Friday 9/23/22
Celebrate:
Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Innergize Day
International Day of Sign Languages
Love Note Day
National BRAVE Day - It "honors women who lift each other up, rescue each other and make each other BRAVE
National Checkers Day - Richard Nixon's dog.
National Great American Pot Pie Day
National Snack Stick Day
Native American Day
Restless Legs Awareness Day
Teal Talk Day - was founded by Ovarcome, an ovarian cancer foundation, to get people talking about ovarian cancer in an effort to raise awareness about it.
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There's a thread online where people are talking about the things they "silently judge" other people for.
Here are the highlights:
1. Littering. Or putting their dog's waste in a bag, and then leaving THAT somewhere. Which makes you wonder why they even bagged it to begin with.
2. When people leave an empty cup or other trash on a shelf in a store . . . or when people leave their trash on the table at fast food places.
3. When people poke fun of other people's appearance or clothes.
4. Leaving the bathroom without washing their hands.
5. Parents who swear at their kids in public.
6. Being nasty to service workers.
7. One person said, "When people hype themselves up too much. Saying things like, 'That wouldn't fly with me,' or 'everyone knows not to mess with me,' or, 'I'll have your back until you cross me.' Like, bro, this isn't a movie, relax."
8. And another said, "People who are just super judge-y . . . they always have something negative to say about someone."
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If you can't study without listening to music, that's actually a GOOD thing . . . and it doesn't seem to matter what you're listening to.
A new survey looked into the connection between music and study habits, and it found that students who play music were more likely to have a GPA above 3.2.
There are several reasons why. Some say music is "therapeutic," while others say listening helps them focus better and absorb the information more. And 81% of those who listen to music say it just makes studying more fun.
31% of people say they like listening to CLASSICAL MUSIC while studying. It was the most popular genre . . . possibly because there are usually no lyrics.
R&B and Country were tied for the second-most popular genres . . . followed by Rock . . . Oldies . . . Gospel . . . Jazz . . . Hip-Hop . . . Pop . . . and "Instrumental Soundtracks."
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Would you rather vacation somewhere new, or go to a place you already know that you like?
5,000 Americans were polled, and "somewhere new" won with 58% of the vote. 22% chose somewhere they've been, and 20% said they're not sure.
Midwesterners were the most likely to say they'd rather go to a place they know and love. 27% chose that option compared to 24% in the Northeast, 20% in the South, and 20% out West.
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A delivery guy in the Philippines got pulled over on his motorcycle the other day, because his passenger didn't have a helmet on. And photos of the traffic stop are going viral because of a funny misunderstanding.
It turned out it wasn't a woman on the bike with him . . . it was a MANNEQUIN he was in the middle of delivering to someone.
It was sitting behind him and looked real. But it wasn't an actual person, so he wasn't breaking any laws. The delivery service he works for posted about it and confirmed it really did happen.
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Everyone knows fast food isn't healthy, but we keep eating it anyway. So here's a question: How many years of your life would you be willing to give up to KEEP eating fast food?
Someone polled over 3,000 Americans, and the average answer was FOUR.
They broke it down by state, and most states were between three and five years. But people in three states would be willing to give up more than a DECADE of their life: Montana, North Dakota, and Hawaii all said TWELVE years.
The lowest average was two years in Alaska, Colorado, Mississippi, and Maine.
The poll also found most people would rather give up alcohol than fast food. And one in four people think eating fast food every now and then actually has health BENEFITS.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - People are more creative in the shower. When we take a warm shower, we experience an increased dopamine flow that can make us more creative.
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