Weight Loss Companies Are Going Out of Business Thanks to New Weight Loss Drugs

Weight Watchers has announced its intent to file for bankruptcy after finally negotiating a deal on its $1.6 billon of debt. Founded in 1963, by housewife Jean Nidetch (pictured), Weight Watchers has influenced millions of people in the U.S. and around the world, selling diet meals, magazines, books, and memberships to its weight-loss programs. Last year, Weight Watchers announced its own weight-loss injection in an attempt to compete with the likes of Ozempic, but the move didn't result in the turnaround the company hoped for. Jenny Craig, a household name since its launch in the 1980s shut down in 2023 after drowning in debt. Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk is valued at $2.6 trillion, which is why companies like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig can’t compete. Pharmaceutical companies that produce GLP-1 diet products like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro took the world by storm last year, and with celebrities touting their weight loss stories as a result of using the drugs, weight-loss diets are quickly becoming a thing of the past.

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People Are Shocked to Discover the Real Reason for the Holes in Ballpoint Pen Lids

If you’ve never noticed that Bic pens with a cap have a hole in the lid, you’re not alone. Pen companies are actually required to add the little holes. Many believe the holes are related to the ink in the pen, but they actually have a far more crucial function. It turns out that the holes are there because they allow just enough space for airflow if the cap should get stuck in someone’s throat. Without the hole to allow for the passage of air, anyone who accidentally swallowed the cap would suffocate with the lid trapped in their windpipe. Statistics show that approximately 100 people in the United States alone choke to death on pen lids every year.

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Cat Dials 911 to Help Owner

Police aren’t sure how else to explain it, but when an officer walked into an apartment to answer a 911 call, an orange tabby was lying by the telephone on the living room floor. The cat’s owner, Gary Rosheisen, was on the ground near his bed, having fallen out of his wheelchair. Rosheisen said his cat, Tommy, must have hit the right buttons to call 911. Rosheisen said he couldn't get up because of pain from osteoporosis that disrupts his balance. He also wasn't wearing his medical-alert necklace and couldn't reach a cord above his pillow that alerts paramedics that he needs help. When 911 emergency services received the call and found no one on the line, they called back to make sure everything was okay. When no one answered, they sent police to do a well check and found Tommy waiting for them. Rosheisen, who got the cat three years ago to help lower his blood pressure, said he had tried to train Tommy to call 911, but wasn’t sure the training took. Fortunately, he had trained the cat to hit the speed dial for 911, right above the button for the speaker phone. How does Rosheisen feel knowing that his cat actually did understand? “He’s my hero,” he said.

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Michael J. Fox Nearly Lost a TV Series Because of a Producer’s Strange Belief

Before becoming a time-traveler icon in Back to the Future, Michael J. Box gained fame through his role in the television series Family Ties. However, his career almost took a different turn due to the doubts of Brandon Tartikoff, President of NBC at the time. He didn’t initially see Fox’s potential and tried to persuade the show’s creator to replace him. Tartikoff believed Fox's face was the sole reason he wouldn't work for the show. He said, “Look at that kid, that’s not a face you’re going to see on a lunchbox.” Despite Tartikoff’s objection, creator Gary Goldberg believed in Fox’s comedic talent and defended him. Fortunately, Fox went on to become a pop culture icon and starred in one of the most beloved movies of the '80s and remained on the show, becoming one of its most celebrated characters. In a playful response to Tartikoff's initial doubts, Fox had a lunchbox made with his picture on it and sent it to Tartikoff with a note saying, "Brandon, this is for you to put your crow in, love Michael J. Fox.” Tartikoff kept the lunchbox behind his desk as a reminder of the unpredictability of show business. 

 

 

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