On Today’s Show

A Dallas woman discovered her bank account had more than $37 million in it — but it turned out to be a clerical error. She told her husband about the mysterious fortune and he called the bank. “I was a millionaire, I have a screen shot of it so I can say that now,” Balloon said. “It’s quite a story.” It’s a good thing she didn’t spend any of the money because a New York man was sentenced to probation in 2010 when $5 million was mistakenly deposited into his bank account. He claimed he repeatedly tried to work the situation out with his bank, but ended up spending a chunk of the funds on investments, gifts and medical costs. He was originally charged with larceny, but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge as part of a deal with prosecutors. He was sentenced to probation.

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There’s a 96-year-old woman in Toronto named Jean Moffatt who never got to go to college, because her parents only had enough money to send her brother.  So instead, she became an expert ham radio operator.  And last week, she got to check off her biggest bucket-list item . . . by using a ham radio to talk to an astronaut on the International Space Station.  She called it the highlight of her life, even though the connection wasn’t the clearest.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana”.

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Disney’s next live-action remake will reportedly be “Bambi”. Insiders at Disney say the company has begun the process of adapting the animated classic into a CGI spectacle in the same style as the recent takes on “The Jungle Book” and “The Lion King”. No word on a release date yet. Bambi was originally released in 1942, following the life of a young fawn learning to live in the forest. The coming of age story is often cited as one of Disney’s most tragic and heart-wrenching tales, as it depicts the loss of Bambi’s parents.
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TODAY IS……………….

1975 [43] Ernő Rubik applies for a patent for his “Magic Cube” invention, later to be known as a Rubik’s cube

2010 [08] “Avatar” becomes the 1st movie to gross over $2 billion worldwide (eventually amasses $2.8 billion)

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

JANUARY 30^TH, 1981 Kenny Rogers takes four American Music Awards, including Favorite Country Single, for “Coward Of The County”; and Country Album, for “The Gambler.”

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RANDOM REPORT

1. We call chicken and turkey legs “drumsticks” because it wasn’t polite to say the word “leg” at the dinner table in the 1700s and 1800s.  Thighs and breasts were called dark meat and white meat back then, for the same reason.

2. Dust from the Sahara Desert has been carried by the wind as far as Chicago.
3. The 1900 Paris Olympics included events in billiards, checkers, and fishing.
4. The layer of copper that covers the Statue of Liberty is only slightly thicker than a penny.

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GOOD NEWS

There’s a 76-year-old woman named Barbara Heller in New York City.  And on Friday, she opened the window in her apartment on the seventh story to get some fresh air . . . and FELL OUT.

She fell more than 60 feet but she SURVIVED . . . because she landed on a bunch of boxes of fruits and vegetables.

There’s a supermarket on the bottom floor of her building, and they were loading in cases from a food delivery when Barbara fell.  Fortunately, they hadn’t brought in the carrots, onions, pears, and limes yet.

Barbara wound up with a broken pelvis, a broken rib, a pierced lung, and some bruises . . . but she’s alive.

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BIRTHDAYS

[90] Gene Hackman, actor

[46] Christian Bale, actor

[40] Wilmer Valderrama, actor (‘Special Agent Nick Torres’ on “NCIS” since 2016, “That ’70s Show” )

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THEY DESERVE A PLAQUE:
Colgate has launched what is being called the first toothpaste available in a fully recyclable tube.

The “Smile For Good” brand, which is only available in Europe at this point, is not only recyclable, it has been certified ‘Vegan’ as well, because the container is not manufactured with animal fat.

Most toothpaste manufacturers make tubes out of plastic and aluminum so they’re difficult to recycle. Colgate’s new Smile for Good toothpaste comes in a tube made from high-density polyethylene, the same plastic used in milk jugs.

The problem is the cost. A single tube is selling for the equivalent of $5.56 US.
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HAVING A BALL?
With the Super Bowl set to go on Sunday, keep this bit of information in mind if you are doing the hosting: Food is more important than the game when it comes to reasons for attending a Super Bowl party, according to new research.

A survey of 2,000 adults asked respondents the top reasons for getting together on the biggest sporting day of the year — and found that food topped the list (56%). The next most popular reason was simply being social (54%), while less than half (49%) said the game itself was the main reason to take part in a Super Bowl party.

The number four and five spots were family time (45%) and to watch the commercials (38%). 40% of respondents have been so wrapped up in the food and social side of things that they missed most of the game, while 32% of respondents revealed they’ve called in sick to work the day after the Super Bowl.

