Roger King Bits

A Breast Milk-Flavored Ice Cream Is Coming! (And No, It's Not an April Fools' Prank)  https://people.com/breast-milk-flavored-ice-cream-launching-9-months-time-11704163  ( alt )Here's a dessert you can really get your mouth around!

Two-thirds of Americans want their childhood products to come back  https://talkerresearch.com/two-thirds-of-americans-want-their-childhood-products-to-come-back/  

Google Trends: These six states are looking to do “spring break at home”  https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/22064750/  Just how every college kid wants to spend their time off!

How'd you do in your office bracket? Don't want to talk about it?! Now there's help!

The NCAA Tournament is one of the most bet sporting events on the calendar, with  more than $3.1 billion expected to be waged .

Google's officially retiring Assistant  https://mashable.com/article/google-assistant-gone-gemini-ai-replacement  Here's what it sounds like in HR for AI-

14% still say radio is the best way to listen to music. Only streaming and live music rank higher  https://talkerresearch.com/is-streaming-the-best-way-to-listen-to-music/  Here' s a RADIO PSA

The brackets are announced Sunday, St. Patrick's Day is Monday- worlds collide!

If you're suffering from Daylight Saving fallout, here's a way to grab some extra shut-eye!

They're hiring people to search for Nelly!

Are egg prices killing breakfast? Consumers cutting back on other breakfast items too  https://civicscience.com/3-things-to-know-cutting-back-on-breakfast-foods-consumer-fears-inspire-stockpiling-and-should-brands-avoid-social-issues/ Now there's a one-stop breakfast shop!

Where the mind goes, your life will follow. Listen and let me know if you'd like a customized Brain Room recording just for you! rogerkingbits@gmail.com

Chinese foodies pose as mourners to try funeral home's noodles  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjry8zz8yego  It's a celebration of life....and lunch!!

Starbucks is dropping 13 drinks from its menu: See the list  https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/starbucks-discontinuing-drinks-rcna193083  As they say...less is more!

Nathan’s Famous Wants to Help You Boil Your Franks the '100% New York Way'  https://www.foodandwine.com/nathans-famous-hot-dogs-canned-new-york-city-tap-water-11682416  so grab your wiener and enjoy!

The United States is facing what appears to be one of the worst flu seasons in over a decade.  -  https://www.today.com/health/cold-flu/why-is-this-flu-season-so-bad-rcna191459

Tesla reported that sales of Cybertrucks tanked in Q4- Here's a number you can call if you own one-

Galentine’s Day stats  https://nationaltoday.com/galentines-day/  (Plus, Google’s top trending  food, drink, and activity .)Let's get an AI assistant's perspective-

Company-sanctioned ‘sex days’ could be coming. 3 in 5 support the idea. Half who’ve taken a sex day say it boosted productivity. 1 in 5 would leave a job for one that offered sex days.  https://nypost.com/2025/02/11/lifestyle/company-sanctioned-sex-days-could-be-coming-paid-time-off-to-get-freaky-boosts-productivity-and-workplace-loyalty-research-finds/  A new benefit that will stimulate productiv...

inancial experts are predicting that Americans will spend  $27.5 billion  on Valentine's gifts like flowers, chocolates, and greeting cards. Officials say the average person spends about $188 on Valentine's Day items. Of course, there is another way...

Over the years, the cost of Super Bowl commercials has seen steady growth. In 2022, the price was around $6.5 million, while in 2023 and 2024, it rose to $7 million, and for 2025, it has surpassed the  $8 million  mark. Don't have that kind of cash? Maybe run your ads earlier and save?!

Simply put,  the NFL views any commercial activity that uses or refers to the “Super Bowl” to draw attention as a violation of its trademark rights . Here's one way around it-

AI Company Asks Job Applicants Not to Use AI in Job Applications  https://www.404media.co/anthropic-claude-job-application-ai-assistants/ Here's a message from Claude's AI assistant-

 January 30th is National Inane Answering Message Day- time to celebrate those awkward, cringe-worthy, and often nonsensical answering machine messages .

AI girlfriend trend exploding as 8 in 10 men think they could replace real lovers  https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/sex-relationships/ai-girlfriend-trend-exploding-8-34524480 We see where this is going...