\u27a2Flyswatters have gone 120 years without a major redesign, because they work.\u00a0 And if this guy had just kept it old-school, he’d be fine right now.<\/p>\n
A man in his 80s was about to eat dinner at his home in France recently, when he got annoyed by a fly buzzing around his kitchen.<\/p>\n
So he grabbed an ELECTRIC flyswatter . . . one of those tennis racquet-style things that zaps them. But unfortunately, he didn’t realize that a nearby gas can in his home had been leaking.\u00a0 And when the bug zapper zapped, it blew up his HOUSE.<\/p>\n
The explosion and fire destroyed his kitchen, and damaged his roof.\u00a0 Luckily he survived with only burns to his hands. It’s not clear if the fly made it out alive.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2A guy in Utah started getting annoyed after being alerted every evening from his security camera.\u00a0 It turned out a little kid was riding his bike up into his driveway.\u00a0 But instead of telling him to stop, he drew a mini\u00a0racetrack<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in chalk.\u00a0 So now other kids use it too.\u00a0 (Here he is doing a walk-through and explaining all the stuff he drew.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 A team of search and rescue volunteers in Utah saved the day when a woman lost her diamond wedding ring at the bottom of Deer Creek Reservoir. The ring\u2014an heirloom from her grandmother\u2014slipped off when she and her family were on a floating obstacle course. She pleaded for help of Facebook, only to be contacted by the search and rescue team, who were able to find the ring over the course of two dives and eight days; they refused her rescue reward offer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 “Wheel of Fortune”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0returns for its 38th season TONIGHT . . . with some COVID-related changes. First of all, there will be rigorous testing protocols to make sure contestants and everyone else on the set are healthy.<\/p>\n Also, the contestants will have to stay six feet away from each other.\u00a0 And in order to keep cooties off the wheel, they’ll have to use something called a SPINNING CAP that fits over the spokes when they spin it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 AMC\u00a0announced<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the upcoming 11th season of The Walking Dead will be\u00a0the\u00a0last.\u00a0 But instead of the usual 16 episodes,\u00a0it’ll\u00a0have 24, and it’ll be stretched out over two years.\u00a0 \u00a0And we’ll actually get 30 more episodes, because, as previously announced, the show is adding six additional episodes onto the end of Season 10. All told, the show is expected to air new episodes through late 2022.<\/p>\n On top of that, there are two more spin-offs in the pipeline:\u00a0\u00a0One will follow\u00a0Norman Reedus<\/strong>\u00a0(Daryl) and\u00a0Melissa McBride<\/strong>\u00a0(Carol).\u00a0 It’ll launch in 2023.<\/p>\n And there’s also a scripted anthology series called\u00a0“Tales of the Walking Dead\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1987 [33] \u2018Largest-Ever Newspaper Edition\u2019 as the Sunday \u201cNew York Times\u201d features 1,612 pages and weighs in at 12 lbs\/5.4 kg<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tim McGraw<\/strong>‘s “Unbroken” went to Number One in\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u00a0in 2002.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A group of cyclists in North Carolina were out on a ride when they made a startling discovery — a wallet and more than $4,000 in cash.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Susan Larsen, a member\u00a0of the Fort Bragg Seniors on Bikes cycling group, first\u00a0spotted a $100 bill on the ground. The group then noticed more $100 bills scattered around the area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The cyclists rounded up the money — $4,000 in $100 bills, as well as some smaller bills — and found a wallet nearby with a driver’s license.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The group found the wallet’s owner on Facebook and were able to reach out via a mutual friend. Within a couple of hours, the owner was at Susan’s house to collect his lost loot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The man said he was carrying that much cash because he had planned to buy a trailer that day.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [73] Sam Neill, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [47] Andrew Lincoln, actor (\u2018Rick Grimes\u2019 on \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d 2010-18)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n LAST WEEK in Science: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n It’s time for “Nerd News,” covering the most important news for your brain you may have missed.\u00a0 Here’s a quick rundown of this week in science . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n SUNGLASSES AND LOOSE CHANGE PRODUCE BACTERIA WITHIN DAYS OF SITTING IN THE CAR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n You might not think it\u2019s a problem to leave your sunglasses in your car, but it turns out doing so can make them breed bacteria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n London Metropolitan University researchers found that germs began to breed on 16 everyday items within days when left in cars\u2014including fungi on sunglasses, toxic mold on plastic bags, and life-threatening bacteria on coins.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Surprisingly, they found these non-food items produced more bacteria than food and drink packaging left in cars for long periods of time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To keep your car germ-free, the experts advise getting rid of garbage, removing your floor mats and cleaning them with hot, soapy water and letting them fully dry, vacuuming crumbs or dirt out of the seats, and cleaning the dashboard and steering wheel thoroughly with antibacterial wipes, among other things.