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May 26, 2021 9:35 am Published by

➢ A Florida high school is getting heat after editing at least 83 high school girl’s yearbook photos to take out cleavage.  Here’s a parent and student talking about the situation. 

➢ A high-end auto shop in the U.K. has started customizing new cars . . . to make sections of them look RUSTY. They did it with a few panels on a brand new Land Rover, where two sections of the hood are covered in rust, plus two vents on the side.  So instead of the whole thing, it’s more like using rust as an accent color.

For the right price though, you can have your entire car rusted up if you really want to.  And they can seal it to keep that FRESH rust look.  Or you can leave it alone and let the, quote, “natural course of corrosion” continue. 

➢ It’s very difficult to play pool while on a yacht. Well, Bugatti, a company known for its exclusive sports cars, has unveiled their new luxury pool table that was designed to negate the rocking of a boat and remain level. 

The $300,000 table relies on highly advanced technology to remain perfectly level in virtually any conditions, including on yachts. The table has an all carbon-fiber finish, while the frame is built out of machined aluminum and titanium. Oh, and it comes with carbon fiber pool cues. 

➢ Remember the classic viral video “Charlie Bit My Finger“?  The NFT of the video has been sold for $760,000… meaning, in theory, you won’t be able to find it on YouTube anymore.  (Here’s a clip from the “Charlie Bit My Finger” video.)

 

➢ The man who brought Sebastian the crab to life in the 1989 Disney animated classic, “The Little Mermaid”, Samuel E. Wright, died Monday.  He was 74.  He battled prostate cancer the past three years.  Here is a blend of his two big songs.  (He was also nominated for a Tony for his role of Mufasa in “The Lion King”.   

Wright once told the “L.A. Times” that he kept a collection of little red crabs in his home and, quote, “every time I pass one I genuflect and say, ‘Thank you for the house, my kids’ education and the fact that we don’t have to eat cheese grits anymore.'” 

TODAY IS……………….

  • “World Dracula Day”, Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror novel “Dracula” was first published on this date in 1897. According to legend, the character may have been based on Stoker’s horrible boss.

 

  • “World Redhead Day”
    ⇒ Less than 2% of the population has red hair.
    ⇒ Redheads are more sensitive to hot, cold and pain, yet need about 20% more anesthesia to be sedated.
    ⇒ Redheads are more likely to be left handed.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Jason Aldean‘s “Fly Over States” climbed to Number One in 2012.

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IF YOUR ALLERGIES ARE PARTICULARLY BAD THIS YEAR—THERE’S A REASON 

If you suffer with seasonal allergies, you may have noticed they’re worse than usual this year, and it’s not just in your head.

 

According to recent research and forecasting, 2021 is shaping up to be a brutal allergy year, just like 2020, 2019, and 2018 were before it. The length and intensity of pollen seasons are growing, in large part due to climate change. Experts say if the planet keeps warming up, miserable allergies will likely be the norm. 

 

Between 1990 and 2018, pollen concentrations in North America increased by 21 percent. Other factors can also contribute to making airborne pollen even more volatile. Internist and immunologist Dr. Tana Elliott explains, “Pollution like diesel exhaust and nitrogen oxide can lead to the creation of super pollen and very irritating air that triggers sneeze and mucus production. 

 

Pollen can bind to diesel exhaust and it becomes super pollen—traveling longer distances and being bigger—making it a more potent allergen.”

 

Some experts even say that because we spent most of the last year indoors, we had less exposure to allergens, and so any tolerance we built up in previous years may have waned slightly. 

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FOUR RANDOM FACTS 

  1.  A caterpillar called the tobacco hornworm uses its bad breath to scare off predators.  It gets its bad breath from eating tobacco leaves.

 

  1. Michael Keaton’sreal name is Michael Douglas.  He picked “Keaton” as a stage name because obviously there was ALREADY an actor named Michael Douglas . . . and he liked the way Diane Keaton’s name sounded.

