered at said.

See the news report here.

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The season of unwrapping our online lives — or at least a glimpse of what they looked like over the past year — is well underway.

Music streamers, social media sites, and a host of other apps have already started delivering their annual recaps into customers’ inboxes. That gives users a peek at anything from the top songs they had on repeat and the videos they streamed the most, to online language-learning or everyday tips they turned to the internet for in 2025.

Spotify not only has a list of your listening, but is introducing "Wrapped Party," a feature that allows you to compare listening habits with friends who use it too.

And of course, social media runs with "Spotify Shame," where users post their embarrassing top songs (e.g., white noise, children's music, or 2010s glee covers) to prove they are unique. 

Spotify Wrapped 2025

The most-streamed artist for 2025

For the fourth year running, it was Bad Bunny.

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Drake

Billie Eilish

Kendrick Lamar

Bruno Mars

Ariana Grande

Arijit Singh

Fuerza Regida

The global top song

Die With A Smile, by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, with more than 1.7 billion streams.

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish

"APT." by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars

"Ordinary" by Alex Warren

"DtMF" by Bad Bunny

"back to friends" by sombr

"Golden" by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

"luther (with sza)" by Kendrick Lamar

"That's So True" by Gracie Abrams

"WILDFLOWER" by Billie Eilish

Spotify Top U.S. Songs of 2025

"luther (with sza)" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA

"Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

"Ordinary" by Alex Warren

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish

"tv off (feat. lefty gunplay)" by Kendrick Lamar & Lefty Gunplay

"Golden" by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

"back to friends" by sombr

"Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan

"Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti)" by The Weeknd & Playboi Carti

"No One Noticed" by The Marías

Spotify Top U.S. Artists of 2025

Taylor Swift

Drake

Morgan Wallen

Kendrick Lamar

Bad Bunny

The Weeknd

SZA

Zach Bryan

Tyler, The Creator

Kanye West

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“YouTube Recap” on Dec. 2, starting in North America. Recap gives an overview of YouTube users’ watch history over the last year — including top artists and songs if you listened to music on the platform.

Apple Replay is also out, along with Amazon Music, Twitch Recap, Duolingo, and even Google Year in Review, are all ready for you!

Let's check out some of Google's Searches of the Year

Hum to Search: trending songs

Golden - HUNTR/X

Ordinary - Alex Warren

Anxiety - Doechii

Pretty Little Baby - Connie Francis

Passings

Ozzy Osbourne

Hulk Hogan

Diane Keaton

TV Shows

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Search it

Squid Game 3

Adolescence

Severance

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Movies

Anora

Superman

Minecraft Movie

Thunderbolts*

Search it

Sinners

Food & drink recipes

Hot Honey

Marry Me Chicken

Search it

Chimichurri

Chia Pudding

White Chicken Chili

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USAToday as a headline today - How old is too old to shovel snow?

Former American Heart Association volunteer Dr. Barry Franklin says, "Shoveling a little snow off your sidewalk may not seem like hard work. However, the strain of heavy snow shoveling may be as or even more demanding on the heart than taking a treadmill stress test."

Experts have not pinned down an exact age for when it's best to retire from snow shoveling, and recommendations they do have can vary widely.

Dr. John Osborne, AHA volunteer, said adults 65 and older should be "more wary" of snow shoveling and individuals with risk factors for heart disease, such as tobacco use, diabetes, obesity, hypertension or high cholesterol should be extra mindful.

He has said that anyone over age 45 should avoid the task. This recommendation is backed by a 2001 study, which found that about 85% of adults over the age of 50 already experience atherosclerosis, which can lead to coronary artery disease.

Shoveling snow requires arm work, which is more taxing on the heart than leg work.

Strained body while lifting heavy loads, during which most people unknowingly hold their breath, increases heart rate and blood pressure.

Start gradually and pace yourself.

Cover your mouth and nose and wear layered clothing, including a hat and gloves.

Push or sweep the snow rather than lifting and throwing it.

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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Australia is Wider Than the Moon. The continent of Australia spans approximately 2,485 miles (4,000 km) from east to west. In contrast, the Moon's diameter is only about 2,159 miles (3,474 km).

You could fit the Moon inside Australia's coastline, with room to spare.

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