Wednesday 4/6/22
Celebrate:
Army Day
Drowsy Drivers Awareness Day
Fresh Tomato Day
Global Day of the Engineer
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Jump Over things Day
National Caramel Popcorn Day
National Day of Hope
National Siamese Cat
National Student Athlete Day
National Tartan Day
National Twinkie Day
New Beer's Eve
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Teflon Day
Whole Grain Sampling Day
World Table Tennis Day
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Music legend Bobby Rydell, one of the first teen idols back in the 1960s, is dead. He was 79. Bobby, whose famous songs include "Volare" and "Wild One," died Tuesday.
Bobby was a central part of the Philadelphia dynasty in music ... so big, streets were named after him. Paul McCartney famously said Bobby's hit, "Swinging School," served as the inspiration behind The Beatles' early mega-hit, "She Loves You."
Bobby toured as part of The Golden Boys stage production with Frankie Avalon and Fabian, and he was easily the most talented singer among the trio of teen idols.
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I guess it was a matter of time before the people at Cinnamon Toast Crunch realized "toast" was right there in the name because they just unveiled a new spreadable version.
It's called Cinnamon Toast Crunch Creamy Cinnamon Spread. It comes in a jar and looks like peanut butter, but tastes like the cereal. See if you can find it on Amazon.
Their press release says it's perfect on toast, fruit, or as a dessert topping. Or, they suggest keeping things simple and eating it with a "spoon straight out of the jar."
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The number of challenges filed to remove books at public schools and libraries quadrupled in 2021, reaching their highest level since the American Library Association began keeping records in 2000. The vast majority of the ~1,600 books cited contained LGBTQ or racial themes.
The most banned and challenged books of the last decade are
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Looking for Alaska by John Green
George by Alex Gino
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
Internet Girls (series) by Lauren Myracle
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic calculated that chewing gum burns up about 11 calories an hour. This means that someone who chews gum every waking hour for a year will lose about 11 pounds. It also keeps you from putting other high-caloric food in your mouth!
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No. 1 Kansas defeated No. 8 North Carolina last night, 72-69, in the men's college basketball championship, securing the program's fourth title and first since 2008. The Jayhawks rode a furious second half performance to overcome a 16-point deficit—it was the largest comeback in men's title game history. It also marked the fifth year in a row a No. 1-seeded team won the championship.
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This could be interesting. Ken Burns super documentary producer has a new one out on Ben Franklin. Statesman and inventor and on the $100 bill. He invented all sorts of things like the lightning rod (you know, the whole kite flying in a thudnerstorm thing), bifocals, swim fins, the Franklin Stove, and the urinary catheter.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Giraffes and mice have the same number of vertebrae in their necks: Seven.
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