{"id":2199,"date":"2018-10-31T05:20:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T09:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2019-02-11T10:36:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T15:36:02","slug":"on-todays-show-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2018\/10\/on-todays-show-38\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today’s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIFESTYLE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting your heart rate up burns calories.\u00a0 And exercise isn’t the only thing that does it.\u00a0 Scary movies do it too.\u00a0 A study in the U.K. found that watching a scary movie for 90 minutes burns about 150 calories . . . the same as a 30-minute walk.<\/p>\n

Movies with “jump scares” work best.\u00a0 Here are ten scary movies the study looked at, and how many extra calories they burn. \u00a0And the one that burns the most is a classic.<\/p>\n

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  1. “The Shining”<\/strong><\/em>, 184 calories.\u00a0\u00a0(That’s just 90 minutes of it, and it’s a 2 hour and 26 minute movie.\u00a0 So if you watch the whole thing, it works out to 299 calories.)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  2. “Jaws”<\/strong><\/em>, 161 calories.<\/li>\n
  3. “The Exorcist”<\/strong><\/em>, 158 calories.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    If you need a distraction from your worries you might want to play Tetris. Researchers put participants in a stressful situation and then had them play Tetris (at varying levels of difficulty) for ten minutes. After playing the game, participants completed a survey and they found those who got into the game experienced less negative emotion, and greater positive emotion than those who were bored, or for whom the level of play was too difficult.<\/p>\n

    Study leader Kate Sweeny says, “The Tetris study is key because it experimentally manipulates flow and shows effects of that manipulation, which provides convincing evidence that flow actually causes well-being during waiting periods, not that it just happens to coincide with well-being.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    HALLOWEEN BY THE NUMBERS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes inside out and walks backwards on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at midnight.
      \n\u2022 The 1st known mention in print of trick-or-treating in North America occurred in 1927 in Blackie, Alberta.
      \n\u2022 Halloween is the 2nd-highest-grossing commercial holiday after Christmas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      • \u201cInternational Magic Day,\u201d traditionally a day for magicians to meet, celebrated on the anniversary of Harry Houdini\u2019s death on October 31st, 1926.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • \u201cInternational UNICEF Day\u201d, observed on October 31st since 1967, the reason many trick-or-treaters collect donations in UNICEF coin boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          1926,\u00a0HARRY HOUDINI\u00a0<\/strong>died in a Detroit hospital of gangrene and peritonitis, resulting from a ruptured appendix . . . following a punch to the stomach.<\/p>\n

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          1976,\u00a0“Carrie”<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was released . . . starring\u00a0SISSY SPACEK<\/strong>\u00a0as a deadly telekinetic teen.<\/p>\n

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          COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

          OCTOBER 31st<\/sup>, 1998\u00a0 <\/strong>Shania Twain hits #1 with \u201cHoney I\u2019m Home\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          AMAZING HALLOWEEN FACTS:<\/u><\/strong>
          \n<\/u><\/strong>\u25ba<\/strong>70% of North American households plan to hand out candy.
          \n\u25baTotal American spending in 2018 will reach $9 billion, with the average consumer planning to spend $86.79 on decorations, candy, costumes and more.
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          \n<\/strong>\u25ba Top Children\u2019s Costumes for 2018:
          \n1. Princess
          \n2. Superhero
          \n3. Batman<\/p>\n

          \u25ba Top Adult Costumes for 2018:
          \n1. Witch
          \n2. Vampire
          \n3. Zombie<\/p>\n

          \u25ba Top Pet Costumes for 2018:
          \n1. Pumpkin
          \n2. Hot Dog
          \n3. Bumble Bee<\/p>\n

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          TODAY\u2019S GOOD NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

          A 94-year-old World War Two vet named Frank Walsh lives in a retirement home near Portland, Oregon.\u00a0 And he recently told somebody about his dream of joining a HIGH-SCHOOL MARCHING BAND.<\/p>\n

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          The fact that he graduated over 75 years ago made it tough.\u00a0 Plus, he had no musical background and didn’t play any instruments.\u00a0 So it was a fairly crazy dream to have.<\/p>\n

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          But the band director at a high school down the street heard about it, and came up with the idea of putting him on CYMBALS.<\/p>\n

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          It didn’t work at first, because they were too heavy for him.\u00a0 So they took some lighter cymbals off a drum set and added handles.\u00a0 And he got to practice at home.<\/p>\n

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          They didn’t do any marching, but he got to perform with the band on the sidelines at a football game this month . . . on “senior night,” which was kind of perfect.<\/p>\n

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          He had a little trouble keeping up with the tempo, but played several songs with them.\u00a0 And his GIRLFRIEND sat next to him the whole time.<\/p>\n

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          He talked to a local reporter before the game and was pretty excited about it.\u00a0 He said, quote, “I have health and love, [and] now this.”<\/p>\n

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          BIRTHDAYS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

          (87)\u00a0 Dan Rather\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          [55] Rob Schneider<\/strong>, actor<\/p>\n

