PRO March 14, 2016 – InterPrep

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DATEBOOK: MARCH 14, 2016

This is day 74 of 2016. There are 292 days remaining.

BIRTHDAYS

• Former astronaut Frank Borman is 88. He was Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon.

• Michael Caine is 83

• Quincy Jones is 83

• Billy Crystal is 68

• Grace Park (Hawaii Five-0, Battlestar Galactica) is 42

• Corey Stoll (Black Mass, Ant-Man) is 40

• Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Fantastic Four) is 30

• Ansel Elgort (Insurgent, Divergent) is 22

IT HAPPENED TODAY

• 1964: A jury in Dallas, Texas, found Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of John F. Kennedy.

• 1964: Billboard magazine reported that Beatles recordings were claiming 60% of the singles sales in the U.S.

• 1990: Church officials in Belgium discovered that eight nuns had sold their convent in Bruges for $1.4 million, moved to France, and bought a castle.

• 1997: Surgeons at Bethesda Naval Medical Center repaired a torn tendon in President Clinton’s right knee, caused by a freak stumble at the Florida home of golfer Greg Norman.

• 2005: Thieves broke into an storage hall in Steinfurt, Germany, and stole 200 fully loaded gumball machines.

• 2014: In India a bride walked out of her wedding after the groom failed to solve a simple maths problem. The woman’s relatives put the groom to the test after becoming concerned about his level of education.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Termite Awareness Week

• National Agriculture Week

• International Ask A Question Day

• Napping Day – Always the Monday after Daylight Saving Time.

• Potato Chip Day

• Pi Day

UPCOMING

• March 15: NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins

• March 17: St. Patrick’s Day

• March 27: Easter

• April 1: April Fools’ Day

• More holidays

NUMBER FOR THE DAY

1,262: Cost, in U.S. dollars, to eat like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for a month. His diet includes 2.3 pounds of cod per day, plus chicken, vegetables, eggs and steak.

NEWS ATTACK!

New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his country will soon put a Canadian woman on its currency. [Meanwhile, we’re going to be stuck with something called Donald Dollars.]

In London a BASE jumper illegally parachuted off the city’s tallest building then made a clean getaway. [How could the police not catch the guy? Are there a lot of innocent ordinary civilians walking around London dragging parachutes behind them?]

Scientists in Japan have discovered a bacterium that will eat even the toughest plastic. [But it still refuses to eat at Chipotle.]

Have you recovered from the start of Daylight Saving Time? I hate each year when I lose an hour of my life. [It reminds me of when I watched the first episode of Fuller House on Netflix.]

Well, in college basketball all the conference tournaments are over. [Some saw things get thrown topsy-turvy, especially in the EU Conference where the UK threatened to suddenly withdraw.]

The world’s largest cruise ship, The Harmony of the Seas, set sail on a trial run. [The ship is so huge that it can carry more passengers suffering from intestinal illness than any ship in history.]

A major magazine did a profile of Dr. Sandra Lee, known on the Internet as Dr. Pimple Popper. Millions of people check out the doctor on Instagram and YouTube to watch her pop pimples. [It’s always great to see the Internet living up to its potential.]

The Cleveland Browns cut trouble-making quarterback Johnny Football Manziel. [Who’s now known as Johnny Why-Get-Out-Of-Bed Manziel.]

Customs officers in Germany caught a woman trying to smuggle drugs in her breast implants. Surgeons removed from the woman over two pounds of cocaine and over three cup sizes.]

Authorities have released the job applications that ISIS recruits completed. One applicant said that he had an interest in becoming a suicide bomber, but was afraid that his poor night vision and inability to drive a stick shift might be a problem. [Because the last thing you want is to get hurt on your way to a suicide mission.]

NEWS & NUGGETS

MARCH MADNESS _ The play-in games are Tuesday and Wednesday. Here’s a printable bracket: JPG | PDF

MARCH MADNESS: SOMEONE LEAKED THE BRACKET _ If you didn’t feel like sitting through CBS’ Selection Sunday extravaganza, someone leaked the bracket ahead of time. As Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Seth Davis continued to discuss just about everything regarding the 2016 NCAA Tournament, the full bracket emerged online before the show got to the East and Midwest Regions.

WE LOVE COFFEE! _ A new survey finds 84% percent of all American adults drink coffee either daily or weekly. That’s up from 80% ten years ago.

