THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Fri 5/24/19

May 24th is the 144th day of the year. There are 221 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 23 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are 100 days remaining until September 1st

Today is Asparagus Day, Brother’s Day, Don’t Fry Day, International Tiara Day, National Escargot Day, National Wig Out Day and Scavenger Hunt Day

IN THEATERS- Aladdin is expected to earn a solid $75 million to $85 million over Memorial Day weekend. Should estimates hold, that would rank on the lower end compared to other Disney remakes.… In theaters: Aladdin (PG); Booksmart (R); Brightburn (R)

New Movies

Aladdin (Rated PG) .. Starring Will Smith … Aladdin discovers a magic lamp that he must protect from the evil Jafar.

Brightburn (Rated R) .. Starring Elizabeth Banks … a meteor crash lands on Earth with a baby inside.The baby grows up to be evil with superhuman powers.

Oreo cookies just released five new flavors in Japan including Chaoshan-style BBQ Pork Pastry, Spicy Pepper Pastry, Green Tea Cake, Lychee-Rose Cake and Red Bean Cake

Hostess is planning to debut a new Twinkie stuffed with orange creamsicle cream. They will be available for a limited time beginning in July

Sam’s Club is selling a 4.5-pound apple pie for Memorial Day weekend. It costs $9 and can serve 16 people. Each slice has 50 grams of carbs, 27 grams of sugar and 18 grams of fat.

Arby’s has no plans to offer any plant-based, meat substitute sandwiches. They released a statement saying, “Contrary to reports this week, Arby’s is not one of the restaurant companies interested in working with Impossible Foods. The chances we will bring plant-based menu items to our restaurants, now or in the future, are absolutely impossible.”

Skittles is trying to get in on the healthy flavored-water thing.  They’re releasing Skittles Singles . . . powder packets that make your water taste like different Skittles flavors, with zero calories. 

Amazon is developing a new wearable device that can detect your EMOTIONAL STATE . . . by listening to your voice and figuring out how you’re feeling.  It’s being tested right now, and there’s no word on when it could go on sale.

Scientists have created a sound that’s so loud it makes water boil instantly. 

James Holzhauer won for the 26th time yesterday. He’s now won $1,991,135.

10 million people watched ABC’s reboot of ”All in the Family” and ”The Jeffersons” on Wednesday night.

Idaho Governor Brad Little called Garth Brooks asking him to add a second show in Boise this summer.  He got his wish.  Garth will be performing there on July 19th and 20th.

A “selfie studio” in Illinois recently hosted an event to teach senior citizens how to take better selfies.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Thurs 5/23/19

May 23rd is the 143rd day of the year. There are 222 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 4 days remaining until Memorial Day

There are 42 days remaining until Independence Day

Today is Lucky Penny Day, National Taffy Day and World Turtle Day

New Movies Opening Tonight

Aladdin (Rated PG) .. Starring Will Smith … Aladdin discovers a magic lamp that he must protect from the evil Jafar.

Brightburn (Rated R) .. Starring Elizabeth Banks … a meteor crash lands on Earth with a baby inside.The baby grows up to be evil with superhuman powers.

Steak ‘n Shake is selling a Reese’s Outrageous Milkshake for $4.49. It contains vanilla ice cream, fresh milk, Reese’s Peanut Butter sauce, chocolate syrup, hot caramel, and Reese’s Pieces.

Jimmy John’s is releasing their own wine. They want people to pair their Pinot Noir, Vin de Sandwich, with their latest sandwich The Frenchie. The $30 wine comes from a Santa Rosa, California winery.

A company released spinach-flavored ice cream this week, in honor of Popeye’s 90th birthday, and Fleet Week . . . that’s where members of the Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps visit cities.

For the third year in a row, if a road team wins a game during the NBA Finals, everyone in the country will get a free taco from Taco Bell.

Scientists in Israel just brewed beer using an ancient yeast they extracted from pottery fragments.

Washington has become the first state to allow you to compost your loved ones rather than cremate them or bury them.

Parents are paying up to $1,000 a week for their children to attend YouTube Camp. The camps teach kids how to create digital content, edit and market themselves. Many of the camps are for kids ages 9 and up even though YouTube requires users to be 13.

