3/6/26 - Pickle Ball Fight, It's The Small Things, and Veggies
- bribriny
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Friday 3/6/25
Celebrate:
Alamo Day
Dress in Blue Day
Employee Appreciation Day
Middle Name Pride Day
National Day of Unplugging
National Dentist's Day
National Dress Day
National Frozen Food Day
National Oreo Cookie Day
National Speech and Debate Education Day
National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
World Day of Prayer
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Today in 1475, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born. While he is famous for painting the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo actually hated painting.
He considered himself a sculptor and only took the chapel job because the Pope essentially forced him into it. He spent the entire four-year project writing poems about how much his neck hurt and how he was "not a painter."
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This weekend, remember what Devo says... Don't forget to Go Forward and Move Ahead one hour on Sunday March 8th at 2am. DST is here!!!
That's Daylight Saving Time. (no second s)
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New in Theaters
Hoppers - Animated Adventure - The marketing has been spot on. What if you could talk to the animals. Disney and Pixar helps you find out! Lizard!!!! With the voices of Jon Hamm, Bobby Moynihan, and Piper Curda
The Bride - Drama directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard.
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Popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro may do more than help people shed pounds, announced March 4. New research suggests these GLP-1 medications could also help protect the heart after a heart attack. The drugs appear to reduce inflammation and support heart muscle recovery. This discovery could transform cardiac care, offering heart attack survivors a dual benefit: weight loss and heart protection.
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Stiff knees and aching hips may seem like an inevitable part of aging, but experts say we're getting osteoarthritis all wrong, announced March 4. Despite affecting nearly 600 million people worldwide, most patients aren't getting the single most powerful treatment: exercise. Physical activity strengthens muscles around joints, reduces pain, and improves mobility—often better than medication or surgery. But doctors aren't prescribing it, and patients aren't doing it.
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A Florida man and his wife are facing felony charges today after a disagreement over a pickleball rule turned into a 20-person melee. Witnesses say the 63-year-old suspect allegedly struck his opponent with a paddle before a full-scale brawl erupted at the Spruce Creek Country Club.
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Life feels a bit… much. It’s no surprise consumers are gravitating towards design that reassures rather than rattles.
Across fashion, tech, lifestyle, food and drink, products are stepping up as emotional support systems.
Guardian Design - pieces that help you move through the world feeling organized, protected and in control.
Consumers don’t want tech that feels cold.
Cute Tech leans into bold color-blocking and chunky forms that feel friendly and most importantly, instantly familiar.
Tiny Joys - Mini serves, pre-meal rituals and intimate moments of indulgence offer joy without excess, pressure or commitment. Think tiny pints of housemade pineapple lager served before dinner.
It’s more about precision and delight.
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A study says that eating vegetables may help the brain to stay young.
Most Popular Vegetables (U.S. Focus)
Still don't consider this a vegetable. But Potatoes: The undisputed favorite, with over 49 pounds per capita consumed annually, driven heavily by frozen, fried, and baked options.
Now let's get to real veregables...Ooops..next is technically a fruit!
Tomatoes: A close second in consumption, largely due to versatile use in sauces, soups, and salads.
Onions: A top three staple for cooking and flavoring.
Sweet Corn: Highly popular, especially in the US.
Carrots: A top-tier staple vegetable.
Broccoli: Frequently cited as a favorite vegetable in many US states.
Lettuce/Salad Mixes: A staple for fresh salads.
Peppers/Cucumbers: Consistently rank high in fresh produce consumption
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - 1912, the first Oreo cookies were sold by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) to a grocer in Hoboken, New Jersey.
The Oreo was a blatant "rip-off" of the Hydrox cookie, which had been on the market since 1908. Because Nabisco had better marketing, people eventually started thinking Hydrox was the knock-off.
The intricate pattern on the Oreo hasn't changed much since 1952. It features a circle topped by a two-bar cross (the Cross of Lorraine) and exactly 12 flowers.
A standard Oreo is exactly 71% cookie and 29% cream.
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