4/6/26 - American Foods, Twinkie, and Record Store Day
- bribriny
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Monday 4/6/26
Celebrate:
Army Day
Drowsy Drivers Awareness Day
Dyngus Day
Fresh Tomato Day
International Asexuality Day
Jump Over Things Day
National Acai Bowl Day
National Caramel Popcorn Day
National Carbonara Day
National Egg Salad Sandwich Day (of course it is)
National Fun Day
National Siamese Cat Day
National Student Athlete Day
Sweet Potato Day
Teflon Day
World Table Tennis Day
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This weekend's box office
1. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie $130.9M ($190.1 for the 5 days)
Records - fifth-biggest opening ever for an animated title
The fourth-biggest for a Hollywood studio release behind Zootopia 2, Moana 2 and Super Mario, the only animated franchise based on a video game to have two titles open to north of $350 million.
Universal’s fifth-biggest opening of all time
2. Project Hail Mary $30.7M Great for a third weekend
3. The Drama $14.4M
4. Hoppers $5.8M
5. Reminders of Him $2.2M
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Record Store Day falls on April 18, bringing a massive wave of exclusive releases from 70s and 80s icons. Here are some of the highlights :
Bruce Springsteen: Live From Asbury Park 2024 (5-LP or 3-CD set).
Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts: The Live Album (2-LP clear vinyl).
Pink Floyd: Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 (4-LP).
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: July 16, 1978: Paradise Theater, Boston, MA (previously bootlegged).
Van Halen: Live in New Haven, CT 1986 (2-LP).
The Cars: Heartbeat City Live (2-LP).
Foreigner: Foreigner 4 Live Tour 1981-82 (2-LP).
Robert Plant: Saving Grace: All that Glitters (new 4-song EP).
Def Leppard: Slang (2-LP pink vinyl with B-sides).
John Lennon: Love: Meditation Mixes (3-LP).
Alice Cooper: The Revenge of Alice Cooper (limited picture disc).
Grateful Dead: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76 (5-LP).
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LADBible.com's headline - Why Artemis II Crew are taking iPhones to space as they float around the cockpit.
Comment - Is there a rocket mode?
They’re taking selfies and pics of their freeze-dried dinners and posting them on Facebook!!
No human can be without smart phone for 6 days!
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BuzzFeed has an article about American foods that are totally confusing to Non-Americans.
"Sweet potato and marshmallow casserole with brown sugar and butter. What the....?!"
"Ranch dressing. It's so overpowering. Why don't Americans want to actually taste the salad instead of just the dressing?"
"My European family and friends are horrified by Southern grits. I can't even get anyone to try it."
"Processed cheese. There are so many lovely real cheeses, so why eat shitty fake stuff?"
"Multiple Europeans I've met have been baffled by the popularity of root beer in America. As they say, it tastes like medicine."
"Not only the unusual combination of peanut butter and jelly, but also the sheer amount of peanut butter that Americans eat."
"How they love mixing sweet and salty foods like honey-baked ham, pineapple on pizza, corn bread and chili, etc. ... I've been living in the states for 17 years, but even after all this time, it still baffles me."
"The fact that they use mayonnaise on everything but French fries (the one proper use!). Use butter, you savages."
"Boxed macaroni and cheese. My partner is Swiss, and he is appalled by Kraft Mac & Cheese. He could not believe I was looking forward to ingesting orange powder mixed with noodles."
"American bread. I lived in the states for six months. At one point shortly after moving, I bought a loaf of bread and made a sandwich. To my surprise, the bread was so sweet. I told my housemates that I accidentally bought dessert bread, but nope — it was just regular bread in America."
"Mint-flavored candies, like York Peppermint Patties. I live in Japan now, and most people I've met here hate mint-flavored things. I gave one to a friend, and he said it was the grossest thing he's ever had...tasted like eating toothpaste."
"The way Americans take coffee to-go. My partner's Italian mother absolutely can't get over the idea of seeing people walk around holding coffees. Americans are the only ones who don't enjoy their coffee while seated at a café."
"The cereal selection. It's my favorite dessert in America."
Also complaints on, too much food at a meal, too much sugar in desserts, Deep Frying EVERYTHING,
See the full list here.
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A poll about America’s driving habits says only 49 percent of motorists obey the speed limit. [I can always spot the ones who obey the speed limit. They’re in front of me.]
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The Twinkie was invented today in 1930. The cream-filled sponge cake was invented on this day in 1930 by bakery executive James Dewar.
Originally, the filling was banana-flavored. However, a banana shortage during World War II forced Hostess to switch to vanilla filling, and it proved so popular that they never changed it back.
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