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LIFESTYLE
The Belize Tourism Board just announced that they’re going to be hosting the world’s biggest game of hide-and-seek.
Four people will hide around Belize, and one person will be the “seeker” who will have one week to find them using clues.
If you’re interested, you can apply to be a hider or seeker by next Monday, and the game is the week of November 12th. If you’re one of the five people they pick, they’ll fly you to Belize to participate for free.
You can apply by emailing HideAndSeekBelize@gmail dot com
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A study has determined that if you want to get the maximum health benefits from your coffee habit, you should aim to drink 3-4 cups per day. They d found that drinking three or four cups per day was associated with a lower risk of heart disease and of death from any cause.
Though the largest benefit was associated with drinking that amount, drinking even more than that wasn’t found to be harmful, but the benefits were less pronounced. Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, gallstones, renal stones, gout, some types of cancer, Parkinson’s disease, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease. Coffee also drastically lowers the risk of liver cancer and liver disease.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Peter Dinklage was on “Kimmel” talking about how weird it is that people get tattoos of his “Game of Thrones” character . . . but they’re really just tattoos of his face.
Netflix has announced “Making a Murderer” will be returning for Part 2 on October 19. The streaming giant has confirmed the Emmy Award-winning documentary series, which followed Steven Avery’s journey in the much-talked-about first season, will be returning to the Midwest to continue the investigation.
TODAY IS……………….
- “German Unification Day”, celebrating the 1990 reuniting of East & West Germany to again become a single country after 45 years. It was a benchmark of the end of the ‘Cold War’.
- “Techies Day”, an annual salute to the people who know their way around the technology that is inseparable from our daily lives.
1957, “The Woody Woodpecker Show”, debuted on ABC.
1995, the jury in the O.J. SIMPSON MURDER TRIAL found O.J. INNOCENT of the slayings of his former wife, NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON, and RONALD GOLDMAN.
1997 [21] 69 year-old Gordie Howe plays a game with the IHL’S Detroit Vipers, becoming the first to play pro hockey in 6 different decades
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
JOHNNY CASH – “A BOY NAMED SUE”
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
There’s a 9-year-old kid in South Dakota named Javier Amos who’s been battling leukemia. And the best news is he’s now in remission.
But he also just did something pretty cool for his classmates last month . . .
The Make-a-Wish Foundation recently approached his family and said they’d grant any wish he wanted. So he could have gone to Disney World, or met his favorite athlete.
But instead, he asked them to throw a pizza party for all his FRIENDS at school.
The Make-a-Wish people showed up at his school last month, and threw everyone a huge pizza party that also included zoo animals, bounce houses, and laser tag.
Javier got to ride to the party in a police car. And when he showed up, everyone was waiting for him with signs they made. And they were all chanting his name.
The head of Make-a-Wish in South Dakota said he’d never seen anything quite like it. And yes . . . it sounds like Javier’s pretty popular at school these days.
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BIRTHDAYS
[54] Clive Owen, actor
[49] Gwen Stefani, TV personality/Singer (‘The Voice’ 2014-2017
[45] Neve Campbell, Guelph ON, actress
[42] Sean William Scott, actor (‘Steve Stifler’ in “American Pie” franchise)
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How Many of These Common Crimes Have You Committed?
Over 150,000 people took an online poll about small crimes everyone commits. And the stats are interesting. How many of these crimes have YOU committed?
- Have you ever jaywalked? 90% of people said they have.
- Have you ever rolled through a stop sign? Only 51% said yes.
- Do you ever speed? Only 67% said yes. So 33% of us have NEVER broken the speed limit?
- Have you ever used someone else’s WiFi without their permission? Like if it wasn’t password protected? 35% of us have done it.
- Have you pirated music, or illegally downloaded a movie? 78% said yes. Also, 18% said they’ve used someone else’s Netflix account without their knowledge.
- Have you ever done a “double feature,” where you pay for a movie at the theater, then stay and sneak into a second one? 22% of us have done it.
- Did you ever drink underage? 72% said yes.
- Have you ever been paid under the table? 41% said they have.
