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Five Things You Need To Know for Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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Five Things For Wednesday:

1. S'mores-flavored Lucky Charms have hit store shelves. The cereal features mini graham crackers and chocolate bits mixed with the cereal's trademark marshmallows. Some people are already selling boxes on eBay for as much as $18.


2. Craig Carlson, of Wisconsin, is going viral because he and his two sons built a 58 ft snowman named Jeffrey. They used a crane to hang an 8-ft top hat on the snowman. Jeffrey is wearing a 75 ft scarf. His arms are made out of two trees. Craig used 100,000 pounds of snow to make Jeffrey.

3. Some parts of the country are experiencing a high school basketball referee shortage. Referees used to work two nights a week, but are now having to work four because of the shortage.

4. It's National Gourmet Coffee Day.

5. (Fun Fact): Converse started in 1908 as a company that made rain boots. By 1920, they'd transitioned into the shoe business and created the "All Star" basketball shoe.

Five Things You Need To Know for Wednesday, January 18, 2023