Tuesday 4/1/25
Celebrate:
April Fools' Day
Boomer Bonus Day
Fossil Fools Day
International Edible Book Festival
International Fun at Work Day
International Tatting Day
National Atheist's Day
National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day
National Love for our Children Day
National One Cent Day
National Sourdough Bread Day
National Soylent Green Day - (spoiler) It's People!!!!!!
National Tom Foolery Day
National Trombone Players Day
Poetry and the Creative Mind Day
Reading is Funny Day
Sorry Charlie Day - celebrating StarKist tuna's ad pitch-fish Charlie.
St Stupid's Day
US Air Force Academy Day
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How's your bracket as we are to the final four in college basketball?
For only the second time in history, all the No. 1 seeds from their respective brackets reached the men's semifinals—Auburn, Duke, Houston, and Florida. The only other time it happened was 17 years ago.
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Which MLB mascots are most popular on social media?
For every mascot's most engaged-with posts, the industry benchmarks for comparison are .76% engagement and $696 in earned media value.
Earned media value is a metric that indicates the amount of money brands can expect to generate from a single post.
1. Phillie Phanatic (Philadelphia Phillies)
Followers: 219K
Most engaging post: The Phillies' mascot pictured with Philadelphia Eagles stars Jason Kelce, Fletcher Cox and Dallas Goedert from October 2023 garnered a 78.57% engagement rate and a $130,000 earned media value.
2. Blooper (Atlanta Braves)
Followers: 136K
Most engaging post: This post from April 2024 capturing an in-game race with Home Depot mascots garnered a 75.47% engagement rate and a $86,000 earned media value.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Met (New York Mets)
Followers: 72.2K
Most engaging post: This carousel with different photos throughout the National League Division Series posted in October 2024 garnered a 31.78% engagement rate and a $19,000 earned media value.
4. Orbit (Houston Astros)
Followers: 64.4K
Most engaging post: Orbit making fun of Boston linguistics in this reel from August 2022 garnered an 80.45% engagement rate and a $33,000 earned media value.
5. Slugger (Kansas City Royals)
Followers: 56K
Most engaging post: This reel from July 2023 welcoming Taylor Swift to the game garnered a 12.64% engagement rate and a $6,000 earned media value.
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More baseball
The New York Yankees hit NINE home runs during a 20 to 9 blowout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Sunday, they hit FOUR and beat the Brewers 12 to 3. They've hit 15 in their first three games.
Are they cheating? Actually not.
What several players are doing is using so-called "torpedo bats", which are thicker at the "sweet spot", rather than being an even circumference down the grain. That puts more mass where the hitter is trying to make contact.
Major League rules just say the bat can be no longer than 42 inches, the thickest part of the barrel can be no wider than 2.61 inches, and the bat must be one solid-continuous piece of wood.
Torpedo bats don't break those rules, and the Yankees aren't the only team with players who are using them.
But you can probably expect to see more players using torpedo bats.
Developing.
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One of the most popular tourist attractions in San Francisco is Lombard Street . . . the "Crookedest Street in the World." But crooked streets may start becoming more common . . . as suburbs try to slow drivers down.
A street in the Philadelphia area that has a new zig-zagging pattern. The road itself isn't different, but the lines were re-painted so that the lanes are wavy. Both the double yellow line in the middle, along with the white edge-lines.
There's a sign warning drivers of the "new pattern," and the idea is that this will slow people down. But the locals are confused.
Police say neighbors were complaining about people driving too fast, and apparently, this "traffic calming measure" was the fix.
Locals are not impressed. They're calling it "ridiculous," "awkward," "weird," and "an eyesore." And even worse, it might not even work. One person says, "I mean, right now, everyone is just driving through the middle of it."
Others have wondered why this was the solution, instead of speed bumps, signs, or flashing lights. But it looks like the zig-zag is sticking around . . . at least for now.
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"GQ" says grandpa shoes are in fashion now. They just did a big write-up on New Balance's latest offering, called Allerdales.
It's actually the second article they've done on them. They did one on the brown version a few weeks ago, and now the white version. They described the look as "downright orthopedic."
There's nothing special about them. They're pebbled leather with normal laces and the New Balance logo on the side . . . but they somehow cost $250.
A writer for "GQ" declared that the brand has "sidestepped the dad shoe trend" and decided to bring "the granddad shoe into the mainstream."
He says "the granddad shoe's moment is only just arriving" and "might stay a while."
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A lawyer in Fort Worth, Texas is in the news for claiming you could get a DUI from drinking too much coffee.
He posted a video about how "DUI" and "DWI" don't just mean booze or illicit drugs. If they impair your ability to drive, legal drugs can also get you in trouble. And he specifically mentioned caffeine.
He said it's not something that actually happens, it just could. But there are examples of people getting arrested for it.
A guy in California got pulled over in 2015 for driving erratically. Caffeine was the only thing in his system, and they charged him with a DUI for it.
They eventually dropped the charge after they couldn't prove there was enough caffeine in his system to be "intoxicated" from it. But in theory, yes. You could get a DUI for having one too many espressos.
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Here are a few grocery shopping tips that can help you save a little money:
Try to skip everything in the middle of the store. It's a lot of snacks and filler. The produce, meats, dairy, and eggs are all around the outside walls.
Make a list and stick to it. No impromptu trips down the Little Debbie aisle!
Shop around at all your nearby grocery stores until you figure out which one has the best prices.
Buy the generic brands. A lot of times you can get more for cheaper, and it'll still taste the same.
Eat a big meal before you go to the store. You'll do less impulse buying.
Make sure to check the cost per ounce. Sale prices are confusing sometimes, and not always the cheapest option.
Meal plan based on what will spoil first. Less food waste means more money in your pocket.
If you can afford it, buy all your non-perishable items in BULK.
In the aisles, look high and low. The most expensive stuff is usually the easiest to see and reach.
Shop your pantry first. And clean out your fridge. A lot of times you can find something to put together. No better way to save money than to eat the food you already have.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - People in North Korea believe hamburgers were invented by Kim Jong-il in 2009 and Mickey Mouse was created by China.
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