Get ready for a wild ride with today’s Small Talk, where we’re diving into some seriously quirky topics! First up, did you know football is still the big cheese of American sports? It’s crushing the competition like a linebacker on game day! Also, we’ve got some fashion advice for our athletes—apparently, wearing yellow can boost creativity, while green might make you a total chillaxer. Who knew color could change your game? Oh, and speaking of sticky situations, scientists cooked up a new glue that actually sticks to non-stick surfaces—talk about a plot twist! Plus, we’re dishing out the scoop on romance bookstores popping up all over, and let’s not forget about National Junk Food Day, because who doesn’t love a good excuse to snack? Tune in for all the laughs and oddities to keep your watercooler convo game strong!
Takeaways:
Football is still the top dog in America, leaving basketball and baseball in its dust!
Wearing yellow can boost creativity, but green might make athletes too chill—who knew?
New glue is sticking to non-stick surfaces—guess it finally figured out how to play nice!
The US emergency oil reserves are at their lowest since '83—time to check the gas gauge!
232 romance bookstores opened in the last three years—time to find my new book boyfriend!
National Junk Food Day is here, and it's not Halloween—let’s chow down and celebrate!
Transcripts
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Good morning.
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It's haystack time for small talk.
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Some random things you can discuss with random folks.
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And football is still America's favorite sport according to a new poll.
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And it's an overwhelming number one over basketball, baseball, soccer, ice hockey.
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Nothing unites us like yelling at the television on a Sunday.
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UK researchers have found that wearing yellow may encourage a creative positive attitude, while green might make athletes overly relaxed.
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We're talking about an athletic competition here.
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So I'm, I'm thinking maybe we're about to become the yellow hogs.
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A new glue is sticking to non stick surfaces.
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This new glue developed by scientists, bonds strongly to previously thought to be non stick materials.
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And it can be wiped away simply with ethanol.
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So it's basically like most of my friends, it sticks around until alcohol gets involved.
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hit their lowest level since:
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So the nation's gas gauge just turned on the little warning light.
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The American Booksellers association says that 232 romance bookstores opened nationwide over the last three years, including 54 this year.
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I think I know where I'm book shopping next.
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I did not realize romance bookstores were even a thing.
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I don't read romance books, but I get the feeling I might want to meet someone who does.
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The Odyssey opened in third place when it comes to opening weekends.
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For the year, The Odyssey earned 124 million.
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And that's behind Toy Story 5 and the Super Mario Galaxy movie.
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The American Heart association has said that most adults can safely consume about five cups of coffee per day.
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But they have warned about high caffeine energy drinks.
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Student loan defaults have hit a record high with about nine and a half million borrowers more than nine months behind.
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That is about one out of five student loan borrowers that are nine months or more behind.
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Wow.
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The mega millions.
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Up to $707 million for tonight's jackpot.
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The the mystery of the explosive diarrhea has been solved.
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Kind of.
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But it's not as simple as Taco Bell, believe it or not.
