1. “Knock at the Cabin“ (R) Trailer This is a psychological horror film from M. Night Shyamalan. A little girl and her two dads (Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge) are on vacation at a remote cabin in the woods. But then four strangers come to their cabin and take them hostage. The strangers insist that one of them must be…
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Quebec’s Groundhog Died Just Before Groundhog Day, So They Used a Child and a Stuffed Animal Instead
The legend of Punxsutawney Phil claims that there’s only ever been ONE Phil, and he’s been making predictions since 1886. He achieves this immortality by drinking a secret “elixir of life.” But in reality, a groundhog’s lifespan is only a few years, and they were reminded of that in Quebec, Canada this week. Their famous…
Half of Us Would Rather See Our Super Bowl Team Lose Than Run Out of Snacks
What’s more important to you on Super Bowl Sunday? The football, or the food? A new poll found half of us would rather see our team lose next Sunday than run out of snacks mid-game. 51% would rather be snackless and see their team win. Here are a few more quick stats . . .…
Good News: A Kid’s $10,000 Half-Court Shot, and a New Oldest Dog Ever
Here are a few more good news stories making the rounds. 1. At a high-school basketball game in North Dakota last week, a seventh-grader named J.J. Franks got the chance at a half-court shot for $10,000, and DRAINED IT. It actually wasn’t just a half-court shot. He had to make a lay-up, free throw, three-pointer, AND…
Someone Found a “30 Hour Parking” Spot
Talk about a great parking spot. A woman in California snapped a photo this week, after she saw a sign for “30 HOUR” parking. (???) It almost looks photoshopped, but it’s not. It’s just an obvious typo the sign people failed to notice. It was spotted in Alameda, California, near San Francisco on Tuesday. It…
“Signs” of Intelligence, That Actually Don’t Mean You’re Smart
There’s a forum online where people are talking about things some people might THINK are a sign of intelligence, but they’re actually not. Here are a few of the good ones: 1. Being a contrarian. “Disagreeing with everything is as lazy as believing everything.” 2. Just having a good memory. Or knowing a lot of trivia.…
Five Random Facts for Friday
Here are some random facts for you. 1. “Of” and “off” were once the exact same word, but in a stressed versus unstressed pronunciation. It wasn’t until the 17th century that they developed different uses to the point where they were considered different words. 2. The original “Blade Runner” movie was set in 2019. 3. About 80%…
A Guy Came Home to His Neighbor Wearing His Clothes and Eating His Food, with a Fire Raging in the Background
Got any crazy neighbor stories? Here’s a good one. A guy in Rochester, New York got home on Monday to find his upstairs neighbor wearing his clothes and eating his food, with a fire raging in the background. The neighbor got in by kicking his door down, and made himself right at home. It sounds…
A Six-Year-Old Ordered $1,000 Worth of Food on Grubhub, Causing a Parade of Delivery Cars
A man in Michigan named Keith Stonehouse let his six-year-old son use his phone to play a game Saturday night, thinking that it would chill him out before bed. But the kid ended up playing with a different app: Grubhub. Keith says he knew something was strange when he got a food delivery, but before…
Good News: Babies, Boyfriends, and Super Bowl Tickets
Here are a few more good news stories making the rounds. 1. Two Ukrainian refugees are heading to the Super Bowl. A couple near Kansas City sponsored them last year, and they’ve all been living together. They were at the AFC Championship game last week when the Kansas City Chiefs got involved, and gave BOTH couples…