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November 16, 2020 9:35 am Published by

➢ Elly Shariat spoke only Farsi when she moved to the US from Iran as a young girl. But when her father introduced her to “Jeopardy!” her world opened up. She learned to pronounce words that appeared on screen. Her dad even paid her 25 cents when she got answers right. For millions  Alex Trebek felt like one of the family.

And in an episode that aired this month, Burt Thakur wiped tears from his eyes as he thanked Trebek for teaching him English.

“My grandfather, who raised me … I used to sit on his lap and watch you every day,” Thakur said at the end of the episode after he’d netted over $20,000. “So it’s a pretty special moment for me man.”

 

➢ One day after his 64th birthday, a COVID-19 patient in Iowa just went home after 99 days in the hospital.  That includes six weeks in quarantine in the ICU before he tested negative.  His wife says the nurses who took care of him are all heroes.

 

➢ A weird thing is happening in Akita City, Japan. Authorities there say back in 2014 they would get phantom calls from empty homes way out in the mountains late at night, but once fire trucks arrived they would find the home closed up and nobody home.

However, since May 2020 there have been many cases of phones seeming calling 1-1-9 (their version of 9-1-1) by themselves all across the city.

There’s been no definite explanation found, but the fire chief inspector believes it could be due to rotary telephones being used that have yet to be updated to touch tone phones, though even that doesn’t explain why it’s been happening more lately than ever before.

 

➢ A new survey found almost everyone who’s made or built something in quarantine thinks it’s good enough to give as a gift this Christmas.

And 85% who’ve made something said they WILL give at least one of their creations away as a present this year.  So what kind of stuff should you expect?

The top items we’ve made or created while stuck at home include baked goods . . . artwork . . . photo albums . . . and things you knit, like sweaters and blankets.

 

➢ The three greatest “Jeopardy” players are coming together again. James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter will star in ABC’s “The Chase”, a new quiz show pitting contestants against the Jeopardy greats in a fast-paced trivia contest. The trio will take turns serving as the ‘Chaser’, the show’s resident quiz genius, who attempts to stop contestants from winning cash prizes. Each hour long episode, hosted by The View’s Sara Haines, will see three competitors attempting to answer up to 166 questions across all topics. No premiere date has been set.

 

TODAY IS……………….

 

  • “Fast Food Day”, a day when we’re encouraged to celebrate by going out to our favorite fast food joint.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

1994  Garth Brooks’ third studio album Ropin’ The Wind was certified for shipments of 10 million copies, making Brooks the first country artist to reach that plateau with two different releases. The album which had a combined 18 weeks at the top of the charts has gone to sell over 17 million copies worldwide.

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Six Household Items You Might Need to Replace

When’s the last time you replaced your pillows?  If it was before 2018, you’re probably sleeping on a nice, soft mound of FILTH.  At least according to this . . .

 

Someone asked a bunch of experts how often you need to replace different household items.  And ideally, you should replace your pillows every year or two.  Here are six more things you might need to replace . . .

 

  1. Fire extinguishers.  Most rechargeable ones need a recharge every five or six years.  And the disposable kind need to be replaced after 12 years.

 

  1. Smoke detectors.  Even if they still work, replace them every 10 years, because they lose sensitivity.  And carbon monoxide detectors should go after five to seven years.

 

  1. First-aid kits.  You might not need to replace everything in it.  But check the expiration dates.  Some of the stuff in there expires after three to five years.

 

  1. Your kitchen sponge.  It depends on how much you use it.  But in general, open a new one every two weeks.

 

  1. Your toothbrush.  Every three to four months.  Or sooner if the bristles look matted or frayed.  They don’t remove as much plaque after that.

 

  1. The loofah in your shower.  Every three months, or it’ll end up covered in bacteria.

 

 

FOUR RANDOM FACTS

  1. Only four artists have ever had three number one albums in the same year:  The Beatles. . . The Kingston Trio . . . The Monkees . . . and . . . wait for it . . . the cast of “Glee”.

 

  1. Giraffes sleep for less than two hours a day.  Pythons sleep for at least 18 hours.

 

  1. Google was originally called BackRub, when they came up with the idea in 1996.  The founders changed the name to Google about a year later.

 

  1. One pound (454g) of coffee makes about 50 cups of coffee; One pound of tea leaves makes about 300 cups of tea.

 

 

GOOD NEWS

There’s a couple in Lakeview, Michigan that has 14 SONS.  And on Thursday, they had their 15th child . . . and it’s a GIRL.

 

45-year-old Kateri Schwandt and her husband, 45-year-old Jay Schwandt, had their daughter Maggie on Thursday.

 

Yes, they’re 45 and have 15 kids.  Their oldest is 28, which means they had him after they got married right out of high school.  They had three sons by the time they were done with college . . . but they both still went on to get advanced degrees.

 

There’s no word on whether they’re planning on having any more kids, or if this daughter is FINALLY their license to stop.

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BIRTHDAYS

[62] Marg Helgenberger, actress (“CSI” 2000-15)

 

[53] Lisa Bonet, actress (“Ray Donovan” 2016, “The Cosby Show” 1984-91)/married to Jason Momoa since 2017

 

[43] Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress (“The Dark Knight”, “Secretary”)/older sister of Jake Gyllenhaal

 

 

LAST WEEK IN SCIENCE

  1. Dr. Fauci saidthat he thinks we’ll still be dealing with the virus for a while.  But fairly soon, we might not technically be in a “pandemic” anymore.  He’s got high hopes after news this week that the Pfizer vaccine might be over 90% effective.

