IT’S TIME TO SET UP YOUR “ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU” CHALLENGE _ Any day now we’ll be hearing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” playing over speakers in doctors offices, furniture stores, big box retailers, and, yes, on the radio. Because the song is one of the most-played holiday tunes, some turn it into a contest with friends called the All I Want for Christmas Is You Challenge. Each friend puts some money in, with the last person to hear the song getting all the dough. It’s similar to the Last Man Challenge that some friends do after the Super Bowl, where they attempt to avoid knowing the winner of the Super Bowl for as long as possible. Obviously you have to trust that each of your friends will let the others in the Challenge know when they hear All I Want for Christmas Is You for the first time. The last one standing gets the pot of cash. The song is from Mariah Carey’s 1994 holiday album Merry Christmas. The song was written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff in just 15 minutes. Despite being a Christmas song, it was recorded in August 1994. To create a festive atmosphere, the studio was decorated with Christmas trees and lights. Although released in 1994, the song did not reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 until December 2019. It has topped the charts multiple times since then. It is the best-selling holiday song by a female artist, having sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
ASTEROID MAY COLLIDE WITH EARTH IN 60 YEARS _ Asteroids known as near-Earth objects are among the most dangerous space items, with space agencies around the world keeping a close eye on them. The European Space Agency first warned us of asteroid 2019-SU3, which may collide with Earth in 60 years. The space rock was added to the European Space Agency’s Risk List due to the potential for it to collide with Earth on September 16, 2084. It is expected to pass extremely close to our planet , with a nominal orbit that could bring it within 6,000 miles of Earth, although the probability of collision is considered low, with estimates ranging from 1 in 152 to 1 in 400.
HOME TOUR SURPRISES _ When you’re a real estate agent, you never know what kind of craziness you will stumble upon when you show a house to a potential buyer. At least, that’s what a new survey of realtors suggests. Some of the most bizarre sights real estate agents have spotted during home tours include:
• Couples having sex
• Marijuana plants growing in a closet
• Over 90 tanks of live snakes (in one home)
• An alligator in the bathtub
• All three bathrooms’ toilets were removed
