\u27a2 Last night on “The Tonight Show”, Jimmy started the show by talking about the chaos at the Capitol.\u00a0 (From “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday, January 6, 2021)<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 At some point, you’ve probably cracked an icicle off the gutters and eaten it like a cold, flavorless popsicle. But here’s something you DIDN’T know.\u00a0 Katie Nickolaou is a meteorologist in Sioux City, Iowa.\u00a0 And she’s going viral with a\u00a0TikTok video<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0she posted that explains why icicles are filled with bird poop.<\/p>\n Quote, “When icicles form, it’s from water that melts off your roof and runs down the side of a building.\u00a0 You know what else is on your roof?\u00a0 Bird poop.\u00a0 A lot of it.”<\/p>\n That’s not to say you’ll get sick from licking the bird poop in an icicle . . . but really, is that something you WANT to lick?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Here’s our favorite monolith so far.\u00a0 A guy in Utah put one in his\u00a0front yard<\/a>, just to get a laugh out of his wife who’s fighting cancer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 A movie based on the invention of the Rubik\u2019s Cube is in the works. The film will tell the story how Professor Erno Rubik\u2019s toy became a pop culture phenomenon in the \u201980s and beyond. The Rubik\u2019s Cube was invented in 1974 and was licensed as a toy in 1980, and to date over 450 million have been sold around the world. No scheduled release date has been announced.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Blake Shelton proposed to Gwen Stefani in what seems like a perfectly Blake Shelton-type of way.\u00a0 He gathered family at their ranch in Oklahoma, then he proposed by having her get the “fire starter.”\u00a0 When she opened the cabinet . . . there was the ring.\u00a0 Surprise!\u00a0 (From “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday, January 5, 2021)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2012 [09] Lady Antebellum singer Hillary Scott weds drummer Chris Tyrrell near Albany, New York<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2019 [02] Amazon overtakes Microsoft to become the world\u2019s most valuable listed company for the first time, worth $797 billion<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2020 [01] Rascal Flatts announce they are breaking up following a farewell tour slated for June. They don\u2019t get the chance, as the tour is cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n “Take This Job And Shove It” by\u00a0Johnny Paycheck<\/strong>\u00a0began two weeks as the Number One single on the country chart in 1978<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Four Things to Look Forward to in January<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Houseplant Appreciation Day is the 10th . . . Clean Your Desk Day is the 11th . . . National Bagel Day is the 15th . . . National Popcorn Day is the 19th . . . Peanut Butter Day is the 24th . . . Holocaust Remembrance Day is the 27th . . . and the 31st is National Hot Chocolate Day.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n That version was performed by\u00a0Liza Minnelli<\/strong>.\u00a0 Sinatra re-recorded his own version in 1979 that became the version everyone knows.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A guy in Philadelphia named Ben Berman has\u00a0been<\/a>\u00a0raising money for charity by making pizzas in his kitchen, and then using a pulley system to drop them to people from his second-story window.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead of charging, he asks them to donate to charity.\u00a0 And he’s raised over $30,000 during the pandemic.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [57] Nicolas Cage, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [47] John Rich, country singer (Big & Rich)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [39] Lauren Cohen, actress (\u2018Maggie Greene\u2019 on \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d since 2011)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2021 (if everything works out\u2026):<\/u><\/strong> \u2713 3 Missions to Mars:\u00a0 In 2020, China, the UAE, and NASA all launched Mars missions, all of which are expected to arrive at the Red Planet next month. 2021 will likely be the year of new discoveries on Mars.<\/p>\n \u2713 Traveling and large gatherings (and yes, concerts!):\u00a0 If the vaccines work out as planned, expect to see steps toward the lifting of travel bans, and the ability to attend large gatherings.<\/p>\n \u2713 New TV shows and movies:\u00a0 The \u201cFriends\u201d reunion is set for March. A \u201cFresh Prince of Bel-Air\u201d reboot will arrive, and the movies \u201cCinderella\u201d, \u201cNo Time to Die\u201d and Black Widow are all set to be released. Plus, a new \u201cComing to America\u201d, a new \u201cFantastic Beasts\u201d and a new \u201cDune\u201d with Timothee Chalamet.