Today we visit with best selling author, Brad Meltzer. His latest book is called “I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Ordinary People Change the World)” by Brad Melzer and illustrated by Chris Eliopoulos.
Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non-Fiction, Advice, Children’s Books and even comic books. He is also the host of Brad Meltzer’s Lost History and Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel, and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero.
I AM RUTH BADER GINSBURG is the 32nd hero in
the beloved nonfiction picture book biography series.
AVAILABLE HERE: https://amzn.to/3SCCDgm
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February 17th
Analog To Digital TV Day
Champion Crab Races Day
My Way Day
National Cabbage Day
National Café Au Lait Day
National PTA Founders’ Day
National Public Science Day
National Random Acts Of Kindness Day
National Tennis Pro Day
Who Shall I Be Day
World Human Spirit Day
February 18th
Cow Milked While Flying In An Airplane Day
National Battery Day
National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day
National Drink Wine Day
Pluto Day
Thumb Appreciation Day
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Elvis Presley has reclaimed his
throne as the singer of the most-popular first-dance song for brides and grooms.
As part of its annual Real Weddings Study, the wedding-planning website The
Knot asked couples to rank the most popular first-dance songs, and for the
first time in 7 years, Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ was bumped from the top spot.
That’s right, Elvis’ 1961 hit ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ is enjoying a
resurgence in popularity, possibly thanks to the recent release of 2 major
Elvis-related films, “Elvis” and “Priscilla”. Following Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ at
#2, the rest of the top-10 most popular first-dance wedding songs are…
3. ‘Lover’ – Taylor Swift
4. ‘Growing Old with You’ —
Restless Road
5. ‘Thank God’ — Kane and Katelyn
Brown
6. ‘Joy of My Life’ — Chris
Stapleton
7. ‘At Last’ – Etta James
8. ‘You’ — Dan + Shay
9. ‘All Your’n’ — Tyler Childers
10 ‘Better Together’ – Luke Combs
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Some scientists say it’s time to have hurricane categories go to
6. A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, argues that hurricanes are becoming so powerful due to climate
change, that the upper limit of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale,
Category 5, is antiquated. They propose adding a Category 6 label to any
tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 192mph (309kph), which is
“probably faster than most Ferraris.” The scientists say that 5 storms have achieved
a hypothetical Category 6, and they’ve all occurred since 2013.
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“Saturday Night Live” has announced that Shane Gillis, the comedian who, moments after being hired, was fired from the show, will host the Feb. 24 episode. In 2019, Gillis was one of 3 new additions announced for SNL‘s 45th season. But within hours, Twitter was flooded with questionable clips from Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast — which Gillis co-hosted — in which he used a racist slur to describe people living in New York City’s Chinatown. He was then fired. 21 Savage will be musical guest on Feb. 24.
Jelly Roll is headed to to “American Idol”. The Grammy nominee will be joining the singing competition’s upcoming 22nd season as a guest mentor and performer to hopeful contestants. He’ll be joining Tori Kelly, who will also be mentoring and performing — returning to the show where she got her start. Last year, Jelly Roll partnered with Lainey Wilson to perform their song ‘Save Me’ on the season finale. American Idol season 22 premieres Sunday Feb. 18.
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Dallas and Seattle have been named the sexiest cities in
the US.
A survey shows that nearly 30% of Facebook users plan to spend less time on the site in 2024.
A Scottish woman who rediscovered a bank account she hadn’t touched in over 60 years was surprised to learn her $3.35 balance had ballooned over the decades — into $335. 74-year-old Carol Allison, who grew up in the Philippines, was visiting her grandmother in Scotland when she was 6-years-old, when the older woman helped her open an account at Trustee Savings Bank (now TSB). Grandma hung on to the bank book over the years and it was returned to Allison when her grandmother died in 1969. Allison, who now lives in Scotland, recently came across the bank book while cleaning her house. She took it to the bank, and was pleasantly surprised to find the account still active, and her $3.35 had grown to a hefty $335 over the course of 6 decades. She’s now planning to find out if the other 2 bank books she found at the same time bring any further unexpected windfall. (this was from 2022, but still very cool)
FUN FACT FOR YOU:
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✓ The Empire
State building only took a little over a year to build, and was completed 12
days ahead of schedule.
✓ LEGO
bricks withstand compression better than concrete.
✓ There are
more than 70 species of mushrooms that glow in the dark.
✓ Animals
can be allergic to humans.
✓ Crows can not only remember the faces of individual humans, they can also hold a grudge.
THE MINT MOBILE QUESTION OF THE DAY: Mintervention.com
Question:
Women will use an average 434 of THESE in their lifetime; while men will
only use 192. What are they?
Answer: Pairs of shoes
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Over the years, millennials
have been blamed for killing bars of soap, big-name beer, and department
stores. And now, according to a TikTok’er, the next generation feels that
carrying cash, identification and debit cards in a wallet has become akin to
carrying around old butterscotch candies at the bottom of your purse. Liz June,
a Miami mom in her 30’s spoke to millennials in her vid, saying: “Apparently
there’s a new way that we can age ourselves and it’s by having a wallet. Gen Z
uses their phone as their wallet, so they have all their [money and] their IDs
in their [digital] wallets.” She feels that teens and early 20-somethings have
officially declared wallets antiquated – or, as she puts it, “cheugy.” And
she’s not wrong. It seems the once stylish essential is now going the way of
leggings and ankle-cut socks, as the younger demo turns to using the high-tech
alternative. A new report found that 79% of Gen Z consumers use digital wallets.
Over half use their cellular devices to store more than money, too, accessing
their driver’s licenses, medical cards and event tickets, all in one simple
click. And wait – it gets worse: Millennials who aren’t hip to the digital boom
are fast becoming the butt jokes on social media. LINK: http://tinyurl.com/5n93kt5b
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FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM WOMEN:
⇒ something this week will cost $40. even if u
have zero plans and need nothing, you’re gonna spend $40 this week, because
something will inevitably cost $40. for the rest of your life til u die. $40 –
Borey
⇒ I’m sorry but divorce stories aren’t specific
enough. If I sat through 3 slideshows of your wedding shoes I want details. How
long did he let that saucepan “soak”. – sara
⇒ The word “subpoenaed” is ridiculous — tara
⇒ Please don’t ask me to repeat myself I wasn’t
listening either – Mom Jeans
⇒ It’s not a Sunday unless you completely waste
it then feel really sad around 8pm – Noor
⇒ oh ur a people pleaser? name 3 people that are
pleased with you – abrish
⇒ the concept of a courtroom sketch artist is so
funny to me. here’s our little murder doodler – trash jones
⇒ nothing stronger than the bond between a girl
and the 100+ episode procedural drama she starts rewatching in the middle of a
mental health crisis – lucy ford
⇒ Me at 1 day pregnant: omg the baby is craving
a vacation in the south of France – chels
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