WORLD’S OLDEST MAN IS A 112-YEAR-OLD AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR _ The new man to hold the title of “oldest man in the world” is Israel Kristal, a 112-year-old survivor of Auschwitz. Born in Poland on September 15, 1903 Kristal was awarded his certificate at his home by a Guinness World Records official. During the Nazi occupation of Poland he was confined to the ghetto there and later sent to the Auschwitz and other concentration camps. His first wife and two children were killed in the Holocaust.

TATTOOS CAN HELP BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM _ If you ever needed a better excuse to get more tattoos, we’ve got one for you. Tattoos can help boost the immune system and even fight off the common cold. According to studies (University of Alabama), having multiple tattoos can strengthen a person’s immunological responses. Each time a person gets inked, the body adjusts to the stress of getting tattoos. A group of volunteers from a tattoo business were selected and tested before and after getting tattoos. Specifically, researchers measured the levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody, and cortisol, a stress hormone, which suppresses immune response.

MAN ACCUSES MARCO RUBIO OF “TRYING TO STEAL” HIS GIRLFRIEND _ At a campaign event on Sunday, a man stood up in the middle of Marco Rubio’s stump speech to make an announcement: “Marco Rubio is trying to steal my girlfriend.” The man continued: “They met in New Hampshire, and she doesn’t look at me the same way anymore.” Rubio joked, “I didn’t even win New Hampshire!”

SCORPION MANICURE TREND _ Every few days, a new beauty trend involving nails emerges. Currently the rage: scorpion nails. Instead of having the design of a scorpion painted onto their nails, women are having real scorpions glued to their nails. The dead baby scorpions are glued to the nails and then painted over with clear polish.

PARENTS MAY GET ‘UNSATISFACTORY’ GRADE IN ONE STATE _ The Mississippi state House has passed a bill requiring some teachers to grade parents’ involvement in their child’s education. Democrat Gregory Holloway says he proposed the Parental Involvement and Accountability Act to improve kids’ chances of doing well in school. If his bill becomes law, some teachers will have to grade parents as “unsatisfactory,” “in need of improvement,” or “satisfactory” on report cards from kindergarten through 12th grade.

… The report cards would grade parents on how well they communicate with teachers, how well students prepare for tests and complete homework, and how often the students are tardy or absent.

UFO HUNTER SPOTS UFO INSIDE HANGAR AT AREA 51 _ According to UFO hunter Scott Waring, editor of the popular UFO Sightings Daily, a 100-foot UFO has been spotted on Google Maps stored in a “climate-controlled” hangar at Area S4, a special section of the top-secret Area 51 U.S. Air Force facility in the Nevada desert. In a recent YouTube video and post to his blog, Waring reports spotting the UFO inside a specially designed and constructed hangar at Area S4. • VIDEO

MYSTERY OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE FINALLY SOLVED? _ The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle may have finally been solved. Scientists believe that they now know why ships seemingly disappear when entering the mysterious stretch of sea. The researchers (Arctic University of Norway) believe that giant craters on the bottom of the ocean may be the culprit as they send giant explosions of gas spew from the holes without warning.

COUNT DRACULA’S CASTLE IS UP FOR SALE _ You can now own the infamous Bran Castle in Transylvania, the fictional hilltop home of the world’s most famous vampire, Count Dracula. Deep in the Romanian countryside, the towering 12th Century fortress’ spooky towers were purportedly the setting of Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror novel, Dracula. The breathtaking structure currently belongs to descendants of the Romanian royal family, who have been operating the property as a popular museum. As the country’s largest tourist attraction, some half a million people visit its spooky halls every year. But the current owners are getting older and hope to pass the estate on to someone who will continue to build up its destination status. Asking price is $66 but the Financial Times says the unusual property could go for as little as $13 million.

CUSTOMER KILLS HATCHET-WIELDING STORE ATTACKER _ A customer shot dead a machete-wielding attacker at a convenience store in suburban Seattle. Witnesses say the man walked into the 7-Eleven and didn’t say anything — he just started attacking people. The customer who killed the attacker was a man in his 60s who had a concealed-carry permit.

ESCAPED BULL RUNS ONTO SOCCER FIELD, CHARGES AT PLAYERS _ A soccer match in Australia (Maryborough, Queensland) took an unexpected turn when an escaped bull invaded the field. The young animal ran onto the field and charged at players. Video shows it slowly walking out from nearby woodland. It picks up speed to chase down a player, who somehow manages to dodge the bull. The animal then turns around and runs back into the trees. • VIDEO

YOU WON’T BELIEVE HOW MUCH PROCESSED FOOD AMERICANS EAT _ The American diet isn’t exactly a shining example of the best way to eat, but most people probably don’t realize how much of our daily favorites include ingredients that you’d never find in an actual kitchen. In a study (University of Sao Paolo) found that nearly 60% of an American’s daily calories come from “ultraprocessed” food, which researchers defined as food that contains ingredients such as flavors, colors, sweeteners and hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers and other additives that you wouldn’t cook with at home.

… The study also said this type of processed food as the main source of added sugar in the U.S. diet. Meanwhile, the report shows, Americans get less than 1% of their daily calories from vegetables.

BOY MISPRONOUNCED ‘CUCUMBER’ AS ‘COOKER BOMB’ _ A 4-year-old in England drew a picture of a man cutting a cucumber but apparently mispronounced the word as “cooker bomb”. Staff at the nursery school told the boy’s mother and allegedly suggested a de-radicalization process called Channel. The case was instead sent to a police and a social services panel which decided not to take further action.

TESLA HAS FINALLY FIXED A HUGE PROBLEM _ Generally speaking, Tesla makes impressive vehicles. However, the company has always dropped the ball on one essential feature: cupholders. Tesla owners have frequently complained — and now Tesla has listened. Source say the rear cupholder arrangement in newer cars is much improved.

LONDON BASE JUMPER LEAPS SAFELY OFF EU’S TALLEST BUILDING _ Witnesses say a base jumper safely parachuted from the European Union’s tallest building, the Shard in London, and evaded police by jumping on the subway. Passers-by captured the stunt on social media Saturday. Video footage and photographs showed the man with green chute deployed floating from the Shard onto a street near the London Bridge station. The unidentified man folded his chute, handed it to an accomplice, and ran into the station minutes before police arrived.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA’ WANTED IN BURGLARY _ It’s a shame when superheroes use their powers for evil. Authorities in Texas are seeking a suspect who concealed his true identity by wearing a Captain America costume during a recent beauty store burglary.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING TAXI, TELLING DRIVER DESTINATION _ A Denver cab driver called police to say that a woman got in his cab and asked to go to a 7-Eleven. Police say she then threatened him with a knife, kicked him out of the taxi and took off in the vehicle. The woman ditched the cab but walked to the convenience store she had initially mentioned. That’s where police arrested her.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: WIFE TAKES DISNEY RIDE WITH EPIC ANGRY FACE _ Jordan Alexander was stewing — or so it seemed. Her husband Steve snapped a photo of her riding Splash Mountain at Disney World with a serious crease in her brow because he wouldn’t ride with her. Jordan later explained: “Splash Mountain’s my favorite ride. [Steve] is not a ride guy but he promised me and he promised me he would go.” At the last minute Steve backed out, and Jordan practiced her angry face, which was snapped by the Disney cameras. The says she made the unhappy face for fun to give her husband a memento of how mad he made her. • IMAGE

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: SWEDISH HEALTH MINISTER: LOUD SEX IS HEALTHY _ A man fed up with his neighbors’ wild and noisy romps sent a tweet directly to Swedish Health Minister Gabriel Wikstrom asking for help. The man tweeted: “My neighbors are once again having noisy sex. You’re my only hope: could you ban risqué exercises after 10pm?” The health minister tweeted back: “Sounds nice for them, I think. Good for their well being and thus, public health as well.”

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: HE WAS SPEEDING BECAUSE HE HAD TO PEE _ A man in central Florida was arrested after telling a deputy he was speeding because he had to go to the bathroom. Officials say the 24-year-old refused to get out of his vehicle after being nabbed for going 20 miles over the speed limit. He said he had to go to the bathroom and drove off. The deputy followed the man to his home. When he tried to run inside, the deputy shot him with a Taser. He apparently wasn’t bluffing: Authorities say he urinated in the back of the patrol car on the way to the jail.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: HIGH SCHOOL SEGREGATES CAFETERIA _ A high school in China is segregating students at lunchtime as a way to prevent them from developing romantic relationships. In particular, school officials are aiming to prevent boys and girls from “feeding each other” — a public display of affection often practiced among young couples in China. A red line on the ground of the high school cafeteria demarcates two zones for male and female students, while assigned cafeteria monitors patrol the more than 3,000 students and take photos of any infractions of mixed seating or other violations.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: CHEEZ WHIZ USED TO HELP SOLVE ARMED ROBBER _ In Indianapolis two men approached the pharmacy counter at a grocery store with a jar of Cheez Whiz. They set the Cheez Whiz on the counter and handed the pharmacy cashier a note that read: “This is a robbery.” The note contained a list of prescription medicines they wanted. The pharmacist handed over the requested prescription drugs and the men fled — leaving behind the Cheez Whiz and a set of finger prints.

ON TELEVISION

THE VOICE (8p ET, NBC) — Guest mentors Sean “Diddy” Combs, Tori Kelly, Patti LaBelle and Gwen Stefani help the performers as the battle rounds begin in this new edition.

SUPERGIRL (8p ET, CBS) — Kara becomes malicious after being exposed to red kryptonite in this new episode. The hosts of CBS’ The Talk guest star.

SEASON FINALE: THE BACHELOR (8p ET, ABC) — Ben brings Lauren B. and Jo Jo home to meet his family, and then, following two final dates, Ben makes his choice.

GOTHAM (8p ET, FOX) — In this new episode, Alfred and Selina help Bruce on his quest to find his parents’ killer. Michael Bowen (Breaking Bad) and Lori Petty (Orange is the New Black) guest star.

CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (8p ET, CW) — Repeat

SCORPION (9p ET, CBS) — The team is called in when the L.A. blood supply is hacked and tainted in this new episode.

LUCIFER (9p ET, FOX) — Lucifer and Chloe ask Dr. Linda for help after the murder of a therapist in this new episode.

JANE THE VIRGIN (9p ET, CW) — Repeat

SEASON FINALE: MAJOR CRIMES (9p ET, TNT) — In the season finale, the seven murders are tied together and the field of suspects is narrowed. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti guest stars. Major Crimes will return for a 5th season.

NCIS: LOS ANGELES (10p ET, CBS) — The team is shocked when Anna (guest star Bar Paly, Million Dollar Arm) helps a convicted Cuban spy escape in this new episode.

BLINDSPOT (10p ET, NBC) — In this new episode, the team hunts a mole in the FBI’s New York Office, while facing scrutiny from Inspector Fischer (guest star John Hodgman, Pitch Perfect 2).

THE BACHELOR: AFTER THE FINAL ROSE (10p ET, ABC) — Ben talks about his decision, and the new Bachelorette is revealed.

ENTERTAINMENT

ZOOTOPIA IS NO. 1 AGAIN _ The animated adventure Zootopia was the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning $50 million. Coming in at No. 2 was 10 Cloverfield Lane with $25.2 million.

SUPERMAN DOESN’T LIKE IT WHEN WOMEN HIT ON HIM IN FRONT OF HIS GF _ Henry Cavill doesn’t want to be ogled. The Batman v Superman star says he’s “heard some things” in his time from women: “I don’t mind it — not unless I’m with my girlfriend and someone is being complimentary to me in order to disrespect her. People who don’t respect other people’s feelings really get my goat.” Cavill and his girlfriend have been dating since at least October 2014, when they were spotted together in London.

KANYE WEST SHARES MORE TWITTER MUSINGS _ Say what you will about Kanye West, but don’t say that he doesn’t care. The rapper tweeted Sunday: “I have discovered my single greatest quality. I care. Everyone can say anything they want about me but they could never say that I didn’t care. I care about people. I care about our future. I care about truth. I care about quality. I think human beings can create a Utopia. I believe in us.”

… Shortly after his caring tweets Kanye said: “Steve Ballmer can I please redesign the Clippers mascot.”

JOHN GOODMAN JOINS BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING DRAMA _ John Goodman has joined the cast of Patriots Day, one of several Boston Marathon bombing dramas in the works. This specific dramatization of the events will be told through the eyes of Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis and is being crafted with the help of 60 Minutes. In addition to Goodman, Mark Wahlberg is on board the film.

CHICAGO LAW GETS A NEW NAME AND NEW STAR _ The latest Chicago series from Dick Wolf has a new name. Previously titled Chicago Law, the legal drama will now be known as Chicago Justice. In addition, Nazneen Contractor has signed on to star in the fourth installment of the Chicago franchise, which also includes Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med.

PETER DINKLAGE TO HOST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE _ Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage will host Saturday Night Live April 2, which will feature musical guest Gwen Stefani.

AUDIO

Newest on the PRO AUDIO page.

• DROP: There isn’t enough money in the world to get me to do what you do!

• PHONER: How did you almost kill yourself? – 3 real calls!

• DROPS PACKAGE: Entertainment buzz clips.

