5/20/26 - Micro-Rest, Strawberries, and Phil Collins

Wednesday 5/20/26

Celebrate:

Be a Millionaire Day

Eliza Doolittle Day

Flower Day

International Clinical Trials Day

International Red Sneakers Day

National Juice Slush Day

National Psychometrist Day

National Quiche Lorraine Day

National Rescue Dog Day

National Streaming Day

National SugarBee Apple Day

Pick Strawberries Day

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day

Weight and Measures Day

World Autoimmune Arthritis Day

World Bee Day

World Flour Day

World Product Day

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A mystery bidder just dropped a staggering $9 million at a high-profile charity auction. The prize? A private, one-on-one lunch with investment legend Warren Buffett and NBA superstar Stephen Curry. All proceeds are heading straight to charity, but the internet is losing it trying to guess what that conversation will sound like.

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A museum in Germany is scratching its head after its replica Knight Rider "KITT" car somehow received a photo-radar speeding ticket in the mail.

The twist? The vehicle doesn't even have a working engine and hasn't moved from its indoor display platform in years. Investigators are trying to figure out if it was a tech glitch or a clever prank using a cloned license plate.

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Forgetting the traditional 20-minute nap; "Micro-Rest" is the buzzword dominating workspaces this month. New neurological data shows that intentional, structured pauses of just 60 to 90 seconds (using specific breathing or somatic tracking patterns) can drastically lower cortisol levels and reset focus mid-meeting. (I'm sorry, 60 to 90 what??? Not minutes? I'm not interested)

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The biggest shift in the fitness world right now isn't about burning calories, but calming down. "Polyvagal-informed" routines and nervous system regulation tools are going mainstream, with people tracking their heart rate variability (HRV) to gauge mental stress rather than physical exhaustion.

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Phil Collins made a rare public appearance in London over the weekend.

The drummer's ex-wife Jill Collins shared a photo of them with Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster at Buckingham Palace, celebrating The King's Trust 50th anniversary. The former Genesis frontman has remained largely out of the spotlight after several health setbacks that has left him unable to play drums.

In January, the legendary musician spoke about the health complications he suffers from after a spinal injury in 2007, which resulted in damage to the vertebrae in his upper neck along with significant nerve damage. He also developed "drop foot" after an operation done for his back, making it difficult to walk.

In November, Phil will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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From The Onion!

STANFORD, CA—Issuing a stern reminder to all concert attendees, event security staff warned BTS fans Tuesday evening that flash photography would trigger J-Hope’s assassination protocol. “Have your tickets ready, keys and phones out of your pockets, and—this part is very important, so please listen up—make sure flash settings on your phones and cameras are off, ” said a security staffer positioned near the entrance to the stadium, who shouted out the instructions to make sure all fans had a fun, safe, and secret South Korean military weapon–free night.  Haha!

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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Strawberries are classified as an aggregate accessory fruit.   Those tiny yellow specks on the outside aren't just seeds; they are individual fruits called achenes. Each achene contains a single seed inside it. When you eat a single strawberry, you are technically eating hundreds of individual fruits at once. 

The large, plump garden strawberries we eat today (Fragaria × ananassa) did not exist in the wild. They are a relatively recent hybrid created by accident in Europe during the 1750s. 

In 1712, a French engineer and spy named Amédée-François Frézier was sent to Chile to map Spanish fortifications. While there, he noticed massive, robust strawberries cultivated by the local Mapuche people. He smuggled five of these Chilean strawberry plants (Fragaria chiloensis) back to France.  

When these Chilean plants were grown near North American wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana) in France, they cross-pollinated. The resulting hybrid combined the massive size of the Chilean plant with the intense sweetness of the American variety, giving birth to the modern strawberry.

A single serving (about 8 strawberries) contains more vitamin C than an orange and they are roughly 91% water.

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