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September 11, 2018 5:13 amLIFESTYLE
According to a new study, our average body temperature fluctuates a LOT. And a low-grade fever might not be a fever at all.
The whole 98.6 thing is based on a study from 150 years ago. And the new study found the average temperature is really 97.7 degrees. But slightly over 99 can be perfectly normal too, especially in kids.
In general, they run hotter than adults, and women run hotter than men. And it also depends on what TIME you check your temperature. If your kid’s at 99.1 early in the morning, they might be sick. But if it’s mid-day, they might be fine. If it’s hovering around 99.5 or higher though, they probably ARE sick.
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Tourists who picnic on the streets of Florence, Italy will now be slapped with fines up to $580. The new rules have come into place as the city struggles to deal with the huge rise in tourists. The city is taking aim at tourists who eat Paninis and pizza on its streets, clogging them and leaving their rubbish behind.
The issue came to light when the owner of a shop had a fight with a family who were sitting down eating on his doorstep locals are now complaining that they can’t reach their properties because of so many tourists sitting on the ground. If tourists walk while eating their sandwich then they will escape the fine, but if they stop to enjoy the snack then the authorities are allowed to fine them.
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ENTERTAINMENT
- “Ocean’s 8” : (Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway)
- “The Watcher in the Woods” (R-Rated/Horror): A woman whose daughter vanished in the English countryside more than 20 years ago is distraught when a new family moves in nearby with a daughter who’s identical to her own. As she begins to unravel a dark past, she puts herself in grave danger. (Anjelica Huston, Tallulah Evans)
Olivia Newton-John revealed on Australian TV that she’s now battling cancer for the third time.
TODAY IS……………….
- “9/11 Remembrance Day” (Patriot Day in the U.S.), 17 years ago at 8:46 am EDT, terrorists began the attack on NYC’s World Trade Center. The Pentagon in Arlington VA was subsequently targeted, and an attempt by passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 to retake control of their hijacked plane caused it to crash in a Pennsylvania field, killing all 64 people on board.
- “Emergency Number Day”, saluting the direct-dial 9-1-1 emergency system. (In the UK it’s 9-9-9; in Australia 0-0-0, in New Zealand 1-1-1, in much of Europe 1-1-2)
- “Make Your Bed Day”, most of us don’t make our beds every morning. Once you start, it will make you feel better and it is also good for your sleep.
1974, “Little House On The Prairie” debuted on TV, starring MICHAEL LANDON and MELISSA GILBERT.
1999 [19] 17-year-old emerging tennis phenom Serena Williams wins her 1st US Open women’s title and 1st Grand Slam singles’ tournament, beating top-seeded Martina Hingis
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
SEPTEMBER 11th, 1999 Chely Wright goes to #1 with a song co-written by
Carolyn Dawn Johnson, “Single White Female”
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
About a month ago, a 28-year-old woman in England named Charlotte Peart told her husband Daniel that she hit the lottery for over $300,000. Then she laughed at him when he realized it was just a prank.
Apparently they pull pranks on each other a lot. And this time, he fell for it.
Then early last week, she called him at work and claimed she’d won an even BIGGER jackpot.
It sounds like he was sick of it at that point. Because he passed the phone off to someone else to let her screw with them.
But then she sent him a screenshot that showed they really HAD hit the lottery for a MILLION POUNDS . . . or just under $1.3 million.
They claimed their prize last Tuesday. They’re planning to use a large chunk of the money to buy a bigger house. And their three kids are pumped, because they finally get to have their own bedrooms.
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BIRTHDAYS
[51] Harry Connick Jr, actor/singer
[37] Charles Kelley, country singer/guitarist (Lady Antebellum)
MAN WINS LOTTERY FOR THIRD TIME (09/07/2018)
A Colorado man won a $250,000 lottery, but this isn’t his first time getting the grand prize. In fact, it’s his third.
