Month: September 2020

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‘Dirty Dancing’ Fans Are Finally Getting a Sequel

Dirty Dancing hit big screens in 1987. Since then, it has become one of the most popular romance movies of all time.

Generations of film fanatics have learned the story of Johnny Castle and Frances “Baby” Houseman—famously played by the late Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, respectively.

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While Dirty Dancing got released in 1987, it still remains as popular as ever. And now, fans of the famous romantic drama will finally see their sequel dream come true.

In a recent earnings call, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed that the follow-up to Dirty Dancing is in the works.

Of course, figuring out where the storyline will pick up will be interesting to follow. The hit film saw its two main stars fall in love, but will obviously feature a new lead male actor.

Dirty Dancing was released 26 years ago! What are your favorite moments from the film?

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A second Dirty Dancing film did get released in 2004. However, Havana Nights is considered a prequel since it did not feature either of the two stars from the original movie.

Grey will return for the sequel. Besides starring on-screen, she will also serve as an executive producer.

According to Deadline, Jonathan Levine and Gillian Bohrer will also work on the project, which is based on a screenplay by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis.

Imagine being at one of the #DirtyDancing premieres… ? #TBT

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Ultimately, we still don’t know a ton of details, but given the popularity of Dirty Dancing, it’s hard not to get excited about the upcoming sequel.

And with Grey serving as both an executive producer and a star, that will give fans of the famous romantic drama even more reason to visit theaters.

Are you a Dirty Dancing fan? What is your favorite scene from the iconic film?

Tell us more in the comments below!

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The Dark Origins of Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Shops

If you’ve ever enjoyed a pretzel or pretzel bites or cheese from Auntie Anne’s, whether at a mall or an airport, or somewhere else, chances are you haven’t thought much beyond how delicious a snack you’ve procured.

If you had, well…you probably would have been shocked by how Auntie got her start.

Auntie Anne’s actual name is Anne Beiler, and she was raised in the Amish community, where she dropped out of school in eighth grade, then married at 18.

An aunt to over 30 nieces and nephews, she had her own children, too.

One of them, a daughter, was killed in a tractor accident, and when Anne sought help with her grief at church, her pastor r*ped her.

Afterward, he coerced her into a six year sexual relationship, and when Anne finally gathered the courage to out him, things blew up.

He had been doing the same thing to almost every women in their congregation, including every last one of her sisters, and the community eventually ran him out of town on a rail.

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Her husband wanted to open a counseling center where women could seek grief counseling free of sexual manipulation (wtf, y’all), but Anne decided to deal with her grief and betrayal her own way, buying a local pretzel shop that had recently gone out of business.

She threw herself into learning how to make delicious pretzels and run a business, and within a year, had opened seven additional locations.

She used the money to open the grief counseling center, hoping that other women who suffered as she had would not be further traumatized when asking for help.

None of this altered her faith, and recently, she even did a stint on the Museum of the Bible’s board of directors.

She’s a strong woman, no doubt, and even though her pretzels are delicious, I’m sorry all of this had to happen to her for them to become a thing.

One thing’s for sure though…I wouldn’t mess with her. Not for all the pretzel bites in the world.

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Mark Zuckerberg is the Third Person in the World to Achieve Centibillionaire Status

Even Mark Zuckerberg couldn’t have predicted that Facebook would ever grow this huge. Yet, the former Harvard dropout’s company has become not just a money-making machine but also a part of everyday life.

As a result of his brilliant and bold business, Zuckerberg has become a wealthy man. Even amongst the world’s elite, he still stands above nearly everyone else.

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In fact, the 36-year-old Facebook CEO became just the third centibillionaire in the world on Thursday, August 6. Coincidentally, the company just released Reels, its competitor to TikTok.

With a net worth in excess of $100 billion, that puts Zuckerberg on the same level as Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.

Of course, his route to fame and fortune has been well-documented. Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook from his dorm room in 2004.

