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Five Stories of the Day
Apple Pie Pepsi Is Coming for the Holidays (Story)
Who Do We Brag to After We Drop a Particularly Impressive Toilet Deposit? (Story)
Does a Painting from 1860 Show a Time Traveling Woman with an iPhone? (Story)
Only 5% of People Say They Won't Date a Man with Facial Hair (Story)
Jimmy Dean's Has Brought Back Sausage-Scented Wrapping Paper . . . and Now Has Peppermint Bark with Sausage on Top (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Vlasic Pickles uses a stork as a mascot because pregnant women are known to crave pickles.
2. It's illegal to own more than six sex toys in Texas.
3. The entire original Nintendo game "Super Mario Bros." is on a 32-kilobyte cartridge. That means the file size of the game is probably around a third of the file size of one photo today.
4. No basketball movie has ever made $100 million at the domestic box office. The closest is . . . "Space Jam", which made $90 million. "White Men Can't Jump" is second, at $76 million.
5. The fast food chain Taco John's owns the trademark on "Taco Tuesday" . . . and issues cease-and-desists to other restaurants that try to use it.
Celebrity Birthdays
Nathan Kress is 28. Freddie on "iCarly".
T.J. Osborne of the Brothers Osborne is 36. "Stay a Little Longer".
Damon Wayans Jr. is 38. Jake on "Happy Together" and Coach on "New Girl".
Nasim Pedrad is 39. Former "SNL" star who played Gigi on "Scream Queens".
Fabolous is 43. "Into You", "Make Me Better", and "Can't Let You Go".
David Ortiz is 45. Big Papi. Boston Red Sox World Series hero who's now an analyst for Fox Sports.
Chloe Sevigny is 46. Lizzie Borden in the 2018 movie "Lizzie". She was also Dr. Alex Lowe on "AHS: Hotel", and Bill Paxton's second wife Nicki on "Big Love".
Megyn Kelly is 50.
Duncan Sheik is 51. Singer of the smash hit "Barely Breathing".
Romany Malco is 52. Rome Howard on "A Million Little Things".
Owen Wilson is 52. Lightning McQueen in the "Cars" movies. Ka-chow!
Gary Sheffield is 52. Retired baseball outfielder, and Dwight Gooden's nephew.
Kirk Hammett is 58. Metallica guitarist.
Kim Wilde is 60. Biggest hit: "Kids in America".
Kevin Nealon is 67. Former "SNL" cast member and Doug Wilson on "Weeds". Now he plays Matt LeBlanc's older brother Don on "Man with a Plan".
Dennis Haskins is 70. Mr. Belding on "Saved By the Bell".
Linda Evans is 78. Krystle Carrington on "Dynasty".
Mickey Mouse is 92. "Star Wars" and Marvel Entertainment's Overlord.
Five Stories of the Day
Apple Pie Pepsi Is Coming for the Holidays (Story)
Who Do We Brag to After We Drop a Particularly Impressive Toilet Deposit? (Story)
Does a Painting from 1860 Show a Time Traveling Woman with an iPhone? (Story)
Only 5% of People Say They Won't Date a Man with Facial Hair (Story)
Jimmy Dean's Has Brought Back Sausage-Scented Wrapping Paper . . . and Now Has Peppermint Bark with Sausage on Top (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Vlasic Pickles uses a stork as a mascot because pregnant women are known to crave pickles.
2. It's illegal to own more than six sex toys in Texas.
3. The entire original Nintendo game "Super Mario Bros." is on a 32-kilobyte cartridge. That means the file size of the game is probably around a third of the file size of one photo today.
4. No basketball movie has ever made $100 million at the domestic box office. The closest is . . . "Space Jam", which made $90 million. "White Men Can't Jump" is second, at $76 million.
5. The fast food chain Taco John's owns the trademark on "Taco Tuesday" . . . and issues cease-and-desists to other restaurants that try to use it.
Celebrity Birthdays
Nathan Kress is 28. Freddie on "iCarly".
T.J. Osborne of the Brothers Osborne is 36. "Stay a Little Longer".
Damon Wayans Jr. is 38. Jake on "Happy Together" and Coach on "New Girl".
Nasim Pedrad is 39. Former "SNL" star who played Gigi on "Scream Queens".
Fabolous is 43. "Into You", "Make Me Better", and "Can't Let You Go".
David Ortiz is 45. Big Papi. Boston Red Sox World Series hero who's now an analyst for Fox Sports.
Chloe Sevigny is 46. Lizzie Borden in the 2018 movie "Lizzie". She was also Dr. Alex Lowe on "AHS: Hotel", and Bill Paxton's second wife Nicki on "Big Love".
Megyn Kelly is 50.
Duncan Sheik is 51. Singer of the smash hit "Barely Breathing".
Romany Malco is 52. Rome Howard on "A Million Little Things".
Owen Wilson is 52. Lightning McQueen in the "Cars" movies. Ka-chow!
Gary Sheffield is 52. Retired baseball outfielder, and Dwight Gooden's nephew.
Kirk Hammett is 58. Metallica guitarist.
Kim Wilde is 60. Biggest hit: "Kids in America".
Kevin Nealon is 67. Former "SNL" cast member and Doug Wilson on "Weeds". Now he plays Matt LeBlanc's older brother Don on "Man with a Plan".
Dennis Haskins is 70. Mr. Belding on "Saved By the Bell".
Linda Evans is 78. Krystle Carrington on "Dynasty".
Mickey Mouse is 92. "Star Wars" and Marvel Entertainment's Overlord.
