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Five News Stories of the Day
Two-Thirds of People Say This Holiday Season Will Mean More Than Ever Before (Story)
Your Eyes Are Your Most Important Feature in Virtual Dating (Story)
Here Are the Top 10 Things That Make Us Feel Better When We Have a Cold (Story)
The Ten States People Hate the Most and the Least (Story)
A Hungover Woman Orders a McDonald's Burger with No Bun, Mustard, Onions, Pickles . . . or Patty. So they gave her two ketchup packets in a container (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. The founder of Jersey Mike's Subs isn't named Mike. He's a guy named Peter Cancro who worked at a shop called Mike's Subs in New Jersey when he was in high school, then decided to buy it and franchise it.
2. The Holy Roman Empire wasn't dissolved until 1806 . . . which means there were three decades where both the Holy Roman Empire and United States were both in existence.
3. There's a difference between a crevice and a crevasse. A crevice is a small crack, a crevasse is a huge crack.
4. If you're suffering from an existential crisis, you can get some relief with . . . Tylenol. A study found that Tylenol actually helps people overcome the fear and anxiety that come from deep philosophical issues.
5. A chimp's POOP THROWING ABILITY is actually a sign of intelligence. The more accurately the chimp throws his feces, the stronger his brain.
Celebrity Birthdays
Amandla Stenberg is 22. Rue in "The Hunger Games", and star of the 2018 movie "The Hate U Give". She'll also be in the upcoming "Dear Evan Hansen" movie.
Ireland Baldwin is 25. Fashion model daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. He once called her a "rude, thoughtless little pig." But at least she can laugh about it now.
Emilia Clarke is 34. Daenerys Targaryen on "Game of Thrones", Qi'ra in "Solo: A Star Wars Story", and Sarah Connor in "Terminator Genisys".
Jessica Stroup is 34. Joy Meachum on Marvel's "Iron Fist". She was also Kevin Bacon's niece on "The Following" and bipolar Erin Silver on "90210".
Masiela Lusha is 35. Gemini in the last three "Sharknado" movies, and George's daughter Carmen on "The George Lopez Show".
Meghan McCain is 36. John McCain's daughter, and co-host of "The View".
Ryan Reynolds is 44.
Cat Deeley is 44. "So You Think You Can Dance?" host.
Michelle Beadle is 45. Former ESPN host. She was also one of the hosts of "SportsNation" and the morning show "Get Up".
Jimmy Wayne is 48. Country singer.
Doug Flutie is 58. Retired quarterback and college football analyst.
"Weird Al" Yankovic is 61.
Sam Raimi is 61. Director of the "Evil Dead" movies, the original "Spider-Man" trilogy, "Oz the Great and Powerful", "Darkman", and "Drag Me to Hell".
Nancy Grace is 61.
Dwight Yoakam is 64. Very cool country star and pretty good character actor. Remember Doyle Hargraves in "Sling Blade"?
Ang Lee is 66. Director of "Gemini Man", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Life of Pi", "The Hulk" and "Brokeback Mountain".
Pelé is 80. One of the greatest soccer players of all time. Not bad for a kid whose first soccer ball was a grapefruit.
Chi-Chi Rodriguez is 85. The greatest Puerto Rican golfer of all time. Not bad for a kid whose first golf clubs were guava tree limbs.
Five News Stories of the Day
Two-Thirds of People Say This Holiday Season Will Mean More Than Ever Before (Story)
Your Eyes Are Your Most Important Feature in Virtual Dating (Story)
Here Are the Top 10 Things That Make Us Feel Better When We Have a Cold (Story)
The Ten States People Hate the Most and the Least (Story)
A Hungover Woman Orders a McDonald's Burger with No Bun, Mustard, Onions, Pickles . . . or Patty. So they gave her two ketchup packets in a container (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. The founder of Jersey Mike's Subs isn't named Mike. He's a guy named Peter Cancro who worked at a shop called Mike's Subs in New Jersey when he was in high school, then decided to buy it and franchise it.
2. The Holy Roman Empire wasn't dissolved until 1806 . . . which means there were three decades where both the Holy Roman Empire and United States were both in existence.
3. There's a difference between a crevice and a crevasse. A crevice is a small crack, a crevasse is a huge crack.
4. If you're suffering from an existential crisis, you can get some relief with . . . Tylenol. A study found that Tylenol actually helps people overcome the fear and anxiety that come from deep philosophical issues.
5. A chimp's POOP THROWING ABILITY is actually a sign of intelligence. The more accurately the chimp throws his feces, the stronger his brain.
Celebrity Birthdays
Amandla Stenberg is 22. Rue in "The Hunger Games", and star of the 2018 movie "The Hate U Give". She'll also be in the upcoming "Dear Evan Hansen" movie.
Ireland Baldwin is 25. Fashion model daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. He once called her a "rude, thoughtless little pig." But at least she can laugh about it now.
Emilia Clarke is 34. Daenerys Targaryen on "Game of Thrones", Qi'ra in "Solo: A Star Wars Story", and Sarah Connor in "Terminator Genisys".
Jessica Stroup is 34. Joy Meachum on Marvel's "Iron Fist". She was also Kevin Bacon's niece on "The Following" and bipolar Erin Silver on "90210".
Masiela Lusha is 35. Gemini in the last three "Sharknado" movies, and George's daughter Carmen on "The George Lopez Show".
Meghan McCain is 36. John McCain's daughter, and co-host of "The View".
Ryan Reynolds is 44.
Cat Deeley is 44. "So You Think You Can Dance?" host.
Michelle Beadle is 45. Former ESPN host. She was also one of the hosts of "SportsNation" and the morning show "Get Up".
Jimmy Wayne is 48. Country singer.
Doug Flutie is 58. Retired quarterback and college football analyst.
"Weird Al" Yankovic is 61.
Sam Raimi is 61. Director of the "Evil Dead" movies, the original "Spider-Man" trilogy, "Oz the Great and Powerful", "Darkman", and "Drag Me to Hell".
Nancy Grace is 61.
Dwight Yoakam is 64. Very cool country star and pretty good character actor. Remember Doyle Hargraves in "Sling Blade"?
Ang Lee is 66. Director of "Gemini Man", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Life of Pi", "The Hulk" and "Brokeback Mountain".
Pelé is 80. One of the greatest soccer players of all time. Not bad for a kid whose first soccer ball was a grapefruit.
Chi-Chi Rodriguez is 85. The greatest Puerto Rican golfer of all time. Not bad for a kid whose first golf clubs were guava tree limbs.
