Saturday 8/24/24
Sunday 8/25/24
Celebrate:o
Saturday
Can Opener Day
International Strange Music Day
National Knife Day
National Peach Pie Day
Pluto Demoted Day
Shooting Star Day
Vesuvius Day
National Waffle Day
Weather Complaint Day
Sunday
Kiss and Make Up Day
National Banana Split Day
National Park Service Founders Day
National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
National Whiskey Sour Day
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A study found we don't just vent to blow off steam. We also do it to win people over and turn them against our enemies.
For decades, the prevailing wisdom on venting has been rooted in Freudian notions of catharsis – the idea that we need to release pent-up frustrations to avoid a metaphorical explosion.
By complaining about one friend to another, we may unconsciously be attempting to make ourselves look better by comparison and strengthen our bond with the listener.
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A study found birds have different accents depending on where they live. They can even be bilingual.
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There's apparently a trend among influencers to take staged, artistic photos of their TSA trays, while going through airport security. That's taking the time to carefully and neatly arrange all their belongings in the gray tubs . . . and then taking a photo from above, and posting it online.
Seeing these photos in your feed is not the problem . . . it's adding yet another distraction and inefficiency to an already cumbersome process.
Someone asked the TSA about it, and they implied that it hasn't become a problem . . . yet. Quote, "As long as the staged glamour photos are not causing delays with other passengers in the checkpoint, there are no issues."
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An annual study found ATM fees have hit a new record high, with a national average of $4.77.
That's the combined total of what your bank and the ATM charge for out-of-network transactions. The average ATM charges $3.19, and your bank takes another $1.58.
It's up four cents from last year. A decade ago, it was $4.35. And 20 years ago, it was $2.66. (Adjusted for inflation, that would be $4.42 now.)
Atlanta has the most expensive ATMs at $5.33. San Diego and Phoenix are next at $5.22. Of the 25 major metro areas they looked at, Boston has the cheapest ATMs at $4.16.
The easiest way around this is when shopping with your card, use the get cash back option and take out what you would from an ATM.
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Police in California say homeowners have been blurring the image of their home on Google Maps to discourage burglars from targeting their homes.
Yes, you can do that. On your computer, enter your address on Google Maps . . . navigate to "Street View" . . . click on the three dots, and then select "report a problem."
There, you can request to blur something . . . your home, a person's face, a vehicle, or license plate, anything .
Google already blurs sensitive stuff like people's faces and license plates, but that's automated, so they could miss something.
The police say blurring your home MIGHT make you feel more secure . . . but it could also backfire. Thieves on Google Maps might be intrigued . . . thinking there are valuables or vulnerabilities being hidden.
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A young girl in Pennsylvania just took on the establishment and won. The small town of Curwensville is near Punxsutawney, about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. And they said they might ban roosters because they're too loud.
Nine-year-old Lilly Mione has a pet rooster she loves named Mr. Mohawk. So she delivered an impassioned speech at their last town council meeting. Her main argument was people let their dogs stay outside and bark all day. And they're just as loud, so what gives?
They haven't made a final decision yet. But they were very impressed with Lilly's speech and announced Mr. Mohawk is in the clear. No matter what they do, he'll be grandfathered in.
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There's a town called Morehead City, North Carolina along the Crystal Coast, which sounds beautiful . . . but it's a sign warzone.
Local businesses there have been engaging in a tongue-in-cheek "sign war" recently, which is actually pretty amusing.
It all started when a place called Ioanni's Grill & Bar left a message saying, "Happy birthday Jeff" on its marquee for nearly a month.
A neighboring business called Dank Burrito took a shot at them by putting up a sign that said: Quote, "Ioanni's, quit being lazy, change your sign."
Ioanni's sign then responded, quote, "Dank, we are not lazy, just busier than you." And Dank shot back with: "Y'all just LOOK busy, because it takes two hours for a dollar taco."
That's fun . . . but the other nearby businesses took note, and more than 70 establishments have chimed in, including clothing stores, doctor's offices, and even churches.
Locals and tourists are having fun with it . . . stopping to take photos of the signs as they make their way through.
The original business owners say it shows no SIGN of stopping. The owner of Dank says it's still "gaining traction." And the owner of Ioanni's says he's "going to keep it going as long as he can."
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A man in his 40s was at a bar in Rhode Island called Deadbeats . . . when three men in their 30s reportedly dragged him out, and assaulted him. It was so bad that they may have broken his jaw, and he may have lost consciousness.
It sounds like he'll be fine . . . but the identities of the attackers and the victim haven't been released.
The initial reports said the guy was roughed up over a song he played on the jukebox. There's no official word on what that song was, which is a major failure of whoever originally reported the story.
For what it's worth, the owner of Deadbeats isn't snitchin'. They're denying that there was even a fight in the first place.
(Social Media may reveal that he was harassing the female bartenders and being abusive.)
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