Wednesday 7/27/22
Celebrate:
Bagpipe Appreciation Day
Cross Atlantic Communication Day
National Chicken Finger Day
National Creme Brulee Day
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
National Scotch Day
Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day
Take Your Pants for a Walk Day
Walk on Stilts Day
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The new $1.8 billion MSG Sphere super-arena will feature state-of-the-art spatial audio, a programmable exterior exosphere, interior immersive display – and The Edge on guitar?
U2 have reportedly been recruited to stage a Les Vegas residency next year at the all-new MSG Sphere – an upcoming state-of-the-art venue that cost $1.8 billion.
According to Billboard(opens in new tab) – which cited “multiple sources” – the Irish rock icons will serve as the newly constructed arena’s debut act when it opens its doors to the public for the first time next year.
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A new survey on shopping found that 67% of us HATE returning stuff . . . and say it's the "worst part" of the entire shopping experience.
58% of people say they'd be willing to do "nearly anything" to avoid returning the items they bought.
A list of items that people say are "always worth" returning includes: Phones . . . clothing . . . clothing accessories . . . TVs . . . and computers. Basically, expensive stuff that needs to be the right fit.
Items that are "never worth" returning include: Undergarments . . . groceries . . . and beverages. So, stuff that may not be returnable in the first place, and you may have to spend extra time and effort to get your money back.
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Someone has finally come up with something to do with leftover hot dog water, and unfortunately, they aren't somehow turning it into gas.
A brewery in Fort Worth, Texas called the Martin House Brewing Company is releasing a hard seltzer brewed from hot dog water. It's called Awesome Sauce: Bun Length . . . and it's a 5.2% ABV seltzer made with the leftover water from 52 pounds of boiled hot dogs.
And yeah, it apparently tastes like a boozy hot dog. Unfortunately, it is NOT available in stores, at least not yet. They're unveiling it at an event at the brewery on July 16th, and if you go, it'll be available on draft and in cans.
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Want to get closer to your friends? It's easy. Just move away from them.
There's a social-personality psychologist at Michigan State University named William Chopik. And he says the key to great friendships is to get away from your friends.
Here's why. If you live close to someone and it's really easy to get together, you don't have to invest that much energy in the friendship. It's easy to cancel or flake. And you might even run out of stuff to talk about.
But when you're far away from your friends and get together on a trip, it's more intense. You talk about the things that don't come up in text messages or social media. And that makes you feel closer to them, even though you live far away.
Chopik says, quote, "If you're going on trips once or twice a year, you'll have many disclosure opportunities to update people about the big, important things in your life . . . that kind of intent listening often happens in person."
So improve those friendships . . . by moving away from your friends.
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A new survey asked people what summer essentials are most often left at home, and the most common responses were: Cellphones . . . water bottles and drinks . . . personal products like deodorant, body lotion, and makeup . . . and sunscreen.
Of those, only 20% would NOT go back for their phone . . . 30% would continue on without deodorant, lotion, or makeup . . . and 26% would risk a sunburn by not turning around to get their sunscreen.
It might depend where you're going. You can't just pick up a replacement phone . . . it's just whether you REALLY need it. If you're headed to a pool or a beach, you might be able to buy what you forgot nearby. But if you're going camping or headed out on a lake, you might have to DO WITHOUT.
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Get a nose bleed? Put cotton on your upper gums right behind the small dent below your nose and press against it hard. This cartilage is where most of the blood comes from.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Almost all of the dinosaurs featured in "Jurassic Park" lived in the Cretaceous period, not the Jurassic period.
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