Tuesday 8/2/22
Celebrate:
Dinosaurs Day
National CAD (computer-aided design) Day
National Coloring Book Day
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
National Night Out - is dedicated to building relationships between communities and law enforcement. The day and the events that take place on it bring together police and neighbors under positive circumstances. It is also designed to raise awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention programs, and town and neighborhood watch.
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Here are a few things to look forward to in August . . .
On TV: The first "Beavis and Butt-Head" episodes in a decade hit Paramount+ this week . . . Amazon's "A League of Their Own" series lands on the 12th . . . the Marvel series "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" arrives the 17th . . . and the new "Game of Thrones" spinoff "House of the Dragon" starts the 21st.
In movies: "Bullet Train" with Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock opens this Friday, and Idris Elba has two new movies this month: "Beast" on August 19th, and George Miller's "Three Thousand Years of Longing" on the 31st.
In sports: The NFL preseason gets started this Thursday with the Jaguars and Raiders on NBC. And the U.S. Open of Tennis gets started August 29th.
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Over the weekend the internet went crazy celebrating George Jetson's (supposed) Birthday.
NPR reports that Memes have been circulating claiming that July 31, 2022 is the birthday of the dopey patriarch from the vintage cartoon, The Jetsons.
Here's how the math works: The show first aired in 1962, but was set 100 years in the future. That would be 2062.
During the first season of the show, George reveals that he's 40 years old. So 2062 minus 40, and there you go.
The fact-checking website Snopes looked into the claim and concluded it is, in fact, a "reasonable estimation of his birth year."
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Britney Spears' tell-all is finally completed, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, but we've learned there's a delay in releasing it and it all has to do with .... THE SUPPLY SHORTAGE!
Sources close to Britney tell us ... she recently wrapped up the dishy memoir, which is set to be published by Simon & Schuster. We're told Britney and co. are aiming for a release date in January -- but there's a paper shortage that has upended the plan.
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Researchers at Penn are working on tiny nanobots that could clean your teeth for you, so you'd never have to brush again.
It’s a system that could be particularly valuable for those who lack the manual dexterity to clean their teeth effectively themselves.
The building blocks of these microrobots are iron oxide nanoparticles that have both catalytic and magnetic activity. Using a magnetic field, researchers could direct their motion and configuration to form either bristlelike structures that sweep away dental plaque from the broad surfaces of teeth, or elongated strings that can slip between teeth like a length of floss. In both instances, a catalytic reaction drives the nanoparticles to produce antimicrobials that kill harmful oral bacteria on site.
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Is it weird to call your in-laws "Mom" and "Dad", like they're your own parents? It might be more common than you might think.
Thousands of married people were asked how they refer to their in-laws: The choices were "by their first names" . . . calling them "Mom" and "Dad" . . . using "Mr." or "Mrs." . . . or calling them something else.
Calling them by their first name is definitely the top choice now. Just under half of the people who answered said that's how they do it.
But calling them "Mom" and "Dad" is pretty popular too. 27% said that's how they refer to their in-laws.
15% of us use the more formal "Mr." and "Mrs." And 11% call them something else. Like if you have kids, maybe everyone calls your mother-in-law "Grandma".
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Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, and Tompkins counties have been placed under a drought watch by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Governor Kathy Hochul directed the NYS DEC to issue a drought watch for 21 New York counties today, July 29, 2022. According to the DEC, a drought watch is the first of four levels of State drought advisories. The advisories are listed as “watch, warning, emergency, and disaster.”
The NYS DEC is encouraging residents in affected counties to conserve water whenever possible during the coming weeks. The DEC says that there are no mandatory restrictions in place for counties under a drought watch.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Play-Doh was originally created to be a wallpaper cleaner.
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