Wednesday 7/7/21
Celebrate National Dive Bar, Father Daughter Take a Walk, Strawberry Sundae, and Macaroni Day
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Kudos to the new Netflix show We The People. Created by Chris Nee (Doc McStuffins), Produced by the Obamas, and Kenya Barris (the guy behind the show Blackish, and great musical artists. Episode 1 is sung by H.E.R, and the second is about the Bill of Rights (yes..it's Schoolhouse Rock for today) sung by Adam Lambert.
Different animation styles and musical styles, you might learn something.
What was your favorite Schoolhouse Rock song?
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Do you know why home teams wear white? It's because the home team had access to laundry facilities. By wearing grey or another dark color the visiting team was better able to conceal the stains that had accumulated on their uniforms over the course of the series.
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Stop swatting downwards to kill a fly. A recent study showed that the best way is to clap your hands together directly above it. The fly will get startled and fly between your hands. (and now you have fly guts on your hands...can we discuss those annoying ones that bob in and out at your head while you're walking! Stop it!)
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Julia Child's Cooking show has arrived at Pluto TV.
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Authorities in Montgomery County, Texas, near Houston, have just completed an eight-month investigation that uncovered an illegal, underground crime ring known as "Dark Side."
More than 80 people involved with Dark Side have been identified. And what kind of crime was Dark Side wrapped up in? They were producing counterfeit coupons.
But they were allegedly doing it on a large scale, nationwide. And one individual somehow purchased more than $200,000 worth of items from different stores in just one year using these fake coupons. That's nearly $550 a day.
The "thieves" made it look like these were discounts from manufacturers and "stole" items from places like Walmart, Kroger, Target, and Walgreens. Then, they'd sell the items at flea markets and online.
The coupons only looked legit they wouldn't actually work if you scanned them but they were so convincing that store employees would honor them. One estimate claims the ring is responsible for $10 to $20 MILLION in losses.
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Definitely Ice Cream season, But what kind of cone do you want? (or a cup)
A poll recently asked 6,500 American adults and the old-fashioned cake cones didn't get much love.
Only 8% prefer cake cones, while 32% want a waffle cone and 16% want a sugar cone. 33% pass up the cones altogether to get a cup and another 2% want "something else," like maybe a specialty cone.
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