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A 46-year-old guy was arrested in Vegas last week for threatening to blow up a casino with a live grenade hidden in his backside. It turned out he didn't actually have any explosives on him though or in him. https://bit.ly/3JjiC8l
"The Power of the Dog" leads all Oscar nominees with 12 nods. "Dune" follows with 10. First-time nominees include Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart, and Beyoncé and Lin-Manuel Miranda has a shot at the EGOT. https://bit.ly/34Gqhyo https://bit.ly/3HG21Lk
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A 17-year-old Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Kennedy has been charged with a felony DUI after a fatal crash in South Carolina. The crash, which occurred Tuesday at approximately 12:41 p.m. on a private road in Spartanburg County, a person inside the building sustained a fatal injury as a result of the collision. https://bit.ly/3B7In8L
Dates are more likely to end in the bedroom if the woman asks the guy out.
A new dating study found men are still a lot more likely to initiate a date by asking the woman out. But when those roles are reversed, you're more likely to get lucky. https://bit.ly/3BbxZwt
A zoo in the U.K. hired a Marvin Gaye impersonator to perform inside the monkey enclosure to get their monkeys in the mood for mating season. The park director said, quote, "We thought it could be a creative way to encourage our females to show a little affection to males." https://bit.ly/3BbxZwt
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David Arquette introduces the first Bozo the Clown of Color, Jozo Bozo.
Fox Acquires Rights to Gumby, plans to “Reimagine” Character in a new animated and live-action Gumby series are in the works, as are NFTs as Fox buys characters from the estate of creator's son. https://bit.ly/3GF209k
Super Bowl betting is up by about 35% this year, with 31.4 million Americans planning to put some money on the line. In fact, the American Gaming Association says people could wager an estimated $7.6 billion. https://bit.ly/3gQpa29