Monday 3/27/23
Celebrate:
National Joe Day
National Scribble Day
National Spanish Paella Day
Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
World Theater Day
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Weekend Box Office:
1. John Wick: Chapter 4 $73.5 Million
2. Creed III $10.4 Million
3. Shazam! Fury of the Gods $9.7 Million
4. Scream VI $8.4 Million
5. 65 $3.3 Million
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Two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape, only to be found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby, a sheriff said.
A preliminary investigation found the men exploited a weakness in the jail’s construction design and used tools made from a toothbrush and a metal object to access rebars between the walls — and then used the rebar to further their escape, the statement said. After escaping their cell, they scaled a containment wall around the jail.
Patrons of the IHOP reported that they were there.
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An 80-year-old Alberta woman who has been regularly donating blood for nearly six decades earned the Guinness World Record for the most whole blood donated (female).
Guinness World Records said Josephine Michaluk, 80, began donating blood at age 22 in 1965, and in the years since she has donated a total 203 units of blood. A unit of blood is roughly equivalent to a pint.
Michaluk, whose blood type is the in-demand O+, said she likes knowing her donations are helping others.
"I feel like I have it in me to give," she said. "I can share it to people that need it."
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A Chinese start-up has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received.
MUA – named after the sound people commonly make when blowing a kiss – also captures and replays sound and warms up slightly during kissing, making the experience more authentic.
The MUA resembles a mobile stand with colorless pursed lips protruding from the front. To use it, lovers must download an app on to their smartphones and pair their kissing machines. When they kiss the device, it kisses back.
Read the full article and see creepy pictures here.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/chinese-startup-invents-long-distance-kissing-machine?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
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Cooking devices that incorporate three-dimensional (3D) printers, lasers, or other software-driven processes may soon replace conventional cooking appliances such as ovens, stovetops, and microwaves. This whole process is in its infancy.
Food printing technology has existed since 2005, but to date the technology has been limited to a small number of uncooked ingredients, resulting in what many perceive as less than appetizing dishes.
The food that is being tested to work out the kinks is Cheesecake. "Food Inks in seven key ingredients: graham cracker, peanut butter, Nutella, banana puree, strawberry jam, cherry drizzle, and frosting.
Read more here.
https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/news/honey-the-3d-print-i-mean-dessert-is-ready?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Wearing stiletto high heels on public streets and sidewalks is illegal without a permit in Carmel, California. It's so you don't sue the city if you trip.
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