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          What’s the Strangest Thing You Ever Got Trick-or-Treating?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

          I’m sure you remember as a kid getting a few of the standard AWFUL trick-or-treating items:\u00a0 Toothbrushes, pennies, religious pamphlets, Milk Duds.\u00a0 But did you ever get anything even WEIRDER?<\/p>\n

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          People on Reddit are sharing the strangest thing they ever got when they were out trick-or-treating.\u00a0 And here are 10 of the best ones . . .<\/p>\n

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          1. A caramel-covered onion.<\/li>\n
          2. Cans of green beans and corn.<\/li>\n
          3. A documentary on the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/li>\n
          4. Shoe laces.<\/li>\n
          5. A brisket sandwich.<\/li>\n
          6. Condoms.<\/li>\n
          7. Stamps.<\/li>\n
          8. Dog food.<\/li>\n
          9. A mixtape.<\/li>\n
          10. A bar of Lever 2000 soap.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            40% of Us Think Our Pet Has Seen a Ghost, Plus Our Top Fears<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

            A new survey for Halloween found that more than 60% of us think we’ve seen a ghost before . . . and 40% of us believe our PET has seen one.<\/p>\n

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            Women were 20% more likely to say they’ve seen a ghost.\u00a0 But men were twice as likely to say they SCREAMED and ran away when they saw one.<\/p>\n

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            Ghosts did NOT make the list of our top fears though.\u00a0 According to the survey, here are the top ten things we’re afraid of . . .<\/p>\n

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            1. Snakes.<\/li>\n
            2. Spiders.<\/li>\n
            3. Sharks.\u00a0 So the top three are all animals.<\/li>\n
            4. Drowning.<\/li>\n
            5. Heights.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              Three Trick-Or-Treating Safety Tips<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

              If you’re taking your kids trick-or-treating tonight, be especially careful about crossing the street.<\/p>\n

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              A new study this week found you’re 43% more likely to get hit by a car on Halloween.\u00a0 And obviously kids are the most vulnerable demographic.<\/p>\n

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              Children between 4 and 8 are FIVE TIMES more likely to get hit on Halloween.\u00a0 And previous studies have found the most dangerous time is between 6:00 and 7:00 PM.<\/p>\n

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              Here are three tips to help make sure you have a safe night . . .<\/p>\n

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              1. Make sure drivers can see you.\u00a0 Glow sticks and flashlight are always a good idea.\u00a0 And so is reflective tape, especially if your kid’s costume is a dark color.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. Watch out for drunk drivers.\u00a0 A government study found they cause about 14% of all casualties associated with people being hit by cars on Halloween.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. Make sure your kid’s costume doesn’t make it too hard to walk, and make sure they can see through their mask.\u00a0 Trips and falls are the second most-common type of injury associated with Halloween.\u00a0 Cutting yourself while carving a pumpkin is #1.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    HALLOWEEN NUMBERS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

                    A new study\u00a0revealed 86 percent of parents have stolen some of their kids\u2019 Halloween candy!\u00a0 We think that\u2019s much higher!!<\/p>\n

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                    In addition,\u00a0the\u00a0average parent who raids their kid\u2019s stash eats about a QUARTER of it with about\u00a044 percent of parents expect to eat more candy than their kids this year.<\/p>\n

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                    That includes what they steal, plus any leftover candy they don’t hand out to trick-or-treaters.<\/p>\n

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                    Here are three more stats from the survey…<\/p>\n

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                    1. 40 percent of people say they enjoy Halloween as adults more than they did as kids.\u00a0 Just over a third say it’s because THEY get to decide how much candy they can eat, and no one can stop them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      1. 58 percent of adults try to limit how much candy they eat on Halloween night.\u00a0 That’s compared to 75% of parents who limit the amount of candy their kids eat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                        1. 73 percent of us intentionally buy more candy than we need for trick-or-treaters, just to make sure there’s plenty left over.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                          WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31ST<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                          TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                          1. The TV ratings for the just-ended World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers that Boston won 4 games to 1 were the fourth-lowest ever. The five-game series that aired on Fox averaged 14,125,000 viewers, with a 8.3 rating and 17 share, which was also down 25 percent from last year, when the Houston Astros beat the Dodgers in seven games, and down 40 percent from two years ago, when the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win the World Series for the first time since 1908.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                            1. The video game <\/em>“Red Dead Redemption 2”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>made $725 million from Friday to Sunday, which is the biggest opening weekend in history.\u00a0 It even beat\u00a0“Avengers: Infinity War”<\/strong><\/em>, which made $640 million in its opening weekend earlier this year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                              1. 91-year-old\u00a0WILLIAM DANIELS<\/strong>. . . a.k.a. Mr. Feeny from\u00a0“Boy Meets World”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0. . . stopped a burglary at his house over the weekend.\u00a0 He heard the intruder breaking in, so he turned on all the lights and scared the person off.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                1. Here are the best and worst Halloween candies, according to a survey of more than 40,000 people.\u00a0 The best are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Snickers . . . the worst are circus peanuts and candy corn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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