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Five News Stories of the Day
Here Are the Most Annoying Things Our Coworkers Do (Story)
For $1 Million, Could You: Score in an NBA Game, Get a Hit in the Major Leagues, Or Run for a First Down in an NFL Game? (Story)
43% of Us Have Eaten Breakfast for All Three Meals . . . Plus, Our Ten Favorite Breakfast Foods (Story)
A Real Estate Listing Is Going Viral Because of Its Freaky Rooms Full of Terrifying Dolls (Story)
"It: Chapter Two" Was Really the Only Movie People Saw This Weekend (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. A day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days, while a year on Venus only lasts 225 Earth days.
2. Unlike Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford doesn't have a fear of snakes. He was in the Boy Scouts and even worked as a camp counselor where he helped kids get their Reptile Study merit badge.
3. There's a word for the knot in a noose or lasso. It's called a honda.
4 The state of Delaware is named after the Delaware River, not vice versa. The Delaware River got its name from a line of English barons, the De La Warrs.
5. Under a federal law, the U.S. denies a visa to anyone who's a polygamist.
Celebrity Birthdays
Hunter Hayes is 28.
Julie Gonzalo is 38. Rebecca Barnes Ewing on "Dallas"
Michelle Williams is 39. Glinda in "Oz the Great and Powerful", Heath Ledger's wife in "Brokeback Mountain", and Heath's unofficial widow in real life. Their daughter Matilda Rose Ledger turns 13 next month.
Michael Bublé is 44.
Goran Visnjic is 47. Dr. Luka Kovac on "ER".
Eric Stonestreet is 48. Cameron on "Modern Family".
Henry Thomas is 48. Elliott in "E.T.".
Adam Sandler is 53.
Constance Marie is 54. George's wife Angie on "The George Lopez Show"
Hugh Grant is 59.
Angela Cartwright is 67. Penny Robinson on the original "Lost In Space". She was also Brigitta Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music".
Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics is 67. Biggest hits: "Sweet Dreams", "Here Comes the Rain Again", and "Would I Lie to You".
Tom Wopat is 68. Luke Duke on "The Dukes Of Hazzard".
Joe Theismann is 70.
Doug Ingle is 74. Iron Butterfly singer. Biggest hit: "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida".