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Even years later, he still maintains a 13% stake in the company. That paid off big time recently when the company’s stock price surged by 6.5% after Reels launched on Instagram—another key part of Facebook’s assets.

Reels could turn into another revenue-generating machine given Donald Trump’s threat to ban TikTok. The Chinese-owned app has become very popular, especially with so many stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Speaking of the pandemic, Facebook has acknowledged that its engagement numbers have increased with people staying in their homes and perusing the platform for entertainment.

In 2020 alone, Facebook shares have increased by nearly 30%. As a result, Zuckerberg’s added $22 million to his impressive fortune.

Sadly for Zuckerberg, that still puts him well behind Bezos.

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The richest man in the world gained more than $75 billion during that same span. But who’s really counting?

What is your favorite part of the Facebook platform? Do you plan on using Reels instead of TikTok?

Tell us in the comments!

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Read About the Time Dozens of Giant Animatronic Dinosaurs, Fossils, and More Were Auctioned Online

If you’ve ever wanted a yard full of massive animatronic dinosaurs, your prayers may have been answered.

Jeremy Dodd, who owns Able Auctions in British Columbia, sold dozens of animatronic dinosaurs in August.

The facility where the giant dinos are being held is having quite a bit of fun with their guests.

As it’s able to run eight or nine of the creatures at once, it’s not hard to stumble upon a whole host of blinking eyelids, nodding heads, and mouths that open and close.

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You usually see these kinds of dinosaurs at museums, like London’s Natural History Museum or the Smithsonian National Zoo, but Jeremy says that this group of dinosaurs were “part of a local company here that toured the world doing dinosaur exhibits.”

Sadly, the company went bankrupt in May of this year, and may have needed to get rid of the dinosaurs to make money.

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Jeremy also notes that all of the dinosaurs work, and Atlas Obscura describes them as being the real deal:

The dinosaurs have rubbery exteriors stretched over a steel-frame skeleton.

Instead of bellies full of chewed-up plants or smaller, unfortunate prehistoric creatures, these behemoths are full of foam, plus rumbling motors and gears.

They plug into controllers, through which a human handler can dictate how often a particular dino jerks to action, or, say, how far its tail should wag.

The dinosaurs can be sold together or individually, which is certainly a delightful bit of information. After all, who doesn’t want to welcome this guy into their home?

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Or perhaps this dino?

Who I’m sure is just a total sweetheart once you get to know him?

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If you’re into accuracy, this dino even comes with feathers!

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And anyone who is having trouble imagining exactly what an animatronic dinosaur would look like in their yard will surely be satisfied with this photo of a dino in its “natural” habitat:

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Look how cute these two are together!

It would probably be cruel to separate them.

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They’ve also got fake fossils you can unearth…

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Fake fossils in rocks…

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And whatever this is!

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Would you buy a giant animatronic dinosaur or two?

Let us know what you would do it in the comments!

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An Ex-Advisor Stole a Student’s Work, Claimed It as Theirs, and Got Caught

Getting through a college program is no easy feat.

One person shared a student’s worst nightmare: their ex-advisor stole their graduate work, plagiarized it, and then tried to pass it off as their own.

It’s really troubling to think that this happened. What makes it worse is that it took four years for the truth to come out.

The person starts out by noting that their advisor is well-known in her field.

They had been working together for years, and the person had no reason to believe that Janet wouldn’t continue to be a great advisor.

The person says that they hit a point where they were ready to move beyond the work that had been done with Janet, and ended up pursuing a Ph.D. in a different country.

Janet encouraged this, and everything seemed fine… until one day the former student stumbled upon a paper that felt really familiar.

They quickly realized that the author of the paper was none other than Janet.

The person also noticed that all of their original work was in the research… but none of it was cited or credited appropriately.

So they contacted Janet, hoping to figure out what exactly was going on.

Janet chose to remain silent.

After taking this up with the institution that funded the research, the ball really started rolling.

