What's Trending: May the 4th Be With You, Holiday Travel and More!

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  • #MayThe4thBeWithYou
    • Today is the day celebrated by Star Wars fans around the world.
    • It’s May the 4th, which sounds just like the iconic phrase “May the force be with you” from the movie.
    • Many fans use this day to re-watch the movies, but there is a debate on which order you should watch them.
    • Some believe you should watch the movies in order of the events taking place, meaning the first three movies would be Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.
    • But purists to the film’s franchise would start with Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
    • Disney+ is celebrating Star Wars Day today by streaming "Rise of Skywalker" two months early. All nine Star Wars movies are available on the streaming service
  • #HolidayTravel
    • Coronavirus shutdowns could contribute to an overly busy holiday travel season.
    • People haven’t been able to travel much this year so everyone is going to want to come Thanksgiving.
    • Bookings for short-term rental properties for Thanksgiving, which is already the busiest travel weekend of the year, are up 38%.
    • Reservations for the winter holiday have soared to 40%.
  • #CaroleBaskin
    • One of the stars of the “The Tiger King” documentary on Netflix was tricked into giving her first interview since the show came out.
    • Archie Manners and Josh Pieters, two YouTubers who trick celebs into phony interviews, told Carole that Jimmy Fallon wanted her for an interview and since her daughter is such a fan, she agreed.
    • The two posed as producers for Fallon and promised Jimmy would keep the topics strictly on cats and sanctuary.
    • They played clips of Jimmy Fallon on past interviews and she completely fell for it.
  • #MurderHornets
    • As if 2020 hasn’t kicked us in the face enough, now we have murder hornets.
    • Experts say the deadly meat-eating Asian giant hornet surfaced for the first time in the US in Washington state.
    • It’s been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan.
    • They’re over two inches long and generally become active in the spring.
    • Although they’re not aggressive towards people or pets, the can attacked if provoked.