Tuesday 5/30/23
Celebrate:
Loomis Day
My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Day
National Creativity Day
National Mint Julep Day
Water a Flower Day
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You used to have to go to the DMV or other special places to have your photo taken for driver's licenses, passports, and other IDs and they were ALWAYS terrible. Now, you can sometimes use your own photos.
But there are rules. Like you should use a white or off-white background without shadows. Oh, and you can’t be naked!
The Georgia Department of Driver Services has just reminded people to "keep things classy." They say, quote, "Please take pictures with your clothes on when submitting them for your Digital Driver's License and IDs."
It's unclear what inspired that reminder . . . but clearly, there was at least one instance of people not wearing an appropriate amount of clothing.
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British accents are hot right now. There was a story last week on how young people sometimes shift into one when they're nervous. And TikTok is full of instructional videos.
But according to a new poll, some of us don't think we need the help: One in five Americans think their fake British accent is good enough to fool an ACTUAL Brit.
19% say their accent is so good, someone from England wouldn't be able to tell. Men are twice as likely to be cocky about it. 25% of guys think their accent could fool a Brit, compared to 13% of women.
Young people are also way more confident than older Americans. Only around 5% of people over 45 think they can do a convincing accent, compared to 35% of adults under 30.
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No surprise because this happens everytime a musical celebrity dies, their music gets a huge boost. Tina Turner's music got a massive boost on streaming platforms after her death. On Amazon alone, "What's Love Got to Do with It" has seen an increase of 230,575%.
"Private Dancer" did even better: with an increase of 280,327%.
The "Private Dancer" ALBUM is up almost 274,000% in sales and listens. "Tina (Live)" has seen an increase of 297,000%.
Her numbers are also climbing on iTunes and Spotify.
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An album with no bad songs is a rare gem. But they're out there. Loudwire.com put out a list of 25 legendary albums without a single weak track. Here are 15 of them:
1. "Highway to Hell", AC/DC
2. "Dirt", Alice in Chains
3. "Magical Mystery Tour", The Beatles
4. "The Rise of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", David Bowie
5. "In Rock", Deep Purple
6. "Rumours", Fleetwood Mac
7. "Appetite for Destruction", Guns N' Roses
8. "Are You Experienced?", The Jimi Hendrix Experience
9. "Led Zeppelin 4", Led Zeppelin
10. "Nevermind", Nirvana
11. "Ten", Pearl Jam
12. "The Dark Side of the Moon", Pink Floyd
13. "OK Computer", Radiohead
14. "Exile on Main St.", The Rolling Stones
15. "Superunknown", Soundgarden
Van Halen's debut and the Blue Album from Weezer also made the list.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Humans aren't at the top of the food chain . . . we're actually kind of low because we eat both meat and plants. Our place is roughly the same as pigs and anchovies . . . we're way below tigers, crocodiles, and boa constrictors.
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