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Odd-but-True Stories
Trump was widely expected to be acquitted as Democrats failed to convince the requisite number of GOP senators that the speech Trump delivered prior to the Capitol riot constituted incitement. The former president’s legal team also contended that impeaching a former president was unconstitutional and maintained that his remarks were protected by the First Amendment.
Democrats, however, argued that Trump’s allegations of election fraud in the weeks preceding January 6 spurred the riot that left five people dead. During the trial’s opening session, impeachment managers aired a video showing the extreme violence that ravaged the Capitol, with police battling rioters who called for the execution of then-Vice President Mike Pence.
Nut Job
This job is going to make you nuts.
Planters, the peanut company, is looking for individuals to drive around in their peanut-shaped mobile.
“What if this was your office for the next year? Nope, THIS IS NUT A DRILL,” Planters tweeted out from its Mr. Peanut account – the company’s iconic mascot. “I’m looking for a new team to travel with me in the @planterrsnutmobile bringing substance and snacks to fans all over the country.”
The NUTmobiles measure 26 feet long and are designed to look like a giant peanut. Drivers who are hired for the role get to serve as a Planters brand ambassador, which the company calls a “Peanutter.”
For those who are lucky to land the job, they will be trained on how to drive and park the 13,000-pound NUTmobile. They’ll also learn a lot about nuts in a Peanut Prep lesson, so they can let fans know all about Mr. Peanut and the history of Planters.
Nine Peanutters will be hired for a paid full-time assignment that lasts one year.
Let’s hope they pay them more than just peanuts.
Milk Maiden
While watching a milk truck struggle to get up a hill during a storm, Charlene Leslie could not stand idly by.
“I would never just stand by when I see someone in trouble,” she said.
“A load of people were trying to push a car up the hill when I noticed the Graham’s truck coming behind it. Its front wheels were spinning, and it was stuck from all the snow,” she recalled.
The Scottish mother of three got behind the large truck and started pushing the vehicle up the hill to its destination.
“I suppose what I did was really dangerous,” Leslie surmised, “but thankfully the Graham’s truck got safely up the hill. In the moment I wasn’t really thinking about me, I just wanted to help.”
She added, “My neighbor appeared, so I asked her to watch the kids and the dog while I pushed it from the back. Eventually, it made it safely to the top.”
Videos of Leslie pushing the huge truck up the hill earned her the moniker “Wonder Woman.”
Now, Leslie is really going to be building those muscles. A chairman from the milk company was so impressed with Leslie’s heroics that his company offered Leslie a formidable gift: free milk and other high protein products for an entire year.
“I cannot believe all the attention I am getting for what I did,” Leslie shared. “I simply believe that it is your duty to help others if they are in trouble.”
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Mars Munchy
On Thursday, February 18, NASA’s Perseverance rover will make history as it lands itself on Mars. It’s not every day that a rover lands on the red planet. The last rover to land on Mars was Curiosity in 2012; the stationary InSight lander touched down in 2018.
Krispy Kreme is here to help you celebrate the unique event. The doughnut company is offering a limited-edition themed doughnut that will look like Mars.
The caramel-dipped and chocolate cream-filled doughnut is topped with a swirl that resembles Mars. It’s sprinkled with chocolate cookie crumbs for that authentic dusty Martian touch.
Unfortunately, the confection is available for one day only – February 18 – so you have to move at light speed to get it.
If you submitted your name during NASA’s “Send Your Name to Mars“ campaign, which put almost 11 million names on the rover before it departed for its journey to Mars, you can bring your “boarding pass” to Krispy Kreme and your Mars Doughnut is free.
“The landing of Perseverance on Mars will be an epic and important achievement,” said Dave Skena, Krispy Kreme chief marketing officer. “So, we’re celebrating the best way we know how: with an amazing new doughnut discovery right here on Earth.”
Sounds like a doughnut that’s out of this world.
Icy Abe
Robert Schott’s New Jersey neighbors don’t have to head to Washington, D.C., to take a peek at the Lincoln Memorial.
Schott has built a 14-foot-tall replica of Honest Abe out of snow in his front yard.
“I’m always asked why do I do this,” Schott explained. “One is I like to create, but I think more importantly is the joy it brings to people that come to see it.”
This is not the first time Schott has created a snow masterpiece. In previous years, he’s wowed his neighbors with ice sculptures of Olaf from “Frozen,” a giant pumpkin, and even Snoopy and his dog house.
Even so, it’s not something that can be done every year.
“You have to have the weather just right,” Schott said. “I have to feel good. I have to be not traveling, not commuting into New York where I normally work. So, everything just aligned to be able to do this, and maybe there was something bigger, beyond me, that allowed it to happen.”
The mammoth Abe took 60 hours to complete. He had to build plywood structures to ensure the stability of Lincoln and his chair.
And he filled the windows of his house with American flags in the background to go with the patriotic theme.
Seems like there’s one person who’s been pleased with all the snow we’ve been having. Can you tell him to let it go?
Top Dog
Lulu is, perhaps, the most pampered pet in the world.
The 8-year-old border collie is now a millionaire.
When Lulu’s owner, Bill Dorris, passed away, he left Lulu $5 million. Yup. That dog is now richer than you and me.
Martha Burton, 88, takes care of Lulu. Burton would watch Lulu when Dorris was on the road.
“He always left the dog for me to take care of,” said Burton.
Then, late last year, 84-year-old Dorris, an unmarried, successful businessman, died. His will named Lulu and left her money enough to pay for more kibble than any dog could possibly imagine.
“Oh yes. He loved that dog,” Burton acknowledged.
Dorris’ will read: “$5,000,000 will be transferred to a trust to be formed upon my death for the care of my border collie Lulu.”
The will specifies: “This trust is to provide for all the needs of Lulu. The dog will remain in possession of Martha Burton.”
Burton said that Dorris “just really loved the dog.”
As for how the dog and caretaker can eat through $5 million?
Well, Burton said, “I’d like to try.”
Woof!
Portland Problem
wrong state.
This week, a family landed in Portland, Oregon. Unfortunately, their travel agent booked them tickets to the wrong place – they had intended to go to Portland, Maine, some 3,000 miles away from its same-name city in Oregon.
TSA Officer Martin Rios heard about the family’s plight. He had been called in because the family didn’t speak English fluently.
“We were able to figure out that they were in the wrong Portland.... They were pretty surprised, too.”
Rios took the family to a ticket counter to get the correct tickets to Portland International Jetport (PWM) in Maine. But the family only had about $200 – too little to cover the new tickets.
Rios then decided to help them out. He used his own money to purchase new tickets for them.
“I guess I understood their situation, being in a foreign county and with the language, you can’t really communicate to anyone else and being thousands of miles away from where you’re supposed to be,” Rios explained.
Rios was awarded PDX’s Make the Connection Quarterly Award for his outstanding customer service.
“(Rios) is a go-getter and the fact that he chose to support these passengers in their time of need was no surprise to both his team and our leadership,” said Senior TSA Manager Jeremy Alanis. “Martin is, and has been since day one, a shining example of what it means to be a team player. (He’s) the kind of officer and person any airport in the country would be proud to have as a member of their team.”
Since the incident, Rios hasn’t heard from the stranded family.
“However much I helped them with, it might not have seemed like a lot to me, but it was a difference for them,” Rios said.
Sounds like it made a world of a difference to them.
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