But Keaton was a stage name for Diane Keaton too.  Her real name is Diane Hall.  Keaton was her mother’s maiden name.  Also, her nickname is ‘Annie’ . . . which is where Woody Allen got the title for “Annie Hall”.

 

  1. The famous artist Caravaggio is actually FROM the city of Caravaggio, Italy.  He chose to use that as his name because his first name was . . . Michelangelo.  And clearly, another artist already had that one claimed.

 

  1. The average eel lives to be 10 to 15 years old.  But an eel in Sweden lived to be 155.  That’s the equivalent of a person living to 813 to 1,220 years old.

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GOOD NEWS 

An 11-year-old Florida girl earned a Guinness World Record for mental math when she solved a 12-digit multiplication problem in under 10 minutes without a calculator, pen or paper. 

 

Sanaa Hiremath, who was diagnosed with autism at age two, started showing an unusual aptitude for math when her parents began to home-school her. 

 

Her father said she had actually failed math before switching to home-schooling. 

 

Sanaa’s pediatrician was so impressed with her math skills that it led her parents to research whether Sanaa’s gift could be a Guinness  World Record.

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BIRTHDAYS 

[72] Hank Williams Jr, country singer 

[72] Philip Michael Thomas, actor (‘Tubbs’ on “Miami Vice” 1984-89)

 

A server at Cracker Barrel recently treated a customer to an amazing version of “Happy Birthday to You”.  And now . . . a TikTok video of her performance has racked up over a million views.

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THINGS THAT MAKE YA GO HMMMM…..
• 89% of adults admit they can’t read Roman numerals.

  • 87% of women say they have an eyelash curler in their purse.

  • 58% of men say they wash their face before going to bed.

  • 48% of us say we will miss social distancing when the pandemic is over.

  • 40% of men don’t know their wife’s shoe size.

  • 17% of adults say they dislike the smell of cooking bacon!

  • 15% of us have accidentally gotten into the wrong vehicle in a parking lot.

  • 13% of us admit we have stolen a roll of toilet paper at work. 

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DANDY DANDELION WHACK FACTS:
✓ Dandelions are not weeds but are from the same family as sunflowers.

✓ Every part of the dandelion is edible.

✓ One cup of dandelion greens equals 535% of the daily recommended Vitamin K and 112% of Vitamin A.

✓ A dandelion seed can travel up to five miles (8km) before it lands.

✓ The name ‘dandelion’ is taken from the French word “dent de lion” meaning lion’s tooth, referring to the coarsely-toothed leaves.

✓ Until the 1800s, people sometimes removed grass to plant dandelions.

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When Was the Last Time You Tested Your Smoke Detectors?

When was the last time you checked your smoke detectors to make sure they’re working?  If you can’t remember, it’s been way too long . . .

You’re supposed to check them once a month.  But a recent poll found two-thirds of us haven’t, including 28% who haven’t checked them in three months or more.  Here are five more quick stats about fires, and the risk factors you should know about . . .

 

  1. Around 90% of us think we could protect ourselves in a fire.  But the rest of these stats don’t really back that up.

 

  1. 1 in 4 people don’t own a fire extinguisher.  And 1 in 10 people who do have one don’t know where it is right now.

 

  1. 60% have never done a fire drill at home, or talked to their family about what to do.

 

  1. 42% of us haven’t cleaned the lint filter in our dryer in a while.  Which is a common thing that starts fires.

 

  1. And 1 in 5 people said they blow fuses or trip their breaker at least every few months, which could be a sign your system is overloaded.

 

The top things that cause electrical fires include:  Old wiring . . . bad outlets, appliances, and light fixtures . . . extension cords and power strips that are overloaded . . . and space heaters that are too close to things like curtains. 

