October 20th is the 293rd day of the year. There are 72 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is International Chefs Day, National Suspenders Day, National Sasquatch Awareness Day, National Chicken & Waffles Day, National Eggo Day, National Brandied Fruit Day  Office Chocolate Day

— On this date in 1951, CBS began using the “Eyeball” logo.

— On this date in 1962, Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s Monster Mash hits #1

— On this date in 2004, The Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant by defeating the New York Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.. they became the first team in Major League Baseball history to recover from a 3-0 postseason series deficit

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Here are this past weekend’s box office results.
1. “Black Phone 2,” $26.5 million. (The film cost $30 million to produce. It earned $16 million overseas for a total worldwide weekend take of $42.5 million)
2. “Tron: Ares,” $11.1 million.
3. “Good Fortune,” $6.2 million. (The film cost $30 million to produce)

Pabst Blue Ribbon has partnered with Grillo’s Pickles for a limited-edition pickle-flavored beer. It will launch in the Spring

Walmart is now locking up press-on nails behind glass. They are trying to deter shoplifters. Many shoppers are going to Target to avoid the hassle of waiting for items to be unlocked

An Ohio social media influencer, named Noah Thomas, is facing felony charges after jumping into the elephant enclosure at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Thomas referred to himself as a “professional gate jumper”. A video shows an elephant approaching him. Thomas was charged with criminal trespassing, risking catastrophe, endangerment, and cruelty to animals.

There’s been some rain in Arizona, so some rare toads have been coming out.  And people are licking them to try to get high.  Authorities are telling people not to lick them and to keep pets away from them. 

Did space junk hit a plane over Utah on Thursday?  The odds are low, but experts are struggling to come up with other explanations.  A layer of the windshield shattered at 36,000 feet, and glass got all over the cockpit.  It was on its way from Denver to L.A. with 134 passengers.  They had to make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City. Thankfully, they’re all okay.

Finders keepers has its limits:  Police in Maine are looking for an older man who picked up and walked away with $7,400 in cash that someone else lost after they inadvertently left it on the roof of their car and drove off. 

Thieves broke into Paris’ Louvre Museum yesterday.  They used a CRANE to smash an upstairs window, then stole eight priceless objects from an area that housed the French crown jewels, and escaped on motorbikes.