THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW- Thu 2/27/24-

February 27th is the 58th day of the year. There are 307 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is Strawberry Day, National Small Dog Day, National Polar Bear Day, National Toast Day, National Retro Day, National Kahlua Day, Pokemon Day and National Cigar Day

— On this date in 1974, People magazine debuted

— On this date in 2003, Fred Rogers, the host of ”Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”, died at age 74

— On this date in 2015, Lenoard Nimoy died

THINGS U NEED 2 NO:

Einstein Bros. Bagels debuted a new breakfast item, the Country Bagels & Gravy Egg Sandwich, with its own country song “Forget the Fork.” The sandwich is available for a limited time. The video for the song features a human-sized bagel suit and cowboy hats 

Amazon experienced a global outage yesterday, leading to checkout issues for millions of customers. Shoppers reported being unable to complete purchases, with comments like “can’t check out”. The outage hit major cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle. 

A new study by Toho University reveals that having belly fat may be beneficial for brain health in younger individuals. Researchers discovered that the deep fat surrounding internal organs can play a key role in maintaining brain health through a chemical messaging system. They studied several groups of mice before concluding that belly fat in younger mice produced stronger proteins related to brain health. However, the effect declined as the mice got older.

Amazon announced a big Alexa upgrade called Alexa Plus that’s supposed to be more like an ACTUAL assistant.  She can browse the internet for you, text people, book Ubers, order groceries, and buy concert tickets.

The top countries Americans would move to if they decided to live abroad are Canada in the number one spot followed by Italy, England, Australia, and Ireland.

(AUDIO PARODY SONG) A musician on TikTok posted a hilarious parody of Ella Langley and Riley Green’s hit “You Look Like You Love Me.”  Except this one’s called, “You Look Like You’re Ugly”.

Legendary actor Gene Hackman has died.  He was 95.  Police confirmed late last night that they found the bodies of Gene, his wife Betsy, and their dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home yesterday.  No foul play is suspected and no cause of death has been announced.