7/1/26 - Welcome July!! Things You Mindlessly Do Wrong All The Time, and The Coldest Temperatures

Wednesday 7/1/26

Happy July 1st!!!

July was originally called Quintilis (Latin for "fifth") because it was the fifth month of the original 10-month Roman calendar. In 44 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed it Iulius (July) to honor Julius Caesar, as it was the month of his birth.

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Celebrate:

American Zoo Day

blink-182 Day

Canada Day

Devotion to Duty Day

Early Bird Day

International Chicken Wing Day

International Joke Day

International Reggae Day

National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day

National Financial Freedom Day

National Gingersnap Day

National Postal Workers Day

National Television Heritage Day

Second Half of the Year Day

US Postage Stamp Day

Zip Code Day - Zone Improvement Plan

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Soccer fans traveling across North America are experiencing massive sticker shock at stadium concession stands. Consumer food logs from the tournament went viral this week after revealing that high-end venue menus are charging a jaw-dropping $75 for a single plate of luxury, caviar-topped tater tots.

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Mexico's unofficial, viral World Cup mascot—a domestic duck named Merlin who famously wears his own green team jersey—suffered a hilarious heartbreak this week. Despite showing up outside the stadium to massive fan fanfare, security officials strictly enforced FIFA rules and officially denied Merlin entry to the match.

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The traditional way of surfing the internet is officially facing a generational extinction. Fresh global consumer research reveals that 60 percent of Gen Z shoppers now exclusively use automated AI search overviews to gather information. Instead of clicking through multiple website links to compare brands, younger consumers are relying on AI agents to summarize data and make spending decisions instantly on social platforms, completely upending how retail brands are forced to market their products.

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An Australian professional air conditioner cleaner has officially been crowned the world’s loudest person by Guinness World Records. Joseph McGrail-Bateup achieved a staggering vocal level of 122.4 decibels—a volume louder than a live rock concert or a roaring chainsaw—during an official town crier shout-off.

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Classic rock luxury hit an astronomical high when a piece of Beatles history officially hit the global auction block. John Lennon’s famous 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine—celebrated worldwide for its custom, eye-popping psychedelic floral paint job—was sold at a high-end Sotheby's auction in New York. A private collector stunned the automotive and music worlds by dropping a record-shattering 3,006,385 dollars to secure the vehicle, making it one of the most expensive pieces of rock-and-roll memorabilia ever sold at public auction.

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The other day, we were talking about the arrow on your little gas pump arrow to remind you of which side your gas cap is on..because you don't remember.

Something you do over and over and you still don't know!

So I asked the Question - What are things you do a million times, but most of the time do it wrong.

I'll start. Opening the wrong drawer, Or flipping the wrong light switch, even though you've lived there and they haven't changed in a long time.

What other things do you do wrong a million times that you should know better?

Inserting a USB cable with the correct orientation.

Turning the light on or off when it is already on or off when going into another room or downstairs.

Moved the flatware drawer over a year ago and I still go to the old drawer (well that's on you really)

hit the wrong keys when i’m typing

Adulting...comment under was This.

Looking for whatever is in my hand already (keys phone etc)

also trying to find a responsible adult

Putting on a fitted bed sheet. (short side for long side)

Put new windshield wipers on.

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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - On July 21, 1983, the Soviet Union's Vostok Station in Antarctica recorded the lowest natural temperature ever measured on Earth: a bone-chilling -128.6°F (-89.2°C).

The coldest temperature ever recorded in New York State is -52 degrees Fahrenheit, which occurred on February 18, 1979, in Old Forge.

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Pennsylvania was -42°F (-41°C), which occurred in Smethport on January 5, 1904. (it's literally in the middle of nowhere..It's south of Bradford, PA.)