An asteroid, named 1999 KW 4, is going to whiz by Earth this weekend at 48,000 mph. The asteroid has its own Moon and will be visible on Saturday night until May 27th. The asteroid will be 3.2 million miles from Earth when it passes

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Wed 5/22/19

May 22nd is the 142nd day of the year. There are 223 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is Canadian Immigrants Day, National Buy a Musical Instrument Day, National Solitaire Day, National Vanilla Pudding Day and World Goth Day

There are 25 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are 190 days remaining until Thanksgiving (Nov 28) Since sometimes there are five Thursdays in November, Thanksgiving may not be on the last Thursday of the month. The earliest date for Thanksgiving is November 22. The latest date for Thanksgiving isNovember 28. 

No one won last night’s jackpot meaning Friday’s jackpot is worth $393 million with a lump sum cash payout of $244.2 million

Thanks to General Mills, you can now buy two new cereals that are basically candy . . . Hershey’s Cookies ‘n Creme, and Pillsbury Cinnamon Roll Fillows.  They’re both stuffed with frosting. 

Buzzfeed just put together a list of the snack food that every state is known for. A lot of the picks are hard to argue with, like French fries for Idaho . . . Whoopie Pies for Maine . .. . . salt water taffy for New Jersey . . . chips and salsa for Texas . . . and Jell-O for Utah. The most disappointing?  Yogurt for New York.  Yogurt? In Minnesota it is Tater Tots and in Wisconsin it is Fried Cheese Curds.

A dog that was lost when a family was moving from Tennessee to California just turned up . . . in Michigan.  

Cher is releasing her first fragrance since 1987. She says Eau de Couture by Cher is genderless and for both men and women.

A new survey found the average parent today wants to start preparing their kid for a future career when they’re FIVE-AND-A-HALF years old.  And 56% of parents already have a specific career in mind for their child. 

Jeopardy Champ Continues To Win … James Holzhauer won for the 24th time. He’s now won $1,867,142. James correctly answered all three daily doubles and ‘Final Jeopardy.’

A Sherpa in Nepal just extended his own world record by successfully climbing Mount Everest 24 times . . . including twice in the past week.

TV TONIGHT: LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE: NORMAN LEAR’S ALL IN THE FAMILY AND THE JEFFERSONS – This new special, from Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear, will re-create an original episode of All in the Family and The Jeffersons, live with an all star cast. (8p ET, ABC)

LIPOSUCTION is up 5% in the U.S. and 12% in the U.K. . . . and some experts think it’s because of yoga pants.  Quote, “The rise comes at a time where a fashion trend for women is athleisure clothing, showing what kind of physique you have rather than covering up.” 

According to some conspiracy theorists and historians . . . some of whom have questionable credentials, for what it’s worth . . . this might NOT be the year 2019.  It actually might be 1722. So why do they think we’re off by 297 years?  There are three theories . . .

1.  Some say that the period between the eighth and 11th centuries are VERY poorly documented.  The chronology doesn’t add up and it seems like there are too many inconsistencies for it really to be 300 years.

2.  In the 1500s, the Pope switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.  That threw everything off, and some time could’ve disappeared in the process.

3.  And one of the leading voices in the “it’s 1722” camp says documents from the seventh through 10th century seem to be forged . . . so none of it was real.

….For what it’s worth, mainstream historians reject ALL of this . . . but I still like speculating about it. 

There’s a pastor named D.J. Soto who runs a virtual reality ministry.  He even does baptisms for animated characters . . . no matter how ridiculous their avatar looks.  Here he is doing one for Drumsy, a busty animated girl with pink hair, played by a dude.  Winnie the Pooh was there, along with a banana wearing sunglasses, and SpongeBob Squarepants.

In a survey of over 10,500 people, numbers are showing that 50% of people would live happily without most of their possessions. And two-thirds of the consumers polled make it a point to get rid of unneeded stuff at least once a year.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Tues 5/21/19

May 21st is the 141st day of the year. There are 224 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 26 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are 44 days remaining until Independence Day

Today is Dinosaur Day, National Memo Day, National Strawberries and Cream Day and National Waiters and Waitresses Day

Pringles-flavored Ramen noodles have debuted in Japan.Pringles created Sour Cream and Onion Ramen noodles and Jalapeno Ramen noodles to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Disneyland’s Hungry Bear Restaurant is selling a Flamin Hot Cheetos funnel cake. The cake is topped with cheese sauce and spicy chips. It costs $7.99.

Tonight’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot is worth $367 million with a lump sum cash payout of $228 million

19.3 million people watched the series finale of ”Game of Thrones”. 774,000 people watched the season 1 finale. Meanwhile, a new survey by TV Time reveals that 46% of people were left unsatisfied by the Game of Thrones series finale.