 

  1. Researchers at Harvard found no proof that multivitaminsmake you healthier.  They say any positive effects might just be in your head.  So, the placebo effect.

 

  1. Could this eventually make headphones obsolete?  A company in Israel has a new gadget called a SoundBeamerthat tracks your ears, and creates a personal “bubble” of sound that only you can hear.  They’re hoping to start selling them next year.

 

  1. Scientists in Brazil revealed the first complete reconstruction of a dinosaur brain.  A skull they found was so well preserved, they used the inside to map out what its brain looked like.  It belonged to a small dinosaur from 230 million years ago that weighed about 14 pounds.  They say its brain weighed 1.5 grams, or slightly less than a pea.

 

  1. Do you like spicy food?  A new study found people who eat a lot of chili pepperstend to live longer.

 

  1. A group of astronomers think Jupiter’s moon Europa might glow in the dark.  High levels of radiation might make the surface glow green when the sun’s not hitting it.

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DOG’S BREAKFAST:
Don’t bug out, but here’s the latest in pet food: Purina is launching a new line of dog and cat foods that they say is more eco-friendly than typical meat-based kibbles.

 

Starting this month, the company will sell “insect-based” Purina Beyond Nature’s Protein in Switzerland. In a release, Nestle, which owns Purina, said that the insect protein comes from black soldier fly larvae, which is already in use in animal feed in Europe.

 

They say the feed, which also includes millet and fava beans, provides protein, energy and fiber to aid digestion. The company claims they’ve seen “increasing demand for diversified sources of proteins for pet food products”.

 

Many scientists have long promoted eating bugs as a sustainable food option – not just for pets, but for humans, too.

 

 

 

MONDAY NOVEMBER 16TH  

 

  1. Dustin Johnsonwon the Masters Tournament on Sunday (November 15th), getting the victory by five strokes with the lowest score in tournament history, in a Masters at Augusta National that was played without spectators and delayed by months due to the pandemic.

The world’s Number 1 player finished at 20-under 268, breaking the record held by both Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth by two shots.

 

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins made a spectacular catch in the end zone at the end of the game yesterday (November 15th) to give his team a 32-30 win over the stunned Buffalo Bills. Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray threw the 43-yard desperation pass with two seconds left to Hopkins, who went up surrounded by three Bills defenders and came down with the ball.

 

Detroit Lions 30, Washington Football Team 27

Pittsburgh Steelers 36, Cincinnati Bengals 10 — Steelers remain undefeated at 9-0.

 

  1. Should the NFL go high-tech in deciding close calls of a first down?  In last night’s rain-soaked “Sunday Night Football” game in Foxborough, the officials ran out with the chains to check on one.  Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth gave their thoughts on the matter.  (New England got the first down, and the win over Baltimore.  From “Sunday Night Football” on Sunday, November 15, 2020.)

 

  1. Here’s a montage of winnersfrom last night’s People’s Choice Awards.  (From the “2020 E! People’s Choice Awards” on Sunday, November 15, 2020.)

 

  1. Comedian Dennis Regan knew at a young age, he’d choose a career that didn’t require math.

 

 

 

LOTTERIES

No winning ticket was sold for the $11-million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw.

However, the guaranteed $1-million prize was won by a lottery player in Dartmouth, N.S.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Nov. 18 will be approximately $14 million.

 

 

No winning ticket was sold for the nearly $29.4 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.

The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 17 will be approximately $35 million.

 

 

BLAKE SHELTON WINS PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Blake Shelton was named Top Country Artist at the People’s Choice Awards last night. He was there to accept and said, “Thank you to my new fiancée, Gwen Stefani. And then he spelled out her name letter by letter and said “If you need to Google it to figure out who she is. Thanks for my inspiration!”

The show aired live on E! last night (11-15) from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

 

 

TIM McGRAW GREATEST HITS OUT THIS WEEK

Tim McGraw is set to release a greatest hits album this week. About the album, Tim said, “Every now and then you want to go back and hear a collection of songs exactly like you remember them. Even to go re-record doesn’t feel right because there’s something magical about what happened there when it happened.”

Some of the songs included are Platinum selling “Shotgun Rider.” 2X Platinum “Highway Don’t Care” featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. And 3X Platinum, “Humble & Kind.”
“One of Those Nights”, “Top of the World” and three bonus tracks. The 14-track album features songs from his recordings with Big Machine Records and is called, Machine Hits 2013-2019. It comes out on Friday (Nov. 20.)

Bonus Tracks:
12. “Drive” | Ric Ocasek
13. “May We All” (Florida Georgia Line featuring Tim McGraw) | Rodney Clawson, Jamie Moore
14. “Redneck Girl” featuring Midland | David Bellamy

 

 

LUKE COMBS CO-WROTE ‘FOREVER AFTER ALL’ AS HE MOVED INTO HIS NEW HOME

As Luke Combs has continued success with his songwriting. We asked him about his #1 hit, “Forever After All.” Here’s what he told us: [Yeah, yeah, that was the first song that I wrote here in my new house that we moved into, I guess over a year ago now, I wrote that with some guys that I’m really good friends with, Drew Parker and Rob Williford, I had that idea kind of going around in my phone and we just knocked it out that day, we knocked it out good. I was kind of in that mood of “we just moved into our house that’s going to be our home for a long time together, so I was just kind of in that moment, in that state when we were writing that song, and I’m glad that I feel like we did a great job on it.]

 

 

 

 

 

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