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July 12, 2021 9:35 am Published by

➢ Richard Branson made his first space flight yesterday.  He and a five-man crew went 53 miles above the Earth and achieved weightlessness for about three to four minutes.  At 71, he’s the second-oldest man in space, after John Glenn . . . who went up in 1998 at the age of 77.  (Here’s a clip of the space flight, along with Richard Branson’s comments once they reached space.)

 

➢  A hotel housekeeper may have thwarted a mass shooting at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Three men and a woman were arrested Friday night at the Maven Hotel in Denver . . . after the housekeeper alerted police to a large stash of guns and ammo in their room.

The hotel is near Coors Field, which is the site of this year’s game.  Festivities began yesterday, and the Home Run Derby is tonight.  The actual All-Star Game is tomorrow night.

Police confiscated 16 rifles, more than 1,000 rounds of ammo, and body armor.  The room was on the 8th floor, and police think they could have been planning a “Las Vegas-style shooting.”

 

 

➢ A father and son were out fishing off the coast of North Carolina this week when another boat almost HIT them.  And as it was going by, they realized no one was at the wheel.  So they thought maybe there was a medical emergency or something.

They started following the boat . . . pulled up next to it . . . and the son JUMPED on board, but no one was there.  It was a totally empty boat.  So they figured someone fell off . . . started searching around in the open ocean . . . and FOUND the guy.  They pulled him out of the water, and he thanked them for saving his life.

 

➢  Heinz Canada just launched a petition on Change.org to force companies to sell hot dogs and buns in EQUAL AMOUNTS.

Hot dogs tend to come in ten-packs, and buns usually come in eight-packs.  And they think ten should be the new standard for both.

For what it’s worth, there IS a reason behind the mismatch.  Hot dog companies started selling them in ten-packs in the 1940s, just because it’s a round number.

But bun companies sell eight-packs because the standard pan they’ve always baked them in fits four buns per row.

These days, they also have pans that fit five though.  So there’s no good reason THAT can’t be the new modern standard.

You can sign the petition by going to Change.org and searching for the “Heinz Hot Dog Pact.”

 

TODAY IS……………….

  • “Pecan Pie Day”, celebrating one of the most decadent of all desserts. 

 

  • “Etch a Sketch Day”, celebrating the toy, released on this day in 1960

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

1988  Randy Travis released his third studio album Old 8×10 which became his third #1 album. The album produced the singles “Honky Tonk Moon”, “Deeper Than the Holler”, “Is It Still Over”, and “Promises”. 

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Five Random Facts for Thursday

  1. Prisoners in France do not wear uniforms, and are instead able to buy “normal clothes.”  The uniforms were abolished there in 1983.  If they can’t afford to buy their own, they can request free clothing, which is provided for by charities.

 

  1. Ben Franklin once published a book called “The Drinker’s Dictionary” with 200 different terms to describe being drunk.  They included things ranging from “He’s seen the devil” to “juicy.”

 

  1. Mosquitoes like biting people with type O blood more than any other blood type.  Other things that attract them are sweat . . . having alcohol in your bloodstream . . . being pregnant . . . and wearing black, dark blue, or red.

 

  1.  Pumbaa from “The Lion King” was the first character to break wind in a Disney movie.

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The Top Things Pharmacists Recommend for Headaches, Allergies, and More

An annual report called the “Over-the-Counter Guide” lists the top products pharmacists recommend.  Here are this year’s top picks for 10 different ailments, or other things you might encounter . . .

  1. Headaches . . . Tylenol.  Yes, they recommend it over Advil.
  2. For allergies . . . Claritin.  And for kids, Children’s Claritin.
  3. The best sunscreen . . . Neutrogena.
  4. The best thing for bug bites or bee stings . . . a product called After Bite.
  5. For coughs . . . a cough suppressant called Delsym that comesin an orange box.  And #1 for kids is Dimetapp.
  6. If you get the flu . . . Theraflu.
  7. The best multivitamins . . . Centrum.
  8. The best pregnancy test . . . First Response.
  9. The best over-the-counter option for acne . . . Differin Gel. 
  10. The best hand sanitizer . . . Purell.  

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GOOD NEWS 

A 17-year-old in Alabama named Kieran Moise recently joined the Air Force Academy.  And he had to cut his huge AFRO that he’d been growing out for six years.  

 

So he donated his hair to a charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer. 

 

But that’s not all.  He also turned his haircut into a huge charity event so people could come watch.  

 

And he ended up raising $38,000 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 

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BIRTHDAYS 

[73] Richard Simmons, actor/comedian/fitness guru 

 

[43] Topher Grace, actor (‘Eric Foreman’ on “That ’70s Show” 1998-2005)

 

[43] Michelle Rodriguez, actress (“Fast & Furious” films, “Avatar”)

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SCIENCE NEWS

  1. Bendable icenow exists.  A group of researchers created ice fibers that kind of look like spaghetti.  You can basically bend them in half, and they won’t break.

