October 29th is the 302nd day of the year. There are 63 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Cat Day National Hermit Day and National Oatmeal Day

— On this date in 1886, The first ticker tape parade took place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets after the Statue of Liberty was dedicated.

— On this date in 1945, The first U.S. commercially made ballpoint pens are sold for $12.50 each at Gimbel’s Department store in New York City.

— On this date in 1993, The very first “Got Milk?” commercial was broadcast. It was directed by Michael Bay.

— On this date in 2014, William Lewis ordered a Starbucks drink with 101 shots. The “Mega” latte cost $83.75. The drink contained 99 shots of espresso and 17 pumps of vanilla syrup, among other things. William beat the old drink record of $71.35. NBC claims the latte had 7,500 milligrams of caffeine.

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:
A bunch of sites claim aliens could make first contact today.  They’re basing it on the fact that an interstellar comet zipping past us will hit its closest point to the sun today.  Some people think it’s an ALIEN MOTHERSHIP.  But the actual chances are slim to none. 

The makers of breast milk ice cream are now bringing us:  BOOGER CANDY.  It isn’t made with REAL boogers . . . it just looks like boogers, with varying shapes and shades of brown, green, and yellow. The ingredient list includes:  “Tapioca syrup, cane sugar, distilled water, pectin, ascorbic acid, citric acid, natural flavor, turmeric (color), spirulina extract (color), salt, and fruit and vegetable juice (color).”

Xiamen University researchers have found that men need to exercise twice as much as women to reduce the risk of heart disease. A study found that women can achieve a 30% risk reduction with 250 weekly exercise minutes, while men require 530 minutes for the same benefit. The results suggest that women benefit more from exercise than men.

A recent study found that consuming cheese at least once a week lowers a person’s chance of developing dementia.  Japanese researchers studied 8,000 people and discovered a 24% decrease in dementia risk among cheese eaters. The study says cheese proteins, amino acids, and antioxidants support brain health. 

A pair of British brothers recently broke a Guinness World Record after their giant pumpkin reached a weight of 2,819 pounds and four ounces. Twins Ian and Stuart Paton have been growing massive gourds over the course of 50 years and started when they were teens. They finally broke the record for the largest pumpkin in their sixties. The brothers named the pumpkin “Muggle.”

A 31-year-old man in Florida destroyed about 80 pumpkins outside a Target, worth around $500.  He was arrested for criminal mischief.