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Five News Stories of the Day
We Spend $2,429 on Impulse Purchases Each Year . . . and Regret a Lot of Them (Story)
How Much Money Would It Take to Get You to Give Up Facebook, YouTube, or Google? (Story)
One-Third of People Say Their Mom Has a Favorite Child . . . And It Ain't Them (Story)
The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (Story)
A-Rod Says His Steroid Suspension Was "One of the Best Things That Happened to Him" (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. There was an organization called BADD in the '80s . . . it stood for Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons and was for parents who believed Dungeons and Dragons was evil, satanic, and corrupting their children.
2. If you yelled at a cup of coffee for eight years straight, you'd produce enough energy to heat it.
3. Before J.D. Salinger became a famous author and then a recluse, he worked as a cruise director.
4. Only two countries use purple on their flag . . . Nicaragua, and the island of Dominica. Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic nearby.
5. Johnny Depp got divorced from his first wife, Lori Anne Allison, in 1985 . . . which is one year before his second wife, Amber Heard, was born.
Celebrity Birthdays
Bailee Madison is 20. Catherine Bell's daughter Grace on "The Good Witch", and young Snow White on "Once Upon a Time".
Keyshia Cole is 38. R&B singer.
Ginuwine is 49. "Pony".
Zak Orth is 49. Boerg Industries CEO Bill Boerg on "Falling Water". You might also remember him as Aaron Pittman on "Revolution".
Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town is 50.
Dominic West is 50. Noah on Showtime's "The Affair", Detective Jimmy McNulty on "The Wire", and Lord Croft in the "Tomb Raider" remake.
Paige Davis is 50. "Trading Spaces".
Vanessa Marcil is 51. Gina Kincaid on "Beverly Hills 90210", Sam Marquez on "Las Vegas", and Brenda Barrett on "General Hospital".
Brenda K. Starr is 53. "I Still Believe" Brenda discovered Mariah Carey in the '80s. Mariah was her backup singer when Brenda sent Mariah's demo to Sony's Tommy Mottola. Tommy later married and made a star out of Mariah . . . and Brenda drifted off to obscurity.
Eric Benét is 53. R&B singer who used to be Mr. Halle Berry until he admitted to cheating on her repeatedly. Biggest hit: "Spend My Life With You".
Sarah, Duchess of York is 60. Ssed to be married to Prince Andrew . . . then she spent time with Weight Watchers. Her daughters are 9th and 10th in line for the throne.
Emeril Lagasse is 60. Celebrity chef.
Tanya Roberts is 64. Donna's mother Midge Pinciotti on "That '70s Show", and the redhead, Julie Rogers, on "Charlie's Angels". She was also "Sheena", and Bond girl Stacey Sutton in "A View to Kill".
Tito Jackson is 66. The Jackson 5.
Larry Miller is 66. He was the dad in "10 Things I Hate About You", Dean Richmond in Eddie Murphy's "Nutty Professor" movies, and Edwin Poole, the crazy partner from Crane Poole & Schmidt on "Boston Legal".
Chris De Burgh is 71. "Lady In Red"
Richard Carpenter from The Carpenters is 73.
Linda Lavin is 82. "Alice" star and the mom on that short-lived sitcom "9JKL".
Five News Stories of the Day
We Spend $2,429 on Impulse Purchases Each Year . . . and Regret a Lot of Them (Story)
How Much Money Would It Take to Get You to Give Up Facebook, YouTube, or Google? (Story)
One-Third of People Say Their Mom Has a Favorite Child . . . And It Ain't Them (Story)
The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (Story)
A-Rod Says His Steroid Suspension Was "One of the Best Things That Happened to Him" (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. There was an organization called BADD in the '80s . . . it stood for Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons and was for parents who believed Dungeons and Dragons was evil, satanic, and corrupting their children.
2. If you yelled at a cup of coffee for eight years straight, you'd produce enough energy to heat it.
3. Before J.D. Salinger became a famous author and then a recluse, he worked as a cruise director.
4. Only two countries use purple on their flag . . . Nicaragua, and the island of Dominica. Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic nearby.
5. Johnny Depp got divorced from his first wife, Lori Anne Allison, in 1985 . . . which is one year before his second wife, Amber Heard, was born.
Celebrity Birthdays
Bailee Madison is 20. Catherine Bell's daughter Grace on "The Good Witch", and young Snow White on "Once Upon a Time".
Keyshia Cole is 38. R&B singer.
Ginuwine is 49. "Pony".
Zak Orth is 49. Boerg Industries CEO Bill Boerg on "Falling Water". You might also remember him as Aaron Pittman on "Revolution".
Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town is 50.
Dominic West is 50. Noah on Showtime's "The Affair", Detective Jimmy McNulty on "The Wire", and Lord Croft in the "Tomb Raider" remake.
Paige Davis is 50. "Trading Spaces".
Vanessa Marcil is 51. Gina Kincaid on "Beverly Hills 90210", Sam Marquez on "Las Vegas", and Brenda Barrett on "General Hospital".
Brenda K. Starr is 53. "I Still Believe" Brenda discovered Mariah Carey in the '80s. Mariah was her backup singer when Brenda sent Mariah's demo to Sony's Tommy Mottola. Tommy later married and made a star out of Mariah . . . and Brenda drifted off to obscurity.
Eric Benét is 53. R&B singer who used to be Mr. Halle Berry until he admitted to cheating on her repeatedly. Biggest hit: "Spend My Life With You".
Sarah, Duchess of York is 60. Ssed to be married to Prince Andrew . . . then she spent time with Weight Watchers. Her daughters are 9th and 10th in line for the throne.
Emeril Lagasse is 60. Celebrity chef.
Tanya Roberts is 64. Donna's mother Midge Pinciotti on "That '70s Show", and the redhead, Julie Rogers, on "Charlie's Angels". She was also "Sheena", and Bond girl Stacey Sutton in "A View to Kill".
Tito Jackson is 66. The Jackson 5.
Larry Miller is 66. He was the dad in "10 Things I Hate About You", Dean Richmond in Eddie Murphy's "Nutty Professor" movies, and Edwin Poole, the crazy partner from Crane Poole & Schmidt on "Boston Legal".
Chris De Burgh is 71. "Lady In Red"
Richard Carpenter from The Carpenters is 73.
Linda Lavin is 82. "Alice" star and the mom on that short-lived sitcom "9JKL".
