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Five Stories of the Day
Stove Top Has Released a Line of Stuffing-Themed Thanksgiving Formalwear (Story)
22% of People Are Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner for the First Time This Year (Story)
Costco Is Selling Ornaments Filled with Mini Whiskey Bottles (Story)
Waffle House Is Releasing Its First Beer (Story)
Italian Police Use a Lamborghini to Transport a Kidney 300 Miles in Two Hours (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. For the original Nintendo to be compatible with European TVs, there had to be special versions of the games that ran 17% slower and were actually much easier as a result.
2. When Pixar was editing "Toy Story 2", someone managed to accidentally DELETE a huge chunk of the movie. They miraculously found a backup though . . . an employee on maternity leave had saved it so she could work on it at home.
3. The average $1 bill has 3,000 different types of bacteria on it.
4. Grabbing another player by the face mask wasn't illegal in the NFL until 1962.
5. Before Chumbawamba had their giant pop hit "Tubthumping" in 1997, they were an anarchic and politically charged punk band.
Celebrity Birthdays
Noah Gray-Cabey is 25. Dr. Elliot Dixon on "Code Black". But when he was a kid, he was known as Micah on "Heroes".
Pete Davidson is 27. "SNL" comedian who lost Ariana Grande.
Amar'e Stoudemire is 38. Retired NBA star. The Brooklyn Nets just hired him for their coaching staff.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is 43. Candy on HBO's drama "The Deuce", Rachel Dawes in "The Dark Knight", and Elizabeth Darko in "Donnie Darko".
Oksana Baiul is 43. Retired Olympic skater.
Michael Irby is 48. Bishop on "Mayan's M.C.".
Martha Plimpton is 50. Stef from "The Goonies". She was also Virginia Chance on "Raising Hope", and the mom on "The Real O'Neals".
Bryan Abrams from Color Me Badd is 51. Biggest hits: "All 4 Love", "I Adore Mi Amor" and "I Wanna Sex You Up".
Lisa Bonet is 53. Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show".
Dwight Gooden is 56. Retired baseball pitcher.
Marg Helgenberger is 62. Lola's mentor Judge Benner on "All Rise". Before that you knew her as Catherine Willows on "CSI".
Terry Labonte is 64. NASCAR commentator.
David Leisure is 70. The amazing super-liar "Joe Isuzu". He went on to play Richard Mulligan's neighbor Charley Dietz on "Empty Nest".
Five Stories of the Day
Stove Top Has Released a Line of Stuffing-Themed Thanksgiving Formalwear (Story)
22% of People Are Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner for the First Time This Year (Story)
Costco Is Selling Ornaments Filled with Mini Whiskey Bottles (Story)
Waffle House Is Releasing Its First Beer (Story)
Italian Police Use a Lamborghini to Transport a Kidney 300 Miles in Two Hours (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. For the original Nintendo to be compatible with European TVs, there had to be special versions of the games that ran 17% slower and were actually much easier as a result.
2. When Pixar was editing "Toy Story 2", someone managed to accidentally DELETE a huge chunk of the movie. They miraculously found a backup though . . . an employee on maternity leave had saved it so she could work on it at home.
3. The average $1 bill has 3,000 different types of bacteria on it.
4. Grabbing another player by the face mask wasn't illegal in the NFL until 1962.
5. Before Chumbawamba had their giant pop hit "Tubthumping" in 1997, they were an anarchic and politically charged punk band.
Celebrity Birthdays
Noah Gray-Cabey is 25. Dr. Elliot Dixon on "Code Black". But when he was a kid, he was known as Micah on "Heroes".
Pete Davidson is 27. "SNL" comedian who lost Ariana Grande.
Amar'e Stoudemire is 38. Retired NBA star. The Brooklyn Nets just hired him for their coaching staff.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is 43. Candy on HBO's drama "The Deuce", Rachel Dawes in "The Dark Knight", and Elizabeth Darko in "Donnie Darko".
Oksana Baiul is 43. Retired Olympic skater.
Michael Irby is 48. Bishop on "Mayan's M.C.".
Martha Plimpton is 50. Stef from "The Goonies". She was also Virginia Chance on "Raising Hope", and the mom on "The Real O'Neals".
Bryan Abrams from Color Me Badd is 51. Biggest hits: "All 4 Love", "I Adore Mi Amor" and "I Wanna Sex You Up".
Lisa Bonet is 53. Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show".
Dwight Gooden is 56. Retired baseball pitcher.
Marg Helgenberger is 62. Lola's mentor Judge Benner on "All Rise". Before that you knew her as Catherine Willows on "CSI".
Terry Labonte is 64. NASCAR commentator.
David Leisure is 70. The amazing super-liar "Joe Isuzu". He went on to play Richard Mulligan's neighbor Charley Dietz on "Empty Nest".
