About 1 in 5 adults (some 43 million Americans) smoke…
-Smoking is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths in the US.
-Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men + women. Another 8 million people live with serious illnesses caused by smoking. Find out more about kicking the habit during the annual ‘Great American SmokeOut’ on our News Blog at wbfj.fm http://goo.gl/wRCRfx
Random Facts:
-Charlie Brown’s father was a barber
-There are more than 2,000 different varieties of cheese in the world
-The Super Bowl is so popular that it is the #1 at-home party event of the year
A new study says the gender ‘pay gap’ is actually widening in the US. Currently, women make 64% of what men make for similar work. Good News? Economists say mark your calendar for the year 2133. That’s when they believe the gender pay gap will close between men and women in the workplace. http://goo.gl/qJYDKa
NFL Quarterback Doug Flutie posting on social media that he lost his father and his mother on Wednesday. Doug’s father Richard had been ill and died of a heart attack while in the hospital. His mom Joan suffered a heart attack less than an hour later. The couple had been married for 56 years. https://goo.gl/sh6qZZ
Reality: The average American consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving? Good News: Check out these simple ‘food swaps’ that will save you 2,000 CALORIES during your holiday meal. Example: Trade pecan pie for pumpkin pie. AND eat the white turkey meat: dark turkey meat has nearly twice the fat of white turkey breast and about 40% more calories. http://goo.gl/YIM0j8
The suspected ringleader (Abdelhamid Abaaoud) in last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, has been identified as one of the individuals killed early Wednesday as heavily armed police stormed a building in a suburb north of Paris. FOX
Traffic Alert: The majority of deer related crashes happen during the Fall months (November and December). Deer are typically on the move early morning and late evening. https://goo.gl/CBPUFp
The Salvation Army is encouraging all of us to share our ‘reasons for giving’ this holiday season with the hashtag #RedKettleReason. New this year, The Salvation Army will award one lucky winner of The Salvation Army Giving Spree Contest with a paid trip to New York City. To enter, upload a video to Twitter sharing your reason for giving by using the hashtags #RedKettleReason and #GivingSpreeSweeps. On December 1, six finalists will be announced and the national voting period will begin at RedKettleReason.org. http://ow.ly/UHiPu
Verne Hill
VERSE: “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD” Psalm 150
QUOTE: “A person who loves his job, will never work a day in his life.”
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