It all ended up working out, and in the end, Janet lost her job.

Can you believe the advisor had the gall to flat-out steal from her former student? Luckily, this story has a solid ending.

Plenty of people wanted to share their thoughts on what happened here. Lot of people immediately dispelled the idea that the person’s reaction was petty.

Another person said that this behavior isn’t exactly uncommon.

Another person pointed out that the advisor definitely should have thought twice.

What did you think of what the advisor did? Let us know in the comments!

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Popular Old Wive’s Tales That Are Totally False

Old wive’s tales are beliefs or superstitions that are widely believed but generally understood to be untrue.

A lot of us have believed an old wive’s tale since childhood without even knowing how or why we heard it in the first place.

Here are 13 popular old wive’s tales and why we should probably all stop believing them.

1. Peeing on a jellyfish sting helps

This story has been passed around so often that it definitely feels like fact.

Instead of having someone pea on you, try soaking the area in seawater to rinse and remove the tentacles.

2. Don’t swim after eating

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It turns out that the worst thing that can actually happen if you swim after eating is you might get a cramp — but you won’t drown.

Swim on, friends!

3. Carrying high means you’re having a girl

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People love to accost pregnant women with all kinds of unsolicited advice and information.

One of the most enduring pieces is that if you’re carrying high, it means you’re having a girl. Carrying low? It’s a boy.

But… it turns out this is untrue. OB/GYN Adina Holand Keller explains:

“When a woman is pregnant you can’t tell the sex of the baby based on how the woman is carrying the baby.

If a woman looks like she is carrying high or low, it is based on the size and position of the baby and the shape of her pelvis.”

So there ya go ladies!

4. Your eyes can get stuck if you cross them

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Doctor Stephen Kronwith says not to worry:

“Children cross their eyes for fun, but they can’t hold the position for long, and it’s not dangerous.

They’ll see double, but it won’t leave any permanent issues.”

How many times did you hear this one growing up?

5. Bulls hate the color red

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Just like cows, bulls are actually color-blind, and the retina of cattle lacks the receptor for red completely.

They can see yellowish-green and bluish-purple light.

Wondering what actually bothers the bull? The motion of the flag, not the color.

6. The five-second rule

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Dr. Arefa Cassobhoy says all food is contaminated when it hits the ground:

“Eating food that’s fallen to the ground does come with a risk of taking in bacteria known to cause food poisoning.

Research shows food will instantaneously pick up bacteria from the surface it lands on.”

Sorry, guys: the five-second rule is totally false.

7. Coffee stunts growth

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If you’ve been worrying about this one, relax.

Johns Hopkins says that the amount of caffeine in a drink doesn’t interrupt a child’s growth patterns.

Coffee for everybody!

8. Humans only use 10% of their brains

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A few years ago, Psychology Learning and Teaching cited the idea that people only use 10% of their brains as one of the most common misconceptions.

9. Mayo makes food spoil faster

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A lot of people think that food made with mayonnaise will spoil faster, but it turns out that mayo can help keep food from spoiling as long as the food is kept cold.

10. Starving a fever

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An old saying used to go “feed a cold, stave a fever” and eventually changed to “feed a cold, starve a fever.”

Either way, it isn’t true: fasting will do nothing to get rid of a fever.

11. Hair of the dog

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Some believe that the best cure for a hangover is to have another drink in the morning.

While it’s true that this might numb your hangover, eventually it’ll catch up to you.

12. Hair should be squeaky clean

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Shampooing your hair until it literally squeaks removes important oils from the hair shaft, which can damage your hair pretty quickly.

13. Turkey makes you tired

Okay, here’s the deal: turkey contains tryptophan, which helps make melatonin, which definitely makes people tired.

However, there isn’t more tryptophan in turkey.

It turns out the real reason you get extra tired on Thanksgiving is probably because of all the extra carbs you’re eating.

Do you still believe these old wive’s tales? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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