7.7 million people watched the season finale of American Idol.That’s down from last year’s season finale of 8.6 million

A new survey looked into it.  And almost everyone thinks there should be a time limit.  Including a majority who said you shouldn’t expect people to wait more than a WEEK.  If you haven’t watched by then, it’s YOUR fault. People were asked how long you have to wait before openly discussing what happened on a TV show.  Like at work or on social media.  And 64% said a week or less. That includes 14% who said right around a week is fair . . . 20% who said a couple of days . . . 14% who said one day . . . And 16% who said you should be able to talk about an episode IMMEDIATELY after it airs.  So that’s basically 1 in 6 people who DON’T CARE about ruining it for you.

Jeopardy Champ Continues To Win … James Holzhauer is back to his winning ways. After a two-week break, Holzhauer won for the 23rd time. He’s now won $1,780, 237. James correctly answered all three daily doubles and ‘Final Jeopardy

A South African man was fined for being drunk while driving a donkey cart. The man and his donkey were stopped by police when they noticed his cart swerving across the street. When appearing in court the man said he did not stop “because the animal knew the way home.”

LIPOSUCTION is up 5% in the U.S. and 12% in the U.K. . . . and some experts think it’s because of yoga pants.  Quote, “The rise comes at a time where a fashion trend for women is athleisure clothing, showing what kind of physique you have rather than covering up.” 

According to some conspiracy theorists and historians . . . some of whom have questionable credentials, for what it’s worth . . . this might NOT be the year 2019.  It actually might be 1722. So why do they think we’re off by 297 years?  There are three theories . . .

1.  Some say that the period between the eighth and 11th centuries are VERY poorly documented.  The chronology doesn’t add up and it seems like there are too many inconsistencies for it really to be 300 years.

2.  In the 1500s, the Pope switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.  That threw everything off, and some time could’ve disappeared in the process.

3.  And one of the leading voices in the “it’s 1722” camp says documents from the seventh through 10th century seem to be forged . . . so none of it was real.

….For what it’s worth, mainstream historians reject ALL of this . . . but I still like speculating about it. 

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Mon 5/20/19

May 20th is the 140th day of the year. There are 225 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 27 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are 31 weekends until Christmas

Today is Be a Millionaire Day, Flower Day, National Quiche Lorraine Day, National Rescue Dog Day, Pick Strawberries Day, Weights and Measures Day and World Bee Day

Krispy Kreme’s Thailand stores just rolled out a new donut that’s filled with a yellow cream . . . and it’s flavored like salted egg.  Odds are they’re never going to roll it out in the U.S. 

You can get a pizza in Australia that uses two kinds of weird meat:  It’s half kangaroo, half emu. 

a chef, named Ben Sumadiwiria, lost his hearing after eating a dish called Deadly Noodles. The dish had 100 bird’s eye chillies, noodles and a fried egg. Ben lost his hearing for several minutes because of his reaction to the chillies.

After a three week run at the top during which dozens of box office records were set, Avengers: Endgame dropped to second over the weekend. John Wick 3 debuted at No. 1 with $57 million.
Here are this past weekend’s box office results.
1. John Wick: Chapter Three — Parabellum — $57 million (CINEMA SCOOP: The movie earned $92.2 million overseas. The first John Wick opened to $14.4 million while Chapter Two opened to $30.4 million)2. Avengers: Endgame— $29.4 million
3. Pokemon Detective Pikachu— $24.8 million

The features people regret that they don’t have in their homes are a walk-in pantry, granite countertops, and a kitchen island.

A dog that was lost when a family was moving from Tennessee to California just turned up . . . in Michigan.  

18 million people watched the series finale of ”The Big Bang Theory”. Those are the show’s highest ratings in 3.5 years

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named their fourth child Psalm

”Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” has been cancelled after nearly 20 years and 3,000 episodes. Regis Philbin, Meredith Vieira, Cedric the Entertainer, Terry Crews and Chris Harrison all hosted the show

The Richland, Washington Fire Department is teaching area students CPR with help from the popular kids song “Baby Shark”. The song has 100 to 120 beats per minute like the other CPR hit, ”Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees.

A lot of upset people in Dearborn, Michigan, gathered for a vigil for a Kroger store. They waived Kroger cards and lit candles outside the store as it shut its doors for good Saturday afternoon. Around 100 people were in attendance. However, there are other Kroger stores in Dearborn — including one across the street from where people were holding their vigil.

