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Five Stories of the Day
A Woman Couldn't Do Her Own Makeup Anymore, so Her 79-Year-Old Husband Went to Beauty School (Story)
A Guy Was Arrested at Kid Rock's Bar for Swinging His Colostomy Bag Around (Story)
Is Re-Watching Old TV Good for the Soul? (Story)
Today Is National Paranormal Day . . . And 80% of Americans Believe in Ghosts (Story)
Here Are the 10 Best Pizza States in the U.S. . . . With an Upset for Number One (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. For almost all of the 1800s, maps of Africa had a mountain range called the Mountains of Kong . . . which didn't actually exist. They still even show up once in a while on modern maps . . . an atlas from 1995 even had them.
2. The original definition of "weird" was "having the power to control the fate or destiny of human beings."
3. Marilyn Monroe had an IQ of 163 . . . Albert Einstein's IQ was 160.
4. Harry S. Truman, Michael J. Fox, and Ulysses S. Grant all have middle initials that don't stand for anything. In Michael J. Fox's case, his real middle name was Andrew. He went with "J" to distinguish himself from a guy already in the Screen Actors Guild.
5. The United States is one of the few countries that drinks milk cold. Most other countries use a different method of pasteurization that keeps milk good even when it's not refrigerated, and they like drinking it at room temperature.
Celebrity Birthdays
Desiigner is 24. "Panda".
Pom Klementieff is 35. Mantis in "Avengers: Endgame", "Infinity War", and the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies.
Cheryl Burke is 37. Irish / Russian / Filipino "Dancing with the Stars" beauty. She helped Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith win the second and third seasons . . . and admitted to having a "fling" with Chad Ochocinco during season 10.
Rebecca Hall is 39. Kong expert Dr. Ilene Andrews in "Godzilla vs. Kong". She was also the scientist who creates Extremis in "Iron Man 3", Johnny Depp's wife in "Transcendence", and the Vicky in "Vicky Christina Barcelona".
Eric Church is 44. Country singer. "Springsteen" and "Drink in My Hand".
Christina Hendricks is 46. Beth Boland on NBC's "Good Girls", and Joan Holloway on "Mad Men".
Dulé Hill is 46. Gus on "Psych", Alex on "Suits", and Larry on "Ballers". He used to be Presidential Aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing".
Kristin Lehman is 49. Miriam Bancroft on the Netflix series "Altered Carbon".
Damon "Dame" Dash is 50. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z. They had a MAJOR falling out so Dame sold his stake in the label for $10 million and his stake in Roca Wear for $22 million.
Amy Ryan is 53. Holly Flax on "The Office".
Christopher Cross is 70. He's the genius behind three top 10 smash hits, "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind" and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)".
Greg Gumbel is 75. He broadcasts NFL and NCAA basketball games for CBS.
Ron Popeil is 86. One of the greatest modern American inventors. He's the infomercial genius behind the Pocket Fisherman, Hair in a Can, Smokeless Ashtray, Chop-O-Matic, Veg-O-Matic, AND Inside-the-Shell Egg Scrambler.
Frankie Valli is 87. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. He was the leader of The Four Seasons. "Jersey Boys" is about them. Their biggest hits: "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", and "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)". He also did the theme song to "Grease".
Five Stories of the Day
A Woman Couldn't Do Her Own Makeup Anymore, so Her 79-Year-Old Husband Went to Beauty School (Story)
A Guy Was Arrested at Kid Rock's Bar for Swinging His Colostomy Bag Around (Story)
Is Re-Watching Old TV Good for the Soul? (Story)
Today Is National Paranormal Day . . . And 80% of Americans Believe in Ghosts (Story)
Here Are the 10 Best Pizza States in the U.S. . . . With an Upset for Number One (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. For almost all of the 1800s, maps of Africa had a mountain range called the Mountains of Kong . . . which didn't actually exist. They still even show up once in a while on modern maps . . . an atlas from 1995 even had them.
2. The original definition of "weird" was "having the power to control the fate or destiny of human beings."
3. Marilyn Monroe had an IQ of 163 . . . Albert Einstein's IQ was 160.
4. Harry S. Truman, Michael J. Fox, and Ulysses S. Grant all have middle initials that don't stand for anything. In Michael J. Fox's case, his real middle name was Andrew. He went with "J" to distinguish himself from a guy already in the Screen Actors Guild.
5. The United States is one of the few countries that drinks milk cold. Most other countries use a different method of pasteurization that keeps milk good even when it's not refrigerated, and they like drinking it at room temperature.
Celebrity Birthdays
Desiigner is 24. "Panda".
Pom Klementieff is 35. Mantis in "Avengers: Endgame", "Infinity War", and the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies.
Cheryl Burke is 37. Irish / Russian / Filipino "Dancing with the Stars" beauty. She helped Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith win the second and third seasons . . . and admitted to having a "fling" with Chad Ochocinco during season 10.
Rebecca Hall is 39. Kong expert Dr. Ilene Andrews in "Godzilla vs. Kong". She was also the scientist who creates Extremis in "Iron Man 3", Johnny Depp's wife in "Transcendence", and the Vicky in "Vicky Christina Barcelona".
Eric Church is 44. Country singer. "Springsteen" and "Drink in My Hand".
Christina Hendricks is 46. Beth Boland on NBC's "Good Girls", and Joan Holloway on "Mad Men".
Dulé Hill is 46. Gus on "Psych", Alex on "Suits", and Larry on "Ballers". He used to be Presidential Aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing".
Kristin Lehman is 49. Miriam Bancroft on the Netflix series "Altered Carbon".
Damon "Dame" Dash is 50. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z. They had a MAJOR falling out so Dame sold his stake in the label for $10 million and his stake in Roca Wear for $22 million.
Amy Ryan is 53. Holly Flax on "The Office".
Christopher Cross is 70. He's the genius behind three top 10 smash hits, "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind" and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)".
Greg Gumbel is 75. He broadcasts NFL and NCAA basketball games for CBS.
Ron Popeil is 86. One of the greatest modern American inventors. He's the infomercial genius behind the Pocket Fisherman, Hair in a Can, Smokeless Ashtray, Chop-O-Matic, Veg-O-Matic, AND Inside-the-Shell Egg Scrambler.
Frankie Valli is 87. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. He was the leader of The Four Seasons. "Jersey Boys" is about them. Their biggest hits: "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", and "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)". He also did the theme song to "Grease".
