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May 13, 2019 9:35 am Published by

Toronto Raptors 92, Philadelphia 76ers 90 — Toronto wins series 4 games to 3 —

The Toronto Raptors eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers from the playoffs last night, thanks to a wild buzzer beater by Kawhi Leonard that bounced off the basket rim four times before falling in to give the Raptors the win in the game and the Eastern Conference semi-final series. It was the first winning buzzer-beating shot in a Game 7 in NBA history.

 

 

A guy in Florida let his grass grow too long, didn’t know he was being fined, and now could lose his house over the unpaid fines.  We’re talking 57 days of $500-a-day fines . . . almost $30,000.  He says he was away taking care of his mom’s estate, and limitless fines are unfair.  So, he’s suing the city.  Here’s the guy and his lawyers.

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In case you need some more nightmare fuel, here it is: A Chinese doctor has shared video of a spider building a nest inside a man’s head.

The patient, only identified as Li, came to the hospital complaining of discomfort in his ear, and the doctor looked inside to discover the small spider building a nest in the man’s ear canal. The doctor said the spider was too small and fast to be grabbed using tools, but hospital staff were able to flush it out with water.

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ENTERTAINMENT

 

“Avengers: Endgame” won the box office for a third straight week, but this time it was close.

“Endgame” took in $63.1 million, while “Detective Pikachu” opened with $58 million.  “Endgame” is now close to $2.5 BILLION . . . second only to “Avatar’s” record of nearly $2.8 billion.

 

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TODAY IS……………….

  • “Hummus Day”, celebrated on May 13th since 2012 to salute the spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and garlic.

 

  • “Tulip Day”, celebrated in several countries to welcome Spring.

 

  • “Apple Pie Day”, The first apple pie recipe was printed in England in 1381.

 

2004 [15] The final episode of “Frasier” on NBC is watched by 33 million people

2012 [07] After 8 seasons, the Final episode of ABC-TV’s “Desperate Housewives” airs

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

 

The Wreckers made their Grand Ole Opry debut in 2006.

 

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Guy in a Stolen Cop Car Tries to Pull Over Another Car Which Also Happens to Be Stolen

A guy stole a black Cadillac in West Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday night.  He was driving it through Cocoa, Florida, when a cop car suddenly appeared behind him and tried to pull him over.

 

The car thief hit the gas . . . and wound up crashing into a HOUSE.  And apparently he was just inches away from hitting a woman who was sleeping inside.

 

He took off running before the cops showed up, and they’re still looking for him.

 

But that’s only half the story.  Because it turns out the cop car that pulled him over was ALSO STOLEN.  That’s right . . . someone had stolen a cop car and was using it to pull over random people, one of whom just happened to be that other car thief.

 

Shortly after the crash, the cops found out about the fake cop pulling people over.  And as they tracked down THAT car . . . that thief ALSO took off running before they got there.

 

So now the cops are on the hunt for both car thieves.

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RANDOM REPORT

  1. The Sacramento Kings are the only NBA team that hasn’t made the playoffs in the past decade.

 

  1. Queen’soriginal title for “Bohemian Rhapsody” was “The Cowboy Song”.

 

  1. The only person with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that’s NOT on the sidewalk is Muhammad Ali.  It’s actually on the wall of the Kodak Theater, because he didn’t want people walking on the name “Muhammad.”

 

  1. Robert De Niroturned down the part in “Big” that eventually went to Tom Hanks. Would’ve been a VERY different movie.

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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS

Most people don’t know this, but it’s not very easy to recycle plastic.  And virtually all of it ends up in landfills, or in the ocean sooner or later.

 

Only about 9% of plastic waste gets recycled.  And even under perfect conditions, you can only recycle it 7 to 9 times.  Then it’s trash.  Which is why this might be huge news.

 

A team of researchers with the Department of Energy just created a new type of plastic that can be recycled an INFINITE number of times . . . something referred to as the “Holy Grail” of recycling.

 

It’s called PDK plastic.  And it’s a lot cheaper and easier to recycle than other types.  (PDK stands for poly-diketoenamine.)

 

The fibers in normal plastic degrade every time it’s recycled.  But this new type can be broken down on a molecular level, just by dipping it in an acid solution.

 

So it dissolves back into its original state, and can be used over and over again.  Which would mean less plastic in landfills, and in the ocean.

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BIRTHDAYS

[69] Stevie Wonder, Saginaw MI, singer-songwriter

[55] Stephen Colbert, TV host

[53] Darius Rucker, country singer

[33] Robert Pattinson, actor

 

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HOW MANY TEXTS CAN YOU SEND BEFORE LOOKING CLINGY?

Some say you should never double-text a romantic interest, but really, how many texts can you send before you look clingy?

 

A recent survey from Typing.com found that, on average, people think sending six texts in a row comes off as “clingy” or “needy.” This average held across the board– for people in long-distance relationships and couples that lived together, as well as for women and men surveyed.

