\u27a2 Last week was the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, and there was a flyover above Houston National Cemetery on Sunday.\u00a0 When it ended, a bunch of people were leaving, and one woman didn’t want to sit in traffic.\u00a0 So she DROVE\u00a0over dozens of graves to get around the cars while a bunch of families were there visiting.\u00a0 One woman had to block her car, so she wouldn’t drive over the grave of her father, who fought in World War Two.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 This is pretty impressive. A 16-year-old Indian boy used 5,450 playing cards to create a 10-foot, 7-inch model of the Burj Khalifa says he hopes the feat will break a Guinness World Record. Vishnu Vasu already made it into the Asia Book of Records for tallest house of cards when he built his replica for the landmark without using any glue or tape. He says it took five hours and 30 minutes to create, and that he hopes to one day break the Guinness Record by making a card structure that tops 23 feet.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 Andy Serkis raised more than $360,000 with his live reading of \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d last Friday. The \u2018Gollum\u2019 actor read the entire novel in one sitting \u2013 a feat that took him just under 11 hours. Money raised from the \u201cHobbitathon\u201d will be split between British National Health Service \u201cCharities Together\u201d and \u201cBest Beginnings\u201d, a children\u2019s charity that Serkis is an ambassador for.<\/p>\n
\u27a2 A Virginia man waiting to cash in his $1,000 winning lottery ticket ended up winning an additional $177,777 before collecting his prize. Jeff Melick was waiting until the lottery’s customer service centers reopened to cash in his $1,000 winning scratch-off ticket when he purchased a Lucky 7s Tripler ticket. The ticket turned out to be a $177,777 top prize winner. He plans to use some of his winnings to pay it forward by taking care of strangers’ purchases at his local convenience store.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 I\u2019m sure you\u2019re used to seeing ice cream vans making their rounds every summer. But this year, there could be a new truck dropping by your neighborhood. A Toronto start-up called \u201cGrocery Neighbour\u201d is offering up a fleet of mobile supermarkets on wheels to allow people to buy groceries as they swing through the area. Founder Frank Sinopoli says the company will let people know where the grocery truck is, and when, via text message. Grocery trucks will only feature one aisle, but that aisle will contain \u201call the necessities\u201d including refrigerated items. Three trucks will operate in the Toronto area this summer, and there are plans to expand to 1,000 truck across the country.<\/p>\n
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TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1998 [22] 76.3 million TV viewers tune in for the series finale of \u201cSeinfeld\u201d (NBC)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Jo Dee Messina<\/strong>‘s “My Give A Damn’s Busted” went to Number One in\u00a0Billboard\u00a0in 2005<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BOSTON POLICE OFFICER USES MATING CALL TO CAPTURE ESCAPED PEACOCK <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A Boston Police Officer was recently very clever. Officers on patrol Monday (May 11th) in the area of Franklin Park Zoo got a tip from a concerned citizen that an animal had escaped from the zoo. That animal was a male peacock, and a police statement says, \u201cAn officer on scene relied on his quick wit to track down a peacock mating call on his cell phone, successfully luring the bird into a fenced yard where he waited patiently for the arrival of Boston Animal Control.\u201d\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A lot of doctors are worried they’ll bring the virus home.\u00a0 So RV owners\u00a0have been lending their vehicles out through a Facebook group called RVs 4 MDs<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A freshman at Georgetown named Liam Marshall has been\u00a0selling\u00a0yard signs that say “thank you” to healthcare workers and first responders.\u00a0 He’s donating the money to a charity called “Feed the Frontline.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mattel has a new line of Fisher-Price\u00a0action figures based on frontline workers<\/strong><\/a>, including doctors, nurses, and EMTs.\u00a0 They’re calling it their “Thank You Heroes” line.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A family in Michigan\u00a0sang<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0“You Are My Sunshine”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0outside their grandmother’s nursing home on Mother’s Day.\u00a0 Now the video is trending online.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [76] George Lucas, semi-retired filmmaker (\u201cStar Wars\u201d series, \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d series)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [51] Cate Blanchett, actress (\u201cThe Hobbit\u201d films, 2004 Oscar-\u201cThe Aviator)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [36] Mark Zuckerberg, founder & CEO of Facebook\/one-time \u2018World\u2019s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire\u2019\/net worth $76 billion<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [35] Dustin Lynch, country singer<\/p>\n \u00a0__________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FLOCK OF SEAGULLS BLAMED FOR EATING BAGS OF DONATED FOOD OUTSIDE OF FOOD BANK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A flock of the sea birds has been blamed for devouring dozens of donations left outside of a charity food bank in Worcester, England. The food bank posted about the gull attack on Facebook, writing in part, \u201cYour donations are so precious to us\u2014the last thing we want is seagulls dining out on them. That\u2019s sadly what happened to these bags left outside our warehouse when we were closed. Please remember to only drop items off when we\u2019re open\u2014or call us and we can arrange a doorstep collection.