Happy Thursday everyone and happy long weekend eve!
Also, happy new Costco day in 麻豆精选!
Fun Fact: Costco only has around 4,000 items for sale while the typical grocery store or super market has 40,000. That鈥檚 because Costco only has one brand available for most items while other stores have every brand they can get their hands on available. From Costco鈥檚 perspective, this eliminates the stress of looking at different varieties and more customers pull the 鈥榯rigger鈥� on the product that is there. Costco calls them the 鈥榯rigger鈥� items. Non-traditional items Costco calls 鈥榯reasures鈥� because they likely go on and off sale very quickly.
Some other Costco fun facts:
- Costco sells $300,000 worth of cashews per week.
- Costco sells more than 100 million hot dogs every year (it鈥檚 still incredible that a hot dog and a soda costs only $1.50.
- Costco loses $30-40 million a year on rotisserie chicken, yet they sell 157,000 per day at $4.99 each.
On this day
In 1903, the first minimum wage law took effect in the U.S. in Oregon.
In 1933, the first issue of the magazine 鈥楴ewsweek鈥� is published.
In 1943, New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio enrolled in the U.S. Army.
In 2014, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC.
National holidays
According to National Today, today is Random Act of Kindness Day, World Human Spirit Day, National Cabbage Day and My Way Day.
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In case you missed it
Alleged Rutland robber arrested after breaking into 3 residences. Learn more here.
鈥楽he will be missed鈥�: Ethel Bell, co-founder of Three Valley Gap hotel, dies at 88. Learn more here.
Vernon Morning Star rolls out grad donation. Learn more here.
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NHL star Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal on Tuesday night!
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with basketball star Michael Jordan (59), musician Ed Sheeran (31), model Paris Hilton (41), actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (41), Green Day鈥檚 Billie Joe Armstrong (50), actress Bonnie Wright (31), actress Denise Richards (51), actor Larry the Cable Guy (59), director Michael Bay (57), actor Dominic Purcell (52), actor Jerry O鈥機onnell (48), and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (50).
Have a great day all!
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