Wednesday 8/24/22
Celebrate:
Can Opener Day
International Strange Music Day
National Knife Day
National Peach Pie Day
National Waffle Day
Pluto Demoted Day - 76 Years was a long run, but in 2006 it was demoted to a dwarf planet.
Shooting Star Day
Vesuvius Day
Weather Complaint Day
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If you want to add a little luxury to your next vacation, a recent poll asked people to name the top things that can make a trip luxurious. Here are the top ten . . .
1. A really nice hotel.
2. Stunning views.
3. Peace and quiet.
4. Your own hot tub or swimming pool.
5. Nice dinners and gourmet food.
6. A king-sized bed.
7. Staying in a suite instead of a normal hotel room.
8. Being near the beach.
9. Room service.
10. Having your own lounge area or terrace.
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In a new poll, 36% said they hit up Amazon . . . 13% say they'll try to find a bookstore chain locally, like Barnes and Noble . . . 8% say they'll try the grocery store ...7% say they'll look up a local independent bookstore . . . and another 6% would like to buy it from an independent business online.
A whopping 24% of people would NOT know where to buy a book . . . and most of them said they don't know because they never buy physical books.
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Autograph or Photo?
According to a new poll, 49% of us would want a picture . . . while only 7% would ask for an autograph. And 33% would want NEITHER. 11% don't know.
Given how phone-centered we are, it's not surprising that a picture would rule. It's also not surprising that young people are way more likely to want a picture than an autograph.
For people aged 18 to 24, a picture beats an autograph 64% to 1%. And in the 25 to 49 age group, it's 61% to 7%.
For geezers age 50 to 64, a picture wins 43% to 8%.
And for the 65 and over crowd, a picture wins 26% to 9% . . . but NEITHER is the real winner, with 52%.
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Here are three myths about getting drunk that we all still believe.
They're not true. So stop letting them rule your life.
1. Beer before liquor is actually fine. You know the rhyme: "Beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, you're in the clear." It's not true. It doesn't matter what order you drink your booze . . . just how much of it you drink.
2. There's no such thing as "breaking the seal." Do you stop yourself from hitting the bathroom as long as possible because you're afraid of "breaking the seal"? There's no seal. You'll always need to go when your bladder is full.
3. Hair of the dog won't help a hangover. You can't drink away your hangover. In fact, drinking the next morning can make your hangover last LONGER.
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Someone showed kids between the ages of six and 18 photos of "old technology" to see which ones they could correctly identify. And not even antiquated stuff like the printing press or The Clapper.
Here are the results: 51% of kids could identify a landline phone. And that was the best result.
38% recognized a fax machine . . . 29% identified an original Nintendo NES . . . 28% knew a floppy disk . . . 26% recognized an answering machine . . . and 24% identified a pager.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - 17 state capitals are the largest cities in their states by population.
Ok…I did the work
Phoenix, Arizona
Little Rock, Arkansas
Denver, Colorado
Atlanta, Georgia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Boise, Idaho
Indianapolis, Indiana
Des Moines, Iowa
Boston, Massachusetts
Jackson, Mississippi
Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Providence, Rhode Island
Nashville, Tennessee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Charleston, West Virginia
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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