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Five Stories of the Day
Google Has Released Its Annual List of the Most Searched Halloween Costumes (Story)
Here's the Most Popular Halloween Candy by Generation (Story)
We're Better at Remembering Where Junk Food Is Stored Than Healthy Food (Story)
The Top Worries After Leaving the House Include "Did I Lock the Door?" and "Is the Oven On?" (Story)
Here's the Most Stressed Out City in Every State (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. The used car chain CarMax was created by Circuit City in 1991. They split it off into a second company in 2002 . . . and it's still going strong, while Circuit City died in 2009.
2. There's enough cash in circulation in the U.S. that every single person in the country could carry at least $4,200 on them.
3. In ancient Persia, people debated ideas twice: Once when they were sober, once when they were drunk. The idea had to sound good in BOTH states before they'd start acting on it.
4. McDonald's sells 75 hamburgers every second.
5. The "Slurpee Capital of the World" for the past 20 years in a row has been Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their 7-Elevens have the highest sales of Slurpees per store.
Celebrity Birthdays
John Lennon should have been 80. (1940 - 1980)
Jacob Batalon is 24. Peter's best friend Ned in the MCU "Spider-Man" movies.
Bella Hadid is 24. Gigi's sister / model who sometimes appears on their mom's show "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills".
Jodelle Ferland is 26. Five on Syfy's "Dark Matter". You'd also know her as the little girl in "Silent Hill" . . . the young vampire Bree in "Eclipse" . . . and the demonic foster child in Renee Zellweger's "Case 39".
Scotty McCreery is 27. Country star who got his start after winning the 10th season of "American Idol".
Tyler James Williams is 28. He got his start as the star of "Everybody Hates Chris". He was also Noah on "The Walking Dead", and reunited briefly with Lauren Cohan on her short-lived spy drama "Whiskey Cavalier".
Zachery Ty Bryan is 39. Tim Allen's oldest son Brad on "Home Improvement".
Brandon Routh is 41. Ray Palmer on the "Arrow" spin-off "DC's Legends of Tomorrow". Before that you probably only knew him as Superman in the movie that attempted to kill the Superman franchise, "Superman Returns".
Chris O'Dowd is 41. Miles Daly on the "Get Shorty" TV series.
Nick Swardson is 44. Gary on Comedy Central's "Typical Rick", and Terry Bernadino on "Reno 911".
Sean Lennon is 45. John & Yoko's son.
Brandy Clark is 45. Country singer.
Steve Burns is 47. The original host of "Blues Clues" . . . who left the show to begin a "highly successful" music career. He fully supports the new "Blues Clues" remake.
P.J. Harvey is 51. "This Is Love", "Down By the Water".
Guillermo Del Toro is 56. Genius writer / director / producer. "The Shape of Water", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Blade 2", and the first two "Hellboy" movies.
Michael Paré is 62. "Eddie & The Cruisers" and the '80s sci-fi flick "The Philadelphia Experiment".
Ini Kamoze is 63. "Here Comes The Hotstepper".
Scott Bakula is 66. Special Agent Pride on "NCIS: New Orleans". Sci-fi fans know him from "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek: Enterprise".
John O'Hurley is 66. J. Peterman on "Seinfeld". He lost to Kelly Monaco on the first season of "Dancing with the Stars" . . . but he whoopedher in a rematch that was based only on viewer votes.
Tony Shalhoub is 67. "Monk", Antonio on "Wings". He's also in the "Star Trek" spoof, "Galaxy Quest".
Sharon Osbourne is 68.
Jackson Browne is 72. Biggest Hits: "Running On Empty","Doctor My Eyes", and "Somebody's Baby" from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".
Five Stories of the Day
Google Has Released Its Annual List of the Most Searched Halloween Costumes (Story)
Here's the Most Popular Halloween Candy by Generation (Story)
We're Better at Remembering Where Junk Food Is Stored Than Healthy Food (Story)
The Top Worries After Leaving the House Include "Did I Lock the Door?" and "Is the Oven On?" (Story)
Here's the Most Stressed Out City in Every State (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. The used car chain CarMax was created by Circuit City in 1991. They split it off into a second company in 2002 . . . and it's still going strong, while Circuit City died in 2009.
2. There's enough cash in circulation in the U.S. that every single person in the country could carry at least $4,200 on them.
3. In ancient Persia, people debated ideas twice: Once when they were sober, once when they were drunk. The idea had to sound good in BOTH states before they'd start acting on it.
4. McDonald's sells 75 hamburgers every second.
5. The "Slurpee Capital of the World" for the past 20 years in a row has been Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their 7-Elevens have the highest sales of Slurpees per store.
Celebrity Birthdays
John Lennon should have been 80. (1940 - 1980)
Jacob Batalon is 24. Peter's best friend Ned in the MCU "Spider-Man" movies.
Bella Hadid is 24. Gigi's sister / model who sometimes appears on their mom's show "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills".
Jodelle Ferland is 26. Five on Syfy's "Dark Matter". You'd also know her as the little girl in "Silent Hill" . . . the young vampire Bree in "Eclipse" . . . and the demonic foster child in Renee Zellweger's "Case 39".
Scotty McCreery is 27. Country star who got his start after winning the 10th season of "American Idol".
Tyler James Williams is 28. He got his start as the star of "Everybody Hates Chris". He was also Noah on "The Walking Dead", and reunited briefly with Lauren Cohan on her short-lived spy drama "Whiskey Cavalier".
Zachery Ty Bryan is 39. Tim Allen's oldest son Brad on "Home Improvement".
Brandon Routh is 41. Ray Palmer on the "Arrow" spin-off "DC's Legends of Tomorrow". Before that you probably only knew him as Superman in the movie that attempted to kill the Superman franchise, "Superman Returns".
Chris O'Dowd is 41. Miles Daly on the "Get Shorty" TV series.
Nick Swardson is 44. Gary on Comedy Central's "Typical Rick", and Terry Bernadino on "Reno 911".
Sean Lennon is 45. John & Yoko's son.
Brandy Clark is 45. Country singer.
Steve Burns is 47. The original host of "Blues Clues" . . . who left the show to begin a "highly successful" music career. He fully supports the new "Blues Clues" remake.
P.J. Harvey is 51. "This Is Love", "Down By the Water".
Guillermo Del Toro is 56. Genius writer / director / producer. "The Shape of Water", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Blade 2", and the first two "Hellboy" movies.
Michael Paré is 62. "Eddie & The Cruisers" and the '80s sci-fi flick "The Philadelphia Experiment".
Ini Kamoze is 63. "Here Comes The Hotstepper".
Scott Bakula is 66. Special Agent Pride on "NCIS: New Orleans". Sci-fi fans know him from "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek: Enterprise".
John O'Hurley is 66. J. Peterman on "Seinfeld". He lost to Kelly Monaco on the first season of "Dancing with the Stars" . . . but he whoopedher in a rematch that was based only on viewer votes.
Tony Shalhoub is 67. "Monk", Antonio on "Wings". He's also in the "Star Trek" spoof, "Galaxy Quest".
Sharon Osbourne is 68.
Jackson Browne is 72. Biggest Hits: "Running On Empty","Doctor My Eyes", and "Somebody's Baby" from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".
