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Five News Stories of the Day
Denny's Is Making Bacon Bouquets for Father's Day (Story)
Trying to Save Someone's Life? Don't Ask Alexa or Siri for Help (Story)
The Worst Dads in Film and TV (Story)
Are Games Like Monopoly, Chess, Poker, Uno, and Blackjack More About Skill or Luck? (Story)
Police Finally Catch a Nude Man Who Spent 12 Hours Perched on Top of a Pole (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Katsumi Tezuka, the actor who played Godzilla in the first-ever Godzilla movie, in 1954, is still alive today at age 107.
2. In the 1700s, people thought the platypus was a hoax, like we think of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. People just thought it seemed too ridiculous that there was a venomous animal with a duck's bill, an otter's feet, and a beaver's tail.
3. Helium doesn't increase the pitch in your voice. It just amplifies the higher-pitched frequencies that are already there.
4. It's been 52 years since a movie won the Oscar for Best Director but nothing else. "The Graduate" did it in 1968.
5. Thomas Jefferson's wife died before he became president, so their daughter was the First Lady.
Celebrity Birthdays
Willa Holland is 29. Oliver Queen's sister Thea on "Arrow".
Jacob Anderson is 30. Grey Worm on "Game of Thrones".
Richard Madden is 34. Robb Stark on "Game of Thrones" and Elton's manager/lover John Reid in "Rocketman".
Meaghan Rath is 34. Tani Rey on "Hawaii Five-0".
David Giuntoli is 40. Nick Burkhardt on "Grimm".
Blake Shelton is 44.
Alana De La Garza is 44. "Law & Order" A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa. She's starring with Julian McMahon on next year's "FBI" spinoff "FBI: Most Wanted".
Ray LaMontagne is 47. "Beg, Steal, or Borrow". Before he got into the music business, he was working double shifts at a shoe factory in New Hampshire.
Nathan Morris is 49. Boyz II Men singer. He's got a crazy vocal range . . . he can sing both baritone and soprano. He also has a college degree in computer programming. "I'll Make Love to You", "End of the Road", "On Bended Knee".
Kim Dickens is 55. Maddie Clark on "Fear the Walking Dead".
Dizzy Reed is 57. Guns 'N Roses keyboardist.
Jude Cole is 60. "Baby, It's Tonight".
Isabella Rossellini is 68.
Carol Kane is 68. Lillian on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" . . . Latka's wife, Simka, on "Taxi" . . . and Miracle Max's wife in "The Princess Bride".
Paul McCartney is 78.
Five News Stories of the Day
Denny's Is Making Bacon Bouquets for Father's Day (Story)
Trying to Save Someone's Life? Don't Ask Alexa or Siri for Help (Story)
The Worst Dads in Film and TV (Story)
Are Games Like Monopoly, Chess, Poker, Uno, and Blackjack More About Skill or Luck? (Story)
Police Finally Catch a Nude Man Who Spent 12 Hours Perched on Top of a Pole (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Katsumi Tezuka, the actor who played Godzilla in the first-ever Godzilla movie, in 1954, is still alive today at age 107.
2. In the 1700s, people thought the platypus was a hoax, like we think of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. People just thought it seemed too ridiculous that there was a venomous animal with a duck's bill, an otter's feet, and a beaver's tail.
3. Helium doesn't increase the pitch in your voice. It just amplifies the higher-pitched frequencies that are already there.
4. It's been 52 years since a movie won the Oscar for Best Director but nothing else. "The Graduate" did it in 1968.
5. Thomas Jefferson's wife died before he became president, so their daughter was the First Lady.
Celebrity Birthdays
Willa Holland is 29. Oliver Queen's sister Thea on "Arrow".
Jacob Anderson is 30. Grey Worm on "Game of Thrones".
Richard Madden is 34. Robb Stark on "Game of Thrones" and Elton's manager/lover John Reid in "Rocketman".
Meaghan Rath is 34. Tani Rey on "Hawaii Five-0".
David Giuntoli is 40. Nick Burkhardt on "Grimm".
Blake Shelton is 44.
Alana De La Garza is 44. "Law & Order" A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa. She's starring with Julian McMahon on next year's "FBI" spinoff "FBI: Most Wanted".
Ray LaMontagne is 47. "Beg, Steal, or Borrow". Before he got into the music business, he was working double shifts at a shoe factory in New Hampshire.
Nathan Morris is 49. Boyz II Men singer. He's got a crazy vocal range . . . he can sing both baritone and soprano. He also has a college degree in computer programming. "I'll Make Love to You", "End of the Road", "On Bended Knee".
Kim Dickens is 55. Maddie Clark on "Fear the Walking Dead".
Dizzy Reed is 57. Guns 'N Roses keyboardist.
Jude Cole is 60. "Baby, It's Tonight".
Isabella Rossellini is 68.
Carol Kane is 68. Lillian on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" . . . Latka's wife, Simka, on "Taxi" . . . and Miracle Max's wife in "The Princess Bride".
Paul McCartney is 78.
