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Thursday, February 20, 202002/20/2020

This mega-company started by selling fish and noodles.

A:  Samsung! The started in electronics in the late 60’s

Tuesday, November 26, 201911/26/2019

What percentage of families have had someone injure themselves carving a turkey???

15% of Families! The survey also found the three most popular things to talk about during Thanksgiving dinner are: Good…

Wednesday, November 20, 201911/20/2019

This holiday staple is less than half the size it was 100 years ago.

A:  The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was originally 5.5 miles, now it’s just over 2.

Wednesday, August 7, 201908/07/2019

Chris chats with Dylan Scott

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Wednesday, July 3, 201907/03/2019

You’re facing a year in prison if you re-use this.

A:  A Stamp! It’s a federal crime and can get you a year in prison.

Thursday, June 6, 201906/06/2019

Good Stuff – D-Day Rememberance

Tuesday, May 21, 201905/21/2019

This game was invented to test the power of Soviet computers.

A:  Tetris!

Thursday, May 2, 201905/02/2019

40% of people do this automatically at the dinner table…

A:  Salt their food

Wednesday, May 1, 201905/01/2019

Can We Talk: Measles

Dr. Mike Niziol joins Chris to cut through all the information about measles. What is it? Who’s at risk? Is…

Headlines

13 hours ago in Sports

Mets to retire Carlos Beltrán’s No. 15 in ceremony before he enters team’s hall of fame on Sept. 19

The New York Mets will retire Carlos Beltrán's No. 15 and he will enter the team's hall of fame before their home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sept. 19.

19 hours ago in Sports

Dodgers and Yankees off to impressive starts, and Ohtani and Judge are just starting to hit

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are off to good starts — and their MVPs are finally starting to hit. Shohei Ohtani hadn't driven in a run until Friday, then homered in that game and again Sunday. He and Aaron Judge each have three straight multihit games.

19 hours ago in Sports, Trending

UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women’s basketball title

It's mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season.

20 hours ago in Community, Local

Minor injuries after rollover crash in Virgil

On April 5, deputies were called to I-81 in the Town of Virgil just before 4 p.m. for a box truck rollover.

21 hours ago in Community, Environment, Local

Forecasters: Cayuga Lake at Ithaca seeing flooding

As of midnight, Cayuga Lake was at a stage of 384.1, slightly above the flood stage of 383.5 feet. 

23 hours ago in Business, Community, Local, National, Regional, World

Ithaca gas prices hit $4 a gallon, AAA says

Triple A says the average price of gas has reached four dollars a gallon in Ithaca, an increase of eight cents since last Monday, March 30th.