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Who Knew About These Unique Holidays?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday and we talked about weird and unique holidays you may not have known existed.

Jess on cakeToday is Star Wars Day (aka May the 4th), so we encouraged you to watch one of the Star Wars films tonight to celebrate. You can also head over here to check out the official Star Wars May the 4th Hub. To celebrate, I thought I’d add a throwback picture from Joe’s birthday where my face on Princess Leia’s body was put on Joe’s cake as part of a WNZR joke.

Tomorrow is Password Day, a holiday created to make sure all of your passwords are secure and up-to-date. You can click herehere for more information on the holiday, and head over here to find a ton of tips on how to make sure you have strong and unique passwords.

This Friday is No Homework Day, a holiday created to give kids a small break from their homework and a chance to relax a little bit as they are hitting the craziness of the end of the school year. Plus, since it’s on a Friday, your kids still have the rest of the weekend to do their assignments.

Next Monday, May 9th, is Lost Sock Memorial Day. This day was created just to mourn the loss of any socks you may have lost over the years, while still celebrating the random leftover socks you still have. You can read more on this holiday over here.

Our trivia question for the day had to do with Lost Sock Memorial Day. We asked how many socks the average person loses each year, and Dallas from Utica called in and correctly guessed that the answer was 15 socks. (The average person actually loses around 1,264 socks during their lifetime! You can read more on that study over here.) Dallas picked up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day was wisenheimer (WYE-zun-hye-mer), a noun meaning a smart aleck or wiseguy. You can read more on that here.

And don’t forget to get your tickets for Mom’s Night Out, happening THIS Saturday, May 7th. Tickets are FREE, but seating is limited, so head over to Gospel Supply Shop in downtown Mount Vernon, or stop by our studios on the second floor of Founders Hall on the campus of MVNU to pick up your tickets. You can find all the information on Mom’s Night Out by clicking here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Let’s tell some stories!

Today is the last show Jess and I will do together! We are so grateful to have the opportunity to work for an amazing station and it’s even better to work with friends!

It’s Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive and today is Tell A Story Day!  Jess and I shared some stories about ourselves.  Why is Today dedicated to telling stories? Well daysoftheyear.com tells us why.

Tell a Story Day is celebrated in the United States, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The aim of the day to get participants telling, sharing and listening to each others stories. It is a celebration of the art of oral storytelling in all of its many forms, whether it be fiction or non-fiction, a tall tale, or folklore. The stories may be told from memory or from a book. Events can be held in community centres, churches, homes and gardens, hospitals, libraries, schools or more unusual venues!

The origin of the day is unknown, but there is surely a story to tell about it – maybe you can make one up for the next Tell a Story Day!

Share a story with your friends and family! Remissness on the memories you made together!   It will be fun to look back and remember all the great things you’ve done with those you love!

Don’t forget the WORD OF THE DAY! Today’s word is alfresco. It is an adverb that means, out-of-doors; the open air; outdoor.

Have a great Wednesday,
Faith

 

 

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Who knew about allergies?

It’s that time the year when the sniffle and sneezes happen.  Spring allergies have arrived! This is the time we start asking ourselves, Why? How? What?  Who Knew Wednesday was all about allergies on the Afternoon Drive!

WebMD says, “The biggest spring allergy trigger is pollen — tiny grains released into the air by trees, grasses, and weeds for the purpose of fertilizing other plants. When pollen grains get into the nose of someone who’s allergic, they send the immune system into overdrive.”

Do you want to get rid of these pesky allergens?  The Morning Thing found 9 ways to to do just that! Check out this article from today.com.  We can fight the sniffles!

We can’t forget the Word of the Day! Today’s word is hoi polloi. It is a noun and means; the masses.  Now you can sound smarter to your friends!

Have a great Wednesday night!
Faith

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Who Knew It Was Scrabble Day?!

Today is Scrabble Day, a day created to celebrate Scrabble, and since it’s Who Knew Wednesday, we told you a ton of fun fact about Scrabble.

Did you know Scrabble is an actual word? It means to scratch vigorously.

In 1938, American Alfred Mosher Butts created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented called Lexiko. He called the game “Criss-Crosswords,” added the 15×15 gameboard and the crossword-style game play. 

n 1948, James Brunot, a resident of Connecticut – and one of the few owners of the original Criss-Crosswords game – bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold. Mr. Brunot simplified the rules and also changed the name of the game to “Scrabble”, a real word which means “to scratch frantically”. Scrabble‘s big break came in 1952 when Jack Straus, president of Macy’s, played the game on vacation. Upon returning from vacation, he was surprised to find that his store did not carry the game. He placed a large order and within a year, Scrabble was a household name.

Andrew from Mt. Vernon was our winner of a $5 gift certificate to Pier House coffee shop of Troyer’s of Apple Valley, for correctly answering our trivia question: What was inventor Butts’ day job? Answer: He was an architect.

We shared some Scrabble strategies that you can find by clicking here.

We also told you about how Bingo and Scrabble are connected. When a player uses all 7 of their Scrabble tiles in a single play, it’s called Bingo. Plus, when you get a Bingo, 50 additional points are added to the score of your word!

Our Word of the Day was oxyphenbutazone, which is the highest scoring word possible in a game of Scrabble. Oxyphenbutazone is an anti-inflammatory, and will score you a nice 1,778 points. You can read some of the other highest-scoring words over here.

