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Five News Stories of the Day
The Five Foods You Should Never Reheat in the Microwave (Story)
Reese's Has Created a Cake You're Supposed to Eat in the Morning (Story)
Camping 'Traditions' in 2020 Include Watching Netflix, GPS Hikes, and Ordering Delivery to Your Campsite (Story)
The "Dancing with the Stars" Cast . . . and Their Odds of Winning (Story)
A Drunk Driver Crashes into a Sign . . . That Says "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Saddam Hussein wrote a romance novel in 2000 called "Zabibah and the King". It was about a woman who leaves her cruel husband for the king in medieval Iraq.
2. Oregon is the only U.S. state with a flag that's different on both sides. One side says "State of Oregon, 1859" and has the state seal . . . the other side shows a beaver chewing a log.
3. There are four presidents who didn't have a vice president: John Tyler . . . Millard Fillmore . . . Andrew Johnson . . . and Chester A. Arthur. All four of them were VPs under a president who died in office, and there was nothing in the Constitution about how to pick a new vice president.
4. A 7-foot-tall man in the U.S. has a one in seven shot of making it to the NBA. A man under six feet has a one in 1.2 million shot.
5. "SOS" by ABBA is the only Top 40 song ever where the song title AND the artist are both palindromes.
Celebrity Birthdays
Rita Volk is 30. Amy on MTV's "Faking It".
OMI is 34. "Cheerleader" singer. Real name: Omar Pasley.
Shaun White is 34. Olympic snowboarder known as "The Flying Tomato".
Garrett Hedlund is 36. Tim McGraw's son in "Friday Night Lights", Jeff Bridges' son in "TRON: Legacy", and country singer Beau Hutton in "Country Strong".
Paz de la Huerta is 36. Lucy Danziger on "Boardwalk Empire".
Jennie Finch is 40. Olympic softball pitcher who took home the gold in Athens and the silver in Beijing. The Olympics got rid of softball before London's games.
Nick Wechsler is 42. Jack Porter on ABC's "Revenge". Back in the day he was also the sheriff's son Kyle Valenti on "Roswell".
Redfoo from LMFAO is 45. His real name is Stefan Gordy. He's the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy.
Charlie Sheen is 55.
Costas Mandylor is 55. Hoffman, the guy who replaced Jigsaw as the killer in the "Saw" movies.
Todd Lewis is 55. Singer for The Toadies. Biggest hit: The amazing "Guitar Hero 2" jam "Possum Kingdom". Second biggest hit: Rock bottom. APB on the Toadies. Somebody look under Toad the Wet Sprocket AND Big Head Todd.
Steve Jones is 65. Sex Pistols guitarist.
Don Brewer is 72. Grand Funk Railroad drummer. He sings "We're an American Band", and shares vocals with Mark Farner on "Some Kind of Wonderful" . . . even though Farner sang most of the band's songs.
Eric Bell is 73. Thin Lizzy guitarist.
Al Jardine is 78. The Beach Boys.
Five News Stories of the Day
The Five Foods You Should Never Reheat in the Microwave (Story)
Reese's Has Created a Cake You're Supposed to Eat in the Morning (Story)
Camping 'Traditions' in 2020 Include Watching Netflix, GPS Hikes, and Ordering Delivery to Your Campsite (Story)
The "Dancing with the Stars" Cast . . . and Their Odds of Winning (Story)
A Drunk Driver Crashes into a Sign . . . That Says "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Saddam Hussein wrote a romance novel in 2000 called "Zabibah and the King". It was about a woman who leaves her cruel husband for the king in medieval Iraq.
2. Oregon is the only U.S. state with a flag that's different on both sides. One side says "State of Oregon, 1859" and has the state seal . . . the other side shows a beaver chewing a log.
3. There are four presidents who didn't have a vice president: John Tyler . . . Millard Fillmore . . . Andrew Johnson . . . and Chester A. Arthur. All four of them were VPs under a president who died in office, and there was nothing in the Constitution about how to pick a new vice president.
4. A 7-foot-tall man in the U.S. has a one in seven shot of making it to the NBA. A man under six feet has a one in 1.2 million shot.
5. "SOS" by ABBA is the only Top 40 song ever where the song title AND the artist are both palindromes.
Celebrity Birthdays
Rita Volk is 30. Amy on MTV's "Faking It".
OMI is 34. "Cheerleader" singer. Real name: Omar Pasley.
Shaun White is 34. Olympic snowboarder known as "The Flying Tomato".
Garrett Hedlund is 36. Tim McGraw's son in "Friday Night Lights", Jeff Bridges' son in "TRON: Legacy", and country singer Beau Hutton in "Country Strong".
Paz de la Huerta is 36. Lucy Danziger on "Boardwalk Empire".
Jennie Finch is 40. Olympic softball pitcher who took home the gold in Athens and the silver in Beijing. The Olympics got rid of softball before London's games.
Nick Wechsler is 42. Jack Porter on ABC's "Revenge". Back in the day he was also the sheriff's son Kyle Valenti on "Roswell".
Redfoo from LMFAO is 45. His real name is Stefan Gordy. He's the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy.
Charlie Sheen is 55.
Costas Mandylor is 55. Hoffman, the guy who replaced Jigsaw as the killer in the "Saw" movies.
Todd Lewis is 55. Singer for The Toadies. Biggest hit: The amazing "Guitar Hero 2" jam "Possum Kingdom". Second biggest hit: Rock bottom. APB on the Toadies. Somebody look under Toad the Wet Sprocket AND Big Head Todd.
Steve Jones is 65. Sex Pistols guitarist.
Don Brewer is 72. Grand Funk Railroad drummer. He sings "We're an American Band", and shares vocals with Mark Farner on "Some Kind of Wonderful" . . . even though Farner sang most of the band's songs.
Eric Bell is 73. Thin Lizzy guitarist.
Al Jardine is 78. The Beach Boys.
