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Five News Stories of the Day
Here Are the Office Tasks We Hate Doing the Most (Story)
82% of Us Cry at Movies, Including 71% of Men (Story)
A Wedding Is Called Off When the Groom's Father and Bride's Mother Run Off Together (Story)
The Top Things We Ask Alexa to Help Us With (Story)
Ozzy Osbourne Has Parkinson's Disease (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Male elephants can control their JUNK the same way they control their trunks. Like, they can use it to swat flies, prop themselves up, and more.
2. There have been 54 different animals in the original brand of Animal Crackers since 1902. The most recent addition was the koala in 2002.
3. The Philippines also celebrated an Independence Day on July 4th . . . only theirs was for the day they got their independence from the United States in 1946. Since 1964 they've celebrated the holiday on June 12th instead, which commemorates their independence from Spain.
4. The word "bimbo" originally described a man who wasn't that bright but it evolved to describe a woman in the 1920s.
5. Bananas are curved because they fight gravity to grow towards the sun.
Celebrity Birthdays
Sami Gayle is 24. Nicky Reagan on "Blue Bloods" and leader of the mean girls in "Vampire Academy".
Orianthi is 35. Australian guitarist. Her last name is Panagaris. She tours with her ex-boyfriend Richie Sambora. They met back when she was slinging her axe for Alice Cooper. She was also the guitarist for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concert series that never happened.
Willa Ford is 39. Actress / singer who played the lead in "The Anna Nicole Smith Story", posed for the March 2006 issue of "Playboy", and competed on the third season of "Dancing with the Stars".
Ben Moody is 39. Former Evanescence guitarist.
Christopher Masterson is 40. Francis on "Malcolm in the Middle".
Gabriel Macht is 48. Harvey Specter on "Suits".
Olivia d'Abo is 51. Fred Savage's older sister Karen on "The Wonder Years".
Guy Fieri is 52. Celebrity chef.
DJ Jazzy Jeff is 55. "Parents Just Don't Understand", "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble", "Summertime".
Diane Lane is 55. "Unfaithful", "The Perfect Storm", "Rumble Fish", "The Outsiders", AND "Judge Dredd". Most recently she was Superman's mom in "Man of Steel", "Batman v. Superman", and "Justice League". She was once married to both Josh Brolin and "Highlander" superstar Christopher Lambert.
Steven Adler is 55. Former Guns N' Roses drummer.
Linda Blair is 61. "The Exorcist".
John Wesley Shipp is 65. Old school speedster on "The Flash". He's a version of the Flash's dad from a parallel universe. Older comic book fans would also know John as the star of the original TV series back in the '90s.
Teddy Gentry from Alabama is 68.
Steve Perry is 71. Original Journey singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
Piper Laurie is 88. Sissy Spacek's crazy mom in 1976's "Carrie".
Five News Stories of the Day
Here Are the Office Tasks We Hate Doing the Most (Story)
82% of Us Cry at Movies, Including 71% of Men (Story)
A Wedding Is Called Off When the Groom's Father and Bride's Mother Run Off Together (Story)
The Top Things We Ask Alexa to Help Us With (Story)
Ozzy Osbourne Has Parkinson's Disease (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Male elephants can control their JUNK the same way they control their trunks. Like, they can use it to swat flies, prop themselves up, and more.
2. There have been 54 different animals in the original brand of Animal Crackers since 1902. The most recent addition was the koala in 2002.
3. The Philippines also celebrated an Independence Day on July 4th . . . only theirs was for the day they got their independence from the United States in 1946. Since 1964 they've celebrated the holiday on June 12th instead, which commemorates their independence from Spain.
4. The word "bimbo" originally described a man who wasn't that bright but it evolved to describe a woman in the 1920s.
5. Bananas are curved because they fight gravity to grow towards the sun.
Celebrity Birthdays
Sami Gayle is 24. Nicky Reagan on "Blue Bloods" and leader of the mean girls in "Vampire Academy".
Orianthi is 35. Australian guitarist. Her last name is Panagaris. She tours with her ex-boyfriend Richie Sambora. They met back when she was slinging her axe for Alice Cooper. She was also the guitarist for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concert series that never happened.
Willa Ford is 39. Actress / singer who played the lead in "The Anna Nicole Smith Story", posed for the March 2006 issue of "Playboy", and competed on the third season of "Dancing with the Stars".
Ben Moody is 39. Former Evanescence guitarist.
Christopher Masterson is 40. Francis on "Malcolm in the Middle".
Gabriel Macht is 48. Harvey Specter on "Suits".
Olivia d'Abo is 51. Fred Savage's older sister Karen on "The Wonder Years".
Guy Fieri is 52. Celebrity chef.
DJ Jazzy Jeff is 55. "Parents Just Don't Understand", "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble", "Summertime".
Diane Lane is 55. "Unfaithful", "The Perfect Storm", "Rumble Fish", "The Outsiders", AND "Judge Dredd". Most recently she was Superman's mom in "Man of Steel", "Batman v. Superman", and "Justice League". She was once married to both Josh Brolin and "Highlander" superstar Christopher Lambert.
Steven Adler is 55. Former Guns N' Roses drummer.
Linda Blair is 61. "The Exorcist".
John Wesley Shipp is 65. Old school speedster on "The Flash". He's a version of the Flash's dad from a parallel universe. Older comic book fans would also know John as the star of the original TV series back in the '90s.
Teddy Gentry from Alabama is 68.
Steve Perry is 71. Original Journey singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
Piper Laurie is 88. Sissy Spacek's crazy mom in 1976's "Carrie".
