Weather Kid returned on Thursday morning following a long vacation. We gave away a digital camera and had fun with candy. Oh, and did you know that way more people believe in Satan than believe in Darwin.
Nearly Impossible Trivia Question
Sherrie Long won a mini digital camera this morning for answering the question correctly.
Question: What percentage of American households own a digital camera?
Answer: 57%.
We do the contest everyday at 6:40 a.m. so get ready to call 387-WDCM(9326).
Devil More Believable Than Darwin
The devil made us do it that's because more of us believe in him rather than Darwin's theory of evolution. That's the result from a recent poll of Americans in which 62% admitted they believe in Satan and hell, while just 42% said they believed in evolution. One thing most people believe in is God, who garnered an 82% rating. Just 8% didn't think God existed and 10% weren't sure. Want more?
- 79% of people believe in miracles
- 75% of people believe in heaven
- 74% of people believe in angels.
- 72% of people believe Jesus is the son of God
- 70% believe he was really resurrected
- 60% accept as truth the virgin birth
- 25% say the go to church weekly
- 40% say they attend church once a year or less
- 41% of Americans believe in ghost
- 35% believe in UFOs
- 31% believe in witches
- 29% believe in astrology
- 21% believe in reincarnation
Fun Candy Facts
My family has a candy bucket from all the sweets we got for Christmas. There are lots of fascinating facts about candy you may not have known. Here are just a few:
- The Arabs invented caramel for women in harems to use as a hair remover.
- Cotton candy is called "candy floss" in England and "fairy floss" in Australia.
- Ninety percent of parents swipe goodies from their kids' trick or treat snacks.
- When the Mars company refused to let the producers of E.T. use M&Ms in the movie, Hershey offered Reese's Pieces and their sales soared.
- The name Snickers was changed to Marathon in England to prevent jokesters from rhyming Snickers with "knickers," which is British for underwear.
- Milton Hershey was among the first Americans to see chocolate making equipment at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. He bought it all and started his empire.
- Chicago candymakers began the tradition of giving sweets to Halloween trick or treaters as a marketing ploy.
- The Baby Ruth bar was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth, not baseball icon Babe Ruth.
- Hershey advertised the nutritional value of their chocolate with the slogan "More sustaining than meat."
Weather Kid
Weather Kid returned Thursday after two weeks of vacation. Today's Weather Kid was Parker Tackett.
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Coming Up
Friday we'll give away a breakfast-on-the-go kit along with a shower radio with the Nearly Impossible Trivia Question.
Also, Double Shot Friday returns. Email your requests to morningshow@radiomarion.com.