DIAL-A-CAROL OPENS THURSDAY _ Dial-A-Carol is back Thursday (December 11) for its 65th season. Dial-A-Carol is a student-run holiday program at the University of Illinois. Each year the students of Snyder Hall, a University Housing residence hall, host Dial-A-Carol, which was started in December 1960 by Betty Gordon, an office secretary, and the residents of Snyder Hall who wanted to spread some holiday cheer around campus. Anyone from anywhere can call and request a holiday tune be sung to them. Dial-A-Carol runs 24 hours a day for seven days. Each year the line logs more than 10,000 calls from all 50 states and dozens of countries. Phone: 217-332-1882. • LINK
TOP 10 MOBILE GAMES _ As of 2025, these are the most-downloaded mobile games of all time.
1. Subway Surfers – roughly 2.0–2.6 billion+ downloads.
2. Candy Crush Saga – around 1.3 billion+ downloads.
3. Garena Free Fire – about 1.2–1.3 billion+ downloads.
4. Roblox – around 1.2–1.3 billion+ downloads.
5. 8 Ball Pool – about 1.2 billion+ downloads.
Tied for 6-10th place: Temple Run 2; My Talking Tom; Hill Climb Race; Clash of Clans; Temple Run.
And I have never played one of them, and have only heard of one. Not certain if that is a good or bad thing …
TO AVOID HEART DISEASE, BRUSH YOUR TEETH _ A study says part of avoiding heart disease might involve brushing your teeth. Researchers in Korea found a clear link between good oral health and a lower chance of heart irregularities and serious heart failure. The study looked at the health records of more than 150,000 middle aged to elderly Korean residents. During the study period 3 percent of volunteers experienced a case of an irregular heart beat, while 4.9 percent experienced heart failure at least once. But even after accounting for other known factors for heart disease like age, body mass index, and smoking history, the researchers found that people who had reported better oral hygiene were less likely to develop these heart problems.
