November 13th is the 318th day of the year. There are 48 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is World Kindness Day, National Chicken Nugget Day, National Hug a Musician Day,, Mister Rogers Cardigan Day and National Start A Rumor Day

ON THIS DAY WITH NICOLET
— On this date in 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote to his friend, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”

— On this date in 1805, the frankfurter sausage was created (a thin parboiled sausage in a casing of sheep’s intestine)

— On this date in 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his family in Amityville, New York (Amityville Horror)

THINGS U NEED 2 NO
The last supermoon of the year will appear bigger and brighter tomorrow when it comes within 225,000 miles of Earth. The supermoon can be up to 30% brighter than usual.

The National Toy Hall of Fame announced its three newest inductees.  They are:

1.  My Little Pony.  They were first produced in 1982.

2.  Transformers.  The first iteration of the toys came out in 1984.

3.  The card game “Phase 10”.  It was created in 1982.

Nine other finalists didn’t get enough votes to make it in:  The board games “Apples to Apples” and “Sequence” . . . the “Pokémon” trading card game . . . ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ gamebooks . . . Hess Toy Trucks …Remote-controlled vehicles . . . the Stick Horse (a.k.a. Hobbyhorse) . . . Trampolines . . . and plain old balloons. Last year’s inductees were:  Baseball Cards . . . Cabbage Patch Kids . . . the Fisher-Price Corn Popper . . . and Nerf. 

Pizza Hut restaurants in Australia are now topping their pizzas with a beetroot relish drizzle. The gelatinous drizzle is red 

The pasta company Barilla has announced that they have an exciting new product coming this holiday season:  Pasta . . . shaped like SNOWFLAKES. There will be three shapes in each box . . . so unlike actual snowflakes, each piece will NOT be unique, which seems like a missed opportunity. The boxes of snowflake pasta will only be available for a limited time beginning next month, exclusively at Walmart.

A New York City restaurant is serving grilled guinea pigs. La Casa Del Cuy, in Queens, is offering the dish for $110. They have a high demand from Ecuadorian diners. The pigs are sourced from Ecuador where they are considered a culinary tradition because of their low fat and high protein content.

Lindt admits its chocolate isn’t actually “expertly crafted, with the finest ingredients” in lawsuit involving lead levels in dark chocolate.

A dermatologist is going viral because she believes a Starbucks drink is the key to wrinkle-free skin. Dr. Vanita Rattan recommends a Starbucks Youthberry Tea because it is packed with antioxidants from sweet pineapple and acai.  She advises against sugary drinks that harm collagen. Dr Vanita says hibiscus tea also works well 

Remember how Mattel accidentally printed the URL for a naughty site (Wicked.com) instead of the one for the movie “Wicked” (WickedMovie.com)?  Well, the naughty site got a BIG spike in traffic from it, but those were probably just from people hearing about the story in the news.

A macaroni spill caused a road closure yesterday in Yemassee, South Carolina. Workers scrambled to clean up the cheesy mess as traffic came to a standstill. A witness described the scene as “a sea of mac and cheese.”

A new study shows that video games are at the top of kids’ lists when it comes to the holidays.  76% said video games.  Second and third choices are clothing and electronics. 

Denzel Washington is going to star in ‘’Black Panther 3’’. Washington didn’t disclose details 

Mike Tyson is set to earn $20 million for his fight against Jake Paul. Paul aims to make $40 million. The boxing match can be seen live on Friday on Netflix