Jeopardy winner Burt Thakur gets emotional telling host Alex Trebek helped him learn English when he was a little boy.
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Emotional ‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Tells Alex Trebek He Helped Him Learn English As A Boy

Jeopardy winner Burt Thakur tells Alex Trebek he helped him learn English as a little boy Alex's impact is immeasurable. Thank you for sharing, Burt! pic.twitter.com/XgGGwJ8GlH — Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 6, 2020 Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek shared an emotional moment right after taping what surely must’ve been one of his final shows. Winning contestant Burt Thakur delivered a “Thank you!” long in the making. Thakur shared he learned English as a little boy while sitting on his grandfather’s lap

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Joey the sea otter pup munches on tiny ice cubes.
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Watch Adorable Baby Sea Otter Munch On Tiny Ice Cubes

You can watch Joey, the baby otter munch on tiny crushed ice cubes. Why? There’s no why. Simply, it’s the cutest thing you will see today, on a day when your brain can use a break from the stress of all the election coverage. This is the little guy who everyone can agree is just the cutest. The video comes courtesy of the folks at the Vancouver Aquarium. Joey was rescued as a tiny baby. Because his mother died before

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Chipmunk gets special daily meals thanks to bored restaurant reviewer.
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Bored Restaurant Reviewer Serves Chipmunk Daily Custom Fine Dining Meals

The chipmunk living in Angela Hansberger’s Atlanta front yard has the best seat at the table. Hansberger is a food writer by trade. An industry hard hit by the pandemic. Hansberger shares her journey of dealing with sadness and boredom in a delight piece in Bon Apetit Magazine. She writes,  “There are no more new cafés to review or omakase dinners to critique or chicken wing competitions to judge. I’ve hoarded the beans, planted the garden, and grown the scallions

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Couple married 60 years have beautiful reunion after 215 days apart.
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Beautiful Reunion for Couple Married 60 Years After 215 Days Apart Because of Covid Restrictions

Beautiful reunion after Covid restrictions kept this wonderful couple apart for 215 days This beautiful reunion is what you need to see today. If true, everlasting love is your kind of thing. Joe and Eve have been married for 60 years. This crazy pandemic threw them a challenge they couldn’t have seen coming. BBC World reports that husband Joe got sick about the time his beloved wife, Eve, had to move into a memory assist facility. COVID restrictions meant they

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#unflatteringdogphotochallenge on Twitter is so funny.
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#UnflatteringDogPhotoChallenge Is The Viral Smile You Need Today

#UnflatteringDogPhotoChallenge we need you. Because in a world where social media is the place where we feel pressured to present only perfect lives, perfectly behaved children, gorgeous homes and adorable pets, here comes the viral thread we all need. Humans with dogs admitted that our pups aren’t always gorgeous and well-behaved. Not every dog is supposed to be on the cover of Garden and Gun magazine. Some of the more amusing: #unflatteringdogphotochallenge blueberry facial pic.twitter.com/0NG5lGN5Fd — robert skelton (@Skelltony) October

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Mario Eugene Page creates an iconic image showing members of the Divine Nine Black sororities encouraging others to stroll to the polls.
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Black Sororities’ ‘Stroll To The Polls’ Video Celebrates Voting #strolltothepolls

Stroll to the polls Members of the ‘Divine Nine‘ Black sororities have the most fun video going viral as they encourage people to vote in the upcoming election. #strolltothepolls says it all. The Divine Nine The AJC reports members Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. participated. They strolled in front of backdrops around Atlanta. This picture of sorority sisters strolling to the polls is giving me

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signs executive order giving paid leave to all city employees who volunteer to work as poll workers on Election Day.
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ATL Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Gives City Workers Paid Leave To Volunteer As Poll Workers

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wants enough poll workers, signed an executive order Thursday I’ve issued an Executive Order allowing City employees to take paid leave to volunteer as poll workers. Thank you to @WhenWeAllVote & @MichelleObama for hosting #FueltheVote in ATL. We are inspired by the chance to strengthen our country and democracy. Our vote is our voice. pic.twitter.com/90BFYFlyGm — Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) October 1, 2020 Supporting democracy Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is looking to set her

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Five African gray parrots are separated at a British zoo after spewing too many profanities.
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Zoo Separates Potty-Mouthed Parrots After Encouraging Each Other To Spew Profanities

African gray parrots at Britain’s Lincolnshire Wildlife Center are in time out before they teach their naughty ways to other birds Five African gray parrots find themselves in time out this week. They are part of a flock of rescues taken in by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Center in England. Funny or not so funny? The five birds think it’s pretty funny to let the naughty words fly between each other and zoo visitors. Jess Newton tells the BBC the “blue”

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Tik Tok star Carlos Valdez arranges a $12,000 tip for 89 year old delivery driver.
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Tik Tok Star Suprises 89-Year-Old Pizza Delivery Driver With $12,000 Tip

Tik Tok star Carlos Valdez inspired fans to create the best topping ever Tik Tok star Carlos Valdez and his family know a couple things about pizza. They know what toppings they like and they know exactly who they want to deliver their delicious pizza pie. Valdez told KSL TV that they always order from Papa John’s in Roy, Utah to they can request their favorite delivery driver. Every time Derlin Newey brings a pizza to their front door the

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The Holy Honey jarred each year with the honey from the synagogue's rooftop beehives.
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Sweet Heroes Step Up When Synagogue’s Rooftop Beehives Become Pandemic Casualty

Synagogue’s rooftop beehives had sweet beginning that only gets better They are beehives with the sweetest of beginnings. Arthur LaBan started the project about five years ago when he was in seventh grade. This would be his service project for his upcoming bar mitzvah at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia. KYW radio did a story at the time. Beekeeper Don Shump helped Arthur and his dad, Craig, get quite the operation going on the synagogue’s rooftop. As Craig describes in

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