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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: The REAL reason hotels have free ice machines

A lot of summer vacations happening which means you’re probably staying in a lot of hotel rooms. Every hotel stay you get the essentials… black out curtains, little soaps, maybe a bible in the drawer, and free ice! But the ice wasn’t always free.

Back in the day refrigeration wasn’t what it is now and ice was expensive so hotels used to charge for it. But you can thank Holiday Inn for it being free now. The founder of Holiday Inn couldn’t compete with the other hotel chains so they decided to just make all their ice free for guests and that would be their hook. It worked. In fact, it worked so well that it obviously caught on over the years and every hotel started doing it.

So now you know the reason why you get that little bucket and free cubes next time you’re in a hotel room.

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Five Calls Say It All: Free Samples

Anna watched a man help himself to at least four to six free samples at a “free sample” table at a grocery store. She says the unwritten rule is that you get ONE free sample, Raven very much disagrees. He thinks you take as much as you want, it’s a sample! What do you think?

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Things to Know: July 8th

10 scenic drives to take in Connecticut this summer CT Post

CT native’s pandemic thriller filmed in Branford hits film festival circuit CT Post

Darien best friends create plant food company Flourish CT Post

25+ things to do this weekend in Connecticut, July 8 – 10 CT Post

CT’s Christian Siriano to open Westport store ‘The Collective West’ CT Post

This is the one thing you have to eat in CT, according to Food & Wine CT Post

Medical emergency with John Mayer’s father forces cancellation of Dead & Company concert CT Post

Gasoline prices in Connecticut continue to decline, but don’t expect them below $4 any time soon CT Post

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SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN Week of July 7: Kate Bush tries to run up that hill to Number 1

These are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week, voted by you! Listen to the Shooting Stars Countdown every weeknight at 8pm.

5 Nicky Youre & Dazy – Sunroof

4 Beyoncé – Break My Soul

3 Harry Styles – Late Night Talking

2 Lizzo – About Damn Time

1 Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Couple’s engagement proposal ends with a fun twist that they never saw coming

You’ve probably seen a million engagement proposal videos on the internet by now. But this one has a fun twist at the end that even they couple never saw coming.

It happened at the recent Glastonbury Music Festival in England a few weeks ago. Kim wanted to surprise her boyfriend and catch him off guard by getting down on one knee and proposing to HIM at the fetival with all their friends there. But as she did it, only a few seconds later, he also pulled out a ring that he had planned to give HER too! How crazy is that?! I guess it was meant to be for these two.

They also met wedding officiant at the festival who agreed to marry them. Gotta love music festivals.

You can see how the whole thing went down here

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: PEZ was originally invented for WHAT?!

PEZ, who’s visitor center is right here in Orange, CT, was not meant as a fun candy at all. It started as more of a mint type item to help people quit smoking.

The creator or PEZ who was Austrian named the candies after the German word for peppermint (Pffefferminz). They were first released in 1927 as round mints sold in tins, almost like Altoids that we have now. The fun toy dispensers we all know and love came later.

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Manifest Your Best Life: Part One

There are four steps to manifesting your dream life. Every day this week, you’ll conquer another step. Up first? Identifying your best life out loud. What is everyone’s version of their best life? They all sound pretty amazing and relaxing, except for Producer Sean’s, who sounds insane. Hear them all in the podcast!

THE FEED: Thor’s Hammer Returns To Big Screen

Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston, TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week there is a little something for everyone. A real life drama mystery show on Apple TV+, new animated Netflix movie your kids will love, plus the return of Thor’s giant hammer to the big screen.

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Eating this food keeps you the most hydrated when it’s hot out

All week I have tickets to Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour 2022 at the XFINITY Theatre in Hartford Saturday July 17.

Play trivia every day at 4pm to win. If you get it right first you win. Would you have got today’s question correct?

Q: Eating this food keeps you the most hydrated when it’s hot out. Even more than watermelon

A: Cucumbers (96% water. Watermelons are 92% water)

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Lifelong Flight Attendant Sets New World Record

With all the headaches happening with airlines, airports, and summer travel lately I figured we need nice feel good airline stories anytime we can get them.

Like this 86-year-old woman from Boston, Bette Nash, who just set a world record as the longest-serving flight attendant ever! She got hired back in 1957 when plane tickets were hand written and only cost $12. (I don’t even think you can buy a bottle of water for that price nowadays). 65 years later she’s still up in the skies going strong in the aisles for American Airlines. She says she has no plans to retire anytime soon.

Love it. Go Bette!

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