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There was a story this week about a guy who found an $90 electric toothbrush that he thought was mislabeled at Target near Boston, so it looked like it only cost one cent. An employee named Tori Perrotti refused to sell it to him for a penny. So he called Police, threatened to sue, and posted an unflattering photo of her online. But the internet took her side, and someone started a GoFundMe campaign to send her on vacation. They’re using the hashtag “TargetTori.” Last we checked, the GoFundMe was up over $30,000, but she says she’s giving a lot of it to charity.
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The Philadelphia Flyers got a lot of attention a few years ago when they created their new mascot, GRITTY. Well . . . according to the Philadelphia police, Gritty is now under investigation for assault. Seriously…. Back in November, Gritty was doing a photoshoot with fans. And one 13-year-old kid hit Gritty on the head after a photo . . . the kid’s dad says the kid, quote, “playfully patted” Gritty. But apparently that infuriated him, and Gritty allegedly got up and PUNCHED the kid in the back. The Flyers say they investigated, the person in the Gritty costume denied everything, and no witnesses backed up the story, so they dropped it. But the police aren’t so sure . . . so they’re still investigating.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Will Smith is the latest celebrity to do the Lyft driver switcheroo. Riders in Miami thought they were supposed to check out a car with new Lyft technology, but then Will pulled up, in a brand new Porcshe that was featured in his new movie “Bad Boys for Life”. Here he is with three very surprised passengers.
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Patrick Stewart went on “The View” yesterday to formally invite Whoopi Goldberg to appear on Season 2 of STAR TREK : PICARD” as her alien character Guinan. “Picard” premieres today on CBS ALL ACCESS, and it’s already been renewed for a second season.
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TODAY IS……………….
- “Handwriting Day”, a day to recognize ‘graphology’ (handwriting analysis) and to encourage more legible handwriting.
“Pie Day”, celebrating the pie as an ‘art form’. There are said to be 231 varieties of apple pie
2019 [01] Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin closes a deal to buy the most expensive home ever sold in the U.S., paying $238 million for a New York penthouse overlooking Central Park
1998 The Spice Girls’ movie “Spice World” hits theaters in North America.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
JANUARY 23RD, 1996, GARTH BROOKS was a triple winner at the 23rd annual American Music Awards hosted. When he was named Favorite Artist of the Year, Garth politely LEFT THE TROPHY ON THE PODIUM, saying the other nominees deserved the award more . . . especially HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH! It was eventually awarded to TLC.
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Random Guy Catches a Car Thief After They Crash, Then Gives His Own Car to the Victim
A pizza guy in Port Huron, Michigan named Rayden Jones left his keys in his car while dropping off an order this month.
And when he came back two minutes later, someone had STOLEN it. But luckily, a total stranger named Kevin Lindke helped him out . . . not once, but twice.
He was driving home when he saw Rayden’s car going the WRONG WAY on the highway. So he called 911.
The woman who stole it promptly sideswiped another car and tried to run off. But Kevin chased after her, and convinced her to wait for cops to come. It turns out she has a history of mental health issues.
Luckily no one was seriously hurt. But Rayden’s car was pretty mangled. So Kevin stepped up again . . . and gave him HIS car.
He’d been planning to sell his old minivan. But when he found out that the wrecked car belonged to a pizza guy, he decided he didn’t need the money as much as Rayden needed a new ride.
Rayden was shocked when he found out. He says it’s just “mind-blowing” that someone he’d never met would come out of nowhere and do something so nice for him.
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RANDOM REPORT
- Seventeen countries have a ban on people owning or wearing camouflage clothing if they’re not police officers or in the armed forces. The countries are mostly in the Caribbean and Africa.
- Mark Twainand Helen Kellerwere friends. They met when she was a teenager, and he was already a famous author in his 50s. And he got his rich friends to help pay for her to go to college.
- The oldest paycheck that’s ever been found is from around 3,000 B.C. in a city called Uruk in the Middle East. And the person was paid in beer.
