Saturday 5/4/24
Sunday 5/5/24
Celebrate:
Saturday
Star Wars Day - May the 4th Be With You
Anit-Bullying Day
Beer Pong Day
Bird Day
Free Comic Book Day
HerbDay
International Drone Day
International Firefighters' Day
International Respect for Chickens Day
Join Hands Day
National Auctioneers Day
National Candied Orange Peel Day
National Homebrew Day
National Kids Fitness Day
National Orange Juice Day
National Scrapbooking Day
National Start Seeing Monarchs Day
National Weather Observers Day
Pilates Day
Renewal Day
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
World Give Day
World Labyrinth Day
Sunday
Cinco de Mayo - minor holiday in Mexico for the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla
(ooops...sorry)
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day
International Bereaved Mother's Day
International Midwives Day
International Permaculture Day
Lemonade Day
Mayday for Mutts
Motorcycle Mass and Blessing of the Bikes Day
Museum Lover's Day
Nail Day
National Cartoonists Day
National Enchilada Day
National Hoagie Day
National Infertility Survival Day
National Silence the Shame Day
Oyster Day
Revenge of the Fifth
Totally Chipotle Day
World Laughter Day
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May is National Hamburger Month and Reddit asked What are your favourite uncommon burger toppings
Some of the answers..(and uncommon depends on who you are I guess.)
Beets
Hummus and cucumber
Fried Egg - not as weird as Red Robin has it on it's menu
Peanut Butter (with bacon)
Peanut Sauce
Kiwi
Pomegranate seeds
Mango
Orange Marmalade
Fried Ice Cream
Cheese Doritos
There's a restaurant in Corning that has the Poutine Burger - Cheese curds, fries and gravy (open-faced) approved by actual Canadians!
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Believe it or not, emojis have only been commonly used for around 10 years.
The next phenomenon may be . . . AUDIBLE EMOJIS on PHONE CALLS.
Word has it Google has started rolling out "audio emoji" to Google Phone app users. There are SIX to start: Clapping . . . Laughing . . . Party . . . Crying . . . the Drum . . . and, of course, the Poop emoji.
So for example, Clapping plays a brief applause sound effect that both people hear. The Crying emoji plays a trombone noise . . . the Drum gives the classic post-joke Ba-Dum Tsss . . . and the Poop emoji plays a fart noise.
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A 51-year-old Catholic priest in Pennsylvania named Lawrence Kozak allegedly used a church credit card to spend over $40,000 on "power-ups" in mobile games like "Mario Kart Tour" and "Candy Crush".
And it wasn't just one REALLY wild frenzy . . . the charges have spanned three years.Â
According to police, an accountant at the church discovered "an astronomical amount of Apple transactions" on the church's credit card statements.
When the police first talked to Lawrence, he admitted to having a mobile game addiction . . . and denied that he INTENTIONALLY used the church's funds.Â
He later said it's possible he had accidentally used church funds to buy power-ups, saying he wasn't a "details guy," and that he was sorry he had "let it get to this point."
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Claussen is selling pickle-flavored wine spritzers ahead of summer. You can pre-order a pack of eight on SpritzSociety.com for $50.
They came up with the idea as an April Fools' Day joke, but then it turned out people actually wanted more pickle-flavored drink options.
It's 6% alcohol, which is like a beer or hard seltzer. Last year's version came in 8.4-ounce cans, and they've upped it to 12 ounces this time. So you won't blow through all that pickley goodness so fast this time.
If you pre-order now, you'll get them just in time for the start of summer. They say they'll ship in four to six weeks.Â
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In a new poll, people were asked about the best home compliments, and most people said that the way a home SMELLS is even more important than how it LOOKS. And 43% said they'd love to hear that their home smells good.
39% of people say they consider smells while they're preparing their home for a guest. 57% of them say they use air fresheners . . . 48% light candles . . . and 19% use diffusers.
Most people are looking for a common fragrance, like "fresh laundry" . . . "ocean breeze" . . . "lavender" . . . "vanilla" . . . and "lemon or citrus."
Others want to have a "signature smell" for their home, like "fresh flowers" . . . "strawberries and bananas" . . . "after the rain" . . . and "bread baking." But only 12% want the smell of their home to come off as "unique."
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