Wednesday 3/1/23
Celebrate
March
Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day
National Dadgum That's Good Day
National Fruit Compote Day
National Horse Protection Day
National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
National Pig Day
National Wedding Planning Day
Plan a Solo Vacation Day
Refired Not Retired Day
Self-Injury Awareness Day
Share a Smile Day
Stop Bad Service Day
World Compliment Day
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Chatbot, meet Snapchat. Snap, the company behind the popular video sharing platform, is launching a chatbot for Snapchat+ subscribers called "My AI" that uses the latest version of OpenAI's ChatGPT. However, Snap is warning that My AI is "prone to hallucination" and is already warning users to be mindful of its "many deficiencies."
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While Ash Ketchum's story has concluded, the franchise is gearing up to tell a new tale. The Pokémon Company has struck a deal with Netflix to create a new stop-motion animated series titled Pokémon Concierge. Haru, who works as a concierge at the Pokémon Resort, is set to be the new main character. "We're also excited to reveal this new series on Pokémon Day and provide fans with even more things to look forward to on this special holiday celebrating the popular franchise," said Minyoung Kim, VP of Netflix Content in Asia, according to Variety.
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A company set out to determine the most popular cuisines in the world . . . and to do it, they looked at "engagement on social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit" worldwide.
Then, they assessed whether the interactions were positive . . . or negative.
And you may be surprised at the results.
Korean came out on top as the #1 cuisine, followed by Italian . . . Mexican . . . Japanese . . . Indian . . . Chinese . . . Thai . . . Vietnamese . . . Filipino . . . and Turkish.
It's unclear if these were the only 10, or if there were more choices beyond these, but either way, the "snubs" could include: Greek and Mediterranean . . . French . . . Spanish . . . Middle Eastern . . . and American.
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Good news, everyone: Remember that piece of gum that you swallowed back in 2015? Well, it's been more than seven years, so it's FINALLY passed through your digestive system.
People on social media are talking about the DUMBEST MYTHS that some people still believe . . . and the seven-year gum thing was mentioned. Here are some others:
1. Lie detectors, as a literal thing. They record stress responses, which might signal when someone is lying . . . or not . . . depending on how a person's body reacts or if they're anxious. They're not admissible in court for a reason.
2. That there's a dramatic "reading" of a person's will . . . with everyone in one room . . . like in movies. Estate lawyers say that MAY have happened . . . 150 years ago . . . but in reality, they just mail everyone a copy if they want it.
3. That Black Belts have to register their fists as weapons.
4. That you eat X-number of spiders in your sleep every year. Thankfully, it probably never happens. For a sleeping person to swallow even one live spider, it would have to involve many unlikely circumstances.
5. On a more serious note, the idea that you have to wait 48 hours to report someone missing.
6. If you drop a penny off a skyscraper, it will eventually fall fast enough to kill someone. In reality, it would hit terminal velocity . . . about 30 miles per hour for its mass . . . and if it hit someone, it would feel like being flicked in the forehead.
7. That humans only use 10% of their brain. That's kind of like saying we only use 33% of a traffic light.
8. Having your headlights off at night is a gang initiation . . . so don't flash your lights to alert them.
9. That shaving makes your hair grow back thicker.
10. That MSG is any worse for you than salt.
11. The Earth is flat.
12. Eating carrots helps you see in the dark.
13. One person playfully added: "Tear here to open."
14. And one joked, "That if any of my limbs hang off the bed while I'm sleeping, a monster will grab them."
15. "That he who smelt it, dealt it. That is the defense of the guilty."
Here’s is the reddit feed
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/11ck2oh/whats_the_dumbest_myth_people_today_believe/
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Ben and Jerry originally wanted to get into the bagel business, but picked ice cream because it was cheaper.
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