A 44-year-old guy in L.A. named Shlomo Rechnitz owns a company called Brius Healthcare Services. Apparently it’s the largest nursing home provider in California. So he’s pretty well off, and does a lot of charity work on the side.

Anyway, a video of him at an airport in Ireland earlier this month is going around Facebook, because he decided to buy dinner for 400 American troops.

He was waiting for a flight when he saw them in the food court about to eat their brown bag lunches. And he thought it wasn’t right when all the people around them were eating real dinners.

So he went up to their commanding officer, and asked if he could buy them all a hot meal. Then he told them they could each spend up to $50 to get whatever they wanted from any restaurant in the airport.

Assuming they all took him up on it, that’s $20,000. But he talked to them afterward, and said it was a small price to pay for everything they do for us.

Kids are remarkably honest with mall Santas.We found a list online where mall Santas are sharing the funniest things they’ve heard from kids. Here are the five best. Read More »

By next Monday, there’ll be plenty of Black Friday footage of people beating each other up to get 50% off a flat screen.  Until then, check out the 5 craziest Black Friday fights from previous years.

Are you one of those people who refuse to poop in a public bathroom, and hold it until you get home? Well . . . you’re lucky to be alive.

According to doctors, holding in your poop can be dangerous . . . and even fatal. When you hold it in too often, you can make your sphincter muscles dysfunctional.

You can also develop an impacted bowel . . . that’s when a chunk of feces gets stuck and can’t move. And that can cause serious constipation issues.

Even worse, it’s basically a big lump of toxins. So if you don’t get treatment for it, it could require surgery.

And in the most extreme cases, it might even be fatal.

If someone at Thanksgiving claims they can’t have stuffing because they’re “sensitive” to gluten, you probably can’t prove them wrong. A food “sensitivity” just means you sometimes have a bad reaction to it.

But a food allergy is different. Here are four signs someone doesn’t really have a food allergy . . .

1. The only symptom they ever have is an upset stomach. Real food allergies tend to involve things like hives, difficulty breathing, and trouble swallowing. If they just feel sick sometimes, it might be an intolerance, but it’s probably not an allergy.

2. Their symptoms come on gradually. If you’re intolerant or sensitive to a certain food, it can take up to an hour to feel sick from it. But an allergic reaction usually happens within minutes or even seconds.

3. Sometimes they can eat it and they’re fine. If it’s a real allergy, they’ll have the same reaction every time.

4. They can eat a little of it, just not a lot. With a real allergy, even a tiny bit causes a reaction. And it doesn’t matter how it’s prepared, or if it’s raw or cooked.

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21-year-old Tommitrise Collins is a student at Middle Georgia State University in Macon. And a photo her sister took is going around Facebook.

Because it shows Tommitirise in the hospital last Thursday, taking an exam for a psychology class . . . while she’s in LABOR.

Her sister says the contractions were about three minutes apart when the photo was taken. And Tommitrise had two hours to take the test, but finished with about 30 minutes left.

We assume her teacher would have made an exception, and let her take the test later if she’d asked. But Tommitrise says she wanted to get it out of the way, so she could spend as much time as possible with her baby.

She ended up having a girl after 20 HOURS in labor, and they’re both doing great.

She says she wasn’t satisfied with her grade when she got the test back though. So she asked her teacher if she could re-take it while she wasn’t distracted, and ended up getting a B.

Yahoo just released the results of a survey on Thanksgiving food. And it’s going to be hard to hear them, then wait a week to gorge. Maybe you should go to town on a Boston Market today for practice? Here are the highlights . . .

91% of people will serve turkey at Thanksgiving dinner. 33% will have ham . . . either instead of turkey or in addition to it. And 10% will have some kind of vegetarian option, like tofu.

76% of people will roast their turkey . . . 12% will deep fry it . . . and 8% will smoke it.

43% of people are most looking forward to eating turkey. Stuffing is second, at 18%. Sweet potato casserole, pie, ham, and mashed potatoes are tied for third, at 7%.

Green bean casserole was fourth, at 4%. Cranberry sauce was fifth, at 3%. And gravy came in last, at 2%.

24% will go to another house for a SECOND dinner on Thanksgiving.

And of the people hosting Thanksgiving dinner, 1% won’t do any cooking, they’ll just serve store bought food. 82% will cook . . . 11% will serve a mix of homemade and store bought food . . . and 6% are having a pot luck.

Kids might have an edge on us when it comes to new technology.  But a mom in Portland, Oregon recently gave her kids her old Walkman to mess around with . . . and it took them over a minute just to figure out how to put a cassette in.

I’m not sure you can call any entire state smart or dumb. Because I assure you, every state is filled with buffoons bringing down geniuses like I. Or is it geniuses like me? See. The buffoons are winning.

The “Washington Post” just ranked all 50 states from smartest to dumbest based on four factors: Average IQ scores . . . their SAT scores this year. . . their ACT scores this year . . . and the percentage of college grads.

Tennessee comes in 33rd just ahead of California.

The smartest state in the country is . . . Massachusetts. Even though 77,000 guys named Sully might make you disagree.

The rest of the 10 smartest states goes: Minnesota . . . New Hampshire . . . Connecticut . . . Wisconsin . . . Kansas . . . Vermont . . . Iowa . . . New Jersey . . . and Colorado.

The dumbest state is Hawaii. Which is sort of surprising, since the people there are the only ones smart enough to realize you can live on an island paradise and still be part of America.

The rest of the 10 least intelligent states are: Nevada . . . Mississippi . . . Alabama . . . Florida . . . South Carolina . . . West Virginia . . . Louisiana . . . North Carolina . . . and Arizona.

Some people start to get annoyed by the holidays around Thanksgiving, and let their stress gain momentum right on through New Year’s. Here’s seven ways to break the cycle . . .

1. Do something fun you used to do as a kid. Think about when you were happy during the holidays and recreate it. Maybe it was ice-skating as a kid or watching a favorite holiday movie. Just do it again and try to recapture the magic.

2. Do something selfish. You deserve “you-time” during the holidays, just like the rest of the year. So take a nap, or schedule a massage or some spa treatments. Don’t waste time on guilt, just call and schedule the appointment.

3. Go outside. It’s probably cold out, but that’s actually great for your health. Keeping warm exerts energy, and you need fresh air when you’ve been stuck in malls.

4. Volunteer. Helping other people is actually a great way for you to feel better. But don’t force it by doing something you hate. Volunteer to do something you love.

5. Honor people who’ve passed. You can get depressed during the holidays if you think about someone you’ve lost. So honor them by making their favorite food, their favorite drink, doing the things they loved, and enjoying it. They’d want you to.

6. Forgive your family. They may be annoying, or worse, but they probably love you. So do yourself a favor and let go of any anger and resentment.