\u27a2 On Sunday night, two pilots who were flying into Los Angeles International Airport reported seeing a man in a JETPACK flying at 3,000 feet.<\/p>\n
One pilot was from American Airlines, and one was from SkyWest . . . so these are legit pilots for big airlines who wouldn’t be trying to pull a hoax.<\/p>\n
The FAA and FBI are both investigating.<\/p>\n
Besides the potential legal issues of flying a jetpack at that altitude and in a restricted airspace, an aviation expert says the guy was taking a huge risk.<\/p>\n
Quote, “The risk is obviously having a collision with an airplane . . . or the person getting ingested into an engine.”<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 It\u2019s been eight years since David Blaine performed one of his famous outdoor stunts today he plans to float 18,000 feet, or nearly 3\u00bd miles, into the sky over Arizona carried by 52 helium-filled weather balloons, before releasing the balloons and parachuting back to earth. It\u2019s a stunt that has been a decade in the making and required Blaine to complete 500 airplane jumps, become licensed for hot-air balloon piloting and learn to read wind patterns. The event will stream TODAY starting at 5:55am pacific time on Blaine\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n
\u27a2 \u00a0This has to be a welcome mix-up. Police in Cologne, Germany, said they received several reports early Wednesday morning (August 26th) from Cologne residents who reported sounds of gunfire nearby. Police identified the source of the sounds, and brought in a locksmith to open the door to the suspected apartment. Luckily, when officers entered they just found the sleeping 34-year-old resident sleeping in front of the TV which had an action movie playing on it at a high volume. Police said the man was taken to the police station, but was released once officers verified his identity.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 \u00a0A singer named\u00a0Tim Storms<\/strong>\u00a0holds the Guinness record for hitting the lowest\u00a0note<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 It’s the musical note G-7, and it registered at 0.189 Hertz. \u00a0He also holds the record for the widest vocal range, of 10 octaves.\u00a0\u00a0 And when you hear him sing the song\u00a0“Lonesome Road”<\/strong><\/em>, you’ll understand.\u00a0 (Search for “<\/strong><\/em>Alpha Stream – Tim Storms – Lonesome Road<\/strong><\/a>.”\u00a0 Check out how low he goes at the 1:59 mark, and again starting at 3:08.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 Netflix has hit the pause button on a virtual event previewing Chadwick Boseman\u2019s movie \u201cMa Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom\u201d in light of his death. The event was set for this morning and was to include first-seen clips from the film, as well as a conversation with director George C. Wolfe and Boseman\u2019s co-star, Viola Davis. The film is set in 1920\u2019s Chicago and deals with issues of race, art, religion and the exploitation of black recording artists by white producers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2013 [07] At age 64, American Diana Nyad completes a record swim from Cuba to Florida, becoming the first to finish the 110-mile marathon without use of a shark cage for protection<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 1996\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Clint Black released “Like the Rain” as the first single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. The song became his 23rd chart single, and his tenth #1 hit on the\u00a0Billboard<\/i>\u00a0Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. At the 1997\u00a0Grammy<\/i>\u00a0Awards, “Like the Rain” was nominated for the Best Male Country Vocal performance.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COVID UPDATE:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n \u27a2 In the privacy of a bathroom, social distancing isn\u2019t usually a concern. Despite that, a new study finds public restrooms can expose you to viruses like COVID-19 with every single flush. Researchers in China say public toilets, and especially men\u2019s urinals, can spray you with virus-covered particles in a matter of seconds. Their study found that every flush is potentially exposing people to both feces and urine-based virus droplets. This is particularly dangerous amid the coronavirus pandemic, which typically spreads through fluid droplets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A woman in Texas\u00a0got<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0addicted to baking bread during the lockdown, and she hasn’t stopped.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She looks for people on Facebook who’ve been having a bad day, and gives them some.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She’s now given away over 100 loaves since the pandemic started.\u00a0 (Her philosophy is, “Life is short.\u00a0 Consume the carbs.”)<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [72] Terry Bradshaw, sports analyst\/NFL QB (4 Super Bowls-Pittsburgh Steelers 1970-83)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [69] Mark Harmon, actor (\u2018Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs\u2019 on \u201cNCIS\u201d since 2003)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [61] Guy Lalibert\u00e9, Qu\u00e9bec City QC, founder & CEO of Cirque du Soleil\/estimated worth $1.2 billion<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [56] Keanu Reeves, actor (\u201cThe Matrix\u201d trilogy, \u201cSpeed\u201d) COMING UP\u2026 \u201cThe Matrix 4\u2033, 2022<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018<\/u><\/strong>POOP-SOAKED\u2019 PHONE RESCUED FROM NATIONAL FOREST TOILET <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Would you even want your phone back if this happened to it?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sanitation workers cleaning out a vault toilet in the Flathead National Forest in Montana say they found a \u201cpoop-soaked phone\u201d at the bottom of the toilet tank and were shocked to find it still works.