January 20th is the 20th day of 2021. There are 345 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is … Inauguration Day, National Coffee Break Day, Cheese Lovers Day, Penguin Awareness Day, International Day of Acceptance, Take a Walk Outdoors Day, Camcorder Day and Disc Jockey Day

There are 13 days remaining until Groundhog Day

— On this date in 1885, the roller coaster was invented

— On this date in 2012, Etta James died

No one won last night’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot so Friday’s drawing is worth $970 million with a lump sum cash payout of $716.3 million

Disney World is selling a new grilled cheese sandwich that is made with glazed donuts instead of bread. The sandwich costs six dollars.

It’s National Cheese Lover’s Day, and a new study looked at the type of cheese each state googles more than average.  Queso ranked first in eight states, and cream cheese is next with six. Swiss Cheese is the Top Googled Cheese in Wisconsin & Minnesota. And Cheez Whiz was tops in Delaware. 

Back in November, someone launched a hotline you could call if you just needed to scream at something.  And today’s your last chance to do it.  The guy who started it says he’ll stop accepting calls tomorrow, but all of the 70,000 screams people submitted will be archived online.  So if you want to get a scream in, now’s your chance.  The phone number is (561) 567-8431.  You can listen to other people’s screams at the website, JustScream.baby. 

A woman in Toronto just hit the lottery for $47 million using numbers that came to her husband in a dream 20 years ago.

A scientist says he believes the Loch Ness Monster is actually an ancient species of sea turtle that wound up in Loch Ness at the end of the last ice age.

a kangaroo was recently on an American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Newport News. ‘Harry’ was being flown to Virginia as part of a conservation effort. He was well-behaved.

A “Willy Wonka” prequel is in the works. Tom Holland and Timothee Chalamet are both being considered for the lead role. Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp played Wonka in previous films. The movie is tentatively titled “Willy.”

Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan will sing the National Anthem prior to this year’s Super Bowl.

Just how much old information is sitting in your smartphone? A survey finds 52 percent of us have never deleted files, apps, or anything else from any of our devices. Another 33% said they have files on their phones or other devices that are ten or more years old.

Looking for an excuse to turn your camera off during the next virtual meeting, besides Zoom fatigue? Tell the boss it’s saving the planet. A new environmental study from Purdue University, Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found turning off the camera during Zoom or video meetings helps reduce a person’s carbon footprint of the call by 96 percent. One of the study’s researchers said, “Many times in meetings, there’s only one person speaking or when I’m teaching in class, all the cameras are on. This is not necessary.”