Wednesday 6/26/24
Celebrate:
Beautician's Day
Forgiveness Day
National Barcode Day - the first U.P.C. scanner was installed at a Marsh's supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The first product to have a barcode was Wrigley's Gum.
National Chocolate Pudding Day
National Coconut Day
National Parchment Day
Tropical Cocktails Day
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A woman from D.C. bought a vase at a thrift store for $4, and recently found out it was an ancient Mayan artifact from over 2,000 years ago. But instead of selling it, she gave it back to Mexico so it can go to a museum.
She joked she was just relieved to get it out of her house, because she has three young boys who probably would have broken it.
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From BetterReport.com
The phrase “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure” accurately describes the clutter in your house. Items that have been gathering dust for decades may be worth a hefty sum to the right collector.
Some Vinyl records, First edition books, Vintage Toys all can possibly be worth something.
Some mint edition VHS Tapes as well, especially if they are unopened
Cookie Jars
Old Magazines
Your Old Yearbook...if you went to school with a celebrity and they signed it.
Original Tupperware (if you can find the lid)
E-Bay can give you an idea of what things are worth!
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Finally it's a bit cooler from our stretch of 90 degree temeratures, but just how hot was it?
It's so hot that Google searches for "heat dome" hit an all-time high. A heat dome is when a high-pressure system parks itself in one spot and traps warm air, so cooler air can't get in. Some experts say "heat bubble" would be more accurate, but "dome" gets the point across.
It was so hot in western Pennsylvania, firefighters were asking people to donate water. Drinking water . . . not the stuff they spray from their hoses.
It was so hot in Baltimore on Sunday, Mayor Brandon Scott jumped in the Inner Harbor to cool off. 150 people joined him for a planned event to show that for the first time in decades, the water is clean enough to swim in. But it did recently get an "F" rating from a clean water advocacy group.
It's been so hot, mailbox lasagna is trending again. A Tennessee weatherman's video from 2022 is making the rounds. Use fully cooked meat . . . put everything in a dish . . . toss it in your mailbox . . . and wait up to eight hours.
It's so hot, the "it's so hot" jokes are out in full force . . .
It's so hot . . . I saw a chicken lay an omelet.
It’s so hot, chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.
It's so hot . . . I saw a bird pull a worm out of the ground with an oven mitt.
It's so hot . . . granny broke wind just to have a little breeze.
It’s so hot, I started putting ice-cubes in my waterbed.
It’s so hot, Optimus Prime transformed into an air conditioner.
It’s so hot Siri asked to be dipped in a glass of ice water.
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There's a place called Sinking Spring . . . outside of Reading, Pennsylvania . . . where a pair of porch pirates were caught on video racing to steal a package just seconds after it was delivered to a home.
It was caught by a doorbell camera. The package is delivered, and then as the FedEx delivery person is walking away . . . TWO thieves, arriving in two different vehicles . . . sprint up to the package.
As one suspect grabs the package, the other holds a flower pot . . . apparently looking to FIGHT the other porch pirate. The family WAS home at the time, and they were concerned for their safety.
The police are investigating, but they haven't caught anyone yet.
One of the porch pirates made off with the package, which was a phone from AT&T. The resident says it's "fishy" that both thieves seemed to know that it was something valuable.
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Movie props go for a LOT of money, especially when they're from a classic. So it might break your heart a little to know that some were thrown in the trash.
Here are six props that were thrown out:
The treasure map from "The Goonies": Sean Astin's mom threw it away after he moved out of the house.
The Scrumdidlyumptious chocolate bars from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory": Thousands were thrown away from the production lot to make room for the filming of "Cabaret". Only one survived.
The Death Star from the original "Star Wars": Fox threw it out because they didn't want to pay rent on a storage unit.
Scarlett O'Hara's dress from "Gone with the Wind": It was found in a throwaway pile on the floor at a costume company but was saved and was sold at auction for $137.000.
The leg lamp from "A Christmas Story": All of the lamps were thrown away by the '90s.
Siskel & Eberts Theater Chairs.
See the full article here
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TikTok's latest challenge is called "rawdogging" a flight, or "barebacking" it. But it has nothing to do with sex.
People online . . . mostly men . . . are posting videos of themselves intentionally avoiding ALL entertainment for an entire plane ride.
The only thing you can do is stare at the flight map on the seatback screen in front of you, but some don't even do that. The real diehards won't eat or drink anything, or even get up to use the bathroom.
It's mostly a dumb challenge. But some claim they tried it and actually prefer it now. They say it's almost like meditation. You just stare straight ahead, listen to the engines, and zone out.
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Ryan Seacrest will make his hosting debut on "Wheel of Fortune" this fall, with the return of Vanna White . . . maybe.
Vanna signed a two-year contract to stay on the show through the 2025 - 2026 season, but there are some tabloid reports that she just doesn't "JIBE" with Ryan.
A source says, quote, "There is a part of her that wants to walk away sooner. It is just so difficult to do this without Pat Sajak."
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The average human body is about 97.9 degrees . . . not 98.6. We got the number 98.6 from a German study in 1868 that used less accurate thermometers than we have today. The average body temperature is also dropping about 0.05 degrees every decade.
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