1. Starbucks cafes in Japan are selling a Halloween Frappuccino. It has roasted sweet potatoes, chocolate powder, whipped cream, and a purple potato-flavored sauce.
2. ***FALL FOLIAGE UPDATE***
The highest elevations in the NC mountains are experiencing peak fall color! These are usually Banner Elk, Grandfather Mountain and Mt. Mitchell.
3. Why are gas prices so high? Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy says that all has to do with the demand. Back in 2020, car travel slowed WAY down which combined with plants shutting down due to COVID, made production creep to a trickle. Now that people are back on the road, oil production is playing catch-up but expect the high prices to hang around through the end of the year.
4. It's National Sasquatch Awareness Day.
5. (Fun Fact): The average bra size in the U.S. is now 34DD . . . 30 years ago, it was 34B.
