January 22nd is the 22nd day of the year. There are 343 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Southern Food Day, National Hot Sauce Day (first of two), National Polka Dot Day, National Yorkshire Terrier Day and Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day

ON THIS DAY WITH NICOLET
— On this date in 1946, the Central Intelligence Group, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was formed

— On this date in 1972, Don McLean’s album American Pie hits #1

— On this date in 2002, Kmart filed for bankruptcy

— On this date in 2018, Minnie Mouse got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

THINGS U NEED 2 NO
Happy National Hot Sauce Day!  A report from Instacart found Frank’s RedHot is still the most popular brand in America.  New Mexico uses more hot sauce per capita than any other state.  Alabama uses the least. 

Domino’s recently unveiled the ‘Cosy Cookie,’ a wearable bean bag inspired by their famous chocolate chip cookie. The bag is designed to keep you warm and toasty during the Winter months.

49% of Americans say they plan to drink less alcohol in 2025.

Netflix announced yesterday that they are raising prices again. The ad-supported version will increase from $6.99 to $7.99 a month. The standard version will go from $15.49 to $17.99. The highest-priced tier will increase from $22.99 to $24.99 per month.

BetVictor Canada used an AI model to predict this year’s Super Bowl winner. The Eagles have a 52% chance of winning over the Chiefs’ (48%). The Super Bowl is set for February 9th in New Orleans 

A recent study by the University of Michigan reveals that just one can of Diet Coke shortens your life by 12 minutes. The study suggests that increasing fruit and vegetable consumption can add minutes to your life. Researchers also found that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to various health issues, including cardiovascular problems and mental health issues.

Mysterious balls that washed up on shore and forced several beaches to close in Sydney last week were found to contain saturated fatty acids, E. coli and fecal bacteria. 

Someone posed this question to STRAIGHT MEN online:  “If you walked into a room with 1,000 single women . . . around your age . . . how many of them do you think would be attracted to you?” 42% did NOT have high hopes, and said between 1 and 25 of the women.  (That’s 0.1% to 2.5%.) And 14% said they’d be fawned over . . . with MORE than 200 of the 1,000 women being attracted to them, which is more than 20%.