\u27a2 At 6AM (MST) Monday, the buzzer was sounded at an outdoor rink near Edmonton, AB, ending the world\u2019s longest-ever hockey game, after 252 hours (10.5 days). What has made it an even more amazing achievement for the 40 players taking part in 6-8 hour shifts, is the fact that the area is in the midst of a bone-chilling cold snap, and they have been playing in temperatures that have dropped as low as -55\u00b0C (-67\u00b0F) with the wind chill. Event founder Brent Saik says playing conditions have been \u201cterrible\u201d, with pucks shattering, skate blades breaking, masks falling off as glue lets go and goalie pads cracking in the cold. Participants are aiming to raise $1.5 million to fund cancer research at the University of Alberta.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u27a2 Just because you can see out through a small portion of your car\u2019s windshield does not mean it\u2019s safe to drive. Police in Dundee, Scotland, say they spotted a car being driven without any snow being properly cleared from the windshield yesterday morning (February 11th.) Police posted a photo of the car on social media, which shows just a tiny square of snow removed on the windshield while the whole front, top, and back windshield remain caked in several inches of snow. Police noted, \u201cWe know it\u2019s inconvenient having to clear your car before you drive, but it must be done.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 A power outage in Houston took down freezers with thousands of vaccine doses.\u00a0 So officials\u00a0scrambled<\/a>\u00a0to get them in people’s arms before they went bad.\u00a0 A few hundred of them went to students at Rice University.\u00a0 Two of those students talked about it afterward, and about the mad dash that happened to get a vaccine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2Alex Trebek\u2019s son, Matthew, is honoring his father\u2019s memory in a way that helps those in need. The late \u201cJeopardy!\u201d host\u2019s sizable wardrobe will soon be going to charity. Alex\u2019s wife, Jean, took to Instagram to explain how proud she is of her son for donating the TV icon\u2019s suits to The Doe Fund, a charity that helps the homeless and previously incarcerated reenter the workforce. She wrote: \u201cIt warms my heart to know that Alex\u2019s suits will be donated to such an important cause.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/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 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mavericks<\/strong>\u00a0earned their first platinum album for\u00a0What A Crying Shame<\/em>\u00a0in 1995.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Super Bowl “Streaker” Got Some Bad News on His $374,000 Bet<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Remember the “Super Bowl Streaker,” who\u00a0claimed<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0he won $374,000\u00a0betting on HIMSELF to\u00a0rush the field?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well, that guy, Yuri Andrade, just got some bad news:\u00a0 He WON’T be cashing in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The online sportsbook Bovada\u00a0says<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0it’s “voiding” his bets . . . and all the other streaker-related bets that they’ve found to have “had knowledge” of his pre-planned attempt to run on the field.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s still unclear what Andrade actually bet.\u00a0 He originally said that he bet $50K on himself, but there was a $1,000 limit.\u00a0 He later clarified that he got a bunch of friends to make bets on his behalf and they COMBINED to win $374,000.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bovada isn’t canceling the whole prop bet.\u00a0 They ARE paying out for those their “internal investigation” concludes did not have insider knowledge of the stunt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And those who bet that nobody would streak during the game will have their wagers refunded.\u00a0 So, they’re trying to make it right for everyone else.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Dan Aykroyd<\/strong>,\u00a0Eddie Murphy<\/strong>, and\u00a0John Belushi<\/strong>.\u00a0 But they re-wrote the script after Belushi died.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Members of a church in Pittsburgh took over a supermarket recently,\u00a0bought<\/a>\u00a0groceries for 200 people, and gave all 77 employees a $50 gift card.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [64] LeVar Burton, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [63] Ice T, actor (\u2018Detective Fin Tutuola\u2019 on \u201cLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit\u201d since 2000)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [62] John McEnroe, pro tennis great (3-time Wimbledon winner, 4-time US Open winner)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WHY YOU NEVER FORGET TO RIDE A BIKE <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Learning to ride a bike takes a lot more brain power than you might think.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your brain must keep you balanced, coordinate muscles, and keep your movements smooth. J\u00fcrgen Konczak is a neuroscientist with the University of Minnesota and says all of this mental energy it takes to ride a bike is exactly why we never forget how to.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The secret is we use all those brain connections we form during bike-riding in other activities as well\u2014like for playing sports, or dancing\u2014we just don\u2019t use all of them at the same time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, once it\u2019s time to get back on a bike, even if it\u2019s decades later, the brain skills we need are all there, well-oiled from all their other uses, so it\u2019s easy to remember how to ride.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FLA 6 – TBL 4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CHI 3 – DET 2 OT<\/u><\/em> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WPG 6 – EDM 5 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>CGY 4 – VAN 3 OT<\/strong><\/p>\n SJS 3 – ANA 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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