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Five Stories of the Day
Ronda Rousey Is Pregnant (Story)
Just How Many Surfaces Does Your Cat's Butt Touch? A Sixth Grader's Science Fair Project Has the Answer (Story)
A Guy Is Under Investigation After Skipping Out on Work But Still Getting Paid . . . For 15 Years (Story)
A Couple Holds Their Wedding at a Mansion They Thought Was Vacant . . . They Didn't Expect to Find the Owner There (Story)
Six Common Phrases People Get Wrong All the Time (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. After President James Garfield was shot in an assassination attempt, he couldn't hold down food . . . so for the last month or so of his life, his doctor fed him through his rectal cavity. It didn't really work.
2. A fear of the number 666 is called hexa-kosioi-hex-ekonta-hexa-phobia Ronald Reagan had it.
3. Guitar Center was called "The Organ Center" when it was founded in 1959, and it sold small appliances and home organs. The name was changed to Guitar Center in 1971.
4. Eating 10-and-a-half cups of sugar at once could kill you.
5. Soybeans were named after soy sauce, not vice versa. The word "soy" comes from the Japanese word for the sauce, "shoyu" . . . NOT for the Japanese word for the beans themselves, which is "daizu."
Celebrity Birthdays
Machine Gun Kelly is 31.
Amber Heard is 35. Aquaman's queen, Mera, in the "Aquaman" and "Justice League" movies. And the former Mrs. Johnny Depp.
Malcolm Barrett is 41. Rufus the time machine pilot on "Timeless". He also plays Hoover on AMC's "Preacher".
Daniel Johns is 42. Silverchair singer who let Natalie Imbruglia get away.
Shavo Odadjian is 47. System of a Down bassist.
Sherri Shepherd is 54. She who used to be one of the "View" . . . and was also Tracy Morgan's wife Angie on "30 Rock".
Sheryl Lee is 54. Laura Palmer on "Twin Peaks".
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is 55. Negan on "The Walking Dead".
Byron Allen is 60. Comedy and talk show legend.
Ryan Stiles is 62. Lanky 6-foot-6 comic from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "The Drew Carey Show".
Peter Frampton is 71. '70s rock legend.
John Waters is 75. Groundbreaking, subversive filmmaker whose credits include "Pink Flamingoes", "Female Trouble" and the original, non-musical version of "Hairspray".
Jack Nicholson is 84.
Five Stories of the Day
Ronda Rousey Is Pregnant (Story)
Just How Many Surfaces Does Your Cat's Butt Touch? A Sixth Grader's Science Fair Project Has the Answer (Story)
A Guy Is Under Investigation After Skipping Out on Work But Still Getting Paid . . . For 15 Years (Story)
A Couple Holds Their Wedding at a Mansion They Thought Was Vacant . . . They Didn't Expect to Find the Owner There (Story)
Six Common Phrases People Get Wrong All the Time (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. After President James Garfield was shot in an assassination attempt, he couldn't hold down food . . . so for the last month or so of his life, his doctor fed him through his rectal cavity. It didn't really work.
2. A fear of the number 666 is called hexa-kosioi-hex-ekonta-hexa-phobia Ronald Reagan had it.
3. Guitar Center was called "The Organ Center" when it was founded in 1959, and it sold small appliances and home organs. The name was changed to Guitar Center in 1971.
4. Eating 10-and-a-half cups of sugar at once could kill you.
5. Soybeans were named after soy sauce, not vice versa. The word "soy" comes from the Japanese word for the sauce, "shoyu" . . . NOT for the Japanese word for the beans themselves, which is "daizu."
Celebrity Birthdays
Machine Gun Kelly is 31.
Amber Heard is 35. Aquaman's queen, Mera, in the "Aquaman" and "Justice League" movies. And the former Mrs. Johnny Depp.
Malcolm Barrett is 41. Rufus the time machine pilot on "Timeless". He also plays Hoover on AMC's "Preacher".
Daniel Johns is 42. Silverchair singer who let Natalie Imbruglia get away.
Shavo Odadjian is 47. System of a Down bassist.
Sherri Shepherd is 54. She who used to be one of the "View" . . . and was also Tracy Morgan's wife Angie on "30 Rock".
Sheryl Lee is 54. Laura Palmer on "Twin Peaks".
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is 55. Negan on "The Walking Dead".
Byron Allen is 60. Comedy and talk show legend.
Ryan Stiles is 62. Lanky 6-foot-6 comic from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "The Drew Carey Show".
Peter Frampton is 71. '70s rock legend.
John Waters is 75. Groundbreaking, subversive filmmaker whose credits include "Pink Flamingoes", "Female Trouble" and the original, non-musical version of "Hairspray".
Jack Nicholson is 84.