 

Another find: 42 percent of men and 51 percent of women said “good morning” and “good night” texts are important.

 

Also, women said they could go 13.1 hours on average without communicating with their significant other, while men said they could go 14.6 hours on average.

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We’re Drinking 70% More Alcohol Than We Were in 1990

According to a new study, the amount of alcohol people all over the world are drinking has SKYROCKETED over the past few decades . . . and it just keeps going up.

 

Check out these stats . . .

 

  1. We’re drinking 70% MORE alcohol than we were in 1990.

 

  1. Adults across the world drank a total of 9.4 billion gallons of pure alcohol in 2017.  That averages out to 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per adult.

 

  1. That means the average adult is having roughly one drink every single day.  And when you think of all the people out there who DON’T drink . . . well, people who do are making up for them in that average.

 

  1. And things are projected to keep going up.  By 2030, it’s projected that about a quarter of adults in the world will binge drink at least once a month.

 

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MONDAY MAY 13TH                                          

 

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[69] Stevie Wonder, Saginaw MI, singer-songwriter

[55] Stephen Colbert, TV host

[53] Darius Rucker, country singer

[33] Robert Pattinson, actor

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  1. NBA

Toronto Raptors 92, Philadelphia 76ers 90 — Toronto wins series 4 games to 3 — Toronto’s Kawhi Leonard hit a shot from the corner over the 76ers’ Joel Embiid at the buzzer that bounced off the basket rim four times before falling in to give the Raptors the win in the game and the Eastern Conference semi-final series. It was the first winning buzzer-beating shot in a Game 7 in NBA history.

 

Portland Trail Blazers 100, Denver Nuggets 96 — Portland wins series 4 games to 3

 

NHL

Boston Bruins 6, Carolina Hurricanes 2 — Boston leads 2 games to 0

 

MLB

Chicago WS     5          Toronto           1

Detroit             5          Minnesota       3

 

  1. “Avengers: Endgame”won the box office again, but this time it was close.  “Endgame” made $63.1 million in its third week, while “Detective Pikachu” opened in second, with $58 million.

 

 

  1. A gust of wind knocked a beehive out of a tree in Tempe, Arizona last Monday, and it landed on a woman’s head.  She ended up with over 20 bee stings, but says she’s just happy it didn’t happen to someone who’s allergic.

 

  1. There was no winning ticket for the $12.5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw.

However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on May 15 will be approximately $15 million.

 

No winning ticket was sold for the $12 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.

The jackpot for the next draw on May 14 will be approximately $17 million.

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LUKE BRYAN TO WRAP TOUR WITH STADIUM SHOW IN DETROIT – (05/13/2019)

For the fourth time in a row, Luke Bryan will wrap his Sunset Repeat Tour at Ford Field, the home of the Detroit Lions. This year’s show will take place on October 25th and will include Cole Swindell, Jon Langston and DJ Rock. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday (May 17th) at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.com.

Luke said, “I love a good family tradition and this has become one! Wrapping up my tour for the fourth time at Ford Field is seriously unbelievable.  This crowd brings so much energy and a big party and I can’t wait to get back there.”

The Sunset Repeat Tour launches on May 31st in Philadelphia at the BB&T Pavilion.

 

 

DAN + SHAY ON FELLOW ARTISTS: ‘WE NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER UP’

In addition to their success on both the country and pop charts these days, Dan + Shay are growing their collection of industry awards, most recently taking home Vocal Duo and Song and Single of the Year for “Tequila” at the ACM Awards last month. Those awards are voted on by Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers‘ peers, sometimes the same people they’re competing against in the category, but as Shay tells us, there’s no sense of competition because in his opinion, there’s room for everyone. [“Every artist, I think, in country music would tell you that it takes so much to get here. It’s not, ‘Man, I want to beat this other duo.’ It’s ‘these are my friends and we all put a lot of work to get where we are right now.’ I think there’s room for success for every single artist. I think there’s room for all of us and instead of trying to kick each other on the way up the ladder I think that we need to help each other up and come around and support each other and whoever it is no matter what category you fit in the country music family I think we need to lift each other up, cause we all know how hard it was to get here.”]

Dan + Shay have earned a pair of nods at the upcoming CMT Music Awards for their hit, “Speechless.” The fan-voted awards show will air live from Nashville on June 5th at 8 p.m. ET.

 

 

CHRIS STAPLETON AND WIFE WELCOME NEW BABY – (05/13/2019)

Congrats to Chris Stapleton and his wife, Morgane, who recently welcomed their fifth child together. We’re not sure exactly when the baby was born, but Morgane announced the new arrival yesterday (Sunday, May 12th) with an Instagram post. She shared a picture of a newborn’s hand gripping her finger writing, “The most perfect Mother’s day . . . I wish all you Mama’s the happiest of days today!” There is no word on either the gender or name of the baby.

Chris and Morgane are parents to one-year-old twin boys, an eight-year-old daughter and six-year-old son. The couple has not shared their children’s names.

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer