October 29th is the 303rd 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 DAY WITH NICOLET
— 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
The hot new TikTok menu item is frozen gummy bears. 

This year’s most popular Halloween candy is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. It is the top selling Halloween candy in 40 states according to Instacart

HelloFresh is offering a limited-edition meal kit inspired by the infamous “Friends” Thanksgiving episode. The kit includes Rachel Green’s trifle-meets-shepherd’s pie recipe, complete with a custom trifle dish. Customers can recreate the dish and have a choice to keep the sweet and savory ingredients separated or mix them together.  The kit comes with step-by-step recipe cards and a “Friends”-themed apron for $34.99.

Target has reduced the price of its Thanksgiving dinner for four to $20. The meal includes a 12-pound turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy. Customers are praising the retailer for offering an affordable and convenient holiday meal option.

Campbell’s Soup released its annual Thanksgiving poll on America’s favorite sides . . . and in a major upset, mashed potatoes is NOT #1.  It fell to #2 this year behind stuffing. The Top Five are:  Stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and mac-and-cheese.  56% of Americans like Thanksgiving sides more than the entrée . . . so turkey, ham, or some sort of nut loaf if you’re vegan.  And 38% say they’d be fine to fill their plate with JUST side dishes.

Walmart is kicking off their Black Friday sales early on Monday, November 11th. Customers can expect discounts on a wide range of products from brands like Apple, Samsung, and Xbox both online and in stores.

The average person takes just 38 seconds to judge your home — and they will notice if you have vacuumed, if your windows are dirty, and if there is a ‘funny smell’.

A social experiment has shown that good-looking people are expected to be good people . . . partially because being a good person makes them more good-looking.