Five Things for Wednesday:
1. 7-Eleven is bringing back their 'Bring Your Own Cup Day' promotion on Saturday at participating stores. Customers can fill up their cups with Slurpees for just $1.99. In the past, people have filled up astronaut helmets, pie tins and Mason jars among other things.
2. 600 lb satellite is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere today. The satellite, known as Rhessi, has been in orbit for 20 years. NASA says the odds of it hitting a person are 1 in 2,467.
3. iPhone recently survived 33 days underwater off the coast of Oahu. Zach Siggelkow was kayaking when he got hit by a wave. He lost his phone in the water. Dr Karl Brookins was diving a month later when he found the phone. He placed it in a bag of rice and got the moisture out. Brookins then charged the iPhone, logged into it, and got Zach's address before sending it back to him. The phone works perfectly.
4. Dog Parent Appreciation Day and National Cat Lady Day.
5. (Fun Fact): The computer power needed to create each Bitcoin consumes at least as much electricity as the average American household burns through in two years.
