Tuesday 7/2/24
Celebrate:
Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day
I Forgot Day
Made in the USA Day
National Anisette Day
Special Recreation for the Disabled Day
World Sports Journalists Day
World UFO Day
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Taylor Swift is in awe of Simone Biles’ talent!
The Olympic champion gymnast, 27, used Swift’s track “Ready for It” for the beginning part of her floor routine during day 2 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials on Friday, June 28, and the pop superstar, 34, has shared her thoughts about it.
"Watched this so many times and still unready. She’s ready for it tho👏👏👏🥇🇺🇸❤” Swift wrote on X on Saturday, June 29, in reaction to a video of the routine posted by the NBC Olympics & Paralympics account.
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July 4th is Thursday this year and 45% of American workers don't expect to get much done between now and Fourth of July weekend. That's how many agreed with the statement, "I barely get any work done around July 4th."
So, if half of us aren't doing much anyway, should we just get the WHOLE WEEK off? Half of Americans want it to happen.
49% think companies should shut down for the entire week of July 4th, and a lot of those votes are young people. 61% of Millennials and Gen Z'ers said yes, compared to 32% of people older than that.
56% of young people say working the week of the Fourth should be seen as "taboo" in work culture.
Overall, 35% of us think we'd be more productive the rest of the year if we knew we were getting a full week off in July. 28% claim they'd work harder, and 22% would be more likely to recommend their company to friends and family.
If you're looking forward to your break, you're not alone. 75% said they are.
And if you're getting more than Thursday off, count your blessings. Only 34% of workers will get two or more days off this week. 10% said all five days.
Most people are at least getting Thursday off though. Just 22% of companies will be open on the Fourth this year.
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July excitement besides the 4th!
In sports: The Summer Olympics start later this month in Paris. There are a few events on the 24th and 25th, but the opening ceremony is the 26th. The games run through August 11th.
Also, the ESPY Awards are the 11th . . . Wimbledon runs through the 14th . . . the MLB All-Star Game is the 16th . . . Golf's Open Championship starts the 18th . . . the WNBA All-Star Game is the 20th . . . and if it counts as a "sport," ESPN2 has the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest this Thursday, but no Joey Chestnut.
A few big movies are out this month: "Despicable Me 4" this Wednesday . . . Eddie Murphy's new "Beverly Hills Cop" movie on Netflix the same day . . . "Twisters" is out the 19th . . . and "Deadpool & Wolverine" opens July 26th.
On TV: Shark Week starts next Sunday . . . "The Bachelorette" returns next Monday . . . a new "Exploding Kittens" series hit Netflix the 12th . . . "Big Brother" is back the 17th . . ."Cobra Kai" on the 18th . . . Apple TV's new "Time Bandits" series starts the 24th . . . and "Futurama" returns the 29th.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Oneida Limited is one of the biggest silverware manufacturers in the world . . . and it started as, basically, a cult. It was founded in the late 1800s at a commune in Oneida, New York where people practiced a new religion called Perfectionism.
They all lived in one communal home and believed strongly in free love . until the founder fled to Canada to avoid statutory rape charges and they basically stopped practicing.
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