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The men spotted the iPhone 11 Pro while cleaning a toilet near Holland Lake. They say they sanitized it, plugged it in, and then couldn\u2019t believe it worked.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They also said they weren\u2019t able to get any information from the phone until they popped out the SIM card and then put it into another phone. They left a voicemail for the phone\u2019s owner, who they say was also shocked the phone still worked well enough to get her information off of it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The sanitation workers noted in a Facebook post that the \u201cpoop-soaked phone is on its way home.\u201d<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n DRINKING JUST ONE BEER CAN MAKE YOU MORE ATTRACTIVE TO MOSQUITOES <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Summer is beginning to wind down, but it\u2019s not like the mosquitoes are taking it easy. A study published by the Journal of American Mosquito Control Association finds that people who drink beer are actually more attractive to mosquitoes compared to those who do not drink beer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The scientists say the chemical compound ethanol is a favorite of mosquitoes, and when you consume beer, the percentage of ethanol in your sweat significantly increases.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In addition, drinking alcohol makes your body temperature go up, which is also something mosquitoes love. The study found that even just drinking one 12-ounce bottle of beer was enough to put a person at immediately higher risk of bug bites.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Vancouver Canucks 2, Vegas Golden Knights 1 — Vegas leads 3 games to 2<\/p>\n Philadelphia Flyers 4, New York Islanders 3 (OT) — New York leads 3 games to 2<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 80-78 last night (September 1st) to complete their comeback from being down 3 games to 1 and win their first round playoffs series. The Nuggets became just the 12th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series. They’ll now face the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Nuggets made a bad decision to shoot the ball in one of the final plays of the Jazz – Nuggets game.\u00a0 That gave Utah the rebound, and a chance to win.\u00a0 When Scott Van Pelt interviewed Nuggets’ point guard Jamal Murray after the game, he had a funny reaction.\u00a0 Plus, while still sweating from last night’s game, he was shocked to find out how quickly the next series starts.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n NBA PLAYOFFS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n First Round:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Denver Nuggets 80, Utah Jazz 78 —\u00a0Denver wins series 4 games to 3<\/em><\/p>\n Conference Semifinals:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Boston Celtics 102, Toronto Raptors 99 — Boston leads series 2 games to 0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Miranda Lambert Got Seven CMA Nominations, and Is Now the Most Nominated Female Ever<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The CMA nominations came out yesterday and\u00a0MIRANDA LAMBERT<\/strong>\u00a0leads the pack with SEVEN.\u00a0 She now has a total of 55 CMA nominations in her career . . . and that’s a record for a female. \u00a0Reba McEntire<\/strong>\u00a0has 51.<\/p>\n Miranda is up for Entertainer of the Year, and that’s big news too, because so is\u00a0CARRIE UNDERWOOD<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s been 41 years since\u00a0two<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0SOLO female acts were up for that award.\u00a0\u00a0Crystal Gayle<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Barbara Mandrell<\/strong>\u00a0were both nominated in 1979.<\/p>\n ERIC CHURCH<\/strong>,\u00a0LUKE COMBS<\/strong>, and\u00a0KEITH URBAN<\/strong>\u00a0are also up for Entertainer of the Year. \u00a0Keith is the only one of the five nominees to win it.\u00a0 He’s done it twice. \u00a0(Last year’s winner Garth Brooks\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>permanently<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0removed himself from consideration.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Following Miranda’s lead is Luke Combs who has six\u00a0nominations<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0MAREN MORRIS<\/strong>\u00a0has five . . . and\u00a0CARLY PEARCE<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0DAN + SHAY<\/strong>\u00a0have four each.<\/p>\n Who got snubbed?\u00a0Luke Bryan<\/strong>,\u00a0Jason Aldean<\/strong>,\u00a0Kenny Chesney<\/strong>,\u00a0Dustin Lynch<\/strong>,<\/p>\n Justin Moore<\/strong>,\u00a0Kane Brown<\/strong>\u00a0. . . and\u00a0Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong>\u00a0who’s looking on the bright side. \u00a0Here’s what she said on Twitter:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/u>\u27a2 It\u2019s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic is stressful for everyone. And while experts aren\u2019t sure how it will affect people long-term, some say they\u2019ve seen patients who have experienced what they are calling \u201cshock hair loss\u201d. While it isn\u2019t a new condition, the phenomenon appears 3-4 months after a \u201cstressor\u201d such as anxiety, depression or financial stress, and can result in the shedding of up to 50% of your hair. The good news? Shock hair loss isn\u2019t forever. It takes about six months for the hair to grow back.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>Research from Harvard study shows that people who regularly volunteer enjoy longer, happier, healthier lives. The study of 13,000 people over 50 years old showed that those who volunteer for about two hours weekly have a considerably lower risk of death. They\u2019re also less likely to develop physical impairments and tend to exercise more frequently.<\/p>\n