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Five News Stories of the Day
A Billionaire Is Looking for a New Girlfriend . . . Your First Date Will be on the Moon (Story)
The Top Things We're Worse at Because of Technology (Story)
52% of Us Are 'Digital Hoarders' Who've Never Deleted a Single File from Our Phone or Computer (Story)
We Start Feeling Anxiety About Work at 3:58 P.M. on Sunday (Story)
A Woman Is Busted Using a Photoshopped Picture of a Nail in a Tire When She's Late for Work (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. People in the Southern Hemisphere see the Moon upside-down compared to people in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. Someone who's 6-foot-7 can see about 1,000 feet farther than someone who's 5-foot-7.
3. The actor who played The Most Interesting Man in the World in the Dos Equis commercials through 2016 was once an extra on "Star Trek". He was a crew member in a red shirt, and those guys basically ALWAYS got killed . . . but he survived.
4. Delaware is only split up into three counties, which is the fewest of any state.
5. Stieg Larsson had just found a publisher for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and its two sequels when he died.
Celebrity Birthdays
Liam Hemsworth is 30. The star of "The Last Song" and "The Hunger Games". He married Miley Cyrus in December of 2018, and they separated eight months later.
William Hung is 37. "American Idol" reject who probably has more money than you.
Ruth Wilson is 38. Alison on Showtime's "The Affair".
Orlando Bloom is 43. Will Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean", and the elf Legolas in the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies.
Nicole Eggert is 48. Summer on "Baywatch" and Jamie Powell on "Charles in Charge". She still acts, but her main gig is driving an ice cream truck.
Shonda Rhimes is 50. "Grey's Anatomy" creator. She's also the power behind "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder".
Traci Bingham is 52. "Baywatch". She was on "The Surreal Life 2".
Patrick Dempsey is 54. Dr. Derek Shepherd on "Grey's Anatomy".
Trace Adkins is 58. Grammy-winning country singer who gave us "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk".
Graham "Suggs" Mcpherson is 59. Lead singer for Madness: "Our House".
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is 59. Selina Meyer on "Veep" and Elaine on "Seinfeld". Julia is also an heiress. Her family owns a French commodities trading and merchandising firm, and her father is a billionaire.
Richard Moll is 77. Bull on "Night Court".
On This Day
157 years ago - In 1863, Thomas Crapper unveiled his invention the one-piece pedestal flushing toilet.
91 years ago - In 1929, Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles at the age of 80. He kicked all manner of cowboy butt in the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
52 years ago - In 1968, Johnny Cash performed a pair of concerts at Folsom Prison which were later released as his live "At Folsom Prison" album.
46 years ago - In 1974, the Miami Dolphins beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 at Super Bowl 8. Country singer Charley Pride sang the national anthem.
41 years ago - In 1979, the YMCA filed a libel suit against the Village People for "YMCA". The suit was later dropped.
35 years ago - In 1985, on a 130-yard hole at a golf course in Spain, one Otto Butcher became the Oldest Person Ever to hit a hole-in-one at Age 99. A guy named Harold Stilson broke that record at the tender age of 101 in 2001.
28 years ago - In 1992, Woody Allen and Mia Farrow ended their 12-year relationship when Mia found naked pictures of her adopted daughter Soon-Yi in Woody Allen's apartment.
26 years ago - In 1994, two of Tonya Harding's bodyguards were arrested and charged with conspiracy in the clubbing of Nancy Kerrigan.
21 years ago - In 1999, Michael Jordan announced his second retirement from the Chicago Bulls.
18 years ago - In 2002, while watching football at the White House, George W. Bush choked on a deadly pretzel . . . to the point of passing out.
17 years ago - In 2003, Pete Townshend of The Who was arrested for accessing child pornography on the Internet. Luckily for him, the cops bought his excuse about doing "research".
10 years ago - In 2010, paralyzed R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass died of respiratory failure at 59. He was a big solo artist in the '70s and '80s, and was also a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, who scored a hit with "If You Don't Know Me By Now".