Flying is now our LEAST favorite way to travel, according to a new survey.  And the average person would rather drive anywhere within six-and-a-half hours to avoid getting on a plane. 

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Fri 5/17/19

May 17th is the 137th day of the year. There are 228 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 30 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are only 36 days until the days start getting shorter (Summer begins Fri June 21)

Today is NASCAR Day, National Bike to Work Day, National Cherry Cobbler Day, National Pack Rat Day, National Pizza Party Day, National Walnut Day and National Pinot Grigio Day

National NF Day-
“Kickin’ it in the Park for NF” Irvine Park CF…WWW.NFFIRST.ORG

Twix and Snickers-flavored chocolate milk just hit stores.

Target is selling a Hershey’s S’mores Caddy . . . that’s a box that holds and organizes your chocolate bars, graham crackers, and marshmallows. 

The national lottery jackpots are nothing to sneeze at. Tonight’s (Friday) Mega Millions is worth $339 million; Saturday night’s Powerball is at $270 million.

Now your nail polish can match your drink. Dunkin’ is out with a new line of beverage inspired colors. There are the traditional Dunkin’ orange and pink options named Slam Dunkin’ and Pretty in Dunkin’. Dunkin’ latte-inspired colors include Cocoa Mocha, Caramel Craze and Blueberry Crisp.

An expert says koalas are now, quote, “functionally extinct,” with only about 80,000 left.

With the Bucks and the Raptors facing each other in the NBA Playoffs, a Milwaukee radio station banned Toronto native and Raptors fan Drake.  A Toronto station reciprocated by banning Steve Miller, because he’s the most famous musician from Milwaukee that they could come up with.

A high school principal in Pennsylvania and two other administrators were suspended after a senior prank went too far.  According to one student, quote, “There was a lot of toilet paper, a lot of Vaseline on the handles of doors.  There were chickens.” 

A new study found that 98.5% of people who use social media hit up at least FOUR different social sites every day.  The ones we’re most likely to use are Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 

A couple in Massachusetts just won their THIRD $1 million lottery jackpot in five years. 

IN THEATERS – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is projected to top Avengers: Endgame during its opening weekend at the box office…. Opening today: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (R); A Dog’s Journey (PG); The Sun Is Also a Star (PG-13)

New Movies Opening Tonight

“John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” (Rated R) .. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston, Ian McShane, Common , Laurence Fishburne …. John Wick (Keanu Reeves) fights his way out of New York after a contract on his life makes him the target of the world’s top assassins.

A Dog’s Journey (Rated PG) … Starring Dennis Quaid … A dog finds the meaning of life through the humans that he meets. The is the sequel to “A Dog’s Purpose.”

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Thurs 5/16/19

May 16th is the 136th day of the year. There are 229 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 31 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are 49 days remaining until Independence Day

Today is Brown Bag It Thursday, Hummus Day, Love a Tree Day, National Mimosa Day, National Notebook Day, National Piercing Day, National Sea Monkey Day, and National Wear Purple for Peace Day

Hardee’s is serving a Fruit Loop Mini Donut milkshake. The shake features vanilla ice cream mixed with Fruit Loops. The shake is topped with whipped cream and a mini donut around its straw.

Dobbs Dawg House, in Dobbs Ferry, New York, is selling a Fruity Pebbles hot dog. The Rubble Rage Dog is topped with Fruity Pebbles, sour cream, mayo, sriracha, mustard, ketchup, bacon, and chili. The dog is a big seller for the restaurant

A Victoria, Australia brewery is selling a beer made from barbecued kangaroo meat. Kangabrew has a smoky, spicy and meaty flavor and an alcohol by volume of 5.5%. The red wheat beer is going to be sold at festivals this summer.

Papa John’s restaurants in the UK began selling hot dog pizzas and vegan hot dog pizzas yesterday. Both pies feature Heinz ketchup instead of a tomato sauce base. The pizzas are topped with Frankfurter sausages, white onions, mozzarella cheese and Heinz yellow mustard. The pizzas are available for a limited time.

TV: SERIES FINALE: THE BIG BANG THEORY – After 12 seasons, The Big Bang Theory says goodbye with an hour long episode. (7p CT, CBS)

Carnival Cruise Lines is putting a full size roller coaster on their Mardi Gras cruise ship. The Bolt Ultimate Sea Coaster is a single car, electric coaster that goes 40 mph and whizzes around the entire deck at 187 feet above sea level.

