George Gray from The Price Is Right. This is National Game Show Month!
TODAY'S REASON TO PARTY! (special thanks to ListOfNationalDays.com)
Cognac day
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SURVEYS, STUDIES & SUCH
When you’re on vacation, are you also enjoying a getaway from your phone? Not likely, according to a study commissioned by global tech services company Asurion. Their research showed that the average adult still checks his or her phone once every 12 minutes while vacationing. In fact, smartphone addiction is so widespread, 53% of Americans admit they’ve never unplugged while on vacation.
BIG SCREEN-LITTLE SCREEN
Amid rumors of a cast shakeup following “Saturday Night Live” wrapping up its 50th season last week, Kenan Thompson seems to believe they’re true. The longest-tenured SNL member called the ending of Season 50, “bittersweet”, saying: “It feels like there’s maybe, possibly, a lot of change next year.” Thompson added that “people may be making decisions this summer.” Changes are likely to come with a 17-member cast that features 6 veterans who have been on the show for 7 or more seasons: Colin Jost, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and, of course, Thompson.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss is clearing up rumors that Taylor Swift had a secret cameo during the show’s final season. Swift’s song ‘Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)’ opened the episode, which only added to the speculation that the singer-songwriter appeared somewhere in the show. Adding to the clues, Swifties noted that Moss and co-star Bradley Whitford attended Swift’s show in Toronto, where the Hulu series was filmed. But Moss poured cold water on the speculation, saying: “That’s not Taylor. She’s pretty busy. I feel like if she was going to come do our show, we would’ve made sure we saw her face.”
Michael Douglas will be celebrated with a lifetime achievement award by Italy’s Taormina Film Festival, where a fresh copy of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the multiple Oscar-winning Hollywood classic that Douglas produced, will screen in the fest’s 8,000-seat open-air ancient Greek amphitheater. Douglas is also expected to hold a masterclass for film students at Taormina, in addition to the prize ceremony and screening. The 71st edition of Taormina will run June 10-14.
DID YA KNOW!?
The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. The 36-letter word was first used by the Roman poet Horace in the first century BCE to criticise those writers with an unreasonable penchant for long words. It was American poet Aimee Nezheukumatathil, possibly afraid of their own surname, who coined the term how we know it in 2000.
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SCOOP
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It’s commonly thought that eggs are strongest at their ends — after all, it’s how they’re packaged in the carton. But when MIT scientists squeezed eggs in both directions during a compression test, they cracked under the same amount of force. Additionally, in experiments conducted with over 200 eggs, it was found that eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side. What does this mean when it comes to deciding the best way to crack an egg for breakfast? Not much, because a break around the middle is the best way to get the edible insides out. But scientists said it could help with hard-boiling eggs in a pot: Dropping eggs in horizontally seems to be less likely to cause a stray crack that can unleash the egg’s insides in a puffy, yucky mess.
A new type of sustainable aviation fuel works by pulling carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into jet fuel. It may sound like science fiction, but experts believe that the idea of flying on fuel made from air could become a reality. e-SAF (also known as electrofuels, e-kerosene and e-fuels), made with renewable hydrogen and CO₂ captured from the air, are very expensive, but experts say they hold immense promise: they could be genuinely carbon-neutral. Though the market is still in the fledgling stage, the first commercial flights using e-fuels, at least in part, are expected by 2030.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
If you have a favorite quote.... you can send it to us at the bottom of the page at JohnAndHeidiShow.com
"She gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something. I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention." – Harry Dunne, "Dumb and Dumber" (1994)
NEWS TO ME
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✓ In Switzerland, it is frowned upon to flush the toilet after 10pm, because the sound has been deemed noise pollution.
✓ Smiling can lower your heart rate – and your stress level.
✓ The youngest Pope was 11 years old (Benedict IX, in 1032).
✓ The first manager of the first McDonald’s franchise was named Ed MacLuckie.
✓ The sting from a killer bee contains less venom than the sting from a regular bee.
WEIRD NEWS
A Texas man who ordered his hamburger at Whataburger without onions, but received one WITH onions, is suing the fast-food chain after he says he experienced an allergic reaction. Demery Wilson says the July 2024 incident resulted in “serious personal injuries,” and he wants $250,000 to $1 million. Wilson also has a pending lawsuit against Sonic Drive-In for a nearly identical experience he claims happened in 2023. Both restaurant chains deny the allegations.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
59% of people they never did THIS in high school. What is it?
Answer: Cheat
HEIDI HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL
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THE LIST
WHAT’S WORDS WORTH:
English words that you never thought existed…
➢ Bumfuzzle – To confuse or fluster.
➢ Callipygian – Having well-shaped buttocks.
➢ Collywobbles – A feeling of anxiety or an upset stomach.
➢ Defenestration – The act of throwing someone out of a window.
➢ Doodle Sack – An old word for a bagpipe.
➢ Flibbertigibbet – A frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
➢ Gardyloo – A warning shouted before throwing waste from above (historical).
➢ Impignorate – To pawn or mortgage something.
➢ Jiggery-pokery – Deceitful or dishonest behavior.
➢ Limerence – The state of being infatuated with another person.
➢ Mumpsimus – A stubborn person who keeps making a known mistake.
➢ Nudiustertian – Relating to the day before yesterday.
➢ Oxter – An armpit (chiefly Scottish/Irish English).
➢ Pandiculation – The act of stretching and yawning.
➢ Scurryfunge – A hasty tidying of the house before company arrives.
➢ Snollygoster – A shrewd, unprincipled person (especially in politics).
➢ Tittynope – A small quantity of something left over (like a few grains of rice).
➢ Trumpery – Having woolly or showy appeal but of little value.
➢ Ultracrepidarian – Someone who gives opinions beyond their knowledge.
➢ Xertz – To gulp down quickly and greedily.
➢ Zugzwang – A situation in chess where every possible move is a bad one.
GOOD NEWS
Quick-Thinking
Officer Rescues Unborn Deer After Accident
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news
