NEWS OF THE WEIRD
A man in Missouri was arrested after posting an ad on Facebook Marketplace last week . . . that had a giant bag of METH in the background. He didn’t realize it, but others did, and reported him. He was charged with drug trafficking.
A man in Lithuania wanted to stop drinking alcohol . . . and for some reason, he replaced alcohol with eating metal nails, screws, nuts, and knives. Doctors had to remove more than two pounds of metal from his insides.
Police in Toronto are looking for a man who’s stealing DIRTY DIAPERS from a daycare center. He’s done it multiple times. It’s unclear why.
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The Most Popular Halloween Decorations in America
When it comes to Halloween decorations, it seems like there are only two types of people. The ones who are ALL-IN . . . and the ones who put out a pumpkin, and just stop maintaining their yard.
A new study combined polls with Google Trends data to come up with a list of the most popular Halloween decorations in America.
Skeletons are #1. Pumpkins are second, followed by spiders . . . witches . . . bats . . . ghosts . . . tombstones . . . animal skeletons . . . black cats . . . and corn stalks.
The research also shows that Utah is the state with the MOST Halloween decorations, followed by Illinois . . . New Jersey . . . Texas . . . and New Mexico.
They also figured out the most popular decoration in each state. Generally speaking, bats are popular out west . . . witches are big in the northern part of the country . . . and pumpkins are #1 in the southeast.
And they say the average household spends $145 on Halloween decorations, and 3.3 hours putting them up.
Go here for more, for all the data, like the top decoration in each state.
If You’re Hosting Thanksgiving, the CDC Suggests . . . Buying a Window Fan
Over the weekend, the CDC released some tips to celebrate the holidays safely. They include many of the greatest hits, including: Getting vaccinated . . . wearing a mask . . . social distancing . . . and celebrating virtually.
They also remind us that outdoors is safer than indoors. But here’s a new one: If you’re going to be inside, they suggest buying a WINDOW FAN. They say to open doors and windows, and set the fan up to blow air out. This will also pull fresh air in through the other open windows.
