Thursday 5/12/22
Celebrate:
International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness
Limerick Day
National Nutty Fudge Day
National Odometer Day
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A 100-year-old runner named Lester Wright broke a world record in Philadelphia on Saturday, by doing the 100-meter dash in 26.34 seconds. The previous record of 26.99 seconds had stood for seven years.
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Dealing with your finances is more challenging than ever. And even though technology makes some aspects easier . . . it also brings its own complications, including NFTs, cryptocurrency, and "buy-now-pay-later" services.
A new poll asked if high school students should be required to take a class on financial literacy . . . for things like credit scores, managing debt, and filing taxes . . . and 79% said YES. 10% said NO. And 12% aren't sure.
Not surprisingly, young adults were less likely to think they need it. Among 18- to 29-year-olds, only 62% said YES. While 91% of those 65 and older think it needs to be required.
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The ax prop that Jack Nicholson used in "The Shining" sold for $175,000
The auction had a total of 12 bids. The final bid was actually $140,000 . . . but a buyer's premium of $35,000 gets added on . . . and then voila, $175,000. And it's not even autographed.
As for the ax itself, it's made of foam and resin. Which makes it pretty lightweight, perfect for Jack to be swinging it all around the Overlook Hotel. It's displayed in a shadowbox with photos from the movie.
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The famous hammer Chris Hemsworth wields as Thor is hitting the market ... and the auction hammer is expected to slam once the bidding gets into the six figures.
The movie prop, known as Stunt Mjolnir Hammer, is from the 2011 Marvel Studios film "Thor" ... and is expected to fetch at least $100,000 next month in one of the world’s largest live auctions of film and TV memorabilia.
Propstore is handling the auction ... and they're also seeking bids on super cool items from blockbusters like 'Star Wars,' 'Back To The Future,' 'Cast Away,' and 'Freddy vs. Jason.'
The auction is projected to rake in $9 million when the dust settles ... and the most expensive item is likely to be a screen-matched ILM 'Red Leader' X-Wing Starfighter model miniature from 'Star Wars: A New Hope' ... with the estimated bid between $500k and $1 million.
For the Tom Hanks crowd, there's a screen-matched distressed Wilson volleyball from "Cast Away" ... a carefully crafted item with an estimated winning bid of $80k to $120k.
For the horror fans, the auction includes Freddy Krueger's protruding bladed glove and sweater SFX rig from 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason" ... and it's expected to go for at least $15k.
These are just some of the 1,800+ rare and iconic items going up for sale during Propstore's Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction ... which is going down from June 22 to June 24, live from the auction house's U.S. HQ in Valencia, CA and streaming online.
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What's the most frustrating thing you deal with at work on a daily basis? If you work on a computer, there's roughly a 50/50 chance this is your answer . . .
Someone polled 2,000 office workers, and almost half said it's dealing with too many E-mails. 48% said it's the most irritating thing they deal with on any given day.
Other top answers include too many meetings . . . dealing with coworkers or managers . . . and helping customers.
But I’d gladly take one more e-mail if it means not having to sit in that meeting that could have been an e-mail
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Aphids are a type of insect that reproduce VERY quickly . . . because when one gives birth, most of the babies are born already pregnant. (Yikes!! Get some Ladybugs)
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