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Today is St Patrick’s Day, National Corned Beef & Cabbage Day and National Irish Coffee Day

— On this date in 1753, The first official St Patrick’s Day is celebrated

— On this date in 1845, the rubber band was invented

— On this date in 1957, Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion from Ruth Brown-Moore for $102,500.

— On this date in 2008, Paul McCartney’s divorce from Heather Mills was settled for $48.6 million. (currently worth $1.27 billion)

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Here are this past weekend’s box office results.
1. “Novocaine,” $8.7 million. (The film cost $18 million to produce. It earned $1.8 million overseas for a total worldwide weekend take of $10.5 million)
2. “Mickey 17,” $7.5 million.
3. “Black Bag,” $7.5 million.

For St. Patrick’s Day, Google looked at the green foods and drinks each state search for more than other states.  Mississippi and Louisiana are putting booze in their Shamrock Shakes . . . Arizona is making green spaghetti . . . and California is going full Dr. Seuss with green eggs and ham. In Minnesota it’s “Green Monster Cookies” and here in Wisconsin it’s “Mint Brownies.”

Some people will be wearing orange instead of green on St Patrick’s Day. Irish Catholics wear green to honor St. Patrick, while Protestants wear orange for William of Orange.  The Irish flag unites both colors to symbolize peace between the religions. The American Irish Historical Society says pinching those for not wearing green likely originated in America, not in Ireland.

An alleged global Guinness shortage is affecting St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Some pubs may not have enough on tap for the festivities.

There’s a new map of the most popular beers in every state . . . and there’s a LOT of love for the lighter stuff.  But three states are ready for St. Patrick’s Day with their Guinness:  Georgia, South Carolina, and New Jersey. In Minnesota & Wisconsin it’s Miller.

Also- scientists have found that the flavor of Guinness Beer changes when accompanied by different Irish music. Lighter music leads to a sweeter taste, while emotionally charged music makes the beer more bitter. 

Volkswagen’s currywurst sausage is almost as popular as its cars. The sausage is a hit with customers in Europe.  Volkswagen sold 8.552 million sausages and 9 million cars last year.

There’s an emerging trend of people wearing SWEATPANT JEANS.  If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s what it sounds like:  Sweatpants that are made to LOOK like denim jeans.

The world’s biggest Big Mac fan hit another milestone.  71-year-old Don Gorske has been eating two a day for 53 years . . . and just ate his 35,000th Big Mac on Saturday.

The International Space Station crew recently pranked the SpaceX team that was sent to pick up stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. One of the Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station wore an alien mask as the SpaceX crew boarded

A driver in Switzerland was fined nearly $110,000 for driving too close to the vehicle in front of him.  The fine was so high because in Switzerland, fees are based on your taxable income.

Ted Lasso is returning for a fourth season on Apple TV+. The new season is going to film in Kansas City before heading to the UK. Production will start in July

Power went out on Journey Friday night in Houston while they were in the middle of their biggest song, “Don’t Stop Believin'”.  The crowd had no idea what had happened, but listen how they handled it.  (Even when they see the band waving at the end, they still cheer.) It was due to an electrical fire near the stage.  No one was injured.  The TMZ story is incorrect.  The stage did not go dark.