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n THIS $15 CAKE \u2018SHIELD\u2019 HELPS YOU BLOW OUT BIRTHDAY CANDLES <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n You might think birthdays have been changed for the foreseeable future\u2014you can\u2019t have big parties right now, or even blow out candles on a cake you plan to share with anyone outside those you live with.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But now there\u2019s a solution, at least to the latter problem. William Kay, DMD, a Boca Raton-based dentist, has created what he calls the Top It Cake Shield. It\u2019s made from Food and Drug Administration-approved recycled polystyrene, and allows the candles to be placed on top of the box to be blown out, all while keeping the cake free of any germs from the birthday celebrant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It comes in three different sizes, and each comes in sides that overlay and snap together, sealing the cake inside without ruining it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s important to note that the CDC says that \u201cfoodborne exposure to the virus is not known to be a route of transmission\u201d so attending a party with other humans might be more dangerous than actually eating the cake if proper precautions are not taken.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Chicago Bears 27,\u00a0Detroit Lions<\/em>\u00a023<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tonight’s\u00a0Monday Night Football<\/em>\u00a0games on ESPN:<\/strong><\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers at\u00a0New York Giants<\/em>\u00a0(7:15 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n Tennessee Titans at\u00a0Denver Broncos<\/em>\u00a0(10:10 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n NBA PLAYOFFS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Denver Nuggets 111, L.A. Clippers 98 — Series tied at 3-3 (West)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n NHL PLAYOFFS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Tampa Bay Lightning 4, New York Islanders 1 — Tampa Bay leads series 3 games to 1 (East)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A ticket holder in Atlantic Canada won Saturday night’s $18.2-million Lotto 649 jackpot.<\/p>\n And the draw’s guaranteed $1-million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec.<\/p>\n The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw Wednesday will be approximately $5 million.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There was no winning ticket in the $19 million Lotto Max draw on Friday night. That means the jackpot for the next draw tomorrow will grow to approximately $24 million.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n KANE BROWN TO SHARE ‘POWERFUL MESSAGE’ OF SONG ON ACM AWARDS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Kane Brown<\/strong>\u00a0will perform “Worldwide Beautiful” during Wednesday (Sept. 16th) night’s\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>, taking the stage at the Grand Ole Opry House. The song holds a very important message which Kane tells us he can’t wait to share with the world that night.\u00a0[“I am so excited to play the\u00a0ACM<\/em>s and share such a powerful message to the community that we all need to come together as one, and be a family and everybody love everybody. That\u2019s what ‘Worldwide Beautiful’ is and what it means and I cannot wait to play it.”]<\/p>\n The\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>\u00a0will air from three iconic Nashville venues — Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium, and the Bluebird Cafe — on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The show will be hosted for the first time by\u00a0Keith Urban<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE GIVES FIRST TASTE OF UPCOMING ALBUM <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Florida Georgia Line<\/strong>\u00a0have been hard at work on their fifth studio album, the followup to 2019’s\u00a0Can’t Say I Ain’t Country<\/em>. The first single from that album, called \u201cLong Live,\u201d was released yesterday (Thursday, Sept. 10th) and is available now at all streaming platforms and digital retailers.<\/p>\n Brian Kelley<\/strong>\u00a0tells us the upcoming project has a familiar vibe but still propels the duo into the future, musically.\u00a0[\u201cThis fifth record will have some nostalgia for sure, some kind of old school FGL vibes, if you will, but also still pushing the boundaries, still kind of exploring, and sonically it\u2019s a little bit of a throwback, I guess you could say, but we\u2019ve been workin\u2019 hard and continuing to hone in on our sound and even dig deeper, get our hands dirty with our music and get even more nitpicky on singing and every line and just continuing to push forward.\u00a0 So, we\u2019re super excited. We think we\u2019re elevating our game and I think a lot of people will be excited and surprised.\u00a0 Yeah, we\u2019re just in a good place.\u00a0 It\u2019s just a whole new energy.\u201d]<\/p>\n No release date has been announced for Florida Georgia Line\u2019s new album.<\/p>\n FGL is nominated for Duo of the Year at this week’s\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>.<\/p>\n They are also set to perform live at the 55th\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>\u00a0on Wednesday (Sept. 16th) at 8\/7c on CBS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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\n\u2022 \u201d The Late Late Show with James Corden\u201d (CBS\/CTV): Dr. Phil McGraw, Kelsea Ballerini
\n\u2022 \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d (ABC): Season 29 premiere, with new host Tyra Banks.<\/li>\n\n