19,000 Game of Thrones fans have signed a change.org petition to have Season 8 remade because they are unhappy with it. The lead petitioner writes, “David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on. This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!”

Adults in the UK get drunk more often than anywhere else in the world. Britons reported getting intoxicated an average of 51.1 times in a 12-month period — almost once a week. In comparison, the global average — which looked at 36 countries — is just 33. The US, Canada and Australia closely following the UK. Americans get drunk about 50 times a year; Canadians and Australians about 47 times a year.

A travel website ranked the sexiest American accents, and coming it at number one is . . . Texas. Boston-2nd. New York-3rd and Maine-4th. “Yooper” comes in at #14. Midwestern at #16. Milwaukee at #29 and Minnesotan at #48. 49 was New Jersey and 50th was Long Islander.

Someone on Twitter asked the question, “Do you wash your legs when you take a shower?”  And after close to a million votes, the results are . . . one in five people DON’T wash their legs.  But don’t worry . . . a dermatologist says it’s not really necessary unless they’re “visibly soiled.”  And the runoff of soap and water from washing your upper body are enough.

A brewery in North Carolina asked for help finding their stolen van on Monday, and offered free beer as a reward.  And . . . the van was found within 42 minutes.  The woman who spotted it WILL be getting her beer . . . and the cops are trying to track down the thieves. 

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Wed 5/15/19

May 15th is the 135th day of the year. There are 230 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 32 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are 50 days remaining until Independence Day

Today is National Chocolate Chip Day, Nylon Stockings Day, Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was, No Excuses Day and Straw Hat Day

Burger King is now selling Twix shakes at participating locations. Twix bars are crushed up before being whipped into vanilla soft serve ice cream. The shakes cost $3.99

Kellogg’s is bringing back Chocolate Peanut Butter Corn Pops for the first time since they were discontinued a decade ago.

Pringles is releasing a new MYSTERY FLAVOR.  And if you guess it right, you could win $10,000. The mystery Pringles will be on sale at Walgreens sometime this month and should be available through the end of July. And the flavor might be tough . . . unlike when Oreo ran its mystery flavor contest a few years back and everyone immediately knew it was Fruity Pebbles. Pringles did a mystery flavor contest in Canada last year, and it turned out to be Seven Layer Dip. 

Hershey’s just announced they’re going to change the design of their chocolate bars for the first time in 125 years.  Instead of each little square of chocolate saying “Hershey’s”, they’re going to have different EMOJIS printed on them.  The emoji bars will be available for the summer. 

Red Lobster is giving away insulated fanny packs to keep your Cheddar Bay biscuits warm.

Steak ‘n Shake lost $18.9 million during the first quarter of 2019.Cutting cherries from their shakes could save the chain $1 million a year. Steak ‘n Shake has closed 60 restaurants this year.

The Academy Awards will most likely remain hostless. ABC was pleased with the show’s ratings increase after going hostless last year.

Women were asked: Would you rather your husband be bald or had a beer belly? Bald – 59…Beer belly – 41%

An 11-year-old girl recently wrote to the prime minister of New Zealand looking for a job TRAINING DRAGONS for the country.  And she sent along a $5 bribe.  The prime minister actually wrote her back, apologized that the country isn’t working on training dragons, and returned the money.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Mon 5/13/19

May 14th is the 134th day of the year. There are 231 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 33 days remaining until Father’s Day

There are 51 days remaining until Independence Day

Today is “The Stars and Stripes Forever” Day, Dance Like a Chicken Day, and National Buttermilk Biscuit Day

Oreo just announced all the new flavors they’re rolling out this summer to keep you constantly eating cookies.  Check ’em out . . .1.  S’mores Oreos are hitting stores now.  They have a graham cracker-flavored cookie and two layers of cream, one marshmallow, one chocolate.

2.  Latte Thins are coming in June.  They’re thin chocolate cookies with coffee-flavored cream in between.  And these aren’t limited edition . . . Oreo says they’re permanent.

3.  Marshmallow Moon Oreos are coming in mid-June.  These are basically regular Oreos, but they have a moon design on the cookies to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.  And the cream is purple.

4.  Mint Chocolate Chip Oreos are coming in July.  Oreo teamed up with Baskin-Robbins and there are two layers of cream on the cookies:  A mint layer and a chocolate layer.  And both layers have tiny chocolate chips inside.