- The “Twilight” books were originally called “Forks”. . . like the town where the story starts . . . until Stephenie Meyer’s agent convinced her to come up with a catchier title.
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GOOD NEWS
If you haven’t seen this video yet, it’s pretty great . . .
There’s a six-year-old kid near Cleveland named John Oliver Zippay. But he goes by the nickname “J.O.”
He was diagnosed with leukemia at age three. So he doesn’t really remember a time when he didn’t have cancer.
But two days after Christmas, he went through his final chemo treatment. And on his first day back at school last week, he got a STANDING OVATION.
All the kids and teachers lined the hallway and cheered for him as he walked in.
His dad says J.O. asked him if he thought the school might make an announcement or something.
But he never expected anything that big. In the video, he’s got a huge smile on his face as he walks in, which his mom described as, quote, “pure happiness.”
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BIRTHDAYS
[70] Richard Dean Anderson, actor (“MacGyver” 1985-1992, “Stargate” 1997-2007)
[69] Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, pilot (famous U.S. Airways pilot and hero who safely landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River, inspired the 2016 movie ‘Sully’)
[56] Mariska Hargitay, actress (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” since 1999)
[46] Tiffani Thiessen, actress (“Saved By the Bell” 1989-1994, “Beverly Hills 90210″)
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Dog Trashes Home So Badly, Her Family Thinks It’s Burglarized
A family thought their home had been ransacked by burglars — but it turns out it was an inside job.
A cocker spaniel puppy named Dory trashed the joint while her humans were out shopping.. They noticed nibble marks on everything and realized Dory had quite the afternoon. The 11-month-old pup had emptied the kitchen cupboards and garbage can, littering the home with trash, biscuits, assorted chocolates and cooking utensils.
Despite attending “day school” and puppy training, “Dory is just a full-time nutcase who enjoys causing havoc”.
They monitored her health but 24 hours after the incident, she was perfectly fine, eating and sleeping as normal.”
Squirrel Ransacks Home of Vacationing Family
A Georgia family said they returned home after a holiday vacation to find their home has been ransacked by a squirrel, and their insurance wouldn’t cover the damage.
Kari Drees and her family arrived home to find thousands of dollars’ worth of damage had been done to the inside of the house. “We saw wood chippings from the door all over the floor, and as we further inspected it, all the windows had been damaged,” she said.
Drees said they searched the home and discovered the culprit — a squirrel nesting in their couch.
She said the animal apparently came down through the chimney and couldn’t find a way back out. An Insurance adjuster was sent to the home, but he told Drees the company does not cover damage from rodents or vermin.
“They said if it was a raccoon it would have been covered, but since we saw a squirrel, droppings, that they won’t cover it,”.
Drees said her family is attempting to crowd fund money for repairs and she wants to warn other homeowners to check their insurance policies carefully.
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1936 Newsreel About the “New” Dial Telephone
This might help explain why your grandparents can’t figure out how to use that gosh darn smart phone. Back in 1936 they needed an AT&T newsreel to tell them how to operate the “new” dial telephone.
It features a young girl doing the demonstration as an announcer walks you through it.
He explains in great detail how to recognize a dial tone, a ringing signal, and a busy signal. He even tells you how to dial each numeral.
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The Average Person Had 105 Bad Nights of Sleep Last Year, and 102 Failed Naps
If these numbers are even close to right, it’s no wonder everyone’s so tired all the time . . .
An annual survey by the store Mattress Firm found the average person had 105 bad nights of sleep last year. Plus 102 “failed naps” where you try to fall asleep but can’t. That’s about two a week. Here are six more stats from the survey . . .
- The average person said they only averaged five-and-a-half hours of sleep a night last year. That’s a huge drop from 2018 when it was 6 hours and 17 minutes.
- We’d pay $317 for just ONE NIGHT of “perfect” sleep. Up from $290 a year ago.