Two weeks before he won the 250K, Paul G. of Colorado Springs won another Second Chance drawing, raking in $500,000.
In March of 2017, Paul also won another $250,000 while playing a Thrilling Crossword scratch-off ticket. He said while collecting his latest prize that he plans to keep playing the lottery.
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RANDOM REPORT
- The only sound in space is a “singing” black hole that emits sound waves.
- The Luxor hotel and casino in Las Vegas is the sixth largest pyramid in the world . . . and the 11th-largest hotel in the world.
- There are approximately 20 quintillion animals living on Earth. That’s 20 billion billion . . . which is a two followed by 19 zeroes.
- The term “big bang theory” was coined by a British scientist in 1949, who hated it and was trying to mock it.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
- More than 1.5 million people who live along the coastlines of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia have been ordered to evacuate their homes before Thursday, when Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall somewhere near the border between North and South Carolina. The National Hurricane Center warned that Florence was growing rapidly in size and strength as it approached the East Coast. It was expected to strengthen from a Category 4 to a Category 5 storm by the time it hits, with wind gusts up to 150 miles per hour or more.
- Naomi Osaka went on the “Today” show to talk about her big win over Serena Williams at the U.S. Open . . . but more about the controversy over Serena’s penalties. She talked about how it felt to hear booing before they gave her the trophy.
- NFL SCORES — WEEK 1:
- New York Jets 48, Detroit Lions17
• Los Angeles Rams 33, Oakland Raiders13
Former NFL player MICHAEL STRAHAN would probably kneel during the National Anthem if he was still in the NFL, even though his father was in the military. He says that both he and his father “understand” Colin Kaepernick’s protest.
- A guy in Miami named Michael Paul got discharged from the hospital the other day, and stole an ambulance because he didn’t have a ride home. This is Joy Oglesby from the Broward Sheriff’s Office talking about it.
LUKE BRYAN FANS STAND IN LINE 16 HOURS FOR CONCERT AT HIS NEW BAR
Luke Bryan hosted a huge party in the streets of downtown Nashville last night (Monday) to celebrate the grand opening of his new bar, Luke’s 32 Bridge Food & Drink. To get a place near the stage, some fans started lining up 16 hours before the show began, at 2:30 in the morning!
Luke had another reason to celebrate, his single “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” has become his 21st – #1 single. He calls it the “perfect single,” [
This year, Luke’s What Makes You Country Tour, was named Billboard Music Awards – Top Country Tour.
Kelsea Ballerini Is Coaching a Brand New Online Phase of “The Voice”
KELSEA BALLERINI is about to add multi-media star to her resume. She’s the newest coach on “The Voice” . . . but she’s not replacing anyone. She’s coaching a brand new online phase called The Comeback Stage.
Here’s how that’ll go. She’ll personally select SIX performers who did NOT turn a chair during the blind auditions. She’ll coach them as they compete against each other . . . two at a time . . . and then she’ll pick one winner from each.
Those three will advance to the Comeback Stage Finals, and she’ll choose two from that. And then those two will compete on the Live Playoffs Results show, which will air November 13th. That winner will move on to the regular competition.
The Comeback Stage will air on YouTube, Instagram TV, “The Voice” Official App, Facebook, and NBC.com. It’ll debut on September 24th . . . the same day that the new season of “The Voice” debuts on NBC.
- Darius Rucker – waited until his Detroit concert date on Friday to pay homage to Aretha Franklin. He told the audience in Franklin’ hometown that, “When I was a kid, only two people ruled my world—Al Green and Aretha Franklin.” He also sang her 1967 hit, ‘I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)’
- Jason Aldean – The Macon, Ga., native returned to his hometown on Sept. 6 to headline his third annual Concert for the Kids. This year’s concert raised $621,390, bringing the grand total to more than $1.8 million over the past three years for the construction of the region’s only dedicated pediatric hospital.
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This post was written by Dave Palmer