IFPI
revealed Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" was the biggest
selling global album of 2025. Swift's album sold just over six-million
copies, it’s the second year in a row she's topped the chart. *Imagine
her success if she finally learns to dance. (Rick Fancy)
The
Los Angeles Department of Transportation has pulled some public service
announcement videos, reminding riders not to poop on public buses. The
message is clear. *You wanna poop on a bus, go do it in San Francisco.
(Paul Dudley)
Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets
used by employees. The chatbot, called "Patty," will assist
employees with meal preparation and will also evaluate their
interactions with customers for "friendliness." *That’s almost as
creepy as the weird Burger King mascot. (Rick Fancy)
This
week in 1991, marked the debut of the World Wide Web, created by
British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee. He invented the
software for the Internet, but not the hardware. *The British can’t
build computers…they can’t figure out how to make them leak oil. (Rick
Fancy)
On
this day in 1991, the World Wide Web was created by British Tim
Berners-Lee. Berners-Lee was officially the first person on the
Internet. *The second guy on the Internet was a former co-worker with an annoying LinkedIn request. (Paul Dudley)
On
this day in 1980, Gloria Gaynor's song "I Will Survive" won the first
Grammy ever awarded for Best Disco Recording. The Disco category
was eliminated the next year. *Iconic and ironic. (Rick Fancy)
On
this day in 1963, Mickey Mantle of the NY Yankees signs a baseball
contract worth $100,000. *Adjusted for inflation for baseball players
today, $100,000 is what they call a rounding error. (Paul Dudley)
On
this day in 1982, the snowmobile world speed record of 148.6 mph was
set by Tom Earhart on the Budweiser Special. *I have no confirmation
that rednecks were involved… but I’m gonna say that rednecks were
involved. (Paul Dudley)
On
this day in 1998, Oasis was banned for life after "abusive and
disgusting behavior" on a Cathay Pacific Airlines flight. *So, they
were acting like themselves? (Rick Fancy)
Rapper/Actor
Ice-T, he just celebrated his 68th birthday. Serious
congratulations to him. *He’s the first rapper in history to live
long enough to qualify for Social Security! (Paul Dudley)
Meta
CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in court Wednesday in a landmark social
media addiction trial. It’s the first time he's had to testify in
a jury trial. I saw the video of him entering court. *I didn’t know you
could buy a 3-piece suit with a hoodie. (Paul Dudley)
A
new survey shows New York City's accent is slowly becoming less
noticeable. Word Finder says the Big Apple dialect is one of a number
of places where people are losing their vocal dialect. *Well, old
school New Yorkers do most of their talking with their middle finger
anyway. (Rick Fancy)
On
this day in 2013, traffic officials in Calcutta, India launched a
campaign to promote the use of crosswalks, using the cover image of The
Beatles' album "Abbey Road" to emphasize their point. *Instead of the
four Beatles walking across the crosswalk, their campaign pictured four
hundred Indians on scooters crossing in all different directions. (Paul
Dudley)
Word
Finder says there are a number of places in the U.S. where people are
losing their unique vocal characteristics. Appalachian dialect,
Southern twangs, and Louisiana Creole accents are dying out the
fastest. *Once the Appalachian dialect, and the Southern twangs fade
out, ain’t no one gonna be able to fix your cars transmission no how.
(Rick Fancy)
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