Thursday 8/31/23
Celebrate:
Eat Outside Day
National Matchmaker Day
National Trail Mix Day
Thoughtful Thursday
We Love Memoirs Day
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Sir Elton John is still standing. The 76-year-old "Rocket Man" singer is "in good health" after spending the night in the hospital due to a fall, a spokesman told BBC News.
"Following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of France," John "visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure" and was treated for minor injuries, the spokesperson said.
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Here's one way we've been saving money over the past year. An annual poll found we're spending a lot less on impulse purchases. The average American has cut that spending in HALF.
We're still spending an average of $151 a month on impulse buys. But that's down from $314 a year ago.
38% of us have made a conscious effort to rein it in. But we're definitely not quitting cold turkey.
On average, we made six impulse purchases a month this past year, down from 12 the year before.
The number one reason people gave was inflation. 77% said it's affected their impulse spending. And 58% said they really only do it now if they see something on sale.
Here are the top things we're most likely to buy spur-of-the-moment:
Clothing
junk food
household items
shoes
takeout food
books
toys
gadgets
coffee
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A tidy desk has its perks. In addition to looking nice (and impressing your boss), it’s been scientifically proven to foster positive behavior. People sitting at a clean desk are more likely to donate generously, and abstain from littering and crime, than people working in cluttered spaces. But a study (University of Minnesota) revealed that a disorganized, unkempt office can be helpful too. How? It makes you more inventive. Scientists asked people at tidy and untidy desks to develop new uses for ping pong balls and discovered that those sitting at messy desks presented ideas that were more “interesting and creative.”
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CBS is giving the late game show host Bob Barker a last run on television with a prime-time tribute special that will air tonight.
“The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker,” scheduled for 8 p.m. and will be replayed Labor Day in the game show's regular daytime slot, which is 11 a.m.
The show of highlights from Barker's 50-year television career will feature clips from his first and last days on “The Price is Right.” Barker hosted the game show “Truth or Consequences” before that.
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Loch Ness Monster hunters hearing sounds from the lake were excited by their discovery.
Researchers are once again trying to prove the existence of “Nessie” the Loch Ness Monster, and are using some of the most advanced detection equipment ever brought to the lake in Scotland. So when the Nessie hunters thought they heard sounds from the lake they were excited. Until they realized their audio recording device wasn’t plugged in — which means they currently have no proof of the beast. One of the researchers said the mysterious sounds were like “gloops” in the water — but they don’t have a recording.
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In Romania a man was given a brand new car by his family as a birthday present. He’d never had a car, or even a driver’s license, so he went to the motor vehicle office to take the driving test. Unfortunately he didn’t pass. He was so distressed by his failure that he went home, got a can of gasoline, poured it on his new car and set it on fire.
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A controversial real estate deal in Iran has caused a stir after a video went viral showing a couple selling their apartment to a dog named Chester.
The couple, who had no heirs, signed the property over to the canine, who placed its paws on an ink pad to stamp the contract. The exact details of the transaction are unclear, but it has resulted in the arrest of the realtor involved and the closure of his company by court order. Iranian authorities argue that selling property to a dog is a violation of society’s moral values and lacks legal basis. Dog ownership in Iran is traditionally frowned upon due to religious beliefs, but dogs have gained popularity among younger Iranians as a symbol of affluence.--
Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Long Island, New York is legally considered a peninsula, not an island.
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