8/30/26 - Phubbing, Tennis Balls, and What Is Universally Hated?
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Monday 8/30/26
Celebrate:
Eat Outside Day
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Motorist Consideration Monday
National Matchmaker Day
National Trail Mix Day
We Love Memories Day
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The Weekend Box Office
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day $22.2M Fifth Weekend on Top.
2. Coyote vs. Acme $15.5M
3. The Odyssey $14.3M
4. Insidious: Out of the Further $10.1M
5. The Dog Stars $8.0M
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‘Phubbing’ in public is new trend everyone is doing without even realizing, and doing it is likely to make you miserable.
When heading out on a date with your significant other, or someone you're trying to win over, it's not rocket science that you need to have all your focus on that other person.
But in a generation that is increasingly glued to their phones, even during more intimate acts with a partner, it seems as if many are neglecting the outside world are instead entirely focused on what's happening on their screen.
Phubbing, which is a mix between phone and snubbing.
A 2023 study found that this behaviour isn't just rude but it is likely also causing strife in your relationship, because it turns out that sitting next to each other and doomscrolling isn't actually spending time with each other.
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The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament is underway now through September 13th. They use a lot of tennis balls during the tournament. How many?
Short answer? A lot! The U.S. Open, run by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), typically uses about 70,000 tennis balls over the course of the tournament.
At the U.S. Open, tennis balls are replaced after the first seven games of a match. After that, they’re swapped out every nine games for brand-new ones, following official Grand Slam rules. That means the same ball is usually in play for just 30 to 45 minutes, depending on how long the games last.
Some match-used balls are sold as official U.S. Open souvenirs.
Many get donated to schools.
Many get transformed into materials used for athletic court surfaces and other rubber products.
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What is the most universally hated thing?
The internet responds!
Mosquitoes
Biting the inside of your cheek while eating
Stubbing your toe
Alzheimer’s
Trying to click x on an ad but actually clicking on the ad and it redirects you to the play store
The life story before the recipe on recipe websites.
Being sleepy, getting into bed, then being awake
Cancer
That moment when something's stuck in between your teeth and your tongue can locate it just fine, but your fingers or a toothpick can't...
The sound of screaming children.
When your pocket or belt loop snags on the door handle.
When you have that little bit of skin hanging off your finger that you end up ripping it off to your elbow
Being told “We need to talk later” Why did you give me the notification? Now I’m gonna be riddled with anxiety until we talk. You could’ve just said nothing
Getting asked to get up for something the moment you sat down.
People that drive slowly in the fast lane and then don't switch lanes when able to
A Wet toilet seat.
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For decades, the answer to “how much sleep does an adult need?” has been simple: eight hours. The idea dates back to the mid-19th century when the notion of eight hours of work, eight for recreation and eight for sleep first took hold.
But growing evidence suggests that eight hours may not be the ideal amount of sleep for everyone, as a new narrative review in Brain Medicine reminds us.
An interesting note, without an alarm clock, they tended to wake close to dawn, regardless of the day of the week.
One recent analysis estimated the average to be 6.4 hours.
Sleep seems to not be a one size fits all.
One study says between 6.4 and 7.8.
Irregular sleep is linked to poorer health. But if you lose sleep during the week, catching up on some of it at the weekend appears to be better than not catching up at all – even though it makes your sleep pattern less regular. So regularity matters, but so does the total amount of sleep you get over a week or longer.
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A man on a flight from one Chinese city to another was kicked off the plane because he refused to stop singing a birthday song to himself. Shortly after boarding, the man announced it was his birthday and told passengers and crew they should bring him free drinks. When no one did, he began singing a popular Chinese birthday song loudly, over and over again. He was escorted off the plane before it took off.
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Corning was named among Hallmark’s 25 Official Merriest Christmas Towns in their latest contest. Voting is open and a win could bring a Hallmark movie to Corning.
You can make a vote a day through September 4th.
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