 

 

WEDNESDAY MAY 26TH  

 

  1.   Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 0 – Toronto leads 3 games to 1

 

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Nashville Predators 2 (OT) – Carolina leads 3 games to 2

 

Blue Jays 6  Yankees 2 Cleveland 4  Detroit 1

 

  1.   he man who brought Sebastian the crab to life in the 1989 Disney animated classic, “The Little Mermaid”, Samuel E. Wright, died Monday.  He was 74.  He battled prostate cancer the past three years.  Here is a blend of his two big songs.  (He was also nominated for a Tony for his role of Mufasa in “The Lion King”. 

Wright once told the “L.A. Times” that he kept a collection of little red crabs in his home and, quote, “every time I pass one I genuflect and say, ‘Thank you for the house, my kids’ education and the fact that we don’t have to eat cheese grits anymore.'” 

 

  1.   Paul McCartney is 78 and he doesn’t even need reading glasses, because he practices EYE YOGA.  It’s basically just a routine of moving your eyes as far as you can up, down, side-to-side, and diagonally.  Then you focus on something in the distance, and then the lines on your palm.

 

  1.   Here’s comedian Dusty Slay on staying at cheap hotels, and stealing from some stuff. 

 

DIERKS BENTLEY PAYS HOUSE VISIT TO YOUNG CANCER PATIENT

Dierks Bentley paid a visit to a young fan suffering from cancer over the weekend in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. Dierks went to Baylee Barradas‘ house where he performed a few songs for her and even FaceTimed another of Baylee’s favorite singers, Kelsea Ballerini, so they could meet.

Dierks shared his meeting with Baylee on Instagram writing, “Didn’t think anything could top the recent club shows we did but that was before I got to play a private concert for my new friend Baylee Barradas . . . one of my hometown friends brought Baylee’s fight with cancer to my attention. Sweet girl really going thru it. Hard hard stuff. Could use all the prayers.”

He performed the song “Riser”  and also said, “I’m still thinking about her. Every day she’s in my heart. I didn’t think it’d affect me like it has, her story, but it really has had a big impact on me.”

 

Jake Owen on Getting Married, and Being Starstruck by Cher

JAKE OWEN and his fiancée Erica Hartlein have a two-year-old daughter named Paris, but they’re still not married.  What’s the holdup?  Like everything these days . . . the pandemic.

In a recent interview he said they’re waiting until it’s safe for everyone to be there.  Quote, “I love her, she loves me, we definitely want to get married, but not until the time is right . . . until I can party.  A big time party. “

In another part of the interview he was asked about the last time he was starstruck.  He said, quote, “I got starstruck when I released a backstage acoustic thing we did of Cher’s song, ‘Believe’. 

“She heard it and then retweeted it and said ‘Jake, I love your version, this is so cool.’  She’s pretty iconic, and for her to acknowledge that was a pretty cool deal.”

 

 

ERIC CHURCH HAS A ‘HELL OF A VIEW’ AT NUMBER ONE 

Eric Church charts his 10th career Number One hit this week with “Hell Of A View.” The song is included on his new triple album, Heart & Soul.

Eric co-wrote “Hell of A View” with Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell while he was holed up with a group of hit songwriters in the mountains of North Carolina last year. He tells us: [“Casey Beathard, the co-writer on this song, was working on something, and I remember walking in, and he looked at me and he goes, ‘This is good. Listen to this.’ And he started, (sings) I was no Daddy’s dream’, you know, the whole deal and he got to the Bronco, smoke my Bronco tires line, and I go, ‘This is really good.’ So, we wrote that song that day and the next day.”] 

Eric will head out on his 55-city The Gather Again Tour beginning on Sept. 17 in Lexington, KY and running through late spring of 2022. Tickets are currently on sale at EricChurch.com.

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JON PARDI – DOWN ON THE FARM

JON PARDI is finally showing off those cows he’s been bragging about.  He posted a clip on his Facebook the other day where he’s feeding Holly, Opal, and Kyle.  He’s also spreading the love to a couple of goats named Johnny and June.

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer