Wednesday 7/19/23
Celebrate:
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day
International Retainer Day
Islamic New Year
National Daiquiri Day
National Flitch Day - a measurement of bacon. One-half side of a pig (slab as we know it.)
National Hot Dog Day
National Raspberry Cake Day
National Words With Friends Day
New Friends Day
Stick Out Your Tongue Day
Take Your Poet to Work Day
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Tesla's first Cybertruck has rolled off the assembly line. (That's a truck???) There is still no public price listed for the unconventional pickup, which Tesla says will have "sports car performance. "Better utility than a truck more performance than a sports car" (No...Not a truck????)
The Need 2 Know Newsletter says - All due respect to third-grade boys, but they're clearly not ready to design luxury trucks.
More details may come out today when the company reports it's most recent financial results.
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After a selfish rabbit breeder illegally released lionhead rabbits in a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., two years ago, bunnies did what bunnies do best, and now a neighborhood has as many as 100 hopping around.
City commissioners in Wilton Manors voted in April to have the rabbits rounded up and killed, but they're giving a rescue group time to raise enough money — between $20,000 and $40,000 — to capture, neuter, vaccinate and find permanent homes for the rabbits.
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ABC has announced its first-ever "Golden Bachelor". His name is Gerry Turner, and he's a 71-year-old retired restauranteur who lives on a lake in Indiana. He has two daughters and two granddaughters.
He will try to find love among a group of women 65 and older.
Turner was married to his high school sweetheart for 43 years, but she died in 2017. He says, quote, "For awhile it was like, I was having a hard time figuring out if she would be okay.
"But we always told each other when one of us goes, we want the other to be happy. She's up there rooting [for me]. She's saying, 'Yeah, Gerry. Do this.'"
No word on when the season will premiere.
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A poll asked more than 8,000 people, "Would you rather be 30% smarter . . . or 90% more attractive?"
And it was CLOSE. 53% of people said they'd rather be 90% more attractive. While 46% would choose 30% smarter.
Some people had SOLID REASONS for their votes, like: Quote, "I'm already pretty smart, so I'll . . . take the intelligence. Much better to be exceptional at one of them, than good in both." And also, "Looks fade with age . . . the intelligence could last your whole life."
And on the flip-side: Quote, "I'm smart enough . . . but, being attractive in life is like lowering the difficulty." And, "I'm smart enough to know . . . that being smarter would only make me more unhappy."
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There's a new report out on the worst colors to wear on a first date, according to relationship experts.
First off, they didn't say what color to wear, other than to encourage you to wear a color that "reflects your personality and makes you feel confident."
Here are the ones they say you should avoid:
1. Brown - can make you appear "unadventurous, conservative, and unwilling to take risks." It's also associated with earthiness, and "can make you appear too casual or relaxed."
The worst is a flat, darker shade of brown. Lighter and richer hues can work.
2. Gray - makes you appear unapproachable. It might come off as too "neutral or even indifferent . . . like you're not particularly excited or enthusiastic."
3. Bright colors - You don't want to go too bold. They can make you appear "too flashy, or like you're trying too hard." They can also be distracting.
4. Yellow - is the color of friendship and caution "two things you don't want to subconsciously represent when trying to make a love connection."
5. Too much Black - It's generally a good choice, but don't look too goth. Wearing all black, "may make you come across as morbid."
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No one won the Powerball Monday night so it's an estimated Billion Dollars now for the Wednesday drawing.
Here are three things you can do to make yourself luckier . . .
1. Act like you're lucky. One reason people get "lucky" is that optimists prepare better and put themselves in better situations than pessimists. Like, someone who believes they're lucky might get hired for a great job because their luck makes them more confident in their interview.
2. Shake up your routine. When you step out of your comfort zone, your senses will be sharper and more random things will happen. That gives you more chances for unexpected luck to come your way.
3. Have a short memory. If something unlucky happens, the best thing you can do is . . . forget it immediately. The scientists say the best way to have lucky things start happening again is to keep making smart bets.
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Ariana Grande and her husband, real estate agent Dalton Gomez, have split up after two years of marriage, People reports, while Sofia Vergara and husband Joe Manganiello, who tied the knot in 2015, announced their divorce in a statement shared with Page Six.
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World emoji day was yesterday, and the top 5 around the world are,
World emoji day was yesterday, and the top 5 around the world are,
1. 😂 Face with Tears of Joy
2. 🤣 Rolling on the Floor Laughing
3. ❤️ Red Heart
4. 🙏 Folded Hands
5. 😭 Loudly Crying Face
1 and 5 have been for 10 years.
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Today’s Barbie Useless Fact of the Day - Barbie’s official birthday is March 9, 1959, the day she was unveiled to the toy industry during the New York Toy Fair in her iconic black-and-white striped swimsuit. She was joined by Ken in 1961.
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