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06/11/2026

June 11th

CNA Day
National Corn On The Cob Day

Birthdays -
Frank Beard is 77. ZZ Top drummer.
Graham Russell is 76. Air Supply superstar. "All Out of Love".

This Day In Music -
1976 - Wild Cherry released "Play That Funky Music."

1977 - KC and the Sunshine Band's "I'm Your Boogie Man" hits #1 in America.

1986 - (40 years ago) 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' hits theaters. Matthew Broderick leads a parade through downtown Chicago to The Beatles tune "Twist And Shout," it re-new's interest in the group, and the song soon returns to the charts.

FAQtoid -
Did you know that Pizza rolls were created in the 1960s in Duluth, Minnesota? Yep by a cook by the name of Beatrice working for a Chinese food company? She was searching for NEW uses for their egg roll machine. "Hey let's try this".
WHAM! The idea of pizza in a roll
happened. They were originally put out by a company called Jeno's. But the concept was sold and in 1993 they were rebranded as Totino's Pizza Rolls.

Number of the Day -
Here's a unique thrill of a win! One for Virginia Lottery players as the Pick 4 combination of 4-4-4-4 was drawn. With a simple $1 wager, players who matched the winning numbers in the exact order won a top prize of $5,000. Overall, players bet a total of $438,939 during this drawing....Quads or number combinations featuring the same four digits are a popular choice among lottery enthusiasts. The odds of hitting all four numbers in a Pick 4 drawing stand at 1 in 10,000.

Brain T**z! -
Q: Over 50% of people admit they've Googled this just
before leaving for a trip/vacation...

A: (Googled how to pack a suitcase)

06/11/2026

06/11/2026

Morning! 😊

06/10/2026

June 10th

National Iced Tea Day - Sweetend, Un-Sweetend, Lemon, Raspberry, how about an Arnold Palmer or just maybe one of those Long Islands! Whatever you prefer, enjoy a refreshing Ice Tea today. Milo's Ice Tea is the bomb!
National Egg Roll Day

This Day In Music -
1967 - The Beatles' "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" started a 23 week run at #1 on the UK album chart. The LP also topped the Billboard Hot 200 chart for 15 weeks and won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

1975 - The Eagles released their fourth album, "One of These Nights"

1978 - Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta teamed up to take "You're The One That I Want" to the top of the Billboard chart. The song was featured on the Grease movie soundtrack.

1978 - Joe Walsh's move to become a solo artist paid off. His single "Life's Been Good", was released. It would become his highest charting solo single, reaching #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

FAQtoid -
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum. This became a "NEW ERA" of automation in supermarket shopping. Since that first pack of gum, black and white bar codes have helped track the sales of billions of items. By the way, the world's oldest piece of chewing gum is 9,000 years old.
(Yeah probably found stuck under some kid's school desk!) 😜

Number of the Day -
Tis the season for bugs! Based on recent estimates, there are over 200 million insects for each human on Earth. The total number of insects is estimated to be about 10 quintillion (that's a 1 followed by 19 zeros).

Brain T**z. -
Q: According to a recent survey, THIS is the most common thing people save "just in case" and never use. What is it?

A: (Instruction Manuals) CLUES: document, guide, assemble

06/10/2026

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06/10/2026

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06/09/2026

June 9th

National Donald Duck Day - June 9th of 1934, the day he debuted in the cartoon called "The Wise Little Hen". Today we celebrate with the Duck Man! Happy 92nd Birthday Donald.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Day

Birthdays -
• Michael J. Fox is 65 (FUN FACT:) His real name is Michael Andrew Fox. He didn't want his stage name to be Michael A. Fox because, as a Canadian he thought people would say the "A" like "eh" So he picked "" instead. It doesn't stand for anything.
• Johnny Depp is 63
• Les Paul (1915 - 2009) responsible for the electric guitar.

Music History -
1972 - Bruce Springsteen signed with Columbia Records and started to assemble the E. Street Band from various Asbury Park ex-band mates.

1978 - The Rolling Stones released Some Girls, their first studio album recorded with Ronnie Wood as a full member.

1984 - Cyndi Lauper started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Time After Time'. Cindy co-wrote 'Time After Time' with Rob Hyman of the 80's band The Ho***rs.

FAQtoid -
32 years ago, there were just under 2,500 Kmart stores. More specifically, in 1994, Kmart had 2,486 stores globally, with 2,323 in the United States alone. Today there are only 4. There are 3 in the U.S. Virgin Islands and one in Guam. Sadly the last full-size Kmart store in the continental U.S. closed in in 2024.

Number of the Day-
(20 years) The "Slurpee Capital of the World" for more than 20 years in a row has been Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their 7-Elevens have the highest sales of slurpees per store. Averaging nearly 190,000 cups sold every month despite the region's freezing winters.

Brain T**z! -
Q: 92% of us have at least one kind of THIS in our fridge right now. In my fridge I counted 5! What is it?

A: (Cheese) Sharp, Mild, Shredded, Cream ...

06/09/2026

Morning friends 😊