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Five Stories of the Day
A Mom Uses Her Own Ring Doorbell to Invite Her Son Over for Tacos (Story)
A Guy Steals a Cop Car, Gets into a Chase . . . Then Steals Another Cop Car (Story)
Dracula's Castle in Romania Is Now a Vaccination Site (Story)
The Average Person Makes 12 Impulse Purchases a Month and Spends $276 (Story)
It Will Cost You Around $13,000 to Own a Dog or a Cat (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. About two million years ago, there was a species of rodents that were as big as hippopotamuses.
2. The cartoon guy on a can of Pringles has a name . . . it's Julius Pringles.
3. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" was almost cut from "The Lion King". But Elton John argued with the producers, got them to leave it in, and it ended up winning the Oscar for Best Original Song.
4. The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds. A king from the country of Mauretania named them "Canariae Insulae," which translates from Latin to "Islands of the Dogs" . . . because a lot of large dogs lived there.
5. A famous Canadian hunter named Francis Wharton shot a deer in the late 1960s, but didn't have any teeth . . . so he made dentures out of the deer's OWN TEETH and used those to eat it.
Celebrity Birthdays
Halston Sage is 28. Lt. Alara Kitan on "The Orville".
Lauren Potter is 31. Becky, the cheerleader with Down Syndrome on "Glee".
Odette Annable is 36. Samantha Arias / Reign on "Supergirl". She was also Dr. Jessica Adams on "House", and Beth in "Cloverfield".
Kenan Thompson is 43. "SNL" superstar. His best impressions on the show are Whoopi Goldberg, Charles Barkley, and Tiger Woods. But if you ask me, his best character was Sump'n Claus.
Helio Castroneves is 46. He won the fourth season of "Dancing with the Stars" and won the Indy 500 three times. He also beat the IRS when they went after him for tax evasion.
Young MC is 54. Biggest hit: "Bust a Move".
Linda Evangelista is 56. Supermodel who made the famous quote: "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."
Bono from U2 is 61. Real name: Paul Hewson.
Rick Santorum is 63.
Chris Berman is 66. ESPN's catchphrase-spouting legend. Do not step in front of his teleprompter.
Mark David Chapman is 66. He has been locked up in Attica State Prison in New York ever since killing John Lennon. Every time he's up for parole, Yoko Ono does everything she can to make sure he doesn't get out.
Tito Santana is 68. En fuego ex-pro wrestler. His finishing move was the flying forearm.
Dave Mason is 75. Classic Rocker.
Donovan is 75. Flower-type child and '60s singer. Biggest hits: "Mellow Yellow", "Sunshine Superman" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man". He's also the father of actress Ione Skye. Fun Fact: Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones met during the recording of "Hurdy Gurdy Man" . . . so without Donovan, there wouldn't have been a Led Zeppelin.
Five Stories of the Day
A Mom Uses Her Own Ring Doorbell to Invite Her Son Over for Tacos (Story)
A Guy Steals a Cop Car, Gets into a Chase . . . Then Steals Another Cop Car (Story)
Dracula's Castle in Romania Is Now a Vaccination Site (Story)
The Average Person Makes 12 Impulse Purchases a Month and Spends $276 (Story)
It Will Cost You Around $13,000 to Own a Dog or a Cat (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. About two million years ago, there was a species of rodents that were as big as hippopotamuses.
2. The cartoon guy on a can of Pringles has a name . . . it's Julius Pringles.
3. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" was almost cut from "The Lion King". But Elton John argued with the producers, got them to leave it in, and it ended up winning the Oscar for Best Original Song.
4. The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds. A king from the country of Mauretania named them "Canariae Insulae," which translates from Latin to "Islands of the Dogs" . . . because a lot of large dogs lived there.
5. A famous Canadian hunter named Francis Wharton shot a deer in the late 1960s, but didn't have any teeth . . . so he made dentures out of the deer's OWN TEETH and used those to eat it.
Celebrity Birthdays
Halston Sage is 28. Lt. Alara Kitan on "The Orville".
Lauren Potter is 31. Becky, the cheerleader with Down Syndrome on "Glee".
Odette Annable is 36. Samantha Arias / Reign on "Supergirl". She was also Dr. Jessica Adams on "House", and Beth in "Cloverfield".
Kenan Thompson is 43. "SNL" superstar. His best impressions on the show are Whoopi Goldberg, Charles Barkley, and Tiger Woods. But if you ask me, his best character was Sump'n Claus.
Helio Castroneves is 46. He won the fourth season of "Dancing with the Stars" and won the Indy 500 three times. He also beat the IRS when they went after him for tax evasion.
Young MC is 54. Biggest hit: "Bust a Move".
Linda Evangelista is 56. Supermodel who made the famous quote: "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."
Bono from U2 is 61. Real name: Paul Hewson.
Rick Santorum is 63.
Chris Berman is 66. ESPN's catchphrase-spouting legend. Do not step in front of his teleprompter.
Mark David Chapman is 66. He has been locked up in Attica State Prison in New York ever since killing John Lennon. Every time he's up for parole, Yoko Ono does everything she can to make sure he doesn't get out.
Tito Santana is 68. En fuego ex-pro wrestler. His finishing move was the flying forearm.
Dave Mason is 75. Classic Rocker.
Donovan is 75. Flower-type child and '60s singer. Biggest hits: "Mellow Yellow", "Sunshine Superman" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man". He's also the father of actress Ione Skye. Fun Fact: Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones met during the recording of "Hurdy Gurdy Man" . . . so without Donovan, there wouldn't have been a Led Zeppelin.
