Yo, it’s your fave morning buddy, Haystack, bringing you some piping hot Small Talk! We kick things off with the FIFA World Cup pumping a whopping $20 billion into the U.S. economy—guess the cash register took home the trophy for “Best Performance!” Then, we dive into AMC's stock skyrocketing 27% after a record-breaking quarter. That’s a lotta popcorn, folks, and not the kind you find stuck in your teeth! Oh, and did you hear about the Lumberjack World Championships? 66 dudes and 40 ladies swinging axes like it’s no big deal—probably had syrup flowing like a river at the concession stand! Plus, we chat about France banning kids under 15 from social media. Spoiler alert: teens are already plotting their escape! Buckle up, it’s a wild ride of laughter and randomness!
Takeaways:
The FIFA World Cup gave the US economy a $20 billion boost, cha-ching!
AMC stocks are soaring after reporting record revenue, guess everyone loves popcorn!
Umpires in MLB are nailing 95% of calls, but old-timers get challenged more often.
The Lumberjack World Championships had 66 guys and 40 gals competing, who knew logs were so popular?
France is keeping the 'gram away from kids under 15, teens are not happy about it!
Teenagers are suffering from 'popcorn brain' thanks to constant screen switching, yikes!
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Good morning.
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It's haystack time for small talk.
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The FIFA World cup has reportedly delivered about $20 billion in boost to the US economy, or at least to the cities that hosted games.
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The real World cup champion was the cash register.
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AMC Entertainment stock has jumped nearly 27% after the theater chain reported record quarterly revenue.
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The best quarter in 106 years.
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That is a lot of popcorn.
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I'm not trying to talk mad stuff about amc.
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I don't like the nacho cheese and malco.
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We've had a relationship with them for years.
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They're like a family owned thing.
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They're not a huge chain.
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So I try to stick to my malco theaters.
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Major League Baseball says that umpires have been accurately calling 95% of pitches, although older umpires are overturned more often when their calls are challenged.
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66 Men and 40 women from 16 states and nine countries competed in the annual Lumberjack World Championships in Wisconsin.
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I'm guessing the concession stand probably sold like syrup by the gallon.
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Maple syrup by the gallon.
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It's almost here.
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The Discovery channel launches the 38th annual Shark Week on Sunday.
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Avengers Doomsday launches in theaters December 18th.
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And France has become the first country in the European Union to prohibit children under 15 from using social media.
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Teenagers in France immediately began to ask how to move to another country online.
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Just please, please, please help me move to another country.
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I did.
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Speaking of teens and online, researchers are warning about teenage popcorn brain, which is the term they've given constant screen switching.
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It's leaving teenagers with shorter attention spans, moodiness, restlessness, sleep problems and reduced patience for activities that are not instantly stimulating.
