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If you’re not in the habit of washing your avocados you’ll want to add in that step. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report which revealed a good portion of avocado skins sampled over 18 months tested positive for bacteria like salmonella and listeria.
And just because we don’t eat avocado skin, doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods.
The knife you’re using to cut through the potentially contaminated skin can carry the bacteria into the flesh of the fruit. In their tests, a total of 17% of the 1,615 avocados tested carried potentially harmful bacteria.
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British authorities are searching for the man who was captured on security camera footage dropping a dog on the side of a road — an act that has led to worldwide outrage.
The video begins with a man carrying a dog bed to the curb and unhooking the bed’s straps. The closed-circuit footage then shows the owner suddenly rushing back to his car. The dog quickly runs after him and leaps at the closed car door.
As the dog circles around the car, the man drives away. The dog gives chase before eventually giving up.
A passerby found the dog sitting in its bed, picked it up and took it to a vet who contacted the RSPCA. A spokesperson says the “distressed dog” was now safe but that they wanted the footage to go viral to find the still unidentified man. The bull terrier-type dog has since been nicknamed Snoop.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Ellen Degeneres made her return to the stand-up stage for the first time in 15 years *in her new special ‘Relatable’ which came out recently on Netflix.
She admits she very nearly stepped away from the microphone for good, because she finds her talk show too” fun” to give up.
Her return to stand-up comes as her wife Portia De Rossi recently revealed she wants Ellen to quit her talk show, even though she’s just extended her contract up to the summer of 2020.
TODAY IS……………….
NATIONAL FRUITCAKE DAY
1981 Edmonton Oilers centre Wayne Gretzky scores his 100th point of the season to set record for fastest 100 points in NHL history; playing his 38th game of the season he will later bettered that mark in 1983-84 by scoring 100 points in 34 games.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
DECEMBER 27TH, 1978 Dolly Parton earns the first gold album of her career, with
“Here You Come Again”
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
There’s a guy in southeast England named Billy Higgins, who looks like he’s in his mid to late 20s. And he recently signed up to donate bone marrow . . . all because he wanted to talk to a woman he saw standing in line.
The fact that he had a crush on her was his whole motivation. So he wasn’t TRYING to be a good person, but it got him to sign up.
And his bone marrow ended up saving the life of a 10-year-old boy named Rupert Cross.
Rupert spent about 80 days in the hospital after he was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. Then he matched with Billy’s bone marrow, and the transplant completely CURED him.
They recently got to meet up for the first time. And Rupert’s mom got so emotional about it, she couldn’t stop crying.
But the story gets even better, because Billy ended up MARRYING the girl he stood in line to talk to.
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BIRTHDAYS
39 – Walker Hayes
37 – Patrick Sharp, NHL player
27 – Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay)
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THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM…..
- 39% of women say they are attracted to men who wear a bow tie.
- 30% of women stop painting their toenails during winter months.
- 28% of us say we will resolve to eat less junk food at work next year.
- 19% of adults cannot name a single author.
- 13% of adults had a tattoo removed after becoming a parent.
- 5% of women say they would give up their best friend if it meant they would never gain another pound.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Researchers at the University of Texas have issued a warning that drinking energy drinks could make you up to five times more likely to suffer from a stroke.
A study showed that drinking even one energy drink is enough to cause heart problems due to narrowing of the blood vessels.
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Here’s How to Bounce Back After All the Food, Booze, and Stress of the Holidays
We’re in the home stretch of the holiday season, and if you’re starting to feel burned out, you’ll want to hear this list of tips on how to deal with all the food, booze, and stress of the holidays.
- Eating too much sugar. One day of inhaling sweets isn’t going to hurt too much. It’s gorging on pie and cookies the entire month of December that really packs on the pounds.
The best thing you can do after over-indulging in sugary foods is to go for a walk to burn off the extra calories.
- Eating too much salt. Too much sodium can cause bloating and make your heart work harder than it needs to. So if you overdo it on salt, drink more water than usual and cut your sodium intake the next day, to help your body normalize.
