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Five News Stories of the Day
One-Third of People Have Such Tough Commutes They're Stressed Out Before They Even Get to Work (Story)
Six Things to Know About Chinese New Year Tomorrow (Story)
A Designated Driver Got Rewarded with Free Super Bowl Tickets (Story)
There's a Big Debate Right Now Over the Correct Sleeping Position (Story)
Apple Has the Most Recognizable Logo in America . . . Here Are the Top Ten (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Asphalt isn't a modern invention . . . it's been around for more than 4,000 years.
2. The guy who designed the Oscar statue went on to win 11 of them himself. Cedric Gibbons was a production designer who won Oscars for Best Art Direction on movies like "An American in Paris" and "The Bad and the Beautiful".
3. The most common domain extension is .com. The second-most common is .ru, which belongs to Russia. And the third most popular is .org.
4. Billy Crystal turned down the chance to be Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story", so it went to Tim Allen. When Pixar found out Billy Crystal called it the biggest mistake of his career, they offered him the role of Mike in "Monsters, Inc." . . . and he accepted.
5. Cisco released a product called the iPhone in 1998. It was a desk phone with a sliding keyboard and a touch screen. It flopped . . . but they still sued Apple for using the name nine years later. The lawsuit was eventually settled.
Celebrity Birthdays
Mischa Barton is 34. Marissa Cooper on "The O.C.".
Justin Baldoni is 36. Jane's baby daddy Rafael on "Jane the Virgin".
Stephen Barker Liles is 36. One half of the country duo Love and Theft.
Daveed Diggs is 38. Lafayette and Jefferson in "Hamilton" and Rainbow's brother Johan on "Black-ish". He was also Mr. Browne in "Wonder", and he'll star on TNT's upcoming "Snowpiercer" series.
Carrie Coon is 39. Proxima Midnight in "Avengers: Infinity War". You'd also know her as Nora on HBO's "The Leftovers" and as Gloria Burgle, the main character from the third season of "Fargo".
Tatyana Ali is 41. Ashley Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air".
Kristen Schaal is 42. Former "Daily Show" correspondent who plays Carol on the sitcom "Last Man on Earth". She's also Louise on "Bob's Burgers".
Ed Helms is 46. Andy on "The Office", a former "Daily Show" correspondent, and Stu the dentist in the "Hangover" movies. He also cashed a paycheck for playing the grown version of Chevy Chase's son in the "Vacation" reboot.
Matthew Lillard is 50. Shaggy in the "Scooby-Doo" movies. And Stu, one-half of the psychotic serial killing team, in the original "Scream".
Mary Lou Retton is 52. Legendary gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won the gold medal in the individual all-around competition, two silver and two bronze.
Keech Rainwater is 57. Lonestar drummer.
Yakov Smirnoff is 69. "What a Country!"
Aaron Neville is 79. Biggest hits: "Tell It Like It Is", the Linda Ronstadt duet "Don't Know Much", and his remake of "Everybody Plays the Fool".
Neil Diamond is 79. Sadly, Parkinson's ended his touring career. His biggest smashes are "Sweet Caroline", "Holly Holy", "Cracklin' Rosie" and his smooth duet with Barbra Streisand, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers".
Ray Stevens is 81. He had a huge hit in 1974 with "The Streak". More recently you'd remember his 2015 song "Taylor Swift is Stalking Me".
Five News Stories of the Day
One-Third of People Have Such Tough Commutes They're Stressed Out Before They Even Get to Work (Story)
Six Things to Know About Chinese New Year Tomorrow (Story)
A Designated Driver Got Rewarded with Free Super Bowl Tickets (Story)
There's a Big Debate Right Now Over the Correct Sleeping Position (Story)
Apple Has the Most Recognizable Logo in America . . . Here Are the Top Ten (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Asphalt isn't a modern invention . . . it's been around for more than 4,000 years.
2. The guy who designed the Oscar statue went on to win 11 of them himself. Cedric Gibbons was a production designer who won Oscars for Best Art Direction on movies like "An American in Paris" and "The Bad and the Beautiful".
3. The most common domain extension is .com. The second-most common is .ru, which belongs to Russia. And the third most popular is .org.
4. Billy Crystal turned down the chance to be Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story", so it went to Tim Allen. When Pixar found out Billy Crystal called it the biggest mistake of his career, they offered him the role of Mike in "Monsters, Inc." . . . and he accepted.
5. Cisco released a product called the iPhone in 1998. It was a desk phone with a sliding keyboard and a touch screen. It flopped . . . but they still sued Apple for using the name nine years later. The lawsuit was eventually settled.
Celebrity Birthdays
Mischa Barton is 34. Marissa Cooper on "The O.C.".
Justin Baldoni is 36. Jane's baby daddy Rafael on "Jane the Virgin".
Stephen Barker Liles is 36. One half of the country duo Love and Theft.
Daveed Diggs is 38. Lafayette and Jefferson in "Hamilton" and Rainbow's brother Johan on "Black-ish". He was also Mr. Browne in "Wonder", and he'll star on TNT's upcoming "Snowpiercer" series.
Carrie Coon is 39. Proxima Midnight in "Avengers: Infinity War". You'd also know her as Nora on HBO's "The Leftovers" and as Gloria Burgle, the main character from the third season of "Fargo".
Tatyana Ali is 41. Ashley Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air".
Kristen Schaal is 42. Former "Daily Show" correspondent who plays Carol on the sitcom "Last Man on Earth". She's also Louise on "Bob's Burgers".
Ed Helms is 46. Andy on "The Office", a former "Daily Show" correspondent, and Stu the dentist in the "Hangover" movies. He also cashed a paycheck for playing the grown version of Chevy Chase's son in the "Vacation" reboot.
Matthew Lillard is 50. Shaggy in the "Scooby-Doo" movies. And Stu, one-half of the psychotic serial killing team, in the original "Scream".
Mary Lou Retton is 52. Legendary gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won the gold medal in the individual all-around competition, two silver and two bronze.
Keech Rainwater is 57. Lonestar drummer.
Yakov Smirnoff is 69. "What a Country!"
Aaron Neville is 79. Biggest hits: "Tell It Like It Is", the Linda Ronstadt duet "Don't Know Much", and his remake of "Everybody Plays the Fool".
Neil Diamond is 79. Sadly, Parkinson's ended his touring career. His biggest smashes are "Sweet Caroline", "Holly Holy", "Cracklin' Rosie" and his smooth duet with Barbra Streisand, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers".
Ray Stevens is 81. He had a huge hit in 1974 with "The Streak". More recently you'd remember his 2015 song "Taylor Swift is Stalking Me".
