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Five News Stories of the Day
Bud Light Is Hiring a "Chief Meme Officer" for $5,000-a-Month (Story)
And the Best Pop Culture Dog Is . . . (Story)
A Drunk Lawyer Leads Cops on a High-Speed Chase, Name-Drops Owen Wilson, and Demands Pizza (Story)
A Study Finally Finds a Real Hangover Cure . . . and It's Something Already on Sale at Vitamin Stores (Story)
Kellogg's Accidentally Named Its New Waffles After a Filthy Slang Term (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. There's never been a person who was born blind and schizophrenic. Scientists' best theory is that without vision, a person's brain can't develop multiple interpretations of the world around them.
2. Long before William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor were on the Supreme Court together, they were both students at Stanford Law School . . . where they went on a few dates.
3. There's only ONE PIG in the entire country of Afghanistan. His name is Khanzir and he's in the Kabul Zoo. Since it's an Islamic country where they don't eat pork and aren't even allowed to TOUCH pigs, there's no need for any other pigs.
4. Rio de Janeiro is NOT the capital of Brazil . . . Brasilia is. But Rio WAS once the capital of PORTUGAL. In the early 1800s, the Portuguese royal family fled there to get away from Napoleon. Lisbon became Portugal's capital again in the 1820s.
5. A chemist named William Mitchell is credited as the key inventor behind Pop Rocks, Tang, AND Cool Whip.
Celebrity Birthdays
Hayden Panettiere is 31. Juliette Barnes on "Nashville", Claire the indestructible cheerleader on "Heroes", and Kirby in "Scream 4".
Kacey Musgraves is 32. "Merry Go Round", "Follow Your Arrow".
Usain Bolt is 34.
Laura Haddock is 35. Peter Quill's mom in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2", and Vivian Wembley in "Transformers: The Last Knight".
Brody Jenner is 37.
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are 39. The twins who sued Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea to create Facebook. They got a reported $65 million settlement in 2008 . . . but they're STILL bitter.
Kelis is 41. "Milkshake" singer who gave birth to Nas' son in 2009.
Alicia Witt is 45. Zelda on the seventh and final season of "Orange is the New Black". You might also remember her as Autumn Chase on "Nashville".
Amy Fisher is 46.
Liam Howlett is 49. The Prodigy. They did the original version of "Firestarter", which you may remember Gene Simmons covered in 2004.
Carrie-Anne Moss is 53. Trinity in "The Matrix" trilogy and Jeri Hogarth in Marvel's TV universe. She's the cutthroat lawyer from "Jessica Jones", who appeared on "Daredevil", "Iron Fist", and "The Defenders".
Serj Tankian is 53. System of a Down superstar. "Chop Suey", "Aerials", "Toxicity", "Hypnotize".
Jim McMahon is 61. NFL veteran who's dealing with early-onset dementia, thanks to the beatings he took during his football career.
Kim Cattrall is 64. Samantha on "Sex and the City", Cadet Karen Thompson in "Police Academy", Emmy in "Mannequin", and Vulcan traitor Lieutenant Valeris in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".
Glenn Hughes is 68. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer as the bassist for the Mark III and Mark IV lineups of Deep Purple. He was also the singer for Black Sabbath on their "Seventh Star" album. It was part of Sabbath's underrated post-Dio era.
Jackie DeShannon is 79. Biggest Hits: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" and "What the World Needs Now". She also co-wrote "Bette Davis Eyes" . . . which Kim Carnes turned into a hit in 1981.
Five News Stories of the Day
Bud Light Is Hiring a "Chief Meme Officer" for $5,000-a-Month (Story)
And the Best Pop Culture Dog Is . . . (Story)
A Drunk Lawyer Leads Cops on a High-Speed Chase, Name-Drops Owen Wilson, and Demands Pizza (Story)
A Study Finally Finds a Real Hangover Cure . . . and It's Something Already on Sale at Vitamin Stores (Story)
Kellogg's Accidentally Named Its New Waffles After a Filthy Slang Term (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. There's never been a person who was born blind and schizophrenic. Scientists' best theory is that without vision, a person's brain can't develop multiple interpretations of the world around them.
2. Long before William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor were on the Supreme Court together, they were both students at Stanford Law School . . . where they went on a few dates.
3. There's only ONE PIG in the entire country of Afghanistan. His name is Khanzir and he's in the Kabul Zoo. Since it's an Islamic country where they don't eat pork and aren't even allowed to TOUCH pigs, there's no need for any other pigs.
4. Rio de Janeiro is NOT the capital of Brazil . . . Brasilia is. But Rio WAS once the capital of PORTUGAL. In the early 1800s, the Portuguese royal family fled there to get away from Napoleon. Lisbon became Portugal's capital again in the 1820s.
5. A chemist named William Mitchell is credited as the key inventor behind Pop Rocks, Tang, AND Cool Whip.
Celebrity Birthdays
Hayden Panettiere is 31. Juliette Barnes on "Nashville", Claire the indestructible cheerleader on "Heroes", and Kirby in "Scream 4".
Kacey Musgraves is 32. "Merry Go Round", "Follow Your Arrow".
Usain Bolt is 34.
Laura Haddock is 35. Peter Quill's mom in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2", and Vivian Wembley in "Transformers: The Last Knight".
Brody Jenner is 37.
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are 39. The twins who sued Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea to create Facebook. They got a reported $65 million settlement in 2008 . . . but they're STILL bitter.
Kelis is 41. "Milkshake" singer who gave birth to Nas' son in 2009.
Alicia Witt is 45. Zelda on the seventh and final season of "Orange is the New Black". You might also remember her as Autumn Chase on "Nashville".
Amy Fisher is 46.
Liam Howlett is 49. The Prodigy. They did the original version of "Firestarter", which you may remember Gene Simmons covered in 2004.
Carrie-Anne Moss is 53. Trinity in "The Matrix" trilogy and Jeri Hogarth in Marvel's TV universe. She's the cutthroat lawyer from "Jessica Jones", who appeared on "Daredevil", "Iron Fist", and "The Defenders".
Serj Tankian is 53. System of a Down superstar. "Chop Suey", "Aerials", "Toxicity", "Hypnotize".
Jim McMahon is 61. NFL veteran who's dealing with early-onset dementia, thanks to the beatings he took during his football career.
Kim Cattrall is 64. Samantha on "Sex and the City", Cadet Karen Thompson in "Police Academy", Emmy in "Mannequin", and Vulcan traitor Lieutenant Valeris in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".
Glenn Hughes is 68. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer as the bassist for the Mark III and Mark IV lineups of Deep Purple. He was also the singer for Black Sabbath on their "Seventh Star" album. It was part of Sabbath's underrated post-Dio era.
Jackie DeShannon is 79. Biggest Hits: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" and "What the World Needs Now". She also co-wrote "Bette Davis Eyes" . . . which Kim Carnes turned into a hit in 1981.
