Friday 5/12/23
Celebrate:
Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice
International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
International Nurses Day
Limerick Day
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
National Nutty Fudge Day
National Odometer Day
National Public Gardens Day
(Child Care)Provider Appreciation Day
Shades Day
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New Movies this weekend
Book Club: The Next Chapter - Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen, and Candice Bergen are back.
Hypnotic - Ben Affleck
Roll With It - Facing the unexpected foreclosure on her home, Bonnie a small-town Biscuit Barrel waitress takes on her biggest fears—and the toughest singing competitors around—in hopes of winning the big cash prize in the karaoke contest at the County Fair.
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"Beetlejuice 2" is scheduled to come out in Sept. 2024.
It is the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton's 1988 film and is said to feature the return of Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder as well as newcomer Jenna Ortega as Ryder's daughter, according to Variety.
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The independent US Preventive Services Task Force yesterday recommended all women should receive a mammogram every other year starting at age 40, 10 years earlier than previous guidelines. The announcement comes as breast cancer diagnoses have increased among younger women and as the fatality rate of Black women remains nearly twice as high as white women.
Breast cancer is the second most common, and second deadliest, form of cancer in women, with one out of eight women diagnosed in their lifetime. The American Cancer Society estimates roughly 300,000 women will be diagnosed this year, while over 40,000 will die. Breast cancer mortality has dropped significantly over the last few decades, though there is debate as to whether the drop is due to increased screenings or better treatment.
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A 48-year-old woman who was stranded for five days in the dense bushland of Australia said she survived on only wine and lollipops.
“She was only planning a short-day trip so she had only taken a couple of snacks and lollies with her, but no water,” said Sgt. Martin Torpey of the Wodonga police station. “The only liquid Lillian, who doesn’t drink, had with her was a bottle of wine she had bought as a gift for her mother.”
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In a new poll, people would rather do these not-so-fun things than their taxes:
49% of people would rather go through jury duty.
36% would rather talk to their kids about "the birds and the bees."
26% would rather miss a connecting flight.
16% would rather spend a night in jail.
15% would rather swim with sharks.
And 13% would drink expired milk.
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Good news and bad news. The good news: A groundbreaking new study by a neurologist at Johns Hopkins University and a team at Google figured out a pretty easy way to help you live 10 years longer.
The bad news: There's about to be a whole lot more really bad art and singing on social media.
The study found that you can live 10 YEARS longer just by spending about 45 minutes a day doing some kind of ART you enjoy.
Whether that's coloring or painting or dancing or singing or knitting or writing poetry . . . anything.
The researchers found that when you really get into your art, the amount of stress chemicals in your body drop fast . . . and that leads directly to a longer, healthier life.
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Police in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia were chasing after a suspected car thief, when the suspect jumped out of the car and fled on foot down a sidewalk.
He was running toward a pizza delivery man named Tyler who was holding a pizza he was delivering nearby.
Tyler realized what was going on . . . and he stuck out his leg and TRIPPED the suspect. The thief hit the ground, and the cops nabbed him.
Tyler later said he got a nasty bruise on his leg, but he'll survive. He said the police were very appreciative, and were high-fiving him afterward. The police chief said it was a crazy coincidence . . . and it did work out this time . . . but he warned that people should step aside safely, and let the police handle it.
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Murphy, the bald eagle at a sanctuary in Missouri that thought a rock was an egg? His rock never hatched . . . but he did get a baby.
He got so protective of the rock, he had to be moved to a different enclosure away from the other eagles. And around the same time, someone brought in an eagle chick that got blown out of its nest by strong winds.
They put it in with Murphy, and he immediately took to it. He's been feeding it fish, and they say the two of them are "bonding beautifully." It's the first time he's ever been a dad.swetm
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Someone asked people to name common misconceptions they're sick of hearing. And the first one applies to something we just dealt with, taxes.
1. You can't actually lose money by earning more. A lot of people think if you hit a new tax bracket, ALL of your income gets taxed at that percentage. But that's not how a "progressive tax rate" works. You still earn more.
2. "Introverted" doesn't always mean you're shy. A better definition is introverts tend to feel drained if they socialize too much, and extroverts are the opposite.
3. ChatGPT isn't conscious. It doesn't "think," "feel," or "understand" anything . . . at least not yet. But people act like it's God or something.
4. Brown eggs aren't healthier than white. It's just a different type of chicken.
5. Not everyone who's autistic is a genius like Rain Man. It's fairly rare.
6. The red juice seeping out of your steak isn't blood. It's water, plus a protein called myoglobin. (my-uh-GLOBE-in) Even rare steak is bloodless.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - New York City had an official magician from the 1930s to the 1950s. His name was Abraham Hurwitz . . . and his daughter was Shari Lewis, who went on to create "Lamb Chop's Play-Along".
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