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Five News Stories of the Day
76% of Us Have Really Packed on Some Delicious Pounds During the Quarantine (Story)
What Was Your "15 Minutes of Fame"? (Story)
The Most Popular Drinking Activity During the Pandemic Is . . . Watching TV (Story)
The FDA Added Five More Names to Its List of Toxic Hand Sanitizers (Story)
A Father-Son Arm Wrestling Match Turns Into an Eight-Hour Armed Police Standoff (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Hot Pockets were called Chunk Stuffers when they debuted in the 1970s.
2. You can still buy Blockbuster stock. It's now a penny stock that trades under the stock symbol BLIAQ, which stands for BB Liquidating.
3. Your eardrums rupture at 150 decibels . . . slightly louder than a jet engine going off right next to you. Your lungs would rupture at 200 decibels . . . but it's impossible for a sound to be louder than 194 decibels because the air breaks down the sound waves.
4. The first canceled show to get an Emmy nomination was "Drive" in 2007. It was a show about a cross-country car race on Fox that was canceled after four episodes, and it was nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects.
5. The phrase "seven-year itch" used to describe SCABIES . . . because back before they could be treated, they lasted for seven years. It became a metaphor for a situation with no hope for relief, including boring marriages.
Celebrity Birthdays
Dylan Sprayberry is 22. Liam on "Teen Wolf".
Maddie Marlow is 25. Half of the country duo Maddie & Tae.
Ashton Irwin is 26. 5 Seconds of Summer drummer.
Ally Brooke from Fifth Harmony is 27.
Eve Hewson is 29. Bono's daughter. Maid Marian in that Jamie Fox "Robin Hood" movie and Lucy on "The Knick".
Synyster Gates is 39. Avenged Sevenfold lead guitarist who wishes he could play half as well as his dad, Brian Haner, who shreds as part of his improv act.
Michelle Kwan is 40. Figure skater and Olympic silver medalist.
Cree Summer is 51. Freddie on "A Different World". She's mostly been doing voice acting for cartoons. She was the voice of Penny on "Inspector Gadget", Susie Carmichael on "The Rugrats", and Foxxy Love on "Drawn Together".
Jorja Fox is 52. Sara Sidle on "C.S.I."
Jim Gaffigan is 54. Comedy god.
Billy Campbell is 61. The leader of the CDC team sent to the arctic to control the outbreak on Syfy's "Helix". But long before that he was "The Rocketeer".
Joey Scarbury is 65. He sang the theme to "The Greatest American Hero".
Shelley Duvall is 71. Jack Nicholson's wife in "The Shining", and Olive Oyl in "Popeye". Sadly, she's battling mental health issues these days.
Ringo Starr is 80.
Doc Severinsen is 93. Bandleader on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" for 25 years. He retired when Johnny did.
Five News Stories of the Day
76% of Us Have Really Packed on Some Delicious Pounds During the Quarantine (Story)
What Was Your "15 Minutes of Fame"? (Story)
The Most Popular Drinking Activity During the Pandemic Is . . . Watching TV (Story)
The FDA Added Five More Names to Its List of Toxic Hand Sanitizers (Story)
A Father-Son Arm Wrestling Match Turns Into an Eight-Hour Armed Police Standoff (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Hot Pockets were called Chunk Stuffers when they debuted in the 1970s.
2. You can still buy Blockbuster stock. It's now a penny stock that trades under the stock symbol BLIAQ, which stands for BB Liquidating.
3. Your eardrums rupture at 150 decibels . . . slightly louder than a jet engine going off right next to you. Your lungs would rupture at 200 decibels . . . but it's impossible for a sound to be louder than 194 decibels because the air breaks down the sound waves.
4. The first canceled show to get an Emmy nomination was "Drive" in 2007. It was a show about a cross-country car race on Fox that was canceled after four episodes, and it was nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects.
5. The phrase "seven-year itch" used to describe SCABIES . . . because back before they could be treated, they lasted for seven years. It became a metaphor for a situation with no hope for relief, including boring marriages.
Celebrity Birthdays
Dylan Sprayberry is 22. Liam on "Teen Wolf".
Maddie Marlow is 25. Half of the country duo Maddie & Tae.
Ashton Irwin is 26. 5 Seconds of Summer drummer.
Ally Brooke from Fifth Harmony is 27.
Eve Hewson is 29. Bono's daughter. Maid Marian in that Jamie Fox "Robin Hood" movie and Lucy on "The Knick".
Synyster Gates is 39. Avenged Sevenfold lead guitarist who wishes he could play half as well as his dad, Brian Haner, who shreds as part of his improv act.
Michelle Kwan is 40. Figure skater and Olympic silver medalist.
Cree Summer is 51. Freddie on "A Different World". She's mostly been doing voice acting for cartoons. She was the voice of Penny on "Inspector Gadget", Susie Carmichael on "The Rugrats", and Foxxy Love on "Drawn Together".
Jorja Fox is 52. Sara Sidle on "C.S.I."
Jim Gaffigan is 54. Comedy god.
Billy Campbell is 61. The leader of the CDC team sent to the arctic to control the outbreak on Syfy's "Helix". But long before that he was "The Rocketeer".
Joey Scarbury is 65. He sang the theme to "The Greatest American Hero".
Shelley Duvall is 71. Jack Nicholson's wife in "The Shining", and Olive Oyl in "Popeye". Sadly, she's battling mental health issues these days.
Ringo Starr is 80.
Doc Severinsen is 93. Bandleader on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" for 25 years. He retired when Johnny did.