 

  1. China wants to send a bunch of rockets into space to practice deflecting an asteroid.  A simulator found that if you hit one the size of the Empire State Building with 23 rockets at once, it should change its flight path JUST enough to miss Earth.

 

  1. In other space news:  the Mars helicopteraced its longest and fastest flight yet.  It stayed up for 2 minutes and 46 seconds, and hit a new top speed . . . 11 miles per hour.

 

  1. And in animal news:  Whoever said money doesn’t buy happiness never knew the joy of seeing a dog’s excitement when receiving a new toy. Researchers found that buying your pet a gift triggers greater happiness than buying something for yourself. 

The researchers asked people to recall a time they spent money on themselves, on their pet, and on someone else, and rank the resulting happiness level each purchase gave them. Next, they gave participants $5 and assigned them to spend it on themselves, their pets or someone else. They were then also asked to rank the resulting happiness they experienced. In both cases, people who spent money on their pets were found to be happier than those who spent money on themselves, or others.  

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Summer Question: Are They Called “Fireflies” or “Lightning Bugs”?

Here’s a good question for the start of summer:  What do you call those insects that LIGHT UP?  Are they “fireflies” or “lightning bugs”?

 

It turns out America is SPLIT on the subject.  44% of us say fireflies . . . 43% say lightning bugs . . . and around 1 in 20 people use a different term like “glow flies” or “moon bugs.”

 

“Lightning bugs” is more popular is most PARTS of the country.  But people out west are more than twice as likely to say “fireflies.” 

 

 And that one also seems to be trending with younger demographics.  People under 25 are more than twice as likely to say “fireflies.”  

 

People over 55 are the most likely to say “lightning bugs.”

 

 

 

 

MONDAY JULY 12TH  

 

  1.   Italy 2  England 1  (Penalty kicks)

 

Milwaukee 120  Phoenix 100  (Suns 2-1)

 

Blue Jays 3  Rays 1 Twins 12  Tigers 9

 

  1.   Marvel’s “Black Widow”had the biggest opening since COVID turned the world upside down . . . pulling in $80 million over three days.

The movie was also available on Disney+ . . . for an extra 30 bucks.  And it earned an additional $60 million there.

Add in the $78.8 million it made overseas, and we’re looking at an opening weekend of $218.8 million.

 

  1.   IT company, Leidos, is offering ten of its employees the chance to win an entire year’s salaryjust for getting the COVID vaccine.  Here is CEO Roger Krone explaining the new incentive.  

 

  1.   Here’s some classic Norm Macdonald who says he doesn’t like TV commercials.

 

No winning was sold for Friday’s $21 million Lotto Max jackpot.

The jackpot for the next draw tomorrow will be an estimated $27 million.

 

A ticket holder in Alberta won Saturday’s $18.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot.

And the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in British Columbia.

The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on July 14 will be an estimated $5 million.

Lady A Canceled Saturday’s Show Because of Charles Kelley’s Appendicitis

LADY A had to cancel their appearance at Minnesota’s Lakefront Music Fest on Saturday because CHARLES KELLEY came down with appendicitis.  The show went on with JAKE OWEN and NOAH GUTHRIE doing longer sets.

Lady A posted the news on their socials, saying, quote, “Charles is in good hands and we’re continuing to pray for his recovery.  The minute he is cleared by his doctors, we will be back on the road to see y’all.”

He was feeling good enough yesterday to share a photo of himself in a hospital bed looking a little disheveled. 

It’s too soon to know when he’ll be ready to perform again, but according to reports, he’ll need at least a couple of weeks.

 

 

DIERKS BENTLEY’S SEVEN PEAKS FESTIVAL 2021 CANCELED 

Dierks Bentley‘s Seven Peaks Music Festival set for the upcoming Labor Day weekend in Beuna Vista, CO has been canceled. According to the Festival’s Instagram post, “Current capacity restrictions put in place by local health officials” is the cause.

Dierks posted his own message about the cancelation writing in part, “I really could not be more bummed out about it. We tried everything to make it happen but Chaffee County has decided against lifting capacity restrictions . . . Really appreciate you guys hanging in there with us through the ups and downs of COVID.”

Passes already purchased for the 2021 festival will be fully refunded within 30 days.

Dierks announced that Seven Peaks would return in 2021 back in May with headliner 

Keith Urban.

 

 

MIRANDA LAMBERT SAYS DUET PARTNER ELLE KING IS A ‘COOL CHICK’ 

Miranda Lambert didn’t hesitate when she was asked to join Elle King on her first country single, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).” She loved the song and she’s definitely a fan of Elle’s.

Miranda tells us: [“I love Elle King! I think she’s an amazing artist. I think she’s a great friend and a cool chick and she sent me the song ‘Drunk’ and I was immediately in and we got to shoot the funnest video together and she’s just one of those people you meet that you feel like you’ve known forever even though we haven’t been friends that long so I hope this is not our last collaboration, for sure.”] 

“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” is currently climbing both the country and rock charts. It will be included on Elle’s next studio album.

 

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