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Five News Stories of the Day
Five Good Changes Caused by the Pandemic That Might Be Permanent (Story)
The Creator of Jelly Belly Is Giving Away a Candy Factory, Willy Wonka Style (Story)
There Are More Business Phone Calls Today Than Any Other Day of the Year (Story)
A Woman Tries to Hire a Hitman to Off Her Husband's Mistress as a "Birthday Gift" to Herself (Story)
The Calmest Ozzy Osbourne Ever Felt in His Life Was When He Tried to Murder His Wife Sharon (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Violent crime rates in the U.S. have fallen 50% since their high in the early 1990s.
2. From 1921 to 1936, Lichtenstein and Haiti had the same flag . . . without realizing it. They didn't find out until the 1936 Olympics, and afterwards, Lichtenstein added a yellow crown.
3. Until kale became trendy in the last decade, the biggest buyer of kale in the U.S. was . . . Pizza Hut. Not to feed to people, but to use as decoration on their salad bars.
4. Bill Nye "The Science Guy" doesn't have any degrees in any of the traditional science fields . . . he graduated from Cornell University in 1977 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
5. Mangos were so popular in the '60s and '70s in communist China that when a guy compared them to sweet potatoes, he was put on trial for malicious slander and EXECUTED.
Celebrity Birthdays
Avicii would have been 31 (1989 - 2018) Biggest hit, by far: "Wake Me Up", which has over 1.9 billion views on YouTube.
Gaten Matarazzo is 18. Dustin on "Stranger Things".
Wiz Khalifa is 33. Even if you aren't a fan of rap, you've heard him on the "Furious 7" anthem "See You Again".
Jonathan Taylor Thomas is 39. Randy Taylor on "Home Improvement".
Pink is 41.
Larenz Tate is 45. Councilman Tate on "Power". He was also Quincy Jones in "Ray" . . . Frankie Lymon in "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" . . . O-Dog in "Menace II Society" . . . Malcolm on "House of Lies" . . . and Julian in "Girls Trip".
Kennedy is 48. "Rolling Stone" voted her the most-hated MTV VJ of the '90s. Now she's on Fox News.
Martin Freeman is 49. Bilbo Baggins in the "Hobbit" movies, Dr. Watson on the BBC's "Sherlock", and as Tim, the equivalent to our "Jim", on the British version of "The Office".
David Arquette is 49.
Brooke Burke is 49. Former "Dancing with the Stars" co-host. She also won the seventh season. Erin Andrews took her job after Brooke left.
Aimee Mann is 60. Lead singer of 'Til Tuesday. Remember "Voices Carry"?
David Steele is 60. Fine Young Cannibals AND The English Beat. His hits with the Beat hits include "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Save It for Later" and his hits with the Cannibals include "She's Drives Me Crazy" and "Johnny Come Home".
Bernie Sanders is 79. Vermont Senator
Willie Tyler is 80. Genius ventriloquist of Willie Tyler & Lester fame.
Five News Stories of the Day
Five Good Changes Caused by the Pandemic That Might Be Permanent (Story)
The Creator of Jelly Belly Is Giving Away a Candy Factory, Willy Wonka Style (Story)
There Are More Business Phone Calls Today Than Any Other Day of the Year (Story)
A Woman Tries to Hire a Hitman to Off Her Husband's Mistress as a "Birthday Gift" to Herself (Story)
The Calmest Ozzy Osbourne Ever Felt in His Life Was When He Tried to Murder His Wife Sharon (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Violent crime rates in the U.S. have fallen 50% since their high in the early 1990s.
2. From 1921 to 1936, Lichtenstein and Haiti had the same flag . . . without realizing it. They didn't find out until the 1936 Olympics, and afterwards, Lichtenstein added a yellow crown.
3. Until kale became trendy in the last decade, the biggest buyer of kale in the U.S. was . . . Pizza Hut. Not to feed to people, but to use as decoration on their salad bars.
4. Bill Nye "The Science Guy" doesn't have any degrees in any of the traditional science fields . . . he graduated from Cornell University in 1977 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
5. Mangos were so popular in the '60s and '70s in communist China that when a guy compared them to sweet potatoes, he was put on trial for malicious slander and EXECUTED.
Celebrity Birthdays
Avicii would have been 31 (1989 - 2018) Biggest hit, by far: "Wake Me Up", which has over 1.9 billion views on YouTube.
Gaten Matarazzo is 18. Dustin on "Stranger Things".
Wiz Khalifa is 33. Even if you aren't a fan of rap, you've heard him on the "Furious 7" anthem "See You Again".
Jonathan Taylor Thomas is 39. Randy Taylor on "Home Improvement".
Pink is 41.
Larenz Tate is 45. Councilman Tate on "Power". He was also Quincy Jones in "Ray" . . . Frankie Lymon in "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" . . . O-Dog in "Menace II Society" . . . Malcolm on "House of Lies" . . . and Julian in "Girls Trip".
Kennedy is 48. "Rolling Stone" voted her the most-hated MTV VJ of the '90s. Now she's on Fox News.
Martin Freeman is 49. Bilbo Baggins in the "Hobbit" movies, Dr. Watson on the BBC's "Sherlock", and as Tim, the equivalent to our "Jim", on the British version of "The Office".
David Arquette is 49.
Brooke Burke is 49. Former "Dancing with the Stars" co-host. She also won the seventh season. Erin Andrews took her job after Brooke left.
Aimee Mann is 60. Lead singer of 'Til Tuesday. Remember "Voices Carry"?
David Steele is 60. Fine Young Cannibals AND The English Beat. His hits with the Beat hits include "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Save It for Later" and his hits with the Cannibals include "She's Drives Me Crazy" and "Johnny Come Home".
Bernie Sanders is 79. Vermont Senator
Willie Tyler is 80. Genius ventriloquist of Willie Tyler & Lester fame.
