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Five News Stories of the Day
Terrible "How to Get a Husband" Advice from a 1958 Women's Magazine (Story)
Here's the Worst Attraction in Every State (Story)
What Was the Song of the Summer the Year You Graduated High School? (Story)
The Most Iconic Fashion Items Include Levi's Jeans, Ugg Boots, and Crocs (Story)
A Company Is Looking to Hire a "Karen" to Write Judgmental Product Reviews (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Heinz had 60 products when it came up with the slogan "57 Varieties" because Henry Heinz thought 57 was a luckier number.
2. John Tyler had the most children of any president, with 15.
3. The Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys have won 42% of the Super Bowls in NFL history.
4. When Facebook was developing the Like button, the engineers all wanted it to be called the AWESOME button. Mark Zuckerberg vetoed that.
5. Eddie, the dog on "Frasier", made $10,000 per episode. His real name was Moose, and he died in 2006 after making more than $3.2 million.
Celebrity Birthdays
Kenny Baker (1934 - 2016) 3-foot-8-inch superstar who played R2-D2 in all the "Star Wars" movies. He did double duty in "Return Of The Jedi" by also playing Paploo the Ewok. And let us not forget, he was Fidgit in "Time Bandits".
Sofia Richie is 22. Daughter of Lionel, sister of Nicole
Justine Skye is 25. R&B singer. "Don't Think About It".
Rupert Grint is 32. Ron Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies.
Martha Higareda is 37. Kristin Ortega on "Altered Carbon".
Chad Michael Murray is 39. Jack Thompson on "Agent Carter", and Sam Phillips on "Sun Records". Before that you knew him from "One Tree Hill" and "Freaky Friday".
Author John Green is 43. The guy who wrote the young adult novels "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Paper Towns".
Alex O'Loughlin is 44. Steve McGarrett on "Hawaii Five-0".
Dave Chappelle is 47.
David Gregory is 50. CNN political analyst and former host of "Meet the Press".
Marlee Matlin is 55. 1987 Best Actress Oscar Winner for "Children of a Lesser God".
Reggie Miller is 55. Retired NBA all-star and basketball commentator for TNT.
Tommy Sablan is 56. Radio Hall of Fame producer.
Craig Kilborn is 58. Original host of "The Daily Show" who went on to host "The Late Late Show" until 2004.
David Koechner is 58. Champ Kind in the "Anchorman" movies . . . Todd Packer on "The Office" ... and Rick the pilot in "Snakes On A Plane".
Jared Harris is 59. Lane Pryce on "Mad Men", Professor Moriarty in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", and Ulysses S. Grant in "Lincoln".
Mark Bedford is 59. Madness bassist. Biggest hit: "Our House".
Cal Ripken, Jr. is 60. Baseball Hall of Famer. He didn't miss a day of work for 16 YEARS. Of course, he only worked from April through September. (???)
Steve Guttenberg is 62. "Police Academy" superstar. Most recently he was casino owner Wayne Hastings Jr. on HBO's "Ballers". His other recent work includes the "Sharknado" and "Lavalantula" movies.
Vince McMahon is 75. WWE Chairman.
Five News Stories of the Day
Terrible "How to Get a Husband" Advice from a 1958 Women's Magazine (Story)
Here's the Worst Attraction in Every State (Story)
What Was the Song of the Summer the Year You Graduated High School? (Story)
The Most Iconic Fashion Items Include Levi's Jeans, Ugg Boots, and Crocs (Story)
A Company Is Looking to Hire a "Karen" to Write Judgmental Product Reviews (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Heinz had 60 products when it came up with the slogan "57 Varieties" because Henry Heinz thought 57 was a luckier number.
2. John Tyler had the most children of any president, with 15.
3. The Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys have won 42% of the Super Bowls in NFL history.
4. When Facebook was developing the Like button, the engineers all wanted it to be called the AWESOME button. Mark Zuckerberg vetoed that.
5. Eddie, the dog on "Frasier", made $10,000 per episode. His real name was Moose, and he died in 2006 after making more than $3.2 million.
Celebrity Birthdays
Kenny Baker (1934 - 2016) 3-foot-8-inch superstar who played R2-D2 in all the "Star Wars" movies. He did double duty in "Return Of The Jedi" by also playing Paploo the Ewok. And let us not forget, he was Fidgit in "Time Bandits".
Sofia Richie is 22. Daughter of Lionel, sister of Nicole
Justine Skye is 25. R&B singer. "Don't Think About It".
Rupert Grint is 32. Ron Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies.
Martha Higareda is 37. Kristin Ortega on "Altered Carbon".
Chad Michael Murray is 39. Jack Thompson on "Agent Carter", and Sam Phillips on "Sun Records". Before that you knew him from "One Tree Hill" and "Freaky Friday".
Author John Green is 43. The guy who wrote the young adult novels "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Paper Towns".
Alex O'Loughlin is 44. Steve McGarrett on "Hawaii Five-0".
Dave Chappelle is 47.
David Gregory is 50. CNN political analyst and former host of "Meet the Press".
Marlee Matlin is 55. 1987 Best Actress Oscar Winner for "Children of a Lesser God".
Reggie Miller is 55. Retired NBA all-star and basketball commentator for TNT.
Tommy Sablan is 56. Radio Hall of Fame producer.
Craig Kilborn is 58. Original host of "The Daily Show" who went on to host "The Late Late Show" until 2004.
David Koechner is 58. Champ Kind in the "Anchorman" movies . . . Todd Packer on "The Office" ... and Rick the pilot in "Snakes On A Plane".
Jared Harris is 59. Lane Pryce on "Mad Men", Professor Moriarty in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", and Ulysses S. Grant in "Lincoln".
Mark Bedford is 59. Madness bassist. Biggest hit: "Our House".
Cal Ripken, Jr. is 60. Baseball Hall of Famer. He didn't miss a day of work for 16 YEARS. Of course, he only worked from April through September. (???)
Steve Guttenberg is 62. "Police Academy" superstar. Most recently he was casino owner Wayne Hastings Jr. on HBO's "Ballers". His other recent work includes the "Sharknado" and "Lavalantula" movies.
Vince McMahon is 75. WWE Chairman.
