The original idea of leaving treats for Santa and his reindeer dates all the way back to ancient Norwegian mythology, but Americans started doing it as a tradition during the Great Depression in the 1930s. It became a sign of showing gratitude during what was a time of struggle back then.
We’ve been doing it ever since. Don’t forget about the carrots for the reindeer! And maybe some hand sanitizer this year too.
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Every afternoon at 4:30pm you’re playing to win a $50 gift card to another store at Stamford Town Center so you can get some holiday shopping done.
Here was today’s question if you missed it.
Q: 20% of people have forgotten to get this for children at Christmas?
A: Batteries
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With last week’s snow storm and cold temps it is more important than ever to be save around frozen ponds.
Sometimes there’s an accident and luckily we have people like Anthony Telesco, a police officer in Easton. He was able to rescue a man and his dog from a frozen pond near Helen Keller Middle School. All three were rushed to the hospital to be treated for cold water exposure. Luckily the man and his dog are both now doing okay.
This is definitely a good reminder to not walk, play, or crawl on water that is frozen or covered with ice.
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It’s happened to everyone. It just happened to me the other day actually. You bang that little part of your elbow against something, “the funny bone”, and feel the weirdest sensation. But there is nothing funny about it. So why is it called that? and why does it happen?
The funny bone got its nickname because of that funny feeling that happens in your arm after you hit it. It’s usually a combination of tingling and numbness. It’s not actually a “bone” at all though. It’s a nerve which runs down the inside part of your elbow called the ulnar nerve. The purpose of the ulnar nerve is to let your brain know about feelings in your fourth and fifth fingers. That’s why you feel it there too sometimes if you really hit it hard.
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It was almost exactly a year ago, December 24th 2019, that Ed Sheeran announced he was going to take a break for a while.
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During his time off a lot has happened obviously. In the world and in his own life. Over the summer Ed and his wife Cherry announced they welcomed their first child a baby girl which is exciting.
Sounds like he was also working on a lot of music. Today he released a new song called “Afterglow”. Which he says is not the first single from the next album (wait, there’s a next album?!) but just a song he loves and wanted to put out.
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Here is the video and full version of the song. Welcome back, Ed!
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Every afternoon at 4:30pm you’re playing to win a $50 gift card to another store at Stamford Town Center so you can get some holiday shopping done.
Here was today’s question if you missed it. Another chance tomorrow afternoon.
Q: A new survey asked “What is the worst Christmas gift?” 26% of people said this?
A: a coffee mug
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There is no shortage of talent that comes out of our state. From John Mayer becoming a household name superstar to Nick Fradiani winning American Idol. Could Will Weinbach be the next up?! Maybe.
He seems to be well on his way with almost a half million followers on Instagram and now producing his own Christmas songs!
Here is his version of “Last Christmas” with singer Marmar Oso.
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With all this snow on the ground it’s a good time to figure out the difference between a snowstorm and a blizzard.
Snowstorm: Can involve snow, sleet, ice, or freezing rain and usually has freezing temperatures. Snowstorms can be dangerous because of the driving conditions and hazardous elements.
Blizzard: Unlike the delicious treat from DQ a blizzard can be way more destructive than a snowstorm. To be classified as a blizzard, conditions need to involve three things. 1) Winds that are sustained at 35 miles per hour or more 2) snow that reduces visibility to a quarter-mile or less and 3) the conditions must be expected to last for at least three hours.
The storm we just had this week was actually a nor’easter. Which is when the storm comes from a low-pressure system originating in the Mid-Atlantic coast and gains strength as it moves towards the east coast.
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It’s present day here in the studio and Anna got Raven a fancy new hat! Only issue is, the feather that goes with it didn’t get mailed in time. How does Raven look?
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