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Five News Stories of the Day
How Long Would It Take You to Watch Everything on Netflix? (Story)
Ambition Peaks at Age 33 . . . Here Are the Ten Most Common Goals We Have (Story)
We're Washing Our Hands a Lot More . . . Except After Using the Bathroom (Story)
What's Your Free Time Worth? The Average Answer Is $15.63 an Hour (Story)
A Guy Tries to Fake His Own Death to Avoid Jail, but Misspells a Word on the Death Certificate (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. The scrolling text at the beginning of the early "Star Wars" movies was done by printing out the entire thing and having a camera slowly roll over it.
2. William Henry Harrison gave a presidential inauguration speech that was two hours, even though there was bad weather in D.C. He also didn't wear a coat, to show how tough he was. But then he got sick . . . and died one month into his term.
3. Philadelphia cream cheese is named after the town of Philadelphia in New York, where cream cheese was originally produced.
4. Ferris wheels were originally called "pleasure wheels" when they were invented in the 1600s.
5. The "ZIP" in ZIP code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan." They were created in 1963 to help mail carriers deliver mail more efficiently so they could "zip" along their routes.
Celebrity Birthdays
Danielle Bradbery is 24. Country singer who got her start by winning Season Four of "The Voice" when she was just 16. Biggest hit: "The Heart of Dixie".
Lili Simmons is 27. Rebecca Bowman on "Banshee", New Clementine on "Westworld", and the adult Selina Kyle in the "Gotham" series finale.
Neil Perry from The Band Perry is 30. Biggest hit: "If I Die Young".
Daniel Radcliffe is 31. His "Harry Potter" character's birthday is July 31st.
Tom Mison is 38. Ichabod Crane on "Sleepy Hollow". He plays a guy named Mime in HBO's upcoming "Watchmen" TV series.
Paul Wesley is 38. Stefan Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries".
Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child is 40. Her biggest solo hit is "Say Yes", which is kind of a cheat since she still got help from Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland.
Monica Lewinsky is 47.
Nomar Garciaparra is 47. The only player in MLB history with the last name "Garciaparra". He's one of only 13 players to have ever scored two grand slams in the same game. He's retired now and analyzing games for SportsNet
Kathryn Hahn is 47. Rabbi Raquel Fein on "Transparent", Carla in the "Bad Moms" movies, and Lily on "Crossing Jordan".
Marlon Wayans is 48.
Alison Krauss is 49. The Top Female Grammy Winner of All Time.
Charisma Carpenter is 50. Cordelia Chase first on "Buffy", then on "Angel".
Gary Payton is 52. Retired NBA Hall of Famer known as "The Glove".
Stephanie Seymour is 52. Legendary Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated model. She dated Axl Rose and is the bride in GnR's "November Rain" video.
Slash is 55. Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver.
Eriq La Salle is 58. Dr. Peter Benton on "ER", and Will Munson in "Logan".
Woody Harrelson is 59.
Martin Gore is 59. Depeche Mode.
Larry Manetti is 73. Tom Selleck's buddy Rick on "Magnum P.I." More recently, he's played Nicky Demarco in a handful of episodes of the new "Hawaii Five-0".
David Essex is 73. "Rock On".
Edie McClurg is 75. Mr. Rooney's secretary in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Mrs. Poole on "The Hogan Family", and Minny the lost tourist in the "Cars" movies.
Ronny Cox is 82. Captain Bogomil in the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies. Some of you may also remember him as Drew in "Deliverance".
Five News Stories of the Day
How Long Would It Take You to Watch Everything on Netflix? (Story)
Ambition Peaks at Age 33 . . . Here Are the Ten Most Common Goals We Have (Story)
We're Washing Our Hands a Lot More . . . Except After Using the Bathroom (Story)
What's Your Free Time Worth? The Average Answer Is $15.63 an Hour (Story)
A Guy Tries to Fake His Own Death to Avoid Jail, but Misspells a Word on the Death Certificate (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. The scrolling text at the beginning of the early "Star Wars" movies was done by printing out the entire thing and having a camera slowly roll over it.
2. William Henry Harrison gave a presidential inauguration speech that was two hours, even though there was bad weather in D.C. He also didn't wear a coat, to show how tough he was. But then he got sick . . . and died one month into his term.
3. Philadelphia cream cheese is named after the town of Philadelphia in New York, where cream cheese was originally produced.
4. Ferris wheels were originally called "pleasure wheels" when they were invented in the 1600s.
5. The "ZIP" in ZIP code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan." They were created in 1963 to help mail carriers deliver mail more efficiently so they could "zip" along their routes.
Celebrity Birthdays
Danielle Bradbery is 24. Country singer who got her start by winning Season Four of "The Voice" when she was just 16. Biggest hit: "The Heart of Dixie".
Lili Simmons is 27. Rebecca Bowman on "Banshee", New Clementine on "Westworld", and the adult Selina Kyle in the "Gotham" series finale.
Neil Perry from The Band Perry is 30. Biggest hit: "If I Die Young".
Daniel Radcliffe is 31. His "Harry Potter" character's birthday is July 31st.
Tom Mison is 38. Ichabod Crane on "Sleepy Hollow". He plays a guy named Mime in HBO's upcoming "Watchmen" TV series.
Paul Wesley is 38. Stefan Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries".
Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child is 40. Her biggest solo hit is "Say Yes", which is kind of a cheat since she still got help from Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland.
Monica Lewinsky is 47.
Nomar Garciaparra is 47. The only player in MLB history with the last name "Garciaparra". He's one of only 13 players to have ever scored two grand slams in the same game. He's retired now and analyzing games for SportsNet
Kathryn Hahn is 47. Rabbi Raquel Fein on "Transparent", Carla in the "Bad Moms" movies, and Lily on "Crossing Jordan".
Marlon Wayans is 48.
Alison Krauss is 49. The Top Female Grammy Winner of All Time.
Charisma Carpenter is 50. Cordelia Chase first on "Buffy", then on "Angel".
Gary Payton is 52. Retired NBA Hall of Famer known as "The Glove".
Stephanie Seymour is 52. Legendary Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated model. She dated Axl Rose and is the bride in GnR's "November Rain" video.
Slash is 55. Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver.
Eriq La Salle is 58. Dr. Peter Benton on "ER", and Will Munson in "Logan".
Woody Harrelson is 59.
Martin Gore is 59. Depeche Mode.
Larry Manetti is 73. Tom Selleck's buddy Rick on "Magnum P.I." More recently, he's played Nicky Demarco in a handful of episodes of the new "Hawaii Five-0".
David Essex is 73. "Rock On".
Edie McClurg is 75. Mr. Rooney's secretary in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Mrs. Poole on "The Hogan Family", and Minny the lost tourist in the "Cars" movies.
Ronny Cox is 82. Captain Bogomil in the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies. Some of you may also remember him as Drew in "Deliverance".
