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The Inventor of the Cellphone Says: Put Them Down and “Get a Life!”

The Inventor of the Cellphone Says: Put Them Down and “Get a Life!”

 You might not recognize the name Martin Cooper, but you spend hours a day worshipping one of his creations.  And no, he isn’t the founder of Netflix. Martin is 92 years old now, but about 50 years ago, he invented the world’s first CELLPHONE.  It was 1973 . . . and the phone was called…MORE

Look What I Won!

Look What I Won!

So several months ago I couldn’t sleep — I was scrolling through TikTok at 2am praying for a few hours of sleep and I kept getting this ad popping up for one of those app’s that has the claw machines. My mother would never let us play these as a kid.. said it was a…MORE

A Semi Flipped While Hauling 200 Active Beehives

A Semi Flipped While Hauling 200 Active Beehives

 This is high on the list of worst things to be hauling when involved in a crash:  A big rig rolled over in Utah this week . . . while transporting 200 active BEEHIVES. It happened on Interstate 80, about 30 miles east of Salt Lake City.  Two people were in the truck, and neither…MORE

July 4th Is the Most Dangerous Day of the Year for Your Phone

July 4th Is the Most Dangerous Day of the Year for Your Phone

The Fourth of July is a dangerous day for your fingers.  But I bet some people out there would rather lose a few digits than lose THIS:  It turns out July 4th is also the most dangerous day of the year for your PHONE. A company that repairs broken and water-logged phones went through their…MORE

Good News For Wednesday

Good News For Wednesday

Here are a few more good news stories making the rounds . . . 1.  A 95-year-old near Tulsa donated her entire 320-acre ranch to Oklahoma State to use for research.  She and her late husband never had kids, and planned to donate it after they both passed away.  But she decided there’s no better time than…MORE

Good News For Thursday

Good News For Thursday

Here are a few more good news stories making the rounds . . . 1.  A 95-year-old near Tulsa donated her entire 320-acre ranch to Oklahoma State to use for research.  She and her late husband never had kids, and planned to donate it after they both passed away.  But she decided there’s no better time than…MORE

These Three TV Shows Cancelled Before Airing Will Have You Asking…”Why?”

These Three TV Shows Cancelled Before Airing Will Have You Asking…”Why?”

We live in a golden age of television. There are so many streaming services completely focused on whatever niche thing you might be into, it’s impossible to keep up with them all. Even with all these choices out there, there are still shows in the works (or possibly even finished) that never get to see…MORE

If You Forgot Your Phone at Home, How Far Would You Drive to Go Get It?

If You Forgot Your Phone at Home, How Far Would You Drive to Go Get It?

Here’s a fun question about our most valued possession:  Say you were driving to work today and realized you forgot your PHONE at home.  How far away would you have to be before you WOULDN’T go back for it? The average answer in a new poll was a max of 10 minutes away.  So we’d be willing…MORE

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