Monday 9/19/22
Celebrate:
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Meow Like a Pirate Day
National Butterscotch Pudding Day
National Woman Road Warrior Day
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The faster you eat, the more weight you gain. A study showed that a fast eater gained more than four pounds over eight years, while a slow eater gained only one and a half pounds.
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Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” will play its final five months before closing its doors for good, a spokesperson for the show told CNN Friday.
The final performance will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, Michael Borowski of The Publicity Office said in an email.
Prior to the Broadway show’s conclusion, “Phantom” will celebrate its 35th anniversary on January 26 with director Seth Sklar-Heyn at the helm, Borowski said.
The show’s flagship London production will celebrate its 36th year on October 9 and the recently premiered Melbourne version will likewise continue.
The first production opened in London in 1986 and since then the show has been seen by more than 145 million people in 183 cities and performed in 17 languages over 70,000 performances. On Broadway alone, the musical will have played an eye-popping 13,925 performances, performing to 19 million people at the Majestic theatre.
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The Queen's State Funeral Service is this morning at 11am British time. (6am here)
At 7:30 British time it was the private burial service will be conducted by The Dean of Windsor. The King and members of the family attended. Charles will put a handful of earth onto the coffin before it is sent down the vault.
The Queen will be buried with her mother, father, and sister. She will joined at the King George VI Memorial Chapel by her late husband Prince Philip whose body will be removed from the Royal Vault to be laid next to her.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Every single Snickers bar, except the tiny Halloween-sized ones, are made in Waco, Texas. The same plant produces all the Starburst in North America.
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