- On the heels of Valentine’s Day, comes this story of love from California. Helen Goosenberg (age 100) and her husband Maury (age 102) celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary. Their key to a successful marriage according to Helen is “a sense of humor is very important and just loving each other very much is the main answer for everything.” Quipped Maury, “Everyone told us it wouldn’t last. And now, there is no one left alive to say, ‘See? I told you so.’”
- Mark February 23rd on your calendars as the day the burger was replaced by the hot dog. The home of the Whopper, Burger King, will begin selling two dogs a classic grilled dog and a chili cheese dog.
- A 69-year old Spanish government employee, who supervised the construction of a waste water treatment plant near Seville, never showed up for work for 6 years – and still got paid because no one noticed. He was caught by the Deputy Mayor after he became eligible for a plaque honoring his 20-years of service. When questioned about his job for the plaque, the employee could not tell the Deputy Mayor what he did on the job and an investigation ensued.
- The organic supermarket chain Whole Foods, in an effort to attract the 92 million millennials in the marketplace, will roll out some new stores that offer tattoos. No word if you will be able get a tattoo on your arm of a coupon worth a 5% store discount that can be scanned upon checkout.
- What goes up when the rain comes down? An umbrella. What part of the fish weighs the most? It’s scales. What did the lamp say when it was turned off? I’m delighted.
- Have you ever heard of the Miracle Fruit AKA Miracle Berry, which is a native to West Africa? When eaten, it binds to the tongue’s taste buds and acts as a temporarily sweetness inducer. In other words, just after eating a lemon, it will cause it to taste sweet. Where can I get me one of those to try?
- So you think Barak Obama plays a lot of golf? In his seven years in office, he has averaged one round every 10 days. That amount, however, pales in comparison to two former Presidents, Eisenhower and Wilson who averaged one round of golf every four days and every two days respectively.
- Mattel unveiled its new Barbie Dreamhouse recently that features wifi, voice-recognition and connects with a Barbie app. Little girls will now be able to voice activate the fireplace, turn on and off the lights and change the colors of the lights. The cost of this high-tech home in case you are wondering is $299.00.
- The top five selling football jerseys in 2015 were: 1. Tom Brady (Patriots) 2. Luke Kuechly (Panthers) 3. Rob Gronkowski (Patriots) 4. Odell Beckham, Jr. (Giants) 5. Cam Newton (Panthers)
- We are in the middle of lent so therefore, let’s look at what the most popular things are in different states that people are giving up:
- Wine/Alcohol – Illinois, Maine, New York, & Michigan
- Meat/Fried Food/Carbs/Dairy – Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, & Utah
- Facebook/Twitter/Instagram – Georgia, Oregon & Massachusetts
- Chocolate/Sweets – Missouri, Nevada, Alaska, Iowa & Pennsylvania
- Fear – Oklahoma
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