- Have you ever asked for a water cup at a fast food place, then filled it with pop? 33% of us admit to doing it. ______________________________________________________________________________
Royal Family’s Bed Sheets
Just when you thought life as a member of the royal family couldn’t be more luxurious, they’re out here putting the extra in extravagant.
Thanks to the new ITV documentary Queen of the World, we now know that it takes staff at the Rideau Hall up to a full hour to iron just ONE of Her Majesty’s bed sheets during preparation for her royal stay.
Master of the Household Christine Macintyre confirmed this fact, explaining that there are special sets of bed linen reserved for just the royals, and that “It takes over an hour to iron one sheet.”
“After a long day of traveling, there is nothing better than going into a bed that doesn’t feel like a hotel bed,” she says. “And that is what you are trying to do—is to make it feel like they are in their own bedroom.”
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RANDOM REPORT
- The Oakland A’s and Cleveland Indians played two games using orange baseballs in 1973. It was the A’s owner’s idea . . . he thought they’d be easier to see. But the players hated them, so they were scrapped.
- There was a third founder of Apple besides Steve Jobsand Steve Wozniak . . . a guy named Ronald Wayne. But he sold his 10% stake in the company for $800 after two weeks . . . it would be worth at least $100 billion today.
- Sam and Frodo walk a total of 1,350 miles in the “Lord of the Rings”trilogy, which is like walking from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas.
- Approximately 625,000 soldiers died in the Civil War . . . but only about one-third died in battle. Two-thirds died from diseases like malaria and measles that spread around their camps.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3RD
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[54] Clive Owen, actor
[49] Gwen Stefani, TV personality/Singer (‘The Voice’ 2014-2017
[45] Neve Campbell, Guelph ON, actress
[42] Sean William Scott, actor (‘Steve Stifler’ in “American Pie” franchise)
- The Colorado Rockies are in the playoffs and the Chicago Cubs are out after the Rockies topped the Cubs 2-1 in a 13-inning National League wild card game last night (October 2nd) in Chicago that was nearly five hours long.
Reserve catcher Tony Wolters hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the 13th after entering as part of a double switch in the bottom of the 12th. It turned out to be the game-winning hit after Colorado pitcher Scott Oberg struck out the side in the bottom of the 13th. The Rockies will now play against the Milwaukee Brewers in their NL Division Series.
The American League wild card game will be played tonight between the New York Yankees and the Oakland A’s.
- There was a weird HUGGING INCIDENT during the epic National League Wild Card playoff last night.
In the 11th inning, tied at 1-1, Javier Baez of the Cubs was running to third, and was about to be tagged out by Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado. So Baez stopped, stuck out his arms . . . and they hugged? Which prevented Arenado from making a double play. Was it interference?
- 3. “SEAL Team” (CBS): Season 2 premiere
• “Criminal Minds” (CBS): Season 14 premiere
• “Survivor” (CBS): The Chicken Has Flown the Coop
- An American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Boston had to land in Kansas City on Monday, after a drunk passenger wouldn’t sit down . . . and started doing pull-ups on one of the overhead bins. Another passenger named David Markoski explained how it all went down.
RONNIE MILSAP – THE DUETS
People.com is previewing the RONNIE MILSAP – KACEY MUSGRAVES remake of his song, “No Getting Over Me”.
It’s one of the tracks on his upcoming album, “Ronnie Milsap: the Duets”, which is due out January 18th.
The stacked lineup of guests includes Luke Bryan, Dolly Parton, Jason Aldean, Willie Nelson, Little Big Town, and George Strait.
REBA GETS EARLY START ON HOLIDAY SHOPPING – (10/01/2018)
Reba McEntire is already in the Christmas spirit! As host of the upcoming CMA Country Christmas, Reba is already looking toward the holiday season, and that includes Christmas shopping. Reba tells us she has already crossed several people off her long list.
CMA Country Christmas will air on ABC closer to the holidays.
Reba has been in the studio working on a new album which she categorizes as “country.”
Reba’s last studio album was a gospel project, the Grammy-winning Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope.
- Garth Brooks – His wife Trisha Yearwood is inviting fans to party with her before Garth’s concert at Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 20.
She will host Trisha’s Tailgate, where for $65, fans can sample her recipes and cocktails, as well as check out furniture and accessories from her home collection.
