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A Canadian dairy co-operative says it is recalling two types of ice cream sandwiches over concerns there might be metal particles in the product.
The company Agropur says the Iceberg brand sandwiches sold in boxes of 8 and the Originale Augustin brand sold in boxes of 30 are being recalled and were sold in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada.
Customers can return the boxes to stores for a full refund.
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This one might give you nightmares. A doctor in Vietnam has shared a video of himself removing a butterfly from a patient’s ear canal. Dr. Tuan says the patient came in recently complaining of ear pain, and thought an insect may have crawled into his ear. The doctor used a camera to look into the patient’s ear and discovered a small butterfly deep in his ear canal. He removed the bug with a pair of tweezers.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Some HUGE records were broken at the box office this weekend.
For starters, “Avengers: Endgame” finally slipped past “Avatar” to become the highest grossing movie of ALL TIME worldwide. “Endgame” has made $2.79 billion globally, surpassing the $2.7897 billion that “Avatar” made 10 years ago.
As for this past weekend, the new “Lion King” movie was a MASSIVE success. It made $185 million in its first weekend out . . . and $531 million worldwide. And here are some of the records it set:
- Biggest Domestic Opening of All Time for a Disney Remake
- Biggest Disney Opening of All Time Outside of Marvel and LucasFilm
- Biggest Domestic Launch Ever for a PG Movie, Animated or Otherwise
- Biggest July Opening of All Time
- Ninth-Biggest Domestic Opening of All Time
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TODAY IS……………….
- “Hammock Day”, honoring the most relaxing thing you can swing between 2 trees. It’s the perfect excuse to slow down and loaf during the ‘Dog Days of Summer’.
- “Ratcatchers Day”, observed on the anniversary of the fabled ‘Pied Piper of Hamelin’ (Germany) piping the town’s rats into the Weser River back in 1376.
1999 [20] Woodstock ‘99 music festival begins Griffiss Park, Rome NY (till 25th). Attended by 400,000, it would end due to violence.
2009 [10] The longest recorded solar eclipse in history lasts 6 minutes, 38.8 seconds over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
One of the most successful recording artists of all time celebrates a birthday today.
Happy birthday to Don Henley! He’s 72. Here are some of his best with the Eagles and solo.
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RANDOM REPORT
- Male bonobos get set up with female bonobos to mate with . . . by their mothers.
- “Beverly Hills, 90210”was originally supposed to be set in Maryland, and called “Potomac, 20854”. But executives at Fox decided it should be a place that was more recognizable.
- The first athlete ever to get a million-dollar endorsement deal was . . . a bowler. A champion named Don Carter got a $1 million deal in 1964 to endorse bowling balls from a company called Ebonite.
- There’s a rare type of watermelon with a solid black rind that grows on an island called Hokkaido in Japan. They’re called Densuke watermelons . . . only about 10,000 are produced every year . . . and they sell for an average of $250.
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
Three teenage boys in the Niagara area were driving to a Tim Horton’s last week to get some snacks around one in the morning. And they saw a woman’s car broken down in the middle of an intersection.
Their names are Bailey Campbell, Aeron McQuillin, and Billy Tarbett. And they’re all between 15 and 18 years old.
Her car was smoking, so they knew it wasn’t drivable. And she didn’t have money for a tow truck, but they wanted to help her out.
So they talked it through, then offered to PUSH her car all the way home . . . just over FOUR MILES.
Another random guy stopped to help, then followed behind them with his four-ways on to make sure no one crashed into them.
It ended up taking almost two hours to get her home. Then they all went to bed around 4:00 AM. And when they woke up, they’d gone viral.
The guy who followed them posted photos on Facebook praising them for it. Aeron says he hopes it inspires more people to step in and help someone in need.
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BIRTHDAYS
[79] Alex Trebek, Sudbury ON, TV game show host (“Jeopardy!” since 1984)
[73] Danny Glover, actor (“Lethal Weapon” films, “The Color Purple”)
[72] Albert Brooks, actor (“Finding Dory”, “Broadcast News”)
[55] David Spade, actor (“Joe Dirt”)
[06] Prince George (George Alexander Lewis), London UK, British royal (First son of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge)/third in line to the throne after Queen Elizabeth II, his grandfather, and his father
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Swedes Are Getting Implants in Their Hands to Replace Cash, Credit Cards
Thousands of people in Sweden are having futuristic microchips implanted into their skin to carry out everyday activities and replace credit cards and cash.
More than 4,000 people have already had the sci-fi-ish chips, about the size of a grain of rice, inserted into their hands and they soon hope to take it global.
Like glorified smartwatches, the chips help monitor their health and even replace keycards to allow them to enter offices and buildings. They have particularly caught on, however, by enabling owners to pay in stores with a simple swipe of the hand.
The microchips were pioneered by former body piercer Jowan Österlund. “Tech will move into the body,” the Biohax International founder said. “I am sure of that.”
Österlund insists the technology is safe — but that has not stopped alarm bells from ringing, with some fearing a link to a doubling in cybercrime in the country over the last decade.
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WHAT KIND OF SUPER POWER WOULD YOU HAVE IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE?
