\u27a2 Humans as a species have dodged at least one bullet in 2020. It turns out an asteroid the size of a bus missed Earth by just 240 miles on Friday, November 13th\u2014but it wasn\u2019t detected by experts until the following day. Experts say had it come much closer it would have burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific. Its orbit brought the estimated 16 to 33-foot wide body about the same distance from Earth as the International Space Station, making it the closest asteroid to pass by Earth on record to date.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2Most people would see a meteorite crashing through their home\u2019s roof as a problem, but a man in Indonesia instead saw dollar signs. The 33 yr old man was working outside his home\u00a0 when he says the meteorite crashed through the roof of the house. It turns out it\u2019s a 4.5-chunk of CM1\/2 carbonaceous chondrite, a rare variety of meteorite, and was valued at $1,858,556 by experts. He didn\u2019t disclose the amount he was paid for the object, but indicated it was over $1 million. He says he\u2019ll use the money to expand his family\u2019s farm, and also plans to donate some towards the building of a local church.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 According to a new study out of the University of Birmingham in England, drinking hot chocolate can make you SMARTER.<\/p>\n
The researchers say it’s because of some molecules in cocoa called flavanols . . . and they make your brain WORK faster and more efficiently.<\/p>\n
There’s only one downside:\u00a0 If your brain is already functioning really well, the flavanols won’t help you out.\u00a0 And since you’re a genius, that means you.\u00a0 But for the rest of us . . . bring on the hot chocolate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 A scuffle recently took place at a convenience store in Lauderhill, Florida that has gone massively viral. The fight which a bystander caught on allegedly started when Guy 1 opened the door for Guy 2, and Guy 2 disliked this. Guy 1 then took offense and tried to block Guy 2 from paying, then they started punching one another and Guy 1\u2019s pants fell down. A store employee then tried to diffuse the 2 a.m. scuffle, before Police eventually responded. Neither man pressed charges. The video has over 4 million views.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 NBC is inviting the Grinch to share its holiday season: The network will air a two-hour production of \u201cDr. Seuss\u2019 The Grinch Musical!\u201d on December 9. The musical production will star Glee\u2019s Matthew Morrison as the small-hearted Grinch, and Denis O\u2019Hare as his hapless mutt Max. The musical will feature the hit songs \u2018You\u2019re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch\u2019 and \u2018Welcome Christmas\u2019 which were played on Broadway during the holiday seasons of 2006 and 2007.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 2012\u00a0 Shania: Still the One\u00a0by Shania Twain started a 91 show residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 91 shows grossed $31,879,697 at the box office.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n __________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A South Carolina couple found dozens of gold and silver coins worth $25,000 while settling into their new home in Columbia, and quickly returned them, with James and Clarrisa Munford, who are both retired from the Army, saying they never thought of keeping the coins.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last month, James Munford was checking out the built-in drawers in a closet of the home they closed on in mid-October when he found two cases holding 46 gold Liberty $5 coins and 18 Morgan silver dollars that were made in the 1800s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He texted photos of the coins to the former owner and arranged to return them. CNN said the former owner, who didn’t want to be\u00a0 named, said he didn’t realize the coins were missing\u00a0and would never have known if the Munfords had decided to sell them and keep the money.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Munford said of the owner, “He just thanked me because he said there’s not too many honest people out there” who would have done that.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong> <\/u><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [75] Bette Midler, singer \/ actress<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [50] Sarah Silverman, comedian<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Are These the Ten Most Important Inventions of All Time?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We might have put “radio” a little higher on this list, but maybe we’re biased.\u00a0 A new survey ranked the 20 most important inventions of all time.\u00a0 And radio just missed the Top 10 at #11.\u00a0 Here are the top ten inventions in order . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Radio is 11th.\u00a0 Here’s the rest of the Top 20 that ranked lower:\u00a0 Steam-engine trains . . . cameras . . . the printing press . . . clocks . . . optical lenses . . . the compass . . . boats . . . helicopters . . . and tractors.<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WE\u2019RE STRESS-GRINDING OUR TEETH <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The state of the world in 2020 has many people stressed out, very stressed out. A recent survey of over 3,400 dentists reveals the majority report seeing a rise in stress-related oral health conditions since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This includes jaw grinding and clenching, chipped and cracked teeth, and symptoms of disorders (or dysfunction of the jaw muscles, joints, and nerves.) There\u2019s hope, though, thanks to a retainer-like device known as the night guard. Typically worn while sleeping, the device relaxes the jaw and helps prevent teeth grinding by acting as a barrier between teeth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One New York City-based dentist described the recent surge of patients requesting night guards as \u201cextraordinary.\u201d It\u2019s estimated that 80 to 90 percent of the population likely grinds and clenches their teeth in cycles associated with stress.