Thursday 9/26/24
Celebrate:
European Days of Languages
Human Resource Professional Day
Johnny Appleseed Day
Lumberjack Day
National Better Breakfast Day
National Dumpling Day
National Key Lime Pie Day
National Situational Awareness Day
Remember Me Thursday
Shamu the Whale Day
The Last of Us Day - Video Game and now TV Show (and it was Bella Ramsey’s Birthday yesterday)
World Maritime Day
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"Remake" isn't always a bad word, especially in horror, where there have been some surprisingly good ones. Fans at Ranker.com have been voting on their favorites.
1. "The Thing", 1982
2. "Dawn of the Dead", 2004
3. "It", 2017
4. "The Fly", 1986
5. "Bram Stoker's Dracula", 1992
6. "Thirteen Ghosts", 2001
7. "The Ring", 2002
8. "The Hills Have Eyes", 2006
9. "The Crazies", 2010
10. "Evil Dead", 2013
11. "Cape Fear", 1991
12. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", 1978
13. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", 2003
14. "Horror of Dracula", 1958
15. "House on Haunted Hill", 1999
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Max has found a new way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Friends": With a game show.
It's called "Fast Friends", and it'll have fans doing puzzles and games, and answering trivia questions, on sets from the show, like Central Perk or the characters' apartments.
Production will begin next month. There's no word yet on an air date.
"Friends" premiered on September 22nd, 1994, and aired for 10 seasons.
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A runner from North Carolina named Tara Dower just broke a world record by hiking the entire Appalachian Trail in 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes. It's just under 2,200 miles, so an average of 54 miles per day. It runs from Georgia to Maine.
A guy from Belgium held the record, and she beat him by more than 13 hours.
She also raised a bunch of money for charity along the way. Her goal was $20,000 for a group called Girls on the Run, and she surpassed that.
She said she hoped to "inspire women and girls to go for that tough goal, no matter if it's with running or in life."
Very enjoyable book about someone hiking the trail is A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.
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If you've already got a 12-foot skeleton in your yard, just know your neighbors ARE judging you for it . . .
Is late September too early to put your Halloween decorations up?
Someone polled more than 5,000 Americans, and most said YES. Two-thirds think decorations shouldn't go up until at least October 1st.
That includes 39% who said between the 1st and the 15th at the earliest . . . 15% who said the 16th to the 30th . . . and 3% said not until the 31st, so ON Halloween. Another 4% wish people would NEVER put decorations up.
If your porch is already covered in cobwebs, don't worry too much. 30% think it's fine, and 6% say put decorations up as early as you want, who cares.
Just don't leave them up too long. Around 75% of people think they should come down by the end of November at the latest.
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A seven-year-old boy in the U.K. was denied a passport recently . . . and his parents were told it was because his name "relates to a trademark or copyright."
His name is Loki Skywalker Mowbray . . . and the "Star Wars" reference was intentional because he was born on May 4th.
They were told they'd have to get permission from Disney, or change the boy's name. The family wasn't so hot on either of those options . . . especially because they weren't trying to get anything out of the name, they just thought it was fun.
The story picked up steam, and eventually, the authorities emailed the family and said that a passport WOULD be issued, it had just been "delayed."
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A new poll found your next wallet might be your car.
Half of Americans like the idea of their vehicle being a "digital wallet." That means it's connected to the internet and can pay for stuff, just like your phone.
54% say if their car had that feature, they'd use it to pay for things like tolls, parking meters, and gas. Maybe even food at the drive-thru?
The poll was done by a company that's working on "smart" solutions in cars, and most new ones can already connect to the internet. So it's not that far-fetched.
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A great soundtrack can make even a so-so movie that much better. "Rolling Stone" magazine put together a list of the 101 greatest soundtracks of all time. they didn’t include any original film scores or musicals.
1. "Purple Rain", 1984
2. "Help!", 1965
3. "The Harder They Come", 1972
4. "A Hard Day's Night", 1964
5. "Saturday Night Fever", 1977
6. "Superfly", 1972
7. "Pulp Fiction", 1994
8. "The Graduate", 1968
9. "American Graffiti", 1973
10. "Wild Style", 1983
It's a crime that Footloose isn't in the top 20, it's #93!!!!!! I think that 7 of 9 tracks making the Hot 100 should count for something!
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Yesterday was National One-Hit Wonder Day . . . for some reason. If you're wondering which one-hit wonder fits you best based on your zodiac sign, someone made a list. Here's the rundown:
Aries: "Cum on Feel the Noize", Quiet Riot: "Aries folk are about as subtle as a piñata full of ball gags . . . [This song is] an in-your-face, fist-pumping banger that begs for more and more, and then delivers."
Taurus: "In the Summertime", Mungo Jerry: "Taureans live by the pleasure principle, and this song celebrates all manner of earthly delights . . . The opening grunts even sound like lazy sex, the preferred pursuit of bulls."
Gemini: "Informer", Snow: "Gemini finds their spirit mirrored in a fast-spitting song that is as maddeningly likable as it is utterly incomprehensible . . . and with their penchant for word vomit, Geminis make up a large swath of snitches."
Cancer: "Cake by the Ocean", DNCE: "Invokes the crab tenants of intimacy, sidestepping the point, emotional eating and the familiar comforts of seaside environs."
Leo: "I'm Too Sexy", Right Said Fred: "No one has ever accused a Leo of modesty, and 'I'm Too Sexy' is an eye-roll anthem of superiority and self-worship."
Virgo: "Dance Monkey", Tones and I: "Virgo is prone to hyper-focused monkey behavior, doing weird, repetitive, and completely obstinate things in a signature way."
Libra: "Smooth Criminal", Alien Ant Farm: "[Libras are] so good at being charming charlatans that you almost want to thank them for robbing you."
Scorpio: "Hit 'Em Up Style", Blu Cantrell: "Scorpio is the sign of sex, death and other people’s money. This banger extolls the bitter joys of literal payback, punishing a cheating partner with financial ruin."
Sagittarius: "Tubthumping", Chumbawamba: "Sagittarius is the sign of the eternal optimist and the pursuit of having a good time all of the time."
Capricorn: "Black Velvet", Alannah Myles: "Sung by a Capricorn about a Capricorn, [it's] an ode to Elvis Presley. Ruled by taskmaster Saturn and represented by the devil tarot card, Capricorn is the sign of leather and legacy."
Aquarius: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)", Eiffel 65: "Aquarius flies the flag of the misunderstood, and listening to this song . . . feels a little like freebasing Fruity Pebbles and a whole lot like an Aquarius writing a memoir."
Pisces: "Because I Got High", Afroman: "Pisces is the sign of altered states and pastel oblivion, and Afroman's anthem of 'all that could have been if he hadn't said yes to excess.' speaks to [that] escapist spirit."
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Americans eat 554 million tacos from Jack in the Box every year . . . or about 1,000 a minute, and approximately 4.5 billion tacos every year overall. If stacked together, these tacos would create a tower that's 451,500 miles tall, which is high enough to reach the moon and back.
64% of Americans prefer soft shell tacos, while 36% prefer hard shell tacos.
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