- On average, we got 120 nights of GREAT sleep . . . which is defined as falling asleep fast, and sleeping through the night. So only about a third of the time.
- People who sleep on their backs were more likely to say they slept great. And people who let their PETS sleep in bed with them slept better than people who didn’t.
- The most common bedtime “rituals” we do to fall asleep include reading . . . watching TV . . . taking a warm shower . . . and having SEX.
- And people who used their phone in bed scrolled for an average of 12-and-a-half minutes before they put it down and got some shut-eye.
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THURSDAY JANUARY 23RD
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[70] Richard Dean Anderson, actor (“MacGyver” 1985-1992, “Stargate” 1997-2007)
[69] Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, pilot (famous U.S. Airways pilot and hero who safely landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River, inspired the 2016 movie ‘Sully’)
[56] Mariska Hargitay, actress (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” since 1999)
[46] Tiffani Thiessen, actress (“Saved By the Bell” 1989-1994, “Beverly Hills 90210″)
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- NHL
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Yesterday, the Oakland Raiders were officially named the “Las Vegas Raiders” during a ceremony at their new stadium, which is still under construction. Here’s owner Mark Davis with the announcement.
- From last night here’s the best of Late Night……
- Jonathan Goldstein of Montreal has parlayed this skill — some would call it a gift — into a paid gig: In his spare time, he assembles IKEA furniture for people who don’t have the patience or ability. He charges 10 per cent of the price of the piece. Jonathan is 9-years-old.
- Kevin Erskine jokes about using a bike lock to lock other people’s things.
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ERIC CHURCH VIES FOR TWO AWARDS AT THIS WEEKEND’S GRAMMYS
Eric Church has two nominations at Sunday’s (Jan. 26th) Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album for Desperate Man and Best Country Song for his recent Number One hit, “Some Of It.” The song was co-written by Eric, but it wasn’t originally intended to make his Desperate Man album. It wasn’t until Eric’s wife played the song for a friend of theirs that he realized the album wasn’t complete without it.
He tells us: [“It was such a blessing that happened. It wasn’t going to be on the album. It was just one of those freak things that I put it on the album, the last song on the album. The album was done, and all of a sudden it becomes the pillar, one of the pillars on the album. I think it’s one of the great things about music is you just never know what’s going to happen until it’s all said and done. You can try to plan all you want to, but you’ll probably not going to figure it out.”]
The 62nd Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
FAST FACTS
Here are all the Best Country Album Grammy nominees:
Best Country Album
Desperate Man, Eric Church
Stronger Than the Truth, Reba McEntire
Interstate Gospel, Pistol Annies
Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett
While I’m Livin’, Tanya Tucker
JON PARDI SAYS DUET WITH THOMAS RHETT WAS ‘NO-BRAINER’
Jon Pardi teamed up with Thomas Rhett to record Thomas’ latest single, “Beer Can’t Fix.” The two have been friends for several years, even before they had record deals, so Jon tells us he jumped at the chance to collaborate with Thomas. [“I was so happy when he texted me to ask me to be a part of this record, and I was like, ‘Of course!’ Like, ‘Come on! What song,’ and he sent me two and we decided to sing ‘Beer Can’t Fix’ cause it’s an athem. It’s a no-brainer, and for two male artists to sing a song together I think it’s perfect. It’s about . . . drinkin’ beer, and it’s fun.”]
“Beer Can’t Fix” is making its climb up the country charts, while at the same time Jon is closing in on Number One with his latest, “Heartache Medication.”
FGL TO PERFORM JULY 4TH CONCERT AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Florida Georgia Line will perform a full concert on Saturday, July 4th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard and FGL Fest. The evening will include a fireworks show, new infield camping experiences and gourmet barbecue.
The 27th annual Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard will take place on Sunday, July 5th on the 2.5-mile IMS oval, with all of NASCAR’s biggest stars competing for one of the most prestigious victories in motorsports.
FGL continue climbing the charts with their latest single, “Blessings.”
