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SURVEYS, STUDIES & SUCH
New research has revealed a surprisingly simple way to improve your mental health – and your focus: Just turn off your phone’s internet. A study by researchers in the US and Canada found study found that blocking mobile internet access for just 2 weeks led to measurable increases in well-being, mental health, and attention span. In fact, they compared the improvements to the positive effects of cognitive behavioral therapy. After 2 weeks without mobile internet, study participants reported feeling happier and more satisfied with their lives – an effect that was greater than what is typically seen with the use of antidepressants. The average smartphone user spends nearly 5 hours each day on their device.
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There’s more change within “The Bachelor” universe. Deadline reports that co-executive producers Michael Margolis and Keely Booth have exited the ABC dating franchise. That comes amid challenging circumstances behind the scenes of the show and its spinoffs. Last month, it was revealed that “The Bachelorette” had been paused for its 2025 cycle, leading to a slew of crew members losing their jobs on the franchise. Subsequently, a dozen former and current producers accused showrunners and executive producers Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner of running a “toxic” and “hostile” environment, accusations the pair deny. Margolis and Booth resigned at the end of last week.
Fox is aiming to launch its new streaming service by the start of the NFL and college football seasons later this year, CEO Lachlan Murdoch said. Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media and Telecom conference in San Francisco, Murdoch said “the aspiration” is for the unnamed streaming service to hit the “mid-single digit millions of subscribers range.” His comments come a month after Fox announced it will launch a new subscription-based streaming service. The plan is for it to be priced “relatively low” and offer “existing content and existing brands”, including Fox shows, sports, and news.
Conan O’Brien is welcome back to host the Oscars anytime, according to Walt Disney TV’s Rob Mills, the exec VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment. Mills was basking in the high marks that both O’Brien and the overall Oscars ceremony received for Sunday’s show, and remarked that: “Conan absolutely nailed it.” He said of the evening: “This was almost like Conan’s greatest hits…An incredibly funny monologue that had the hallmarks of what Conan does: silliness, self-deprecation, jokes that are funny — and then 20 minutes later you realize they’re really funny.” So, will he return? “That’s really up to Conan, but I know we would love to have him back.”
DID YA KNOW!?
Did you know there is a museum dedicated to failure? Boasting around 159 failed products and innovations, the touring Museum of Failure features displays on such bad ideas as Harley-Davidson perfume, Colgate frozen entrees, and Microsoft Zune.
JOKE OF THE DAY
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A survey says that 15% of people have cooked in the nude.
Jerseys worn by Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in their first-ever NBA games are going up for auction this spring – and they’re worth millions. Sotheby’s, which is handling the sale, said the jerseys, which represent the 2 legends’ “humble beginnings,” are expected to sell for about $10 million apiece. Michael Jordan’s signed, game-worn Chicago Bulls uniform from Oct. 4, 1984 (his first game) is one of only 4 Jordan jerseys that were actually found to be legit when a new “photo-matching” technology was used to analyze 130 supposedly “authentic” Jordan jerseys. Similarly rare is the late Kobe Bryant’s debut LA Lakers jersey. The number 8 jersey has been photo-matched to his preseason debut in October 1996, and regular-season debut the next month. Up ‘til now, the most valuable jersey ever sold is a Michael Jordan game-worn 1998 NBA finals jersey that went for $10.1 million in 2022. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/vjcbdb73
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“I see you’re drinking 1%. Is that ‘cause you think you’re fat? ‘Cause you’re not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.” — Napoleon Dynamite, “Napoleon Dynamite”
NEWS TO ME
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✓ The total weight of all air on Earth is 11 quintillion pounds (4.99 quintillion kilograms).
✓ The fedora hat was originally made for women.
✓ A ‘second’ is called a second because it is the second division of the hour by 60, the first division being a minute.
✓ Monkeys sometimes floss their teeth with things like bird feathers and blades of grass.
✓ Ant queens can live for up to 30 years.
WEIRD NEWS
The company behind a popular Artificial Intelligence system, that wants everyone to use AI, is asking potential employees NOT to use AI in their job applications. Anthropic, which developed the popular AI writing assistant Claude, makes the request in most of its 150 current job listings. Anthropic, which recommends on its website: “Talk to Claude, anywhere you go. Brainstorm ideas, get answers…” But included many of its job listings are the words: “Please do not use AI assistants during the application process. We want to understand your personal interest in Anthropic without mediation through an AI system, and we also want to evaluate your non-AI-assisted communication skills.”
QUESTION OF THE DAY
This is the most common food former vegans buy first when becoming meat eaters.
A: Filet of fish
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FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM WOMEN:
⇒ Unfortunately, I have the paper towel habit of a much wealthier woman – Connie Oakley: Local Cryptid
⇒ I don’t get why iced coffee I make at home tastes so (bad). it’s all the same ingredients as at an overpriced coffee shop so what is the problem? is it because I don’t have any tattoos? like I’ll get a septum piercing I swear to god I will – ellie schnitt
⇒ Why can’t we just spell it brockly. – Skin Muffins
⇒ This couple on love is blind can’t believe how lucky they are to have found each other because they both love Christmas. It seems so soothing to be low key dumb – caitie delaney
⇒ what doesn’t kill you texts you 6 months later – ayahtweets
GOOD NEWS
Community
Comes Together To Buy Car For Local Hero
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