October 27th is the 300th day of the year. There are 65 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National American Beer Day, Navy Day, Cranky Co-Workers Day and Boxer Shorts Day

— On this date in 1901, boxer shorts were first sold

— On this date in 1966, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown aired for the first time on CBS

— On this date in 1975, Use of the Heimlich Maneuver, developed by Dr Henry Heimlich to aid someone choking on food, was endorsed by the American Medical Association

— On this date in 1996, Pop-Up Video premiered on VH1.

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Here are this past weekend’s box office results.
1. “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc,” $17.3 million
2. “Black Phone 2,” $13 million
3. “Regretting You,” $12.9 million
4. “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” $9.1 million (The film cost $55 million to produce. It earned $7.1 million overseas for a total worldwide weekend take of $16.3 million)

The Mega Millions lotto jackpot has soared to $714 million because no one matched the winning numbers on Friday. The next drawing is on Tuesday. Tuesday’s jackpot is the ninth largest amount in the game’s history.

Johnsonville Sausages and Dr Pepper are teaming up for Dr Pepper flavored sausages. The line will launch later this year. The sausages will initially be available in convenience stores before reaching retailers. 

Dole recently introduced the Colada Royale Pineapple. It tastes like a piña colada and took 15 years of development. The Royale has two and a half times more vitamin B6 than a standard Dole pineapple

Chick-fil-A just installed its first vending machine inside a hospital in Augusta, Georgia, but it’s lamer than it sounds.  It only sells wraps and Chick-fil-A potato chips, nothing hot.  And like the restaurant, it’s also closed on Sundays. 

Many households are reconsidering handing out Halloween candy this year due to rising candy costs. Many are opting out or finding cheaper alternatives like chips, Ramen noodles, glow sticks and even potatoes. While some still go all out and spend hundreds on candy, others are trying to balance joy with a budget.

Why do dogs leap at the opportunity to stick their heads out of car windows while riding? Discover magazine runs through several possible motives. The first is that dogs’ sense of smell is so strong that sniffing all of that passing air is a exhilarating sensation to them. Or, dogs may simply enjoy the passing sights, the air blowing on their faces, and the opportunity to contemplate escape.

More and more doctors are prescribing . . . time outdoors.