- Too many cocktails. Dehydration is one of the main factors of a hangover, so try to drink at LEAST a glass of water or sports drink before you go to bed, to help replace lost electrolytes and normalize blood sugar. And the next morning, eat an asparagus omelet for breakfast, since certain nutrients in asparagus and eggs might help with hangovers.
- Disrupted sleep. Eating and drinking too much, going to holiday parties that don’t end until late, and sleeping at a relative’s house can all mess with your sleep.
The best thing you can do is wake up at your normal time, even if you were out late or tossed and turned all night. Otherwise you risk getting in a cycle of bad sleeping habits. And since both Christmas and New Year’s fall on Tuesdays this year, you don’t have much time to recuperate before heading back to work.
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RANDOM REPORT
- When Metallicawas making its self-titled album in 1991, it was so stressful that three of the four members of the band got divorced during the recording. But it wound up being one of the bestselling albums in history so . . . worth it?
- Fried chicken was introduced to America by immigrants from Scotland who settled in the south.
- Only one Secret Service member has ever been killed defending the president. Leslie Coffelt took three bullets for President Trumanduring an assassination attempt in 1950, and died four hours later.
- The smell from Crayola crayons comes from beef fat.
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 27TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
39 – Walker Hayes
37 – Patrick Sharp, NHL player
27 – Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay)
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- World Junior Hockey
Canada 14 Denmark 0
Maxime Comtois became the fifth Canadian to score four times in a World Junior game and Morgan Frost had a hat-trick and a pair of assists
Czech Republic 2 Switzerland 1
USA 2 Slovakia 1
Sweden 2 Finland 1
NBA
Toronto 106 Miami 104
Raptors have a league best record of 26-10
- A lot of great movies came out over the holiday break. Including Felicity Jonesas Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, Will Ferrell as Sherlock Holmes, John C. Reilly as both Dr. Watson and Oliver Hardy, Nicole Kidman as a disturbed cop, and the horror thriller “Escape Room”.
- Kevin Spacey the once House of Cards star and esteemed Hollywood actor has fallen out of favor with the public after allegations of sexual misconduct erupted last fall. He broke his silence using social media to act as his “House of Cards” character Frank Underwood in an odd video he posted, titled “Let Me Be Frank”. The video lasted for over three minutes, and includes a monologue, where he states, “Soon enough, you will know the full truth.” Spacey is due in court January 7 on the island of Nantucket, on the charges of indecent assault and battery. If he is convicted, he could be facing up to five years in prison.
- Astronomers believe they have discovered the farthest object ever found in our solar system. The dwarf planet has been nicknamed “Farout” because it’s more than 100 times farther from the sun than the Earth. It is believed to be 300-400 miles in diameter, and is thought to take as long as 1000 years to orbit the sun.
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KEITH URBAN HEADLINES FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY (12/26/2018)
Keith Urban played a free gig for a much smaller crowd than he’s used to on Sunday (December 23rd) — his family holiday party! The singer posted a picture of himself singing writing, “My wife’s got me gigging at our own Christmas Eve party.” The couple and their two daughters are celebrating the Christmas holiday in their native Australia.
Keith will be back in Nashville, however, in time to headline the Jack Daniels Music City Midnight Bash in Nashville on New Year’s Eve for the third time in a row.
FAST FACTS
This weekend when the Tennessee Titans hit the field, Keith Urban will be alongside of them. He has been named Honorary 12th Titan for the football match-up as the Titans play host to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday (December 30th).
CARRIE UNDERWOOD SAYS PREGNANCY INSOMNIA LED HER TO ONLINE SPENDING SPREE –
Carrie Underwood has pregnancy insomnia and says it got the best of her last weekend. She tweeted this on Saturday morning:
“Worst part about insomnia = waking up this morning to see what I bought online while I was up. I just realized I spent over $600 on makeup.”
A few hours earlier she had posted this in her exhaustion: “Dear pregnancy insomnia, please go bother someone else…like dads. My husband sleeps so soundly and peacefully, and I’ve been awake for 2 hours (so far). How is this fair? Imma lose my mind!”
The soon-to-be mother of two is due sometime early next year.