Five News Stories of the Day
A Billionaire Is Looking for a New Girlfriend . . . Your First Date Will be on the Moon (Story)
The Top Things We're Worse at Because of Technology (Story)
52% of Us Are 'Digital Hoarders' Who've Never Deleted a Single File from Our Phone or Computer (Story)
We Start Feeling Anxiety About Work at 3:58 P.M. on Sunday (Story)
A Woman Is Busted Using a Photoshopped Picture of a Nail in a Tire When She's Late for Work (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. People in the Southern Hemisphere see the Moon upside-down compared to people in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. Someone who's 6-foot-7 can see about 1,000 feet farther than someone who's 5-foot-7.
3. The actor who played The Most Interesting Man in the World in the Dos Equis commercials through 2016 was once an extra on "Star Trek". He was a crew member in a red shirt, and those guys basically ALWAYS got killed . . . but he survived.
4. Delaware is only split up into three counties, which is the fewest of any state.
5. Stieg Larsson had just found a publisher for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and its two sequels when he died.
Celebrity Birthdays
Liam Hemsworth is 30. The star of "The Last Song" and "The Hunger Games". He married Miley Cyrus in December of 2018, and they separated eight months later.
William Hung is 37. "American Idol" reject who probably has more money than you.
Ruth Wilson is 38. Alison on Showtime's "The Affair".
Orlando Bloom is 43. Will Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean", and the elf Legolas in the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies.
Nicole Eggert is 48. Summer on "Baywatch" and Jamie Powell on "Charles in Charge". She still acts, but her main gig is driving an ice cream truck.
Shonda Rhimes is 50. "Grey's Anatomy" creator. She's also the power behind "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder".
Traci Bingham is 52. "Baywatch". She was on "The Surreal Life 2".
Patrick Dempsey is 54. Dr. Derek Shepherd on "Grey's Anatomy".
Trace Adkins is 58. Grammy-winning country singer who gave us "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk".
Graham "Suggs" Mcpherson is 59. Lead singer for Madness: "Our House".
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is 59. Selina Meyer on "Veep" and Elaine on "Seinfeld". Julia is also an heiress. Her family owns a French commodities trading and merchandising firm, and her father is a billionaire.
Richard Moll is 77. Bull on "Night Court".
On This Day
157 years ago - In 1863, Thomas Crapper unveiled his invention the one-piece pedestal flushing toilet.
91 years ago - In 1929, Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles at the age of 80. He kicked all manner of cowboy butt in the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
52 years ago - In 1968, Johnny Cash performed a pair of concerts at Folsom Prison which were later released as his live "At Folsom Prison" album.
46 years ago - In 1974, the Miami Dolphins beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 at Super Bowl 8. Country singer Charley Pride sang the national anthem.
41 years ago - In 1979, the YMCA filed a libel suit against the Village People for "YMCA". The suit was later dropped.
35 years ago - In 1985, on a 130-yard hole at a golf course in Spain, one Otto Butcher became the Oldest Person Ever to hit a hole-in-one at Age 99. A guy named Harold Stilson broke that record at the tender age of 101 in 2001.
28 years ago - In 1992, Woody Allen and Mia Farrow ended their 12-year relationship when Mia found naked pictures of her adopted daughter Soon-Yi in Woody Allen's apartment.
26 years ago - In 1994, two of Tonya Harding's bodyguards were arrested and charged with conspiracy in the clubbing of Nancy Kerrigan.
21 years ago - In 1999, Michael Jordan announced his second retirement from the Chicago Bulls.
18 years ago - In 2002, while watching football at the White House, George W. Bush choked on a deadly pretzel . . . to the point of passing out.
17 years ago - In 2003, Pete Townshend of The Who was arrested for accessing child pornography on the Internet. Luckily for him, the cops bought his excuse about doing "research".
10 years ago - In 2010, paralyzed R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass died of respiratory failure at 59. He was a big solo artist in the '70s and '80s, and was also a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, who scored a hit with "If You Don't Know Me By Now".