 5.  Maple Cream Oreos are coming in August.  These are the golden vanilla cookies with maple-flavored cream in between. 

Domino’s in New Zealand is selling a “Hawaiian Spaghetti Pizza” . . . the toppings are canned spaghetti and pineapple.

A coffee shop in California is selling the word’s most expensive cup of coffee.  It’s $75 a cup.  It’s a super exclusive coffee from Panama called Elida Geisha 803.  It’s $803 a pound, and they only sold ten pounds of it to the entire U.S.  That’s only 80 cups of coffee.  And they already sold out, even at $75 a cup.

A new study found our bodies are pretty good at dealing with an occasional cheat day, or eating more around the holidays.  And it might not have any significant long-term effects.  But only if you exercise and eat healthy most of the time.

People who can’t get enough spice in their life and want to practice good dental hygiene can now get a burst of heat first thing in the morning and last thing at night with a new toothpaste that comes in mild, medium and extra hot. The three levels of hot toothpaste have sold out in China.

Want to reboot your mind and body? Go for a walk in the woods. Actually, three walks. After just a few walks in the woods researchers say there’s a noticeable difference in your mental and physical health.

Game of Thrones had another continuity error during Sunday night’s episode. The error occurred when Jaime Lannister hugged his sister. His right hand was shown in the scene even though it was cut off several seasons before.

The Game of Thrones prequel has started filming in Belfast under the tentative title ”Bloodmoon.”

Carrie Underwood is going to perform on the season finale of American Idol on Sunday, May 19th.

A councilmember in D.C. wants to let people give each other parking tickets, using their phones.  He says it’s to protect the public from people who block bike lanes, fire hydrants, and crosswalks. 

There’s a new way to block your friends’ baby photos on Facebook, and replace them with pictures of things like cars and food.  It’s called “The Baby Blocker,” and you download it for the Chrome web browser.  Even better, it’s from a condom brand Skyn. 

They just completed the deepest-ever dive to the bottom of the ocean . . . about seven miles down, in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.  A team did it in the Sixties, and James Cameron did it in 2012, but this one was the deepest yet.  And the American explorer who did it found a plastic bag at the bottom of the ocean.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Thurs 5/09/19

May 9th is the 129th day of the year. There are 236 days remaining until the end of the year

There are 3 days remaining until Mother’s Day

Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day, National Butterscotch Brownie Day, National Moscato Day and Tear the Tags Off the Mattress Day

New Movies Opening Tonight

Detective Pikachu (Rated PG) … STARRING: Ryan Reynolds .. Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) helps a former Pokemon trainer look for his missing father. They uncover something that may endanger the Pokemon universe.

The Hustle (Rated PG-13) … STARRING: Rebel Wilson, Anne Hathaway … In this “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” remake, two women (Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway) seek revenge against the men, who have wronged them.

POMS (Rated PG-13) .. Starring:Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Rhea Perlman …. Martha (played by Diane Keaton) moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with fellow residents

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have named their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Archibald was a Scottish nobleman and politician, who was related to Princess Diana. Archie is not a Prince because his father is not first in line for the throne. A source tells Entertainment Tonight, “There was no special meaning behind the name, the couple just loved it. It’s been such a magical time and Meghan and Harry are so incredibly happy.”

A British woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, won $23,000 yesterday for betting that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would name their son Archie. The woman made a $150 bet with odds of 150-1. She plans to invest the winnings for her grandson. The woman says, ”The reason I went for Archie was because my grandson, who is born on the same day as the prince, is named Archie”

“Avengers: Endgame” will start streaming on Disney+ on December 11th

Two different surveys just came out that looked into what moms REALLY want for Mother’s Day. And apparently women really do love getting flowers . . . a card . . . or anything sentimental.  Because all three of those things made the top five on both lists 

According to a new study, the amount of alcohol people drink all over the world has SKYROCKETED over the past few decades.  We’re drinking 70% MORE alcohol than we were in 1990 . . . and the average adult has one drink every single day.

The annual Letter Carrier Food Drive is Saturday. Residents in communities around the country are encouraged to fill bags with nonperishable food and canned goods, which will be collected by local letter carriers. Be sure your goods are out at your mailbox Saturday morning.

An Indian restaurant in Kilmarnock, Scotland just started serving a pizza that uses AARDVARK MEAT as a topping.  And the restaurant says it’s been selling really well since they added it to the menu. 

Believe it or not, 2% of Americans say they’ve never eaten a taco, according to a new survey.

The State University of New York, Plattsburgh is using THERAPY DONKEYS to help students relax for finals.