Wednesday 2/19/25
Celebrate:
International Tug-Of-War Day
National Arabian Horse Day
National Boston Terrier Day
National Chocolate Mint Day
National Lash Day
Prevent Plagiarism Day
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A new poll asked, "If it were ever possible, would you drive across a massive bridge from the USA to Europe?" Assuming there were proper facilities along the way like rest stops and gas stations.
35% of people said YES . . . 19% of people said MAYBE . . . 18% said NO . . . and 28% said "Not on your life!"
Let's do the math here. If you go on Google Earth and draw a bridge the SHORTEST distance . . . from Maine to Portugal . . . that's about 3,100 miles.
Assuming a maximum highway speed of 85 miles per hour, it would take more than 36 hours to complete, assuming no stops and a constant speed. It's actually comparable to road-tripping from Maine to California. Except it's only a bridge . . . over water . . . with no other scenery.
Train would be better....ok..let's ask if it was a tunnel?
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On Valentine's Day, Guinness World Records recognized the current record for the longest marriage for a living couple. It's a Brazilian couple who are now 105 and 101 years old. They've been married an incredible 84 years and 77 days.
They raised 13 children, who have given them 55 grandchildren . . . 54 great-grandchildren . . . and now 12 great-great-grandchildren.
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There's a new report out that says the typical person has 1,598 photos on their phone's camera roll. If you break it down by age, Millennials have the most with just over 2,500.
Photos of our family are the most common pictures we have on our phones. They're followed by pics from holiday celebrations, and cool, photo-worthy "views."
Even though we have THOUSANDS of photos in our pockets, 19% of people say they "rarely" look back through them.
One solution is to print them out. Some people do that . . . and surprisingly, it's more popular among YOUNGER adults. 43% of Gen Z'ers say they "regularly" print photos from their phone, compared to just 5% of Boomers.
For the record - 310.
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AskReddit asked - What is the one word you can never spell correctly?
1. Maintenance. "When I try to spell it out . . . my brain just short circuits."
2. Diarrhea. "It's always a big mess. My spelling, that is."
3. Convenience. Someone said, "I wanted to say this too, but couldn't spell it."
4. Boutonnière. "And I'm a wedding photographer."
5. Necessary. Remember: One C, Two Ss.
6. Occasionally. Remember: Two Cs. One S.
7. Accommodate. Remember: Two Cs. Two Ms.
8. Embarrass. Remember: Two Rs. Two Ss.
9. Receipt. Remember: "I" before "E," except after "C."
10. Seize. Remember: "I" before . . . wait a minute!
11. Conscientious. And also: Conscience.
12. Rhythm.
13. Restaurant.
14. Refrigerator. Mostly due to the disappearing "D" from "fridge."
15. Privilege.
16. Definitely.
17. Nauseous.
18. Alcohol. Even when sober.
19. Hemorrhoids.
20. As a preemptive strike, tomorrow is a WEDNESDAY in FEBRUARY, and a lot of people struggle with both of those.
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"Captain America: Brave New World" did better than expected when it hit theaters this past weekend. But Sam Wilson, the new Captain, only came in 30th in a poll to determine the most popular Marvel characters.
Here's the Top 20:
1. Stan Lee.
2. Iron Man / Tony Stark
3. Spider-Man / Peter Parker
4. Captain America / Steve Rogers
5. Thor
6. Loki
7. Dr. Strange
8. Rocket Racoon
9. Deadpool
10. Groot
11. Black Panther / T'Challa
12. Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff
13. Scarlett Witch / Wanda Maximoff
14. Hulk / Bruce Banner
15. Ant Man / Scott Lang
16. Star Lord / Peter Quill
17. The Winter Soldier / Bucky Barnes
18. Thanos
19. Nick Fury
20. Hawkeye / Clint Barton
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The Italian chemist who's credited with inventing Nutella in 1964 passed away on Valentine's Day. His name was Francesco Rivella, and he'd been in the sweets business since 1952, when he began working at Ferrero the Italian chocolate company.
He was 97..so logically, Nutella can help you live a long life!
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - In 2013, the African country Swaziland (now called Eswatini) implemented a law that banned witches from flying their broomsticks higher than 500 feet in the air. There are no penalties for witches flying below that.
Hey Elphaba - remember that when you are zooming around!!!
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