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Things to Know: January 20th
LobsterCraft named CT’s top food truck by Eat This, Not That! CT Post
19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight CT Post
Live updates: Some CT schools close as snow begins to fall CT Post
Ten home sales in Wilton, five for over $1 million CT Post
Bed-shaking smoke alarm helps Stratford teen’s family rest easier CT Post
These shows are hitting CT’s theater stages this winter CT Post
Litchfield County actor Peter Gallagher gets candid about acting, living in CT CT Post
Even the new Girl Scout cookie is having supply-chain issues – but it’s worth tracking down Stamford Advocate
Why some Connecticut officials say they closed schools today Stamford Advocate
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All I Need To Know About You: It’s The Little Things…
Sometimes, it’s the little things that drive you crazy, and when Anna found out her daughter didn’t know about this famous parody artist, she was in disbelief! Find out who Hayden didn’t know existed and ask your child if they know who he is, report back in the comments! Check out the podcast.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! The average person says this phrase 5 times a day
All week I have tickets to The Choir of Man at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven Friday, February 4 at 8pm.
Play every day at 4pm to win. Here’s today’s question if you missed it…
Q: The average person says this phrase 5 times a day
A: Thank You
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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: The fun story behind everyone’s favorite new word puzzle game
You’ve probably noticed all the yellow/green/gray boxes flooded your Facebook and Twitter feed recently. It’s called Wordle. The new puzzle gam everyone is either obsessed with or super annoyed by. No matter how you feel about the actual game the story behind it is pretty interesting.
Wordle is a website that the daily word-guessing game lives on. It was created by a British site called Power Language. There has been a little confusion though, because there is also an app in the app store with the same name. So now this old app that’s also called Wordle has gotten TONS of downloads in just a week. About 200,000.
It’s a completely different thing and has nothing to do with the game everyone is playing. But the guy who owns that old app has decided it feels wrong to profit off people’s mistake, so he said he will be donating all the money that’s coming in! It’s been about $2,000 so far and just keeps getting higher every day.
At the end of the month he will reveal the total and donated all to charity.
p.s. I crushed today’s game… just sayin’
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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Is popcorn really low-calorie?
Today is National Popcorn Day. You’ve probably heard before how it’s a low calorie “healthy snack”. This is mostly true if you eat it plain. Sure, popcorn is considered a low-calorie snack if it’s just a cup of plain, air-popped popcorn it only contains 31 calories. As a comparison a serving of potato chips is about 139 calories.
Now, if you start adding on all the good stuff… butter, salt, and other toppings that low cal goes right out the window. But it’s National Popcorn Day so go wild!
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Things to Know: January 19th
CT Animal shelters join #bettywhitechallenge in honor of the late actress CT Post
1950s cape in Fairfield, updated for today CT Post
Some snow, frigid temperatures head to CT this week, weather service says CT Post
CT chef shares her secrets for this Basque seafood dish CT Post
Bob Stefanowski launches second run for CT governor CT Post
Rare new development takes shape adjacent to Darien train station CT Post
Essex restaurant Los Charros Cantina closed temporarily after frozen pipes burst CT Post
6 Connecticut Airbnbs and inns for a cozy winter getaway NH Register
Nearly home: Teen pilot lands in Germany on global flight Stamford Advocate
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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 35% of adults look forward to THIS every day?
All week I have tickets to The Choir of Man at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven Friday, February 4 at 8pm.
Play every day at 4pm to win. Here’s today’s question if you missed it…
Q: 35% of adults look forward to THIS every day?
A: Checking the mail
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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Disney World’s thoughtful way of recycling their holiday decorations
A lot of times the real magic of Disney and Disney World are all the things they do behind the scenes.
For example… every holiday season Walt Disney World has these massive gingerbread house displays up in the park. Once the holidays come and go what they do to get rid of all the gingerbread is a magical idea.
There is a video about what happens. Basically instead of tossing it in the trash, they dismantle it all and take it to a farm where they let bees eat it. Apparently bees love gingerbread. Who knew?!
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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why does fake or cheap jewelry turn your skin green?
It’s happened to everyone, you get a gift that’s a ring or necklace only to find out it turned all your skin green. But what makes a cheap or fake piece do this anyway?
This happened when the metals in the jewelry react with the acidity of your skin. Most of the time the culprit copper in that’s in the piece of jewelry. The acids in your skin can cause the copper to corrode, which then produces copper salts that are normally blue/green looking. That explains the green skin.
Keep this in mind when your Valentine’s Day shopping next month fellas. Go for the REAL stuff, not the fake cheapo one.
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