Monday 8/8/22
Celebrate:
Global Sleep Under the Stars Night
International Cat Day
National CBD Day
National Dollar Day
National Frozen Custard Day
National Zucchini Day
Odie Day - the famous fictional dog from the “Garfield” comics
Scottish Wildcat Day
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
The Date to Create
Victory Day - VJ Day - commemorates Japan's surrender to the Allies, which brought about the conclusion of World War II.
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There are a few things we buy but never use. So they might just be a waste of money .
1. Cookbooks. You probably own a few but still get all your recipes online.
2. Expensive home gym equipment. Remember when covid hit, and sales of Peloton bikes jumped 170%?
3. Unnecessary stuff for your kids. New parents buy all sorts of stuff they don't really need. The same thing happens with new pets too.
4. Extended warranties. When was the last time you needed to use one?
5. Journals and daily planners. Most people buy one, use it for a week, and never use it again.
6. Filing cabinets. Just like journals, you plan to use them but never do.
7. Appliances that are way too specific. Like a breakfast sandwich maker, or a toaster that only cooks hot dogs and buns. They take up too much counter space. So you put them away and then forget about them.
8. Souvenirs. Think of all the money you've wasted on dumb key chains and coffee mugs.
9. Online subscriptions for specific things. Like alumni websites that help you keep in touch with people from high school. That's what Facebook is for.
10. Over-the-top camping gear. Things like electric rotating marshmallow sticks get used once, then never again.
Read more here from MoneyTalksNews.com
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/things-we-buy-and-never-use/
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A guy in Florida tried to outrun the cops this weekend . . . on a lawnmower.
His name is Dusty Mobley, and he's 40. Cops had been looking for him since January when they say he stole a $40,000 boat. They tried to talk to him back then, but he got away that time.
He was on the boat when they found him January 3rd, but he dove into a Florida swamp and got away. So they'd been looking for him ever since.
When they tracked him down Saturday morning, he was on a riding mower and tried to drive off on it. They say the chase lasted about 17 seconds.
They tased him and got him into custody, then found a bunch of illegal stuff on him. They found a gun, which he's not allowed to have because he's a convicted felon. They also found a meth pipe and a handcuff key.
He's facing multiple felony charges.
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Firefighters in Arkansas saved a kitten that got stuck inside an ATM last week. They don't know how he got in there, but they named him Cash. He was dehydrated and weighed less than a pound. Once they put some weight on him, he'll go up for adoption.
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A new study at Tulane found those who regularly salt their food don't live as long. But it might only cut a year or two off your life. So is it worth it?
Men who rarely or never salted their food lived 1.5 years longer than men who always did. And for women, 2.3 years longer. That's the average at least.
That said, those numbers might seem small, but this one doesn't. The study also found people who always salt their food have a 28% higher risk of early death. Meaning you're that much less likely to make it to the average life expectancy.
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A new poll found almost two-thirds of Americans think it's fine to eat dip straight out of the bowl with a spoon.
63% said it's something they've done, or would do. And 62% think it should be socially acceptable now.
When we're not using a spoon, our favorite things to pair with dip are tortilla chips . . . veggies . . . potato chips . . . and pita bread.
They also asked people to name the top types of dip that should always be available at a party. The top picks are salsa . . . guacamole . . . spinach-artichoke dip . . . queso . . . buffalo chicken dip . . . and hummus.
And here's one more stat: 48% of us have polished off a whole container of dip ourselves, all in one sitting.
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Ellen Pompeo may be nearly free. The actress, who has been publicly lobbying for Grey's Anatomy to finally end, is set to have a reduced role in the upcoming season — despite, you know, playing the titular character. Pompeo will only appear in eight of about 22 episodes,
though she'll still narrate them all, according to Deadline.
This will give her a chance to star in a new Hulu limited series, which will be her first major TV role outside of Grey's Anatomy since the show began in 2005. "I've been trying to focus on convincing everybody that [Grey's Anatomy] should end," Pompeo told Insider last year. "I feel like I'm the super naive one who keeps saying, 'But what's the story going to be, what story are we going to tell?' And everyone's like, 'Who cares, Ellen? It makes a gazillion dollars.'" But despite Pompeo eying an exit, the series refuses to be taken off life support, even if it may soon have to just be titled Anatomy.
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Batgirl co-director Adil El Arbi's wife got a taste of "in good times and in bad" pretty early. In a stunning, unprecedented move, Warner Bros. has confirmed it won't release the Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace, despite the fact that it was already filmed and cost $90 million to make. This decision seemed to come down to the new boss at Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, moving the company away from direct-to-HBO Max films, which Batgirl was meant to be. But the timing of the announcement was "particularly awkward" for the film's directors, Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah, who were "in Morocco for El Arbi's wedding" when they heard the news, Deadline reported. On Wednesday, the two directors said on Instagram they're "saddened and shocked," writing that they wish fans "had the opportunity to see and embrace" the film and expressing hope that "maybe one day they will." If only DC fans knew how to pressure Warner Bros. to release something.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Honey Nut Cheerios doesn't contain any nuts . . . they use a fake almond flavor that mostly comes from processed peach pits.
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