An online poll of over 1,300 people shows what super power they would want if they had to choose just one:
24% mind reading
23% invisibility
19% each: the ability to fly, the ability to teleport
12% super strength
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WHY TWO OUT OF THREE BABIES ARE HELD ON THE LEFT
If you’ve ever held a baby, you likely cradled it on the left side of your body.
Researchers analyzed old studies, and found between 66 and 72 percent of people hold an infant with their left arm. They found 74 percent of right-handed people held the baby on their left, while just 61 percent of left-handed people did the same.
It’s thought that right-handed people might hold a baby on their left to free up their dominant hand, but it’s also possible that since emotions are primarily processed in the right hemisphere of the brain, people may also tend to move their baby to their left side, which is linked to the right hemisphere of the brain.
The latter theory could be especially true for mothers who established a strong emotional bond with their baby during pregnancy.
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MONDAY JULY 22ND
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[79] Alex Trebek, Sudbury ON, TV game show host (“Jeopardy!” since 1984)
[73] Danny Glover, actor (“Lethal Weapon” films, “The Color Purple”)
[72] Albert Brooks, actor (“Finding Dory”, “Broadcast News”)
[55] David Spade, actor (“Joe Dirt”)
[06] Prince George (George Alexander Lewis), London UK, British royal (First son of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge)/third in line to the throne after Queen Elizabeth II, his grandfather, and his father
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- MLB
Detroit 4 Toronto 3
Pitcher Roy Halladay was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. Roy pitched for Toronto and Philadelphia. He died in 2017 when his personal aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. His wife was left to raise their two sons. She gave an emotional speech yesterday, doing a great job pulling it together to speak on his behalf. (From MLB Network on Sunday, July 21, 2019)
- Some HUGE records were broken at the box office this weekend.
For starters, “Avengers: Endgame” finally slipped past “Avatar” to become the highest grossing movie of ALL TIME worldwide. “Endgame” has made $2.79 billion globally, surpassing the $2.7897 billion that “Avatar” made 10 years ago.
As for this past weekend, the new “Lion King” movie was a MASSIVE success. It made $185 million in its first weekend out . . . and $531 million worldwide. And here are some of the records it set:
- Biggest Domestic Opening of All Time for a Disney Remake
- Biggest Disney Opening of All Time Outside of Marvel and LucasFilm
- Biggest Domestic Launch Ever for a PG Movie, Animated or Otherwise
- Biggest July Opening of All Time
- Ninth-Biggest Domestic Opening of All Time
- A guy was getting firewood in a rural area outside Seattle earlier this month, when he saw a 900-pound black bear in his driveway. He ran away, but dropped his rifle and accidentally shot himself in the leg. He’s been in the hospital for weeks, can’t walk yet, and says he has nightmares about the bear. Oh, and it happened in a place called “Baring.”
- No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.
The draw’s two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each also went unclaimed.
The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw tomorrow night will grow to approximately $55 million and there will be four Maxmillions prizes up for grabs.
A ticket holder somewhere in Ontario claimed Saturday night’s $9.1 million Lotto 649 jackpot.
The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize also went to an Ontario player.
The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw Wednesday will be approximately $5 million
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GARTH BROOKS, BLAKE SHELTON SHOOT LIVE VIDEO TOGETHER ON STAGE
Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton shot their live video for their current duet, “Dive Bar,” during Garth’s Stadium Tour stop in Boise, ID on Friday (July 19th). This also marked the first time the two have ever performed the song live.
Garth also enticed Blake to perform his chart-topping hit, “God’s Country,” between the first and second takes of “Dive Bar.”
At the end, Blake thanked the crowd for their thunderous applause, telling them, “I was singing with Garth Brooks! I’m freaking out!”
Garth played a second show in Boise on Saturday (July 20th) minus his duet partner.
LUKE COMBS WILL DONATE RATHER THAN DANCE AFTER THOMAS RHETT’S CHALLENGE
If you’re waiting for Luke Combs to accept Thomas Rhett‘s recent Dance or Donate challenge to bust a move and post it on social media for the United Cancer Front, you will be waiting forever. Of course, Luke supports the cause — and he says he’ll definitely donate dollars — but as he tells us, dancing is just not his deal. [“I’m not much of a dancer. I’m working on it enough for my upcoming nuptials in the next year or so. I’ve got enough pressure on me doing that, so I guess I’m just gonna have to donate, which I think, to me, is a lot better than people seeing my horrible dance moves.”]
Luke is still celebrating becoming the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday (July 16th) night.
He will join Sheryl Crow and Country Music Hall of Fame members Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris at this year’s All for the Hall benefit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 17th at The Novo in the L.A. Live complex. Proceeds benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.
GEORGE STRAIT TO RE-ISSUE LIMITED-EDITION ‘STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX: PART 1’
A limited-edition special re-issue of George Strait‘s 1995 Strait Out of the Box: Part 1 boxed set will be available exclusively at Walmart starting September 13th. The 72-track collection takes a trip through Strait’s early recording career, specifically 1981 to 1995, and features 31 No. 1 singles such as “You Look So Good in Love,” “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” and “Check Yes or No.”
In addition to the physical boxed set, a revamped Strait Out of the Box: Part 1 & 2 playlist is available to stream, and fans can watch Strait’s full collection of music videos, newly remastered in HD.
Strait released his career 30th album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, in March.