\u201d<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n KALE TO ACTION:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n New University of Buffalo research says that our taste buds can be trained to like vegetables. How? At the risk of sounding gross, every forkful of food that enters your mouth must first be dissolved by saliva before the taste receptor cells have a turn.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are 1,000 proteins in our saliva, and these proteins are influenced by what we eat. So, the more we eat those bitter greens, the better they taste. And how many servings of vegetables that we don\u2019t like does it take to adjust our taste buds?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sorry, we don\u2019t have a number, because everyone is different, but one of the study leads assures us that if you eat them, your taste \u201cwill eventually change\u201d.\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n LINE UP:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n While the popular dance craze of the 1970s has remained popular in country-western dance bars, people are now discovering that the style of dance that requires groups of people to stand and dance in rows facing the same direction without ever making physical contact is perfect for the era of social distancing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And because of this, it seems the dance is making a comeback. In Toronto, a woman has been leading daily outdoor line dancing for people in her community. In Newfoundland, a group of people put on an outdoor show for residents of a seniors\u2019 home which included a line dancing exhibition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And last month, Calgary Police posted footage of officers doing a line dance with a number of community members. It\u2019s not just a fun activity, it\u2019s also a good way to get some exercise and a bit of socializing while maintaining physical distancing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And some people are saying that line dancing could be brought back big-time by night-clubs as a way of keeping people together-apart once they begin to reopen.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY MAY 14TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [76] George Lucas, semi-retired filmmaker (\u201cStar Wars\u201d series, \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d series)<\/p>\n [51] Cate Blanchett, actress (\u201cThe Hobbit\u201d films, 2004 Oscar-\u201cThe Aviator)<\/p>\n [36] Mark Zuckerberg, founder & CEO of Facebook\/one-time \u2018World\u2019s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire\u2019\/net worth $76 billion<\/p>\n [35] Dustin Lynch, country singer<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n History has been made.\u00a0 For the first time ever in the U.S., more people\u00a0bought<\/a>\u00a0trucks in April than cars.<\/p>\n Pickups outsold cars by just over 17,000 units. Granted, that’s a small lead, but one that’s grown in recent years. Americans have, by and large, defected to utility vehicles and shunned passenger cars. It’s reflected in automaker lineups, too. The\u00a0Ford<\/a>\u00a0division doesn’t\u00a0sell a single passenger car<\/a>,\u00a0Chevrolet<\/a>\u00a0sells just one mass-market sedan and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles continues to pitch three rather old car models: the\u00a0Charger<\/a>,\u00a0Challenger<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0300<\/a>. That’s it.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BROTHERS OSBORNE’S NEW SINGLE REQUIRES ‘DANCING BOOTS’ <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Brothers Osborne<\/strong>\u00a0have released a new single which they hope will bring some cheer to everyone quarantined at home during this global pandemic. The song is called “All Night” and\u00a0John and TJ Osborne<\/strong>\u00a0co-wrote it for their upcoming studio album.<\/p>\n John tells us:\u00a0[\u201cThis is a song that we wrote with a good buddy of ours named Andrew DeRoberts. We love to write very heartfelt, deep songs, but every now and again you need a song that\u2019s just about having a good time and partying and letting your hair down and not overthinking it. And that\u2019s the song I feel like the world could probably need right about now with all the stress and quarantine that we\u2019re going through, so put on your dancing boots, crank this one up and commence to dancin\u2019.\u201d] SOUNDCUE<\/strong>\u00a0(:23 OC: . . . commence to dancin’.)<\/p>\n Brothers Osborne will do a special livestream performance for both free and paid fan club members today (Thursday, May 14th) at 3:30 p.m. ET but you must sign up to watch.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n KEITH URBAN, KELSEA BALLERINI SET TO PLAY OPRY THIS WEEKEND <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Opry members\u00a0Trace Adkins, Dustin Lynch<\/strong>, and\u00a0Blake Shelton<\/strong>, along with special guest\u00a0Gwen Stefani<\/strong>\u00a0performed on the Grand Ole Opry\u2019s 4,923rd consecutive Saturday night broadcast over the weekend. Gwen’s duet performance with Blake on their Number One single, \u201cNobody But You,\u201d marked her Opry debut as they performed remotely from Ole Red in Tishomingo, Oklahoma near Blake\u2019s home where the two artists are quarantined.<\/p>\n This weekend’s Opry performance lineup includes Opry members\u00a0Keith Urban<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kelsea Ballerini\u00a0<\/strong>as well as\u00a0Morgan Evans<\/strong>. The show will be broadcast on Saturday (May 16th) live on Circle and Gray TV stations, DISH Studio Channel 102, Sling TV and other TV affiliates in addition to a companion live stream on Circle All Access and YouTube.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n Chris Young \u2014 has canceled a number of tour dates through August . Shows affected include those in Detroit, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, Darien Center, NY, and Saratoga Springs, NY. 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