Today we visit with Richard Hunt, Executive Chairman at the Electronic Payments Coalition. He joins us to share expert insight on making the most of credit card rewards and how to leverage their rewards points and cashback when shopping this holiday season. https://guardyourcard.com/
TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY! (A special thanks to ListOfNationalDays.com)
September 7th
National Beer Lover’s Day
Buy A Book Day
Google Commemoration Day
International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies
National Feel The Love Day
National First Day Of Peel Season
National Grateful Patient Day
Superhuman Day
World Duchenne Awareness Day
National Acorn Squash Day
National Grandma Moses Day
National Neither Snow Nor Rain Day
National Salami Day
Brazil’s National Day
Ganesh Chaturthi
International Vulture Awareness Day
National Cinema Day
National Hummingbird Day
National Tailgating Day
World Beard Day
September 8th
National Ampersand Day
Actors’ Day
International Literacy Day
National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
National Iguana Awareness Day
Pardon Day
Star Trek Day
World Physical Therapy Day
National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day
Andorra’s National Day
North Macedonia’s National Day
International Rock Flipping Day
National Grandparent’s Day
National Hug Your Hound Day
National Pet Memorial Day
Racial Justice Sunday
Sustainable House Day
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Who knew? It turns out that as the seasons change, so do our morals, according to a study. Researchers at the University of British Columbia determined that our feelings regarding certain moral principles fluctuate throughout the year, following a consistent seasonal pattern. The study’s author said that the analysis of survey responses from over 230,000 Americans found that “People’s endorsement of moral values that promote group cohesion and conformity is stronger in the spring and fall than it is in the summer and winter.” The seasonal swing was found to be more pronounced in areas with more extreme climate variations between seasons, and the researchers feel that anxiety, which peaks in spring and autumn, may play a crucial role. The thinking is that higher anxiety may drive people to seek comfort in the group norms and traditions” of society’s values.
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During
the Vietnam War, many men who were drafted into the military refused
to serve for various reasons and instead left the country to avoid
prosecution. Then, in 1977, newly inaugurated President Jimmy Carter
fulfilled one of his campaign promises by pardoning draft dodgers.
This allowed them to return home without the fear of being arrested.
Despite this, only around half actually came back. Many of them
assumed that they would still face ill-will from the American public
and had already settled into places like Canada that welcomed the
healthy and educated workforce.
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Warner Bros. has released the official trailer for a new documentary about the life of Christopher Reeve. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” follows the late actor’s rise to superstardom as ‘Superman’, as well as his fight to find a cure for spinal cord injuries after he became a quadriplegic following a horse riding accident. Reeve’s family participated in the making of the doc, which includes personal archive material. Super/Man will play in select theaters on Sept. 21, followed by an encore presentation on Reeve’s birthday, Sept. 25. A wider, traditional theatrical release has not yet been announced. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/27ahmnp2
“Inside Out 2” has surpassed $1 billion at the international box office, becoming one of 12 movies — — and the only animated film — ever to do so. Though 55 films have grossed $1 billion globally (which includes domestic and international ticket sales), just a dozen have managed to hit that benchmark from overseas markets alone. Disney’s Pixar sequel is already the highest-grossing movie of the year with $1.65 billion globally, including $1.002 billion overseas and $646.3 million domestically. Weeks ago, “Inside Out 2” overtook “Frozen II” as the highest-grossing animated film in history.
A 4th season of “Ted Lasso” is looking more likely than ever. Warner Bros. Television has picked up the options for 3 of the show’s British stars: Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift and Brett Goldstein, meaning they are all set for a return. The studio is now expected to work with stars covered by SAG-AFTRA contracts who have expired options, including Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, who plays ‘Coach Beard’. Insiders say that once the cast is committed, and season 4 is greenlighted, production could begin as soon as early 2025.
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A 116-year-old Japanese woman who used to be a mountaineer is set to be named the world’s oldest person by Guinness.
Who hasn’t had an annoying song stuck in their head, stuck on repeat like a broken record? This common phenomenon, known as an “earworm,” may actually be more than just an annoying side-effect of hearing a really-catchy song: A new study says earworms might help us develop a form of perfect pitch. University of California – Santa Cruz researchers tracked 30 volunteers for a week, prompting them at random times to record any music playing in their heads. They found that nearly half of the recorded earworms were in the exact same key as the original songs, and over two-thirds were very close to the original key, even though none of the volunteers believed they had perfect pitch. The scientists concluded: “A surprisingly large portion of the population has a type of automatic, hidden ‘perfect pitch’ ability”, which could lead to becoming a skilled singer.
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✓ A single dairy cow can pass more than 300 pounds (136kg) of gas per year.
✓ You can charge an iPhone with oranges. It takes 595 of them.
✓ Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.
✓ Frogs don’t drink. Anything. (They absorb water through their skin.)
✓ The most common national flag color is red.
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49% of us admit it: We have lied about THIS while on vacation. What is it?
Answer: Spotty Wi-Fi coverage
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There was a bizarre spin on the recent mayoral primary in Cheyenne, Wyoming. How? One of the 6 candidates on the ballot had pledged to let an AI chatbot run the city government, should he be elected. Librarian Victor Miller campaigned on the fact that he built a customized ChatGPT bot called VIC (Virtual Integrated Citizen), which he said could make more data-driven, unbiased decisions than any human, as leader of Cheyenne. But alas, it seems that the residents of Cheyenne will have to make do with human representation. Results show that Miller came 4th, with 327 votes. That’s more than 2,400 fewer than he needed to make November’s general election ballot.
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MOST-VISITED WEBSITES OF 2024 (so far):
As hard as it is to believe, TikTok isn’t even in the top 10 most popular websites in the world, according to the latest data from Similarweb.com, which tracks this type of thing (TikTok is #17). Here are the world’s 10 most popular domains so far this year…
1) Google.com (82 billion monthly visits, 18% of global web traffic)
2) YouTube.com (31b)
3) Facebook.com (15b)
4) Instagram.com (7b)
5) X.com (formerly Twitter – 6b)
6) Baidu.com (Chinese search engine – 4b)
7) Wikipedia.org (4b)
8) Yahoo.com (3b)
9) Yandex.ru (Russian search engine – 3b)
10) Whatsapp.com (3b)
(For those wondering, Amazon.com is at #14)
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Community Rallies Behind Kids After Lemonade Stand Robbery, Raises $6,200 In A Day https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news
