What's Trending 11/11/20: Honoring The Brave On Veterans Day, Jason Momoa Says His Family Was Starving

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  • #VeteransDay
    • Today is the day to honor the brave men and women who have served or are currently serving our country.
    • Many businesses are offering free or discounted items to veterans today.
    • Some of those include:
      • Dunkin is offering veterans and active duty military a free donut of their choice.
      • Denny’s is inviting them from 5am to noon to enjoy a complimentary Build Your Own Grand Slam.
      • Wendy’s is offering a free small breakfast combo with a valid military ID.
    • Also starting today, U.S. military veterans and Gold Star Families may receive a lifetime “America the Beautiful” pass to national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, preserves and other federal lands.
    • And today, there is free entrance for everyone at all national parks and forests.
  • #JasonMomoa
    • The actor revealed that he was “completely in debt” after his role on “Game of Thrones” ended.
    • He told “InStyle” that he “spent several years struggling to pay the bills” at his home with Lisa Bonet and their kids Lola and Nokoa-Wolf.
    • He said “I mean we were starving after Game of Thrones and I couldn’t get work. It’s very challenging when you have babies and you’re completely in debt.”
    • He was cast as Aquaman in 2016’s Justice League and then the movie based on his character and things luckily turned around.
  • #Smartphones
    • Time to put the phone down, parents!
    • A new survey says that parents spend only 24 minutes more a day with their kids than with their smartphones.
    • 62% of those parents admitted to spending too much time on the phone while they were with their kids.
  • #MountainDew
    • The soda has such a cult following and it’s now giving die-hards that chance to do more than drink the beverage.
    • Mountain Dew is releasing a cookbook that includes 96 pages of recipes that use the drink in everything from cocktails to grilled cheese.
    • The “Big bold Book of MTN DEW Recipes” will show you how to infuse the drink into everyday recipes.
    • Some of the categories in the cookbook include DEW Does Dinner, Satisfying Sides, Dang Good Desserts and Bada$ Breakfasts.
    • It’s available through the MTN DEW online store for $30 and officially launches next week.