Wednesday 5/15/24
Celebrate:
Bring Flowers to Someone Day
International Day of Families
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
National Juice Slush Day
National Safety Dose Day
National Senior Fraud Awareness Day
Nylon Stocking Day
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was No Excuses Day
Straw Hat Day
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
World FM Day
World Product Day
World Stationery Day
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Google released a list of the top dating red flags we've been googling over the past year.
1. Saying "I Love You" too soon. If they say it a month in, maybe. If they say it on your first date, definitely.
2. Watching true crime. If they love true crime shows, does it mean they might try to MURDER you?
3. Love bombing. That's when someone praises you or showers you with gifts early on, then turns PSYCHO. The Cleveland Clinic defines it as a form of psychological and emotional abuse. It's also something cult leaders do.
4. Talking to an ex. Is it a red flag if they're still friends with their exes, or can that be a good thing?
5. Double texting. That's when they send a follow-up text before you've even replied to the first one. It's not always a red flag but could be a sign they're obsessive or controlling.
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The latest buzz on social media says that Gen Z has officially killed ANKLE SOCKS. To prove it, one TikTok says you can go to the gym, and you'll see a ton of Millennials wearing ankle socks . . . but no one under 30.
Gen Z prefers crew socks, which go up a little further, mid-calf.
Speaking of feeling old, Reddit has a thread online where people are sharing the SUBTLE moments when they think, "I'm old now." Here are some of the best ones:
I caught myself saying something was "badass."
I started thinking policemen looked too young to be in charge of anything.
I have an app for identifying bird calls.
I started sympathizing with the parents in teen movies.
I hate unnecessary noise.
I got excited about buying a steam mop.
I was chatting with someone, and they compared me to their mother.
I consider 9:00 P.M. a reasonable time to say, "Well, it's about time to hit the hay." (Also, merely saying, "hit the hay.")
I have no idea who most of the "celebrities" mentioned on social media are.
I had two doctor appointments on the same day.
Younger coworkers call the clothes I used to wear in high-school "vintage."
When I realize some of my coworkers weren't even alive when 9/11 happened. (2001)
I say "when I was your age . . . " unironically.
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Students at a high school in Illinois pulled a senior prank on their principal, Mr. Robison, last week . . . by hiring a bagpiper named Scott Whitman to follow him around. He serenaded Mr. Robison through the halls for a full 60 minutes.
The students admitted the bagpiper was their "Plan B" after they initially tried to hire a mariachi band . . . but that was out of their price range.
Scott said that he's done a lot of funerals, weddings, and birthdays, but this was his first senior prank. The students loved it . . . and said it turned out even better than the mariachi band would've been.
Mr. Robison was a good sport about it. He even praised the kids for coming up with something that was "awesome and creative" . . . that was not destructive to the school, or that created a mess for the custodians to clean up.
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Triple-A says that this Memorial Day weekend, 43.8 million Americans are expected travel at least 50 miles. That's up 4% from last year . . . and it's close to the all-time record of 44 million, which was set in May of 2005.
3.5 million people are expected to fly, which is up 5% from last year . . . and Triple-A says, "THIS Memorial Day will be the busiest at airports since 2005."
If you're DRIVING, they also released the best times to hit the road.
On Thursday and Friday, the BEST times to travel by car are before 11:00 A.M., while the times to avoid are between Noon and 6:00 P.M.
Traffic should be lighter on Saturday . . . but Sunday and Monday will also be crazy. Again, the worst times are mid-day, between 3:00 and 7:00 P.M.
The best times are before 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, or after 7:00 P.M. on Monday.
Triple-A says drivers can expect "similar gas prices as last year," when the national average was roughly $3.57. Prices were up a little earlier this spring, but have been steady in recent weeks.
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A guy in Texas named Al Blaschke reclaimed the record for oldest skydiver. He originally broke the record at 103, and then a Swedish woman beat it. So he recently snagged it back at the age of 106.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - 12% of Americans are responsible for eating HALF of the beef consumed in the U.S. on a given day. That 12% is most likely to include men . . . and people between the ages of 50 and 65.
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