Have a wonderful Wednesday evening!

-Jess & Joe

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Who Knew These DIY Tips & Tricks?

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and since April is Decorating Month, we decided to spend the show talking about DIY tips and tricks!

You can find all the tips we shared and more by clicking here, here, here, and here.

Our Word of the Day was mithridate, a noun meaning an antidote against poison. You can read more on that here.

Today’s trivia question was:

Taupe is a color many people decorate with. It is a mix between brown and gray.  But what is the original meaning of the French noun, ‘taupe?’
answer: a MOLE

Click here to check out our Lifeline 2016 highlights video! And if you haven’t seen the video of our staff playing classroom instruments to cover our theme song, Build Your Kingdom Here, you can watch that here!

We cannot thank you enough for your continued support of WNZR. After going through the mail today, our Lifeline 2016 total is now at $63,404! That is absolutely AMAZING! Thank you for your love and support of our station. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to further our mission and help build His kingdom here.

Thanks,

Jess & Joe

 

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Who Knew How To Remove Stains?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we gave you a bunch of tips and trick on how to remove various household stains.

Here are some of the ones we shared:

Coffee Stains – Get rid of coffee stains with one of our favorite household helpers—vinegar. Blot the stain with a solution of one part vinegar and one part water, then let sit for 10 minutes. If it’s a tablecloth or piece of clothing, wash in the washing machine as usual.

Grass Stains – Sometimes our kids get so many grass stains on their clothes, we think we should just buy them all-green outfits. To get out grass stains, try rubbing the stain with molasses or corn syrup and let stand overnight, then wash the item with regular dish soap by itself.

Marker Stains – Yes, there’s even hope for permanent marker stains, and it comes in the form of something you already have in your bag: hand sanitizer. Squirt it around the edges of the stains and then work your way in, then let sit for five minutes before cleaning. Just make sure you test the material for color-fastness, as hand sanitizer can discolor it.

Blood Stains – To get out blood stains, soak the stained area in club soda before laundering. If the blood is fresh (ouch!), make a paste of water and talcum powder, cornstarch, cornmeal, or meat tenderizer and apply it to the stain. Let it dry, and then brush it off.

Table Rings – If you’ve got kids, you probably have watermarks on your finished wood table. Since they may never listen to you pleas to use a coaster, use a little petroleum jelly to remove the white stains. Just rub the area with the jelly and let sit for several hours, or overnight. Then rub again with a soft cloth and the stain should disappear.

Paint Spills – Mix together 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid, and 1 quart warm water. Douse the are with this mixture and try rubbing it way. If that doesn’t work, you may be out of luck. Wait for the paint to dry and snip off the area that has paint on it.

You can find these tips and many others over here.

Our Word of the Day was skulduggery, a noun meaning dishonesty or trickery. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Who Knew There Were So Many Random Holidays?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and I decided to talk all about weird, random, and wacky holidays that are coming up in the next few days.

Here’s the list of holidays I talked about (click each for info):

Barbie Day (today)

False Teeth Day (today)

Day of Awesomeness (tomorrow)

Pack Your Lunch Day (tomorrow)

Middle Name Pride Day (Friday 3/11)

Check Your Batteries Day (Sunday 3/13)

Open An Umbrella Indoors Day (Sunday 3/13)

You can find tons of other random holidays by clicking here.

Let us know in the comments if you plan to celebrate any of these holidays, or if you have a favorite wacky holiday!

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

 

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The Little Drummer Boy

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The following is from Bill Crowder’s ‘Our Daily Bread’ devotional I shared on the air this week:

“The Little Drummer Boy” is a popular Christmas song written in 1941. It was originally known as “Carol of the Drum” and is based on a traditional Czech carol. Although there isn’t any reference to a drummer boy in the Christmas story in Matthew 1–2 and Luke 2, the point of the carol goes straight to the heart of the meaning of worship. The carol describes how a boy is summoned by the Magi to the scene of Christ’s birth. Unlike the wise men, however, the drummer has no gift—so he gives what he has. He plays his drum, saying, “I played my best for Him.”

This echoes the worship Jesus described when He told of the widow and her two coins: “ ‘Truly I tell you,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on’ ” (Luke 21:3-4).

All the drummer boy had was his drum and all the poor widow had were her two coins, but the God they worshiped was worthy of their all. He is worthy of our all as well, having given His all for us.

-Joe

 

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Who Knew…Berries?

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Those boughs of holly…be careful with them!

Today on WHO KNEW we talked about different berries and their role at Christmas. Many people decorate with fake holly because the berries are poisonous and can make people and pets sick.

The acai berry (pronounced uh-SAI) is from Brazil and other parts of Central and South America and tends to be popular around New Year’s because it can promote weight loss and has numerous antioxidants. WebMD has a great summary here.

The cranberry is native to the Eastern US and Canada and is one of the few fruits or berries grown while submerged in water.  Yea, like on those Ocean Spray ads with the cranberry bogs. It’s usually not eaten raw because it’s so tart, but adds a sharp flavor to many dishes at holiday time.

Our word of the day was RASPBERRY – an edible soft fruit related to the blackberry, consisting of a cluster of reddish-pink drupelets (those are the round things; about 100 per each average 4 gram raspberry).

Congratulations to Logan and Neveah – our winners in the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange!  Thanks for listening!

-Joe and Jess

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