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[Weird Facts @blowingfact]

In May 2013, 31-year-old Etta Mae Lopez waited hours outside the Sacramento County Jail.

When Deputy Matt Campoy walked by at the end of his shift, she stepped up and slapped him across the face.

She immediately told officers she did it on purpose — smoking is banned in jail, and she believed getting locked up was the only way she could finally kick her cigarette habit.

She pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery on a peace officer and was sentenced to 63 days.

One of the most creative (and chaotic) quit-smoking attempts on record.

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[Weird Facts @blowingfact]

In 1891 in Chicago, Wrigley was selling soap and throwing in free baking powder as a bonus to attract buyers.

People loved the baking powder way more than the soap, so he switched products.
Then he started offering free chewing gum with every baking powder purchase.

The gum turned out to be the real star.

By 1893 he ditched everything else and went all-in on gum — launching the now-iconic Juicy Fruit.

One of the best “the customer literally told me what to sell” stories in business history.

[Norm Macdonald Joke of the Day @NormSNLJokes]

The play "Hiroshima", a tribute to the victims of the first atomic bomb, with music and singing by Yoko Ono, opened in New York City this week.

One tearful Japanese survivor of the attack, who attended the premiere, called the play, quote, "the most horrifying experience of my life."

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Kitten Quest Part 2 coming soon!

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The ‘dog days’ of summer get their name due to their association with the Dog Star, Sirius, found in the constellation Canis Major.

The first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the hot stretch from early July to early September.

Woof.

[Mark Parisi 🦀 @OffTheMarkComic]

Get ready

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[Norm Macdonald Joke of the Day @NormSNLJokes]

This week Disney released a new CD, featuring a rapping Mickey Mouse.

To avoid controversy, the CD will not include the controversial hit single, "Cat Killer."

[NWS Pittsburgh @NWSPittsburgh]

Today's 3 things:

1) Heat risks continue through at least Friday, so continue heat safety practices

2) Friday has a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) for mainly damaging wind IF storms form; large uncertainty remains.

3) Higher confidence in storms Saturday but uncertainty high too.

[Weird Facts @blowingfact]

After the September 11 attacks, members of the Maasai in Kenya made an extraordinary gesture of sympathy: in 2002, they ceremonially presented 14 cows to the United States.

In Maasai culture, cattle are central to wealth, exchange, identity, and daily life. They are not just livestock.. they are among the most valuable things a family can give.

So this was not some small symbolic token. It was a deeply serious act of compassion from one community to another, offered across continents after a tragedy they felt in their own way.

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[NWS Pittsburgh @NWSPittsburgh]

Our first heat wave of the year starts today. Dangerous heat will build through Thursday with little overnight relief. An Extreme Heat Warning for our Ohio counties and a Heat Advisory elsewhere is in effect through Friday.