BITS & BREAKS

TOP TEN MOVIES

Zootopia, $50 million
10 Cloverfield Lane, $25.2 million
Deadpool, $10.8 million
London Has Fallen, $10.6 million
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, $4.6 million
The Perfect Match, $4.1 million
The Young Messiah, $3.4 million
The Brothers Grimsby, $3.1 million
Gods of Egypt, $2.5 million
Risen, $2.2 million

… One year ago this week the number one movie was Cinderella.

IN THEATERS FRIDAY

• The Divergent Series: Allegiant (PG-13) – Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Naomi Watts, Theo James, Jeff Daniels

• Miracles from Heaven (PG) – Jennifer Garner

WEEKLY HOT LIST

Courtesy of morning show talent coach Steve Reynolds. The Hot List is made up of the topics everyone knows about.

March Madness
Donald Trump
Daylight Saving Time
St. Patrick’s Day
Kids Choice Awards
Trump University
Kim Kardashian
Florida/Ohio Primaries
Girl Scout Cookies
Cesar Millan
Russell Wilson
Richard Simmons
Nancy Reagan
Johnny Manziel
Wendy Williams
Spring Training
House of Cards
SXSW
Madonna
Nicki Minaj
Iditarod
Hulk Hogan

HOW TO BE A GOOD HITCHHIKER

Does anyone hitchhike anymore? If found this guide for How to be a Good Hitchhiker from 20 years ago…

• Dress like the people you want to pick you up.

• Carry babywipes to stay clean.

• Always stand up, look the driver in the eye, and if you can tell he isn’t going to stop, pull in your thumb, wave, and smile at him. No one owes you a ride.

• If you hitch at night, you will get rides from independent truckers. If you walk to the top of a grade, so they will be in low gear when they reach you, you have a much better chance they’ll stop.

• Don’t be a mooch. Have enough money (and class) to buy your ride lunch. Offer to pump his gas, whatever.

• Whatever happens, think positive.

• Never ride with a drunk, no matter how desperate you are.

6 THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DON’T DRINK ENOUGH WATER

Are you getting enough water? Here are some things that happen when you don’t drink enough.

1. You’re more likely to have health problems. Higher water intake has been linked to decreased chances of kidney stones,urinary and colon cancer, and heart attacks.

2. Your metabolism stagnates. In independent studies (by Dr. Howard Murad) a person’s basal metabolic rate (the calories burned while at rest) speeds up as the body becomes more hydrated.

3. You’ll have to think harder to complete the same tasks. Scientists (Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London) found that the brains of dehydrated teenagers had shrunk away from their skulls, and that when asked to play a problem-solving game, they performed just as well as those who drank enough, but engaged more of their brains to do so.

4. You’ll eat more. A study (Institute for Public Health and Water Research) found that those who drank two eight-ounce glasses of water before each meal consumed 75 to 90 fewer calories while eating. Over three months, water-drinkers lost an average of five pounds more than the dieters who were parched.

5. You’ll look more wrinkled. Water plumps skin, fills in fine lines and wrinkles, and enlivens a dull complexion.

6. You’ll suffer from bad moods. Researchers (Tufts University) asked members of the men’s and women’s crew teams to engage in 60 to 75 minutes of high-impact aerobic exercise without drinking enough water first. Others were properly hydrated. The dehydrated group was more likely to report feeling fatigued, confused, angry, depressed, or tense.

MARCH MADNESS BRACKET TIPS

From TechTimes.com

• Do Research – That one little fact you may know about a team could be the difference that keeps you penciling in more winners than losers and keeps the heartbeat of your bracket pumping strong late in the game.

• Don’t Just Guess – Nine times out of 10, guessing wildly without any knowledge will bust your bracket. Do so at your own risk, but believe us when we say, your bracket is going to be a bloody mess.

• Do Lean On Star Players – Star players win games. When you pinpoint a dominant player put some faith into them leading their teams to victory.

• Do Give Proven Coaches The Benefit Of The Doubt – Treat coaches who have seen and done it all as just that and give them the benefit of the doubt.

• Don’t Over Emphasize Home Court Advantage – As raucous as crowds get, players have to win games. Don’t put too much on crowds willing teams to victory.

• Do Pencil In A Few Upsets – Historically, fifth seeds are often victims, falling to 12s. Going back to 1995, No. 5 seeds have been upset by 12th-seeded squads 33 times in 84 games, although there were no such upsets in any of those slots last year. Still, something to consider for your upset picks.

• Don’t Go Crazy With Dark Horses – We all have a team that we cozy up to that has a healthy chip on its shoulder, knowing they’re better than people are giving them credit for. We make them our dark horse, picking them to advance. carried away with them will break down your bracket fast.

