Friday 5/24/23
Asparagus Day
Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
Brothers' Day
Don't Fry Day - wear your sunscreen
International Tiara Day
National Cooler Day
National Death Busters Day
National Escargot Day
National Road Trip Day
National Title Track Day
National Wig Out Day
National Ucatan Shrimp Day
Scavenger Hunt Day
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New Movies this weekend
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - Based in the Mad Max world starring Chris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor-Joy (Queens Gambit)
Garfield - Chris Pratt is the voice of the lasagana-loving cat. Also with the voices of Nicholas Hoult, Ving Rhames, Samuel L. Jackson, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Bowen Yang, and more.
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May 22, was the 143rd day of the year.
143 Day, a special day especially in Pennsylvania.
143 was an important number for Mister Rogers----1-4-3, as in the number of letters for I love you.
While now recognized around the globe, 143 Day started right here in Pennsylvania.
The 143rd day of the year was a special day when Fred Rogers would tell his viewers to show their love for one another and help out in small and positive ways.
In a world filled with so much divisiveness, we need more 143 Days. I hope tomorrow will be a great day for you and yours.
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One of the few things that stops some people from looking at their phone is: Riding in a car. Looking at your phone, or reading anything, can induce motion sickness. But Apple is unveiling a new feature that can help with that.
It's called "Vehicle Motion Cues" . . . and it just looks like animated black dots around the edges of your iPhone or iPad screen, which MOVE to represent the movement of the vehicle.
The say this should help some people, because, quote, "Motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel." The feature can be turned on and off in the Control Center.
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Tickets for "Deadpool & Wolverine" went on sale Monday and set the record for the most first-day advance ticket sales for an R-rated movie.
The CEO of AMC Theatres says around 200,000 fans bought tickets. Ticketing site Fandango also says sales are the best of 2024.
The movie opens July 26th, and even though an official amount wasn't released, it's estimated to have made between $8 million and $9 million already.
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Apple Music released their list of the 100 Best Albums of all time. It's worth mentioning it's their opinion, and not based on streaming numbers.
1. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", Lauryn Hill
2. "Thriller", Michael Jackson
3. "Abbey Road", The Beatles
4. "Purple Rain", Prince and The Revolution
5. "Blonde", Frank Ocean
See the full list here.
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It's National Lucky Penny Day . . . so it's possible that YOU will come across a lucky penny on the ground. Which HALF of America wouldn't even bother picking up.
A new poll asked people, "What's the SMALLEST-value single coin you would stop to pick up on the street?"
50% of people said they're not above picking up a penny.
11% of people would pass up a penny, but WOULD pick up a nickel. 6% more would do it for a dime . . . 13% more would stop for a quarter . . . and another 3% said it would have to be "larger than a quarter."
10% say they would not pick up ANY coin on the street.
As for picking up a penny, there's a HUGE difference based on a person's age.
68% of people 65 and older would pick up a penny, compared to just 27% of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29.
That may have less to do with the value, and more to do with younger people being more invested in DIGITAL currency. They're less likely than older folks to carry cash, especially spare change.
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A photo is making the rounds . . . showing a vending machine in Germany that sells unopened, mystery packages. You don't know what's in them, they just look like random packages from Amazon. And that's basically what they are.
They contain returned or unclaimed merchandise from online retailers . . . stuff that no one wants. The retailer doesn't think they're worth paying to have shipped back or restocked . . . especially if it's supposed to go back to China.
It's similar to the liquidation warehouses in the U.S. . . . or those sales where people can buy random palates of abandoned stuff for pennies on the dollar.
This vending machine is called "Mystery-O-Matic," and it was in a train station. It's unclear how much the stuff was going for. People in the comments say it's a little like a mini version of "Storage Wars".
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Amazon is planning to unveil a souped-up version of its voice assistant Alexa, with new A.I. features . . . but it won't be free, even with Prime.
You'll have to pay an additional monthly subscription fee, but they haven't announced a price yet . . . or a release date.
There aren't any official details, but the revamped Alexa will be able to have two-way conversations . . . and not just be used to set kitchen timers and to announce the weather. Amazon is competing with the other A.I. chatbots.
I actually like this, now I don't have to talk to myself or the cats!
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The longest traffic light at a regular intersection in America is in West Milford, New Jersey. It stays red for up to five minutes and 33 seconds.
I had to look it up - according to the National Association of City Transportation officials (in Connecticut), the amount of time for a light to remain red before turning to green is about 60 to 90 seconds. I will never be lower than 60 never gonna be more than 90.
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