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Five News Stories of the Day
A New Flavor of Girl Scout Cookies Has Been Announced (Story)
It's National Potato Day! Here's Every State's Favorite Way to Eat Them (Story)
Your Phone Knows When You're Drunk by How You Walk (Story)
Five Stats on Back-to-School Shopping in 2020 (Story)
15 Celebrities Who Auditioned for "SNL", But Didn't Make the Cut (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. In the 18th century, rich people would hire real people to serve, basically, as human garden gnomes. The "ornamental hermits" would live in the rich person's garden and dress like a druid.
2. Before the company Tecmo was making classic video games like "Tecmo Bowl" and "Ninja Gaiden", they manufactured cleaning supplies and yachts.
3. Brian May from Queen has a Ph.D. in astrophysics.
4. The word "egregious" comes from Latin where it meant "exceptionally good." But people kept using it sarcastically, to the point where the meaning completely evolved and now, it only means "exceptionally bad."
5. There's a five-star hotel in the Ukraine that used to be a Nazi concentration camp.
Celebrity Birthdays
Gene Roddenberry (1921 - 1991) "Star Trek".
Jonathan Frakes is 68. Commander Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
Diana Muldaur is 82. Doctor Pulaski on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
Romeo Miller is 31. Host of MTV's "Ex on the Beach". He used to be known as Lil' Romeo. And his dad is Master P.
Veronica Roth is 32. "Divergent" author.
Christina Perri is 34. Biggest hits: "Jar of Hearts", "Human", and the "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" anthem "A Thousand Years".
Mike Moh is 37. Bruce Lee in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
Melissa Fumero is 38. Detective Amy Santiago on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine".
Erika Christensen is 38. Julia Braverman on "Parenthood".
Fat Joe is 50. "Lean Back".
Matthew Perry is 51. Chandler on "Friends" and Oz in "The Whole Nine Yards". His version of "The Odd Couple" only lasted three seasons.
Lee Ann Womack is 54. Country singer. Biggest hit: "I Hope You Dance".
Kyra Sedgwick is 55. Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on "The Closer". She's married to Kevin Bacon.
Kevin Dillon is 55. Matt Dillon's younger brother . . . and Johnny "Drama" Chase on "Entourage". He was also awesome in "Platoon".
John Stamos is 57. Uncle Jesse on "Full House"!
Peter Gallagher is 65. Sandy Cohen on "The O.C." and Arthur Campbell on "Covert Affairs". These days he's got a recurring role on "Law & Order: SVU".
John Deacon is 69. Bassist for Queen.
Gerald McRaney is 73. "Simon & Simon" and"Major Dad" superstar. These days he has a recurring role as billionaire Raymond Tusk on "House of Cards".
Billy Clinton is 74.
Ian Gillan is 75. Deep Purple's lead singer and Jesus in the Original cast recording of "Jesus Christ Superstar". He also sang for Black Sabbath on the "Born Again" album.
Johnny Nash is 80.
Five News Stories of the Day
A New Flavor of Girl Scout Cookies Has Been Announced (Story)
It's National Potato Day! Here's Every State's Favorite Way to Eat Them (Story)
Your Phone Knows When You're Drunk by How You Walk (Story)
Five Stats on Back-to-School Shopping in 2020 (Story)
15 Celebrities Who Auditioned for "SNL", But Didn't Make the Cut (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. In the 18th century, rich people would hire real people to serve, basically, as human garden gnomes. The "ornamental hermits" would live in the rich person's garden and dress like a druid.
2. Before the company Tecmo was making classic video games like "Tecmo Bowl" and "Ninja Gaiden", they manufactured cleaning supplies and yachts.
3. Brian May from Queen has a Ph.D. in astrophysics.
4. The word "egregious" comes from Latin where it meant "exceptionally good." But people kept using it sarcastically, to the point where the meaning completely evolved and now, it only means "exceptionally bad."
5. There's a five-star hotel in the Ukraine that used to be a Nazi concentration camp.
Celebrity Birthdays
Gene Roddenberry (1921 - 1991) "Star Trek".
Jonathan Frakes is 68. Commander Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
Diana Muldaur is 82. Doctor Pulaski on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
Romeo Miller is 31. Host of MTV's "Ex on the Beach". He used to be known as Lil' Romeo. And his dad is Master P.
Veronica Roth is 32. "Divergent" author.
Christina Perri is 34. Biggest hits: "Jar of Hearts", "Human", and the "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" anthem "A Thousand Years".
Mike Moh is 37. Bruce Lee in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
Melissa Fumero is 38. Detective Amy Santiago on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine".
Erika Christensen is 38. Julia Braverman on "Parenthood".
Fat Joe is 50. "Lean Back".
Matthew Perry is 51. Chandler on "Friends" and Oz in "The Whole Nine Yards". His version of "The Odd Couple" only lasted three seasons.
Lee Ann Womack is 54. Country singer. Biggest hit: "I Hope You Dance".
Kyra Sedgwick is 55. Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on "The Closer". She's married to Kevin Bacon.
Kevin Dillon is 55. Matt Dillon's younger brother . . . and Johnny "Drama" Chase on "Entourage". He was also awesome in "Platoon".
John Stamos is 57. Uncle Jesse on "Full House"!
Peter Gallagher is 65. Sandy Cohen on "The O.C." and Arthur Campbell on "Covert Affairs". These days he's got a recurring role on "Law & Order: SVU".
John Deacon is 69. Bassist for Queen.
Gerald McRaney is 73. "Simon & Simon" and"Major Dad" superstar. These days he has a recurring role as billionaire Raymond Tusk on "House of Cards".
Billy Clinton is 74.
Ian Gillan is 75. Deep Purple's lead singer and Jesus in the Original cast recording of "Jesus Christ Superstar". He also sang for Black Sabbath on the "Born Again" album.
Johnny Nash is 80.
