Autumn is finally here. We all know it’s “finally Friday,” but it’s finally fall… finally fire season… so let’s ring in the weekend by learning 5 things you need to know about today’s That’s Trending!
1. Let’s start with what’s happening around town – The 21st Annual Tallgrass Film Festival will be held at various locations over the weekend. Runners, look out for the Prairie Fire Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and Friendly 5K on Sunday morning.
2. Last night on Thursday Night Football, the Bears dominated the Commanders and looked like a completely different team.Maybe they did it for Dick Butkus, the legendary Bears Hall of Famer – he passed away yesterday at the age of 80.
3. The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize were announced early this morning. This year’s award goes to imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for her “fight against the oppression of women and the promotion of human rights and freedoms for all people in Iran.”
4. It seems everything we thought we knew about cats was wrong. Cats purr unconsciously, without any signals or commands from their brains, according to a new study. Instead, fibrous pads along the cat’s vocal cords appear to vibrate without specific brain signals. So the next time you pet your cat and it purrs, it has nothing to do with you.
5. Aluminum foil is also back at the reception desk. Place a C-shaped piece of aluminum foil behind her router to boost her Wi-Fi signal, just like her parents and grandparents placed aluminum foil on the TV antenna and radio antenna to boost the signal. can. This is according to trend hacking and research conducted at Dartmouth College. Researchers at Dartmouth College tell us that instead of placing aluminum foil behind your router, you should place it over your head.
it’s becoming a trend
