2/6/26 - Grammar Nerds, Sexy Walkers, and Monopoly

Friday 2/6/26

Celebrate:

Bubble Gum Day

Give Kids a Smile Day

Lame Duck Day

National Chopsticks Day

National Frozen Yogurt Day

National Wear Red Day

Pay-a-Compliment Day

Ronald Reagan Day

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Grammar Nerds are out in force on the internet!

The Super Bowl is Sunday. Not the Superbowl, the Super Bowl. Going around social media, grammar nerds are reminding us that Super Bowl is two words, not one. 

And while we are at it..March 8th is the start of Daylight Saving Time. No s on Saving.

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Many older people would rather risk falling than use walkers, those metal contraptions that lend stability to people who struggle with balance. Walkers are deemed so ugly, and come with so much stigma that up to half of the people who need one say, “No thanks, I’ll take my chances.”

A group of innovators at the University of Colorado are trying to make them cook, or even sexy!

What they want, she said, is a mobility product that looks good and doesn’t make them feel vulnerable. Current walkers aren’t measuring up.

 teamed up with designers from the Italian firm Pininfarina, known for styling cars for Ferrari and Maserati. The result, a product called that features a sleeker black frame, aeronautical-style wheels, and stitched leather handles.

There's even one with what look like off road bicycle wheels!

I like the one's I've seen that can also work as a seat!

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Nutritionists are sounding the alarm today on "protorexia"—a new term for the obsession with high-protein everything. From "extra protein" yogurt to protein-infused coffee, experts warn that the average consumer is over-consuming processed powders at the expense of a balanced diet.

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A University of Bristol study released today found that people who switch to a fully unprocessed diet naturally cut 330 calories a day. The trick? It’s not about smaller portions, but how unprocessed foods signal "fullness" to the brain much faster than "ultra-processed" snacks.

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The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) has officially moved giant pandas from the "endangered" list to "vulnerable." With over 1,800 pandas now in the wild, the species is a rare and beautiful example of what happens when global conservation efforts actually work.

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Police in Germany pulled a man over for drunk driving. So he decided to pass himself off as someone else. Police say the driver’s details seemed to be correct when he told them who he was — until their records showed the man matching his description was registered as having a glass eye. A flashlight pointed in the man’s face disproved this when his eye responded to stimulus. Then he said he used to have a glass eye but didn’t any more. Cops didn’t buy his story and arrested him.

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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - 1935, Parker Brothers began selling the board game Monopoly for the very first time.

The original version didn't include the "tokens" we know today. Players were expected to use household items like buttons or safety pins as their game pieces.

The character (officially named Rich Uncle Pennybags) didn't actually appear on the box art until 1936.

Despite what millions of people "remember," the Monopoly man has never worn a monocle. People often confuse him with Mr. Peanut. (do they?? maybe just the monocle) 

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