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It’s Friday the 13th, Here Are Three “Good” Things Happening Today

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It’s Friday the 13th, Here Are Three “Good” Things Happening Today

It’s Friday the 13th!  Which feels a little weird as we’re gearing up for the holidays.  So, let’s focus on the positive . . . here are three “GOOD” things happening today . . .

1.  There’s a Mega Millions drawing for a $670 million jackpot tonight.  According to the Mega Millions website, seven jackpots have been won on a Friday the 13th, including a $1.3 BILLION jackpot in January of last year.

2.  Taylor Swift turns 35.  She was born on December 13th, 1989, and is known for considering 13 a “lucky number.” Some other notable people with birthdays today include Tom DeLonge from Blink-182 . . . Jamie Foxx . . . Steve Buscemi . . . and Dick Van Dyke is turning 99!!!!

3.  SpaceX is planning a couple unmanned launches today.  First up, they plan to launch a rocket on a Starlink mission from California around 2:00 P.M. Eastern. Then they plan to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida tonight around 10:30 P.M. Eastern.

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