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TODAY
IS A SPECIAL DAY! (A special thanks to NationalDayCalendar.com)
November 11
National Sundae Day
Veterans
Day
First
called Armistice Day, the holiday was established to honor Americans
who had served in World War I. It always falls on November 11, the
day when that war ended in 1918.
Many
people confuse Veterans Day with Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day
for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the
service of their country. Veterans Day is largely intended to thank
living veterans for their service, to acknowledge that all who have
served have sacrificed and done their duty.
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A study found the most stressful job in America is enlisted U.S. military personnel.
Researchers at Loyola University Chicago released research conducted upon young adults aged 25 to 40 that suggests exercise may lead to weight gain, not weight loss. (https://bit.ly/3jZeVaA)
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When
he was prevented from bringing his liquor on a high-speed train, a
man in China wasn’t about to waste the already-open bottle. So he
sat down near the the security desk and drank all that was left in
the bottle. One person who witnessed the situation shared a video on
social media. Based on the label, the witness thinks the man chugged
a $185 bottle of booze.
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“Baby Shark” has become the most watched Youtube video of all time with over seven billion plays, putting it ahead of “Despacito.” (http://dailym.ai/2GmBqZx)
Johnny Depp lost his London libel suit against a British Newspaper that called him a “Wife Beater.” (https://cnn.it/2TZRtQh)
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Prince
William revealed that he battled COVID-19 back in April and struggled
to breathe. Many Royals have dealt with COVID including Prince
Charles.(https://bit.ly/3eqGCbh)
Justin
Bieber was spotted on a music video set wearing only his underwear in
downtown Los Angeles. (https://pge.sx/385SD4Y)
Ed
Sheeran's British charity is paying primary school teachers to help
students with learning disabilities pick up music.
(https://bit.ly/385SFtC)
Recent
reports state that rap queen Nicki Minaj has welcomed her first child
into the world. Minaj is married to a guy named Kenneth Petty, who is
reportedly a “music industry professional.” If you google him,
you’ll find that he’s also a registered sex offender.
(https://on.mtv.com/2TTnsS5)
Personal
Trainer Sabrina Parr stated that she and former Los Angeles Lakers
star Lamar Odom have called off their engagement. Lamar used to be
married to Khloé Kardashian. (https://pge.sx/3paK3bc)
New
projections show online holiday sales in the U.S. will jump 34
percent year over year for the 2020 season, nearly tripling the 12
percent growth registered in 2019.
Despite a pandemic and ongoing economic uncertainty, pet owners are increasing the amount of money they spend on their animals. “Pet pampering” and an increase in adoptions has helped increase pet product sales by almost 10 percent in 2020 compared to 2019.
Its time now to get a head-start on thinking about your Christmas gift shopping — and whether to fork out for fancy wrapping in-store. A study found the effort might not be worth it, as friends tend to like badly-wrapped presents more than those packaged to perfection. Beautifully wrapped presents, researchers claim, create high expectations that the gift inside can struggle to live up to.
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Samsung
tests phone durability with a butt-shaped robot. People stash their
phones in their back pockets all the time, which is why Samsung
created a robot that is shaped like a butt—and yes, even wears
jeans—to “sit” on their phones to make sure they can take the
pressure.
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Dateline....
JAPAN
A
Japanese company has unveiled a foot operated vending machine for
people who don’t want to touch a germy keypad with their fingers.
(https://bit.ly/3mRB4d3)
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A
woman who stole hair dye from a CVS drug store in Delaware and pulled
a weapon on the manager is still at large. The manager at the store
on Telegraph Road saw the woman put several boxes of hair dye in her
handbag, and when the manager confronted her, she pointed a box
cutter at the manager and took off. Police describe the suspect as
white, 25 to 30 years old, about 5'5", wearing a camouflage
hoodie. Anyone with information can call Corporal Andrew Johnson with
the Delaware State Police Troop 6. Information may also be provided
by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers. (https://bit.ly/35XJ05F)
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According
to officials, a man in Indiana was arrested over the weekend after
allegedly assaulting two workers at a polling location. The Clinton
County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook that deputies responded
Saturday to a “disturbance” at a voting center in Mulberry,
located about twelve miles outside Lafayette. 48-year-old Douglas
Earl had entered the polling site wanting to vote, but did not have
the required valid ID and was turned away by poll workers. Earl then
began to walk around the inside of the building around where the
voting machines were, and again was told to leave by poll workers.
“After several attempts to get him to leave, the subject began
striking two workers,” the sheriff's office said Monday. Earl was
arrested for battery resulting in bodily injury and disorderly
conduct. (https://fxn.ws/3oRT3Ss)
FAKE
NEWS.... OR FLORIDA?!
I
read a headline, you guess if the story is something that really
happened in the great state of FLORIDA or is it #FakeNews made up to
trick you and amuse me
A
Florida Home Health Aide is accused of swiping a credit card from a
cancer patient. (https://bit.ly/34OsZzl)
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Doctors
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