• Don’t Overthink – Being too much of a bracketologist could be a bad thing when picking winners in your office pool. Overthinking, which could be triggered by all you read, hear and speak about the tournament with friends, is a definite don’t when it comes to vying for bracket supremacy.

5 MARCH MADNESS BRACKET TIPS FROM A MATH PROFESSOR

When Davidson College math and computer science professor Tim Chartier and his students aren’t helping coach Bob McKillop and the Wildcats’ men’s basketball teams scout opponents, they are busy tweaking and testing methods that assist college basketball fans in their quest to predict the elusive perfect NCAA tournament bracket. This time of year, Chartier is in demand. Using a data tool devised by big data company Tresata, he is exploring even more possibilities.

Here are five tips from Chartier’s team of students — looking at all regular season data dating back to 2002.

1. Want to pick a team with a seed of 10 or higher? Keep these stats in mind: Of teams with a 10 or higher seed, only two teams have won four games in the tournament (2.3 percent) and only four teams have ever won three games (4.5 percent). Of these teams, no team was higher than a 12 seed.

2. For teams in weaker conferences, it’s more difficult to tell how well they will play against stronger teams. To get a better sense of their strength as a team, look at the out of conference games that they play at the beginning of the season. Even if they lose, if it’s a close game or they limit the number of points scored by the other teams, that may indicate that they are a potential cinderella team.

3. Seed Stats: 76 percent of upsets are by 10, 11, or 12 seeds (27 percent by 12 seeds alone)

4. One-third of lower-ranked teams who win in the first round are ranked within the top 30 offensively — 55 percent were ranked within the top 50.

5. Stats of winning teams — in the past 14 years, every national champion except one was a 1, 2, 3 seed. The exception was Connecticut, a 7 seed. Every winner has been within the top eight best-or-strongest conferences. Every winner has been ranked within the top 25.

FUN & GAMES

TRIVIA: Americans send about 7½ million of these each year — all of them in March. (St. Patrick’s Day cards)

TRIVIA: There are 2,822 of these in the U.S. (Breweries, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.)

NEWS QUIZ!

How much news did you consume last week? Take the quiz…

• A guy in the Washington D.C. area called authorities 6,500 times last year to complain about noisy what? (Airplanes)

• Despite what the media claims, this annual event does not cost employers $1 billion a year in lost productivity. (March Madness)

• The latest product to have Bernie Sanders name attached to it is called Feel the Burn. What’s the product? (Hot sauce)

• Researchers say kids think foods taste better if the products have what on the packaging? (Cartoon characters)

• A homeless man in California found employment after handing out what to passersby? (His resume)

• A hospital employee in Rochester, New York, who was searching for her birth mother found her where? (Working at the same hospital)

VIDEO OF THE DAY

To take old or damaged tires out of circulation, they’re often sliced in half.

IMAGE OF THE DAY

Thumbs up if you like strawberries.

Source: timebounce

DATEBOOK: MARCH 15, 2016

This is day 75 of 2016. There are 291 days remaining.

BIRTHDAYS

• Elvis Presley drummer DJ Fontana is 85

• Judd Hirsch (Taxi) is 81

• Bassist Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead is 76

• Mike Love of the Beach Boys is 75

• Ry Cooder is 69

• Dee Snider of Twisted Sister is 61

• Model Fabio is 57

• Bret Michaels of Poison is 53

• Eva Longoria (Telenovela, Desperate Housewives) is 41

• will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas is 41

• Kellan Lutz (The Twilight films) is 31

IT HAPPENED TODAY

• 44 BC: Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.

• 1972: The Godfather had it’s premiere.

• 1977: Eight Is Enough and Three’s Company premiered on TV.

• 1991: Four Los Angeles, California police officers were indicted for the videotaped March 3, 1991 beating of motorist Rodney

• 1999: Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Dusty Springfield were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

• 2006: After a dump truck backed into Curtis Gokey’s car he sued the city of Lodi, California for $3,600. The city denied the claim since Gokey, a city employee, was himself driving the dump truck. So Gokey’s wife sued the city. But a judge ruled she could not sue her own husband as a city employee.

• 2009: Researchers announced the germiest thing in our life is our cell phone, taking the crown from our computer keyboard.

• 2015: Boston reached a new snowfall record of 108.6 inches. The city would pick up another two inches before winter ended.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Buzzards Day

• Ides of March

• National Agriculture Day

• Incredible Kid Day