Monday 2/11/24
Celebrate:
Clean Out Your Computer Day
Hug Day
International Darwin Day
International Epilepsy Day
Lincoln's Birthday
NAACP Day
National Football Hangover Day - Who has the Superbowl Flu today?
National Freedom to Marry Day
National Lost Penny Day
National Plum Pudding Day
National Poop Day
Oatmeal Monday
Paul Bunyan Day
Safety Pup Day
Shrove Monday - as Lent begins Wednesday.
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Weekend Box Office
Typical Super Bowl Weekend with low box office.
1. Argylle $6.5M
Lisa Frankenstein $3.8M
The Beekeeper $3.5M
The Chosen: S4 Episodes 1-3 $3.2M
Wonka $3.1M
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Hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl.
Half-Time with Usher and his guests Alicia Keys, H.E.R.(can we just say how great an artist she is?), Roller Skates, Lil John, Ludacris, and marching band.
Of course, it's all about the commercials. See what people liked with the USAToday Ad Meter. What was your favorite?
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There will be another season of Blown Away, the glass-making reality show on Netflix starting March 8th.
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Animal rights organization, PETA, urged the largest amusement ride manufacturer in Kansas to end the production and sale of animal-themed carousels.
"Children learn through play, and teaching them to have respect and compassion for all living, feeling beings can help create a more just and merciful world," PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a press release.
In the release, the organization argued to Chance Rides, a Kansas-based amusement company, that animal-themed merry-go-rounds celebrate exploitation.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its class of 2024 on Saturday.
Mariah Carey, Cher, Sinéad O'Connor, and Sade are nominees for the first time.
Other nominees are:
Mary J Blige
Dave Matthews Band
Eric B. & Rakim
Foreigner
Peter Frampton
Jane's Addiction
Kool & the Gang
Lenny Kravitz
Oasis
Ozzy Osbourne
A Tribe Called Quest
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The Super Bowl with the highest scoring was #29 in 1995. 75 points between San Francisco (49) and San Diego (26.)
The one with the lowest score of 16 was #53 in 2019. New England (13) beat Los Angeles (3.)
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