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Four Things to Look Forward to in December<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We’ve made it to December.\u00a0 Just a few more weeks before 2020 is behind us.\u00a0 Here are a few things to look forward to this month . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n National Cookie Day is this Friday . . . National Brownie Day is next Tuesday . . . Hanukkah starts December 10th . . . National Ice Cream Day is the 13th . . . Ugly Sweater Day is the 18th . . . the first day of winter is December 21st . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Festivus is the 23rd . . . Kwanzaa starts on the 26th . . . and December 31st is New Year’s Eve, when we finally say goodbye to 2020.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY DECEMBER 1ST<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We’re afraid to make any promises about scheduling these days, but the NFL has planned\u00a0a tripleheader for the day after Christmas this year.<\/p>\n On Saturday, December 26th<\/sup>, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Detroit Lions at 1 PM ET. Then, at 4:30 PM ET, the San Francisco 49ers will play the Arizona Cardinals. At 8:15 PM ET, the Miami Dolphins will be up against the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now a Monolith Identical to the One in Utah Has Appeared in Romania<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A few weeks ago, someone spotted a mysterious structure in the remote desert in Utah.\u00a0 It was a 12-foot steel monolith that looked very alien-like.\u00a0 And then, this past Friday, it DISAPPEARED.<\/p>\n The newest twist?\u00a0 Another virtually identical monolith was just found near an ancient archaeological landmark in ROMANIA.\u00a0 Yes, halfway around the world, another one of these showed up.<\/p>\n And there’s no word on where THAT statue came from, when it went up . . . or when the aliens are going to beam down to reclaim it like they did with the one in Utah.<\/p>\n And one more note on the whole monolith thing:\u00a0 After it was found in Utah, lots of people hiked to see it.\u00a0 There aren’t any bathrooms anywhere close in the area.<\/p>\n So the Bureau of Land Management says, quote, “Visitors who flocked to the site . . . left behind human waste as evidence of their visit.”<\/p>\n Also, someone posted on\u00a0Instagram<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0he saw some men remove the Utah statue because they didn’t like all the attention and people it was bringing to the area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n INGRID ANDRESS FINDS THE JOY IN CHRISTMAS DESPITE ‘WEIRD YEAR’ <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Ingrid Andress\u00a0<\/strong>recently released a brand new song called \u201cChristmas Always Finds Me,” which she co-wrote. She was inspired by all the craziness of 2020, but Ingrid tells us the song speaks to the silver lining.\u00a0[\u201c\u2018Christmas Always Finds Me\u2019 is about being able to celebrate Christmas no matter where you are, or who you\u2019re with, and it was inspired by this year, actually, because it\u2019s been such a weird year, but at the end of the day, we still get to celebrate Christmas and that is a beautiful thing.\u201d]<\/p>\n Ingrid’s latest single is the title track of her debut album,\u00a0Lady Like<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n KENNY CHESNEY’S ‘HAPPY DOES’ MAKES HIM . . . HAPPY <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Kenny Chesney<\/strong>\u00a0was drawn to his latest hit, “Happy Does,” for the same reason he hopes this fans are — it put an immediate smile on his face. He tells us:\u00a0[“I love the idea of the people that listen to this music living their best life and I think it’s really hard in today’s world, in this social media world of getting drawn in to what everyone else is doing and how everyone else is living their life instead of concentrating on your own. You know, it’s just being happy and having gratitude. Those are the things that I try to lean on and when I heard ‘Happy Does’ it made me smile a lot and I really believe it’s the kind of song that my audience will gravitate to.”]<\/p>\n “Happy Does” is the second single from Kenny’s\u00a0Here And Now\u00a0<\/em>album, which was released earlier this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n SARA EVANS TO HEADLINE THREE DIFFERENT VIRTUAL CONCERTS NEXT MONTH <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Sara Evans\u00a0<\/strong>will be performing a live series of virtual full band concerts in partnership with VYE over three nights from December 10-12.<\/p>\n Each virtual date will have its own theme. The first show will include Sara\u2019s biggest hits and fan favorite album cuts. The second night will feature all of the cover songs from her latest album,\u00a0Copy That<\/em>. Lastly, she will perform a virtual version of her annual Christmas concert tour named after her holiday album,\u00a0At Christmas<\/em>. Each show will also include surprise special guests who will perform with Sara.<\/p>\n Sara also recently starred as \u201cBelinda\u201d in the Hallmark Channel movie,\u00a0A Nashville Christmas Carol<\/em>,. Her co-stars include\u00a0Wynonna Judd, RaeLynn<\/strong>, and\u00a0Kix Brooks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Did you enjoy\u00a0DARIUS RUCKER<\/strong>\u00a0and violinist\u00a0LINDSEY STIRLING<\/strong>\u00a0performing\u00a0“What Child Is This”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0on last night’s\u00a0“CMA Country Christmas”<\/strong><\/em>?\u00a0 Well, you can listen again and again . . . because they released a\u00a0version<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as a digital single.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here’s Dan + Shay performing “Christmas Isn\u2019t Christmas” last night on “CMA Country Christmas”.\u00a0 (From “CMA Country Christmas” on Monday, November 30, 2020)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"December 1st ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 02:44:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/12\/on-todays-show-503\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18930,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18924\/revisions\/18930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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