Monday 3/25/24
Celebrate:
International Waffle Day
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
National Lobster Newburg Day
National Medal of Honor Day
Old New Year's Day
Pecan Day
Tolkien Reading Day
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Today is the Full Worm Moon, bright and early at 3am.
You might be thinking earthworm but, In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver visited the Naudowessie (Dakota) and other Native American tribes and wrote that the name Worm Moon refers to a different sort of “worm”—beetle larvae—which began to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time.
The moon has other names as well, Eagle, Goose, Crow Comes Back, Sugar, Wind Strong, and Sore Eyes (from the blinding sun reflecting off the melting snow.)
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1. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire $45 Million
2. Dune: Part Two $17.6 Million
3. Kung Fu Panda 4 $16.8
4. Immaculate $5.3 Million
5. Arthur the King $4.4 Million
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Forget BFF. Best Friends Forever has been replaced by a new higher kind of friend. The Tenured Friend.
a tenured friend is someone who’s pretty much guaranteed to be in your life forever.
This is also the person you can count on to answer the phone and show up when you need them most.
Some of their traits,
They always pick up the phone
They pick you up at the airport - at any time of the day
They watch your dog while you're on vacation
They attend your family's events
They know way too much
They help you move
They'll always be your date
Read the article from bustle.com here
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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have expanded their family!
The couple, who married in January 2015, has welcomed a second child together. It was announced Friday in an Instagram post, their son is named Cardinal.
They have a daughter Raddix who was born in 2019.
Thank heavens neither is named Goop.
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There's apparently a beauty trend going viral on TikTok known as "broccoli freckles." It's simple: You take a broccoli floret out of the fridge . . . dab the floret end into some makeup . . . and then you "stamp" it onto your face.
Some are calling it "the ultimate faux-freckle hack," because it leaves tiny dots that resemble freckles.
One influencer named Zak Heath says he's made it a staple in his routine. He says, "I tried using a 'freckle pen' . . . it works well . . . [but] broccoli, because of its shape [is] a fun, easy alternative."
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Tonight's Powerball drawing is worth $800 Million ($384.8 cash option
Tuesday's Mega Millions is 1.1 Billion ($525.8 cash option)
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Qatar is the only country that starts with the letter Q. (You can pronounce it Cutter or Kuh-TAR.) Iraq is the only country that ends with Q.
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