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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Finally Some Good Stats About The Coronavirus Pandemic

It’s almost been a full year of this awful pandemic. Crazy that it was1 year ago when this was all ramping up. Every day since it feels like the news has been worse and worse. Until now! Finally some good numbers and stats to report.

42 states saw their COVID-19 rates drop last week. The combination of vaccines and getting past the holidays has definitely helped this.
The number of new U.S. cases was down 16% overall, and new hospitalizations dropped 26%.
Locally here in Connecticut the positivity rate (as of 2/4/21) was 3.14%.Gov. Lamont said it was the lowest positivity rate the state has seen since Halloween.
Hospitalizations also decreased by 37 on on Thursday 2/4/21

This is all good news, but be sure not to let your guard down. It’s still a dangerous pandemic, but it’s nice to get some good stats for a change!

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MUDANE MYSTERIES: Why is the Super Bowl always in the same cities?

If you follow where the Super Bowl is always played each year you may have noticed that it’s always the same handful of cities. Miami, New Orleans, LA, this year is Tampa. Notice a trend yet?

Turn out the NFL actually has a policy against holding Super Bowl games in stadiums that have a climate of less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The only exception being if is an enclosed stadium or dome. Which I totally get. You don’t want the biggest, most important game of the year being played in a blizzard or 10 below temps. Have to have that sun and fun!

Now, I’m not sure what happened a few years back when they had the game in New York at MetLife. Maybe they took a gamble on the weather forecast.

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Ready for the Super Bowl Half-Time Show?

Are you ready for the Super Bowl half-time show!? The Anna & Raven team sure are!

Raven’s Report Card!

Every Friday, we do Raven’s Report Card! Raven’s wife Alicia calls into the show and gives Raven a grade on how good a husband he was this week Raven loves to eat on Super Bowl Sunday, but you’ll never believe what random food he asked his wife to make for him! Find out what it was, and what grade he gets, in the podcast!

Friday Feb 5th, 2021: Raven’s Report Card; Super Bowl; What You Forgot

Are you a big football fan who knows everything about the game? Or are you more like Anna, who has no idea what’s going on?! No matter what kind of fan you are, Anna and Raven have some fun Super Bowl facts that anyone can appreciate!

Wanna sound smart at your Super Bowl party, but don’t know anything about Football? Never fear, Anna and Raven spoke to football expert Tom Rock, and he has 3 things you can say to make yourself sound knowledgeable! (3:44)

Being a porch pirate is bad enough, but if you get caught being a porch pirate and you try to say THIS as an excuse, that’s all I need to know about you! (7:44)

Every Friday, Raven’s wife Alicia calls into the show and gives Raven a grade on how good a husband he was this week! Raven loves to eat on Super Bowl Sunday, but you’ll never believe what random food he asked his wife to make for him! Find out what it was, and what grade he gets, in the podcast! (11:06)

Guacamole is a staple of any Super Bowl meal, but it’s surprisingly easy to mess up! Luckily, Anna and Raven spoke to Chef plum who has one secret trick to make sure your guac tastes amazing! (15:05)

Its late at night, you’re ready for bed, but your guests just won’t leave! How do you get your guests to leave after a party? Ann and Raven asked callers what they do to clear out their house, and one woman’s folding chair strategy was genius! (18:31)

Have you ever forgotten something so important that you had to turn around and go back for it? Anna forgot her purse at the gym, and didn’t realize until she got home, but you wont believe where Raven left his laptop! (29:36)

Luis and Jane have been dating a year and a half. Jane hates that Luis still wears his “favorite hoodie” that was given to him by his ex-girlfriend. She wants him to get rid of it because she says it is a “memento from his ex”. He thinks she’s being ridiculous, it’s just a sweatshirt and it’s his favorite! Would you make your significant other stop wearing something that was a gift from an ex? Whose side are you on? (36:32)

Anna loves it when Raven loses on a Friday! Does Rose have what it takes to beat him and win the $2300 prize?

Things to Know Friday February 5th

Stamford Health reports hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine appointments available through the weekend Stamford Advocate

NWS: Parts of CT could see snow on Sunday CT Post

Police: Group denied COVID vaccine at CT CVS after taking ferry from NY CT Post

Paid COVID leave for teachers, commuter lot testing: Lamont order contains a host of changes CT Post

Senate approves budget bill as Harris casts tie-breaker vote WFSB

Norwalk gives OK to winter sport matches The Hour

Darien police: Shovel sidewalks or face $90 fine The Hour

Wolcott PD: Chunk of ice flies off truck, crashes through windshield, hits driver The Hour

Two Connecticut players to appear in Super Bowl LV Stamford Advocate

CDC warns people not to turn Super Bowl parties into super spreader events WTNH

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 8 million pounds of THIS will be consumed on Super Bowl Sunday

Here is today’s “I Should Have Known That!” question…

Q: 8 million pounds of THIS will be consumed on Super Bowl Sunday

A: Guacamole

Congrats to Angelina! She won 2 tickets to see The Weeknd at Mohegan Sun next year. February 6th 2022.

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Shelton Mom Helped By Caring Passerby After Car Crash On Route 15

I love stories like this. People helping people just out of the kindness of their heart. It gives you faith in humanity. This happened on route 15 in Connecticut last Friday and you might be able to help this woman find the person who came to her rescue.

Here is the full story via News 12 Connecticut

A Shelton mom is looking to identify a good Samaritan who she says stopped to help her after her car flipped over on the highway, landing on its side.

She says her car hit a patch of black ice and flipped over landing on its side on the Wilbur Cross Parkway, blocking northbound traffic at the Woodbridge-Orange line around 7 a.m.

Stunned and disoriented while suffering from a head injury, Deppe says she got out of the car and was stumbling around nearly stepping into oncoming traffic when a man came to her aid. The man got Deppe safely out of harm’s way and began treating her medically until an ambulance arrived and took her the hospital. Deppe says she wants to find that good Samaritan and thank him.

Deppe says the man’s last name was Gilbert. He was in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing military fatigues, driving a black-colored SUV and told her that he was from New York and had recently moved to Norwalk.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do they use roman numerals to name the Super Bowl?

With the Super Bowl coming up one Sunday there’s one thing I’ve always wondered. Why do they use roman numerals to name each game? So this year is Super bowl LV (55).

The Roman numeral system was put into place originally so there would be no confusion about which Super Bowl it was. Because the actual game is always played in the year after the regular season year. For example, this year’s game technically by a calendar the “2021 Super Bowl”, but the winner will be the champion of the 2020 NFL season. Numbering the games with roman numerals avoids any confusion.

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The Star Spangled Banner

Earlier today Anna & Raven were discussing some of the worst performances of the “Star Spangled Banner”. So to level the playing field, we asked them to recite the lyrics word for word. Can they make it through?

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