3/22/25 & 3/23/25 - Spring Cleaning, Hacks, and Math Anxiety
- bribriny
- Mar 22
- 5 min read
Saturday 3/22/25
Sunday 3/23/25
Celebrate:
Saturday
As Young as You Feel Day
Gryffindor Pride Day
International Day of the Seal
National Bavarian Crepes Day
National Broccoli Day
National Goof-off Day
National Sing Out Day
World Water Day
Sunday
Cuddly Kitten Day
National Chia Day
National Chip and Dip Day
National Melba Toast Day
National Puppy Day
National Tamale Day
Near Miss Day
OK Day
Ravenclaw Pride Day
World Meteorological Day
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New in Theaters
Disney's Snow White - Live action with Gal Gadot, Rachel Zegler, Colin Michael Carmichael, Andrew Burnap, and Ansu Kabia
Locked - Horror movie with Anthony Hopkins, Bill Skarsgård from producer Sam Raimi.
Alto Knights - Drama with Debra Messing, Robert De Niro, Kathrine Narducci, Belmont Cameli, and Bob Glouberman
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A court in the Russian town of Berezovsky has overturned the results of a mayoral election in which the incumbent tried to secure his own victory by making his driver’s wife his only opponent — only for her to win. But the unexpected winner, local government official Yulia Maslakova, refused to take office, skipped her inauguration, and sued the city council for electing her against her will. Meduza explains how an accidental mayor challenged her own election.
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Life is hard. So, it's nice when you find a way to make it less hard: Someone on Reddit asked, "What's a random life hack you swear by, even if no one says it works."
1. Put a pinch of salt in your coffee. Apparently, it makes it taste way better.
2. Want a shorter wait time at the DMV? Show up just before it closes for the day. Everything moves faster because the workers just want to go home.
3. Open bags of chips from the bottom. It's where all the seasoning rests. Flipping the bag makes it sprinkle down, so you have better tasting chips the whole way through.
4. Slow down to speed up. You're more likely to make mistakes if you rush. Then you have to go back and do it again. So it takes longer in the end.
5. Write down every good idea you have. Don't depend on your memory.
6. Put a slice of bread in your mouth while cutting onions. The claim is it absorbs some of the compounds that make your eyes sting. Experts say it's dumb, but people still swear by it.
7. Microwave everything twice as long with half the heat. Like two minutes on "5" instead of one minute on full power. It'll cook more evenly.
8. A spoonful of sugar helps the hiccups go down. People claim a packet or two of sugar stops them immediately.
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A poll found 65% of us look forward to spring cleaning . . . 80% feel a sense of accomplishment from it . . . and 85% say it improves their mental health.
79% of people polled were homeowners, so that might skew the results a bit. But according to the poll, here are the top three spring-cleaning projects we're planning to tackle this year . . .
1. Washing the windows and window screens. You might Windex the insides more than once a year. But maybe not the outside glass.
2. Cleaning the grill. Memorial Day in May is considered the start of "grilling season." But 62% of people said they grill year-round, even in winter. (Someone recently asked Reddit "What is grilling season?" The answer with the most upvotes was, "January thru December.")
3. Getting your yard in order. Everything from mowing and weeding, to adding flowers and mulch.
76% of people said spring projects help cure "spring fever." Merriam-Webster defines that as "a lazy or restless feeling often associated with the onset of spring."
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The other day was Alien Abduction Day, which is a thing . . . so a website put out a list of the states with the highest likelihood of an alien abduction.
To do it, they analyzed data from the National UFO Reporting Center, and other "digital media reports." They didn't actually consult with any aliens directly.
In the end, they found that California is the state with the HIGHEST likelihood of being abducted by aliens . . . with one UFO sighting for every 1,075 people.
Followed by
2. Washington
3. Florida
4. Oregon . . . So, the Pacific Coast is fully represented.
5. New York
6. Texas
7. Pennsylvania
8. Arizona
9. Colorado
10. Nevada . . . which of course is the home of Area 51.
The states with the LOWEST chance of an alien abduction include many in the South.
The bottom 10 are: Louisiana, which was dead last with just one UFO sighting per 3,815 people. Then Mississippi . . . Alabama . . . Virginia . . . New Jersey . . . Maryland . . . Tennessee . . . Illinois . . . North Carolina . . . and North Dakota.
Overall, the chances of an alien abduction might be higher than you'd think. According to this report, the odds of being abducted by aliens in America is approximately 1 in 1,834, which is 0.05%.
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A perfectly round, "one-in-a-billion" egg sold at an auction for over $500, which frankly sounds like a bargain.
The funds are going to charity.
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64% of Americans experience math anxiety, with middle school being the most common time for onset (34%), and women reporting higher rates (70%) than men (57%).
Gen Z is particularly affected—62% say math anxiety has created roadblocks in their education or careers. In a job market demanding technical know-how, math anxiety functions as an invisible tax on career growth.
Digital tools like YouTube (40%), AI assistants (28%), and games (18%) are helping people overcome math anxiety, while 70% believe math education needs to focus more on real-world applications.
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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have a collaborative album out today called I Said I Love You First.
Selena Gomez has now done four seasons of "Only Murders in the Building" with Steve Martin and Martin Short. So has anything rubbed off on her?
Selena and her fiancé Benny Blanco are on the new episode of "Hot Ones", and host Sean Evans asked her if she's picked up any old man tendencies from them.
She said, quote, "I sit there and read the news with them every day."
She added, quote, "They eat the same thing every day. And now I eat the same thing every day. So, it's either a tuna sandwich with Dijon mustard or sushi.
"And now all I eat is a chicken salad sandwich. And for some reason, I'm excited to get my meal next to theirs."
She also said her "lingo" is getting a little "old-soulish." Quote, "That's just Steve and Marty . . . they're the best."
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