A
Pennsylvania man is facing charges for shooting an Instacart delivery
driver he mistook for a home intruder. Investigators learned that
a woman had ordered groceries through Instacart, but didn’t alert her
husband that a delivery was coming. *Well, that’s one way to
avoid paying a tip. (Paul Dudley)
Fire
officials are worried about rain heading to Los Angeles. Rain on
the scorched hillsides could make mudslides a big problem this
weekend. *L.A. Mayor Bass still doesn’t get it…she’s sending in
bottles of Vodka, Irish cream and Kahlua to help out. (Paul
Dudley)
The
Dutch East India Company seized the Bandanese Island of Run, Indonesia,
on this day in 1664. *As a result, they monopolized the global trade of
nutmeg during the spice trade era. *Apparently Egg Nog was a big
deal in the 1600’s?
The
first Frisbee golf tournament took place in Pasadena, California, on
this day in 1977, further popularizing the sport. Frisbee golf, also
known as disc golf, involves throwing a Frisbee-like disc toward a
target. *It’s just like golf, but instead of beer, everyone
smokes weed. (Rick Fancy)
Florida
became an unlikely winter wonderland as Winter Storm Enzo brought a
blanket of snow to the state. *Shirtless Floridaman hit
hardest. (Paul Dudley)
Packets
of honey laced with erectile dysfunction drugs sold as an all-natural
aphrodisiac are being seized in France. Authorities are warning
customers they’re taking serious risks by consuming the honey due to
potentially deadly effects. *In other words, there may not
be a happy ending. (Paul Dudley)
The
National Archives is looking for volunteers to help transcribe historic
documents ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary. The archive
has documents dating back to the Revolutionary War that are written in
cursive and need to be transcribed. *So pretty much no one under
20 years old need apply. (Paul Dudley)
An
early draft of the lyrics to the Bob Dylan wrote for the song "Mr.
Tambourine Man" sold for over 500-thousand dollars at auction
Sunday. *That’s a lot of money to spend on a piece of paper that
celebrates the least talented member in a band. (Paul
Dudley)
In
India, January 20 is observed as National Martyrs' Day in the Indian
state of Uttar Pradesh. *National Martyrs' Day honors anyone
eating Pork Vindaloo for breakfast. (Paul Dudley)
Progresso
released its Soup Drops candy on Thursday. Progresso says it took
"the beloved flavors of our Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup and packed
them into a fun, savory candy." It's sold exclusively on
ProgressoSoupDrops.com for two-dollars-and-49-cents. *The candy
comes with free eggs…those will come at you when you handout soup
flavored candy at Halloween. (Paul Dudley)
Southwest
Airlines says they pulled one of their pilots from the cockpit after
reports that he was about to fly drunk. Fifty-two year old David
Allsop reportedly reeked of alcohol when he showed up for work at six
in the morning in Savannah, Georgia. *Well you’d be drunk too if
you had to get on a Southwest Airlines flight. (Rick Fancy)
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