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Five Stories of the Day
"Avatar" May Become the Highest-Grossing Movie Again, Thanks to a Re-Release in China (Story)
Half of People Are Looking for a New Job Because of Their Boss (Story)
A Woman Is Arrested for DUI After Several McDonald's Drive Thru Trips Because She Forgot She'd Been There (Story)
Almost Two-Thirds of People Working at Home Are Thinking of Moving . . . To Another Country (Story)
The Weirdest Job-Related Things People Google in All 50 States (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. 20% of the land on the planet belongs to countries whose names start with "A" . . . but 24% of the population is in countries whose names start with "I." And just to add to the confusion, more countries start with "S" than any other letter.
2. M&M's had a chance to be the candy featured in "E.T.", but they turned it down. Reese's Pieces jumped at the chance . . . and saw a 65% jump in profits.
3. If a Major League Baseball player catches a ball with their hat, the batter automatically gets a triple and anyone else already on base gets to score.
4. A stuntwoman fell 30 feet during the hoverboard chase scene in "Back to the Future Part Two". She broke bones in her face, arm, and hand . . . and that take made the movie.
5. The "Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack was the first soundtrack ever to make it to number one on the Billboard chart that was entirely made up of songs that had been released before.
Celebrity Birthdays
Emily Osment is 29. Miley Cyrus' best friend Lilly on "Hannah Montana". Then she had her own show, which was called "Young and Hungry". She's also the younger sister of "Sixth Sense" superstar Haley Joel Osment.
Olivia Wilde is 37. Thirteen on "House".
Carrie Underwood is 38.
Danny Pudi is 42. Abed on "Community".
Bree Turner is 44. Rosalee on "Grimm".
Timbaland is 49. Superstar rapper and producer. Got his stage name because he likes wearing Timberland boots. His real name is Timothy Zakar Mosley.
Jon Hamm is 50. He used to be badass Don Draper on "Mad Men".
Paget Brewster is 52. Emily Prentiss on "Criminal Minds".`
Edie Brickell is 55. "What I Am".
Neneh Cherry is 57. "Buffalo Stance".
Jeff Ament is 58. Pearl Jam bassist.
Jasmine Guy is 59. Whitley on "A Different World".
Mitch Gaylord is 60. 1984 Olympic Gold medalist who has two gymnastics techniques named after him: The Gaylord Two and the Gaylord Flip.
Lance Burton is 61. Vegas magician.
Sharon Stone is 63.
Shannon Tweed is 64. Gene Simmons' wife.
Tom Scholz is 74. Lead guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter for Boston . . . who also has a master's degree from MIT. Biggest Hit: "More than a Feeling".
Chuck Norris is 81.
Dean Torrence is 81. He's the Dean of Jan & Dean.
Five Stories of the Day
"Avatar" May Become the Highest-Grossing Movie Again, Thanks to a Re-Release in China (Story)
Half of People Are Looking for a New Job Because of Their Boss (Story)
A Woman Is Arrested for DUI After Several McDonald's Drive Thru Trips Because She Forgot She'd Been There (Story)
Almost Two-Thirds of People Working at Home Are Thinking of Moving . . . To Another Country (Story)
The Weirdest Job-Related Things People Google in All 50 States (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. 20% of the land on the planet belongs to countries whose names start with "A" . . . but 24% of the population is in countries whose names start with "I." And just to add to the confusion, more countries start with "S" than any other letter.
2. M&M's had a chance to be the candy featured in "E.T.", but they turned it down. Reese's Pieces jumped at the chance . . . and saw a 65% jump in profits.
3. If a Major League Baseball player catches a ball with their hat, the batter automatically gets a triple and anyone else already on base gets to score.
4. A stuntwoman fell 30 feet during the hoverboard chase scene in "Back to the Future Part Two". She broke bones in her face, arm, and hand . . . and that take made the movie.
5. The "Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack was the first soundtrack ever to make it to number one on the Billboard chart that was entirely made up of songs that had been released before.
Celebrity Birthdays
Emily Osment is 29. Miley Cyrus' best friend Lilly on "Hannah Montana". Then she had her own show, which was called "Young and Hungry". She's also the younger sister of "Sixth Sense" superstar Haley Joel Osment.
Olivia Wilde is 37. Thirteen on "House".
Carrie Underwood is 38.
Danny Pudi is 42. Abed on "Community".
Bree Turner is 44. Rosalee on "Grimm".
Timbaland is 49. Superstar rapper and producer. Got his stage name because he likes wearing Timberland boots. His real name is Timothy Zakar Mosley.
Jon Hamm is 50. He used to be badass Don Draper on "Mad Men".
Paget Brewster is 52. Emily Prentiss on "Criminal Minds".`
Edie Brickell is 55. "What I Am".
Neneh Cherry is 57. "Buffalo Stance".
Jeff Ament is 58. Pearl Jam bassist.
Jasmine Guy is 59. Whitley on "A Different World".
Mitch Gaylord is 60. 1984 Olympic Gold medalist who has two gymnastics techniques named after him: The Gaylord Two and the Gaylord Flip.
Lance Burton is 61. Vegas magician.
Sharon Stone is 63.
Shannon Tweed is 64. Gene Simmons' wife.
Tom Scholz is 74. Lead guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter for Boston . . . who also has a master's degree from MIT. Biggest Hit: "More than a Feeling".
Chuck Norris is 81.
Dean Torrence is 81. He's the Dean of Jan & Dean.
