Monday 7/31/23
Celebrate:
National Avocado Day
National Cotton Candy Day
National Jump for Jelly Beans Day
National Mutt Day
National Raspberry Cake Day
Shredded Wheat Day
Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day
World Ranger Day
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The weekend Box-Office
1. Barbie $93 Million
2. Oppenheimer $46.2 Million - it became the first R-rated film to gross more than $10 million for seven days in a row on Friday — that streak extended to 10 days through the weekend.
3. Haunted Mansion $24.2 Million
4. Sound of Freedom $12.4 Million
5. Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1 $10.7 Million
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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is making waves — seismic waves, that is. Seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach told CNN that during Swift's recent concerts in Seattle, fans caused seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3-magnitude earthquake. "I collected about 10 hours of data where rhythm controlled the behavior," she explained. "The music, the speakers, the beat. All that energy can drive into the ground and shake it." This so-called "Swift Quake" was comparable to the "Beast Quake," in which Seattle Seahawks fans similarly caused seismic activity after a touchdown by Marshawn Lynch in 2011.
According to Caplan-Auerbach, though, the shaking at Swift's concert "was twice as strong as 'Beast Quake.' It absolutely doubled it." For the sake of the planet, you need to calm down.
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Here's an easy hack that's good for a Monday: If you're feeling tired and need a boost this afternoon, don't reach for that third cup of coffee. Instead just stick your head in a freezer.
It's a tip from a recent book called "The Sleep Prescription". It's by a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco.
He says yes, you could just have that extra cup of coffee, and the caffeine will wake you up, but if it's late in the day, it could also keep you up tonight.
Sticking your head in a freezer offers a more immediate boost of energy, and it won't mess with your bedtime.
The reason it works is obvious. But the scientific reason is the "brief shock of cold activates your arousal system."
You can get the same effect by going for a quick walk or focusing on a non-work-related task for ten minutes. Deep-freezing your head is just the quickest option.
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If you want to eat ice cream for breakfast and not feel guilty about it, Häagen-Dazs is now trying to toe that line.
They're selling a new type of yogurt they claim is, quote, "REMINISCENT of ice cream." It's called "cultured crème."
It takes five times longer to make than traditional yogurt. That apparently makes it thicker and creamier, so it's ALMOST like eating ice cream for breakfast. They also say it doesn't have the sour tang that yogurt does.
They're doing six flavors to start: Vanilla, strawberry, lemon, blueberry, black cherry, and one that's coffee-flavored.
Sadly, it's got more calories than regular yogurt. A four-ounce vanilla packs 190, or about twice as many calories per ounce as other yogurts.
That's also just 60 calories less than a scoop of ACTUAL Häagen-Dazs. So if you want to have ice cream for breakfast maybe just go for it.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Steven Spielberg turned down an offer to direct the first "Harry Potter" movie because he thought it wouldn't be challenging . . . and that it should have been animated.
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