Friday 6/10/22
Celebrate:
Alcoholics Anonymous Founders Day
Ballpoint Pen Day
National Herb and Spice Day
National Iced Tea Day
National Marriage Day
National Black Cow Day - another name for a root beer float—a drink consisting of root beer and vanilla ice cream. But others refer to it when they use chocolate ice cream.
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Velveeta has teamed up with Nails Inc. to produce cheese-scented nail polish.
The collection includes a two-pack of red and yellow nail polish ($15) – so you can make it look like Velveeta is dripping from your red-polished nails. It also includes stickers ($4.99) in case you don't trust your own nail art skills to achieve the desired effect.
Tag Line - Live Life Pinkies Out
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So what are people drinking these days?
According to an alcohol delivery service, tequila could be huge this summer. They say it's already trending 7% ahead of whiskey, which is also popular.
The #1 drink that Americans say they want to try the most is: Tequila-based cocktails-in-a-can. 43% of people are looking to try those.
In general, ready-to-drink cocktails are surging in popularity, so less people are making their own mixed drinks at home.
Non-alcoholic drinks are popular with Millennials and Gen Z . . . because they're looking for a "healthier lifestyle" with less calories and sugar.
The younger generations are also willing to spend more on premium liquors for casual get-togethers, while Boomers are cool with the cheap stuff.
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While there's no Triple Crown at stake, the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes is Saturday with Derby winner Rich Strick racing again. We the People has the best odds at 2-1.
Coverage from Belmont Park Saturday begins from 3-5 p.m. on CNBC, before moving to NBC from 5-7 p.m. Post time for the Belmont Stakes is set for approximately 6:49 p.m.
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The four-day work week is getting a test run in the U.K. The six-month trial involves 3,300 workers across 70 companies in industries including marketing, healthcare, financial services and retail, among others. Researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College will assess the shortened workweek's effect on productivity and quality of life, conducting interviews and staff surveys throughout the trial. Results will be announced in 2023. Working four days instead of five has been an employee’s dream for decades, dating back to 1956, when then-Vice President Richard Nixon predicted that a four-day workweek would arrive in the “not too distant future.” Fast forward to 2022, and the U.K. has launched the largest-ever trial to measure the impact of such an arrangement.
And of course...here in America, we have scooped up the hours from the day they won't work and added it to yours. (with no pay raise). Hooray!
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Movies this weekend, only one new locally Jurassic World Dominion with the old and new casts together.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Pakistan is actually an acronym. It stands for "Punjab, Afghan border states, Kashmir, Sind, and Baluchistan."
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