<\/p>\n \u2713 6G: Now is the time to brush up if you don\u2019t understand 4G and 5G, because Japan and Korea are working on 6G, which could improve remote working and schooling, plus awesome things like holograms and virtual and augmented reality.<\/p>\n \u2713 Drone delivery: \u00a0Walmart, Amazon, UPS and other companies are stepping up their drone game, so don\u2019t be surprised if packages start landing at your door soon.<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We May Have to Jump Ahead in Time to Catch Up with the Earth’s New, Shorter Minutes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n You know how 2020 felt like the longest year ever?\u00a0 Technically it was SHORTER than we realized.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to scientists who work on the atomic clock, the Earth is rotating FASTER now.\u00a0 Like, Sunday was technically only 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59.9998927 seconds.\u00a0 And last year had 28 days that were shorter than the shortest day in 2005.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, it’s probably not something to be WORRIED about . . But WE need to catch up.\u00a0 You may remember the few times we’ve had “leap seconds,” where we added an extra second to catch up with the Earth.<\/p>\n Now we may need the first-ever NEGATIVE leap second . . . where we have a 59-second minute.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Obviously, that difference won’t matter much to you, but it can have a major effect on things like satellites that rely on perfect timing.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n NEW US DIETARY GUIDELINES SAY NO CANDY, CAKE FOR KIDS UNDER 2<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The U.S. government has new dietary guidelines that ruin all the fun for kids under the age of two. This is the first time the government has released dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, and on Tuesday (December 29th) they recommended feeding only breast milk for at least six months, and noted that children under age two should not consume added sugar. The dietary guidelines are re-issued every five years by the Agriculture Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Specifically, the recommendation says babies should only have breast milk at least until they reach six months, and if breast milk isn\u2019t available they should get iron-fortified infant formula during the first year. They should also get supplemental vitamin D beginning soon after birth, and can start eating real food at about six months— they should be introduced to potential allergenic foods along with other foods.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As for adults\u2014the guidelines echo previous ones: adults should limit their sugar intake to less than ten percent of the calories per day, and men should stick to no more than two alcoholic beverages per day, while women should have no more than one per day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY JANUARY 7TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n He promised that it would be, quote, “wild.”\u00a0 And not surprisingly, it was.\u00a0\u00a0But what\u00a0few of us expected was that it would turn\u00a0into a violent riot, with masses of people storming the Capitol . . .\u00a0BREAKING IN\u00a0. . . and threatening everyone inside.<\/p>\n The rioters deployed “chemical irritants” on the police . . . smashed windows . . . broke into the building . . . marched through the halls . . . shouted . . . waved Trump, “MAGA,” and Confederate flags . . . clashed with police . . . and some even wandered around in the chambers.<\/p>\n One intruder sat at the front of the Senate, where Vice President\u00a0MIKE PENCE<\/strong>\u00a0had been before the lockdown . . . and another went into the office of House leader\u00a0NANCY PELOSI<\/strong>.\u00a0 He posed for photos and left a threatening\u00a0note<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on her desk.<\/p>\n One woman was\u00a0shot<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and killed.\u00a0\u00a0She was one of the rioters\u00a0and it sounds like\u00a0she\u00a0was shot by U.S. Capitol police, but that’s not 100% clear.\u00a0 Three other people\u00a0died<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0during the chaos, but their deaths were due to, quote, “medical emergencies.”\u00a0 There aren’t any further details.<\/p>\n At least two explosive devices were found, but there have been many reports of pipe bombs, and\u00a0the\u00a0sounds of explosions and gunshots throughout the area.<\/p>\n In the end,\u00a0MIKE PENCE<\/strong>\u00a0acquitted himself well in the joint session, and Congress\u00a0certified<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Joe Biden’s victory over Trump at about 3:40am this morning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>\u2713 The Tokyo Olympics:\u00a0 After being postponed in 2020, they are now scheduled to begin this July. (And remember: New events include skateboarding and surfing!)<\/p>\n\n