TODAY’S BLOG — It’s National Junk Food Day! Every state’s favorite snack … The five most important life skills to get through the pandemic … The most ridiculous reasons people have been rejected for jobs …
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Story 1: It’s National Junk Food Day! Here’s Every State’s Favorite Snack
If you were planning to have a kale salad for lunch, you’re doing it wrong, because today is National Junk Food Day! The website Zippia.com analyzed Google searches from all 50 states to find each state’s favorite snack. And three categories dominated: potato chips, candy bars, and cookies. Here are the highlights.
- Candy bars topped the list in 10 states: Utah, 3 Musketeers . . . New Hampshire, Almond Joy . . . Tennessee, Baby Ruth . . . Massachusetts, Crunch Bar . . . Pennsylvania, Hershey’s . . . Nevada, Kit Kats . . . South Dakota, Milky Way . . . Louisiana, PayDay . . . Minnesota, Snickers . . . and Wisconsin, Twix.
- Eight states love cookies: Oreos are the top snack in Hawaii, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia . . . Chips Ahoy took the top spot in New York . . . Grandma’s Cookies are #1 in Missouri . . . and Nutter Butters are #1 in Kansas.
- Various potato chips took first in seven states: Kettle chips in Oregon . . . Lay’s in West Virginia and Georgia . . . Pringles in Indiana and Iowa . . . Ruffles in Alabama . . . and salt-and-vinegar chips in South Carolina.
- A few more snacks that got more than one state: Fritos are #1 in Delaware, Kentucky, and Nebraska . . . Cheez-Its in Arizona and Washington . . . Ritz Crackers came in first in Maine and Rhode Island . . . Michigan and Oklahoma love South Patch Kids . . . and Starburst snagged the top spot in North Carolina and Ohio.
- And finally, the LAMEST snacks on the list: Wyoming and North Dakota are both obsessed with sunflower seeds . . . and granola bars are #1 in Alaska.
Story 2: The Five Most Important Life Skills to Get Through the Pandemic
Someone polled 500 workers and asked them to rank the top life skills they’ve had to use to get through the pandemic. And they all apply to life in general too, not just work. Here are the top five . . .
- An ability to stay focused. It’s a lot harder when you’re working from home with your kids screaming in your ear.
- The ability to let things go. Don’t sweat the small stuff. And if you have a bad day, try not to dwell on it.
- Patience. Get used to the idea that things might take longer than usual, or operate a little differently. And it might be a while before we can get back to normal.
- Acceptance. So you can face problems head-on instead of ignoring them or pretending they don’t exist.
- Gratitude. Try to stay thankful for what you’ve got, especially in tough times.
Feeling connected to other people just missed the top five. And compassion was seventh.
Story 3: The Most Ridiculous Reasons People Have Been Rejected for Jobs
Someone asked bosses to name the craziest reasons they’ve rejected someone for a job. Here are some of the highlights . . .
- A guy applying for a restaurant job showed up with no shirt or shoes on.
- During her interview, a woman asked how many of the male employees were single.
- A guy in a brand new, un-ironed dress shirt forgot to take out the pins and started bleeding. His eyes were also bloodshot when he showed up.
- A woman asked, “Does this place have a policy on drugs? Because I like to have fun on the weekends.”
- A guy’s cover letter was just a blank page with the words “Cover Letter” on it.
- It turned out a woman applying for a job had dated one of the interviewers, and ghosted them. Then on her way out, she stole a laptop.
- A guy’s résumé said he spoke French. But when they asked about it, he said he could only speak it when he’s drunk.
- A woman who wanted to be a police dispatcher had an outstanding warrant. So instead of a job, she got arrested.
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The Moore Yooou Knoooow: Random Facts to Feed Your Brain!
- Albert Einstein, Edgar Allan Poe, Jesse James, H.G. Wells, and Charles Darwin all married their first cousins.
- The 37 NFL players with the most points in their careers are all kickers. The 38th highest scoring player is Jerry Rice, who was a wide receiver.
- “Lawrence of Arabia” is over 220 minutes long, and doesn’t have a single line of dialogue spoken by a woman.
- The island of Puerto Rico was originally called San Juan Bautista, and the main city was called Puerto Rico. But eventually, those switched . . . the island became Puerto Rico and the main city became San Juan.
- Bananas contain about 450 milligrams of potassium . . . and about .01% of it is RADIOACTIVE. So if you managed to eat 150 trillion bananas in one sitting, you’d die from radiation poisoning.
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