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THURSDAY JANUARY 30^TH                                              

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[90] Gene Hackman, actor

[46] Christian Bale, actor

[40] Wilmer Valderrama, actor (‘Special Agent Nick Torres’ on “NCIS” since 2016, “That ’70s Show”)

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The Chatham Maroons suffered a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the London Nationals on Wednesday.

The Maroons head to St. Thomas on Friday to battle the Stars at 7:30 p.m.

1. NHL

TOR 5 – DAL 3                     NSH 5 – WSH 4                  CGY 4 – EDM 3 SO             ANA 4 – ARI 2

TBL 4 – LAK 2                       VAN 5 – SJS 2  

2. Paramount Pictures is reportedly looking to reboot the hit “Transformers” franchise with two new scripts currently in development. The film franchise, inspired by the toys and subsequent cartoon of the same name, launched in 2007 with director Michael Bay’s “Transformers”, which starred Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, and prompted several sequels. No directors have been attached to either new script at this time, and it is believed that both projects will feature brand new casts.
3. Last night on “The Tonight Show,” Jimmy read a bunch of “Add a Word Ruin a Book” tweets from viewers.  (From “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday, January 29, 2020)

4. Seth Myers amazed by his friends who have three or more kids, because the third child is so far advanced . . . because they got little to no attention.  (From his 2019 Netflix special, “Lobby Baby”)

WHERE FRANK DID HIS BUSINESS

It’s where Frank Sinatra did it his way. Old Blue Eyes’ gold-topped toilets are among the rare items from his Chairman’s Suite at the Golden Nugget hotel in Atlantic City that are going on the auction block Sunday.

The collection has other items from Sinatra’s collection, including furniture, lamps, artwork, antique clocks and four marble, gold-lidded privies.

Estimated to have cost up to $30,000 when new, the fancy toilets are expected to go at a bargain price by comparison — up to $4,000. The auction house warns interested bidders that while the toilets’ marble is in good condition, the golden seats have lost some of their luster.

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SAM HUNT TALKS SUPER BOWL 2020 

A former college quarterback himself, Sam Hunt is liking the talent that the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are bringing to the Super Bowl on Sunday (Feb. 2nd). He tells us it’s definitely going to be a good matchup. [“I think it’s gonna be exciting. It’s like the new generation Super Bowl almost. The quarterbacks are great. I really like that Mahomes guy. I mean he represents a whole new era of quarterback. The game has changed a lot over the years, and I like watching great offenses. I like quarterbacks who throw the ball around, score lots of points, and these two teams do that. They’ve got a lot of exciting players. So, I think this one’s gonna be one for the books, for sure.”]

The Super Bowl airs live from Miami on Fox with a halftime show by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.

Sam is closing in on the top of the country charts with his latest single, “Kinfolks.”

MITCHELL TENPENNY PULLS FOR CHIEFS AT SUPER BOWL

Mitchell Tenpenny will be among the millions tuning in to this weekend’s Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, and he’s rooting for the Chiefs to win. He tells us: [“My prediction for the Super Bowl this year has gotta be the Chiefs. I think Mahomes is such a special talent. And, you know, Garoppolo’s incredible too. It’s gonna be really hard to stop Pat (Mahomes). I think he wants, that team wants it bad and I’m going for the Chiefs.”]

The Super Bowl will be played on Sunday (Feb. 2nd) in Miami.

Kenny Chesney Doesn’t Eat Carbs After 5:00 P.M.

If it’s ever proved that dieting and exercise are a hoax, then I expect KENNY CHESNEY to melt into a puddle of sadness and regret.  While we belly-up to curly fries and donut holes, he still eats like he’s training for the Olympics.

Here’s what he said in a recent interview, quote, “The thing that works for me, as far as getting lean, is I try to not eat any carbohydrates after five, and that’s hard to do. That’s no potatoes, no rice, no pasta, nothing.

“I eat protein and double up on my vegetables, and I don’t eat any carbohydrates after 5:00 P.M.  You go to bed at night without eating any carbs, and you wake up feeling leaner.”

If that was my five o’clock dinner, by 5:05 my nose would be in a bag of “Double Stuf Oreos.”  Not Kenny.  If he’s still hungry at night, he reaches for the blender.

Quote “I have a protein-based protein shake, so if I am hungry at eight or 9:00 P.M., instead of eating, I’ll just down that, and it really helps you lean down a lot.

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This post was written by Dave Palmer