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Five Stories of the Day
The World's Favorite Christmas Movies . . . and Germany Has Weird Taste (Story)
Someone Invented a Pillow with a Built-in Hand to Hold (Story)
Now a Monolith Identical to the One in Utah Has Appeared in Romania (Story)
The Most Stressful Things About Christmas Shopping Include Finding the "Perfect" Gift and Being "Out-Gifted" by Someone (Story)
Here Are the Three Worst Zodiac Signs to Date (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. According to a study by MIT, the toughest tongue-twister is "Pad kid poured curd pulled cod."
2. The guy who did the "You've got mail" recording for America Online is now working as an Uber driver.
3. Sharks can have up to 3,000 teeth . . . and when they lose one, it grows back. That's because their teeth aren't like ours . . . their teeth are actually like scales on a fish, so they can regenerate.
4. There's only one country in the world where McDonald's serves the McRib all year long . . . GERMANY.
5. "Margaritaville" was originally written for Elvis Presley, but he was nearing the end, so Jimmy Buffett recorded the song.
Celebrity Birthdays
Zoe Kravitz is 32. Hulu's "High Fidelity". She's also Leta Lestrange in the "Fantastic Beasts" movies and is set to play Catwoman in "The Batman". Zoe's dad is Lenny Kravitz and her mom is Lisa Bonet from "The Cosby Show".
Tyler Joseph is 32. Twenty One Pilots singer.
Desean Jackson is 34. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver.
Janelle Monae is 35. R&B singer.
Brad Delson is 43. Linkin Park guitarist.
Dean O'Gorman is 44. Young dwarf Fili in the "Hobbit" movies.
Emily Mortimer is 49. Jane Banks in "Mary Poppins Returns". She was also Holley Shiftwell in "Cars 2", Angelina Tyler in "Scream 3", and Mackenzie McHale on HBO's "The Newsroom".
Sarah Silverman is 50.
Nestor Carbonell is 53. Richard Alpert on "Lost" and Sheriff Alex Romero on "Bates Motel". You might also remember his incredibly bushy eyebrows from "The Dark Knight", where he played the mayor of Gotham City.
Charlene Tilton is 62. Lucy Ewing on "Dallas".
Mark Thompson is 65. The Mark of "Mark & Brian" DJ fame.
Gilbert O'Sullivan is 74.
Bette Midler is 75.
John Densmore is 76. Doors drummer.
Eric Bloom is 76. Blue Oyster Cult's lead singer.
Lee Trevino is 81. He played himself in "Happy Gilmore". He's the golfer who'd pop up and shake his head disapprovingly at Adam Sandler.
Woody Allen is 85.
Five Stories of the Day
The World's Favorite Christmas Movies . . . and Germany Has Weird Taste (Story)
Someone Invented a Pillow with a Built-in Hand to Hold (Story)
Now a Monolith Identical to the One in Utah Has Appeared in Romania (Story)
The Most Stressful Things About Christmas Shopping Include Finding the "Perfect" Gift and Being "Out-Gifted" by Someone (Story)
Here Are the Three Worst Zodiac Signs to Date (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. According to a study by MIT, the toughest tongue-twister is "Pad kid poured curd pulled cod."
2. The guy who did the "You've got mail" recording for America Online is now working as an Uber driver.
3. Sharks can have up to 3,000 teeth . . . and when they lose one, it grows back. That's because their teeth aren't like ours . . . their teeth are actually like scales on a fish, so they can regenerate.
4. There's only one country in the world where McDonald's serves the McRib all year long . . . GERMANY.
5. "Margaritaville" was originally written for Elvis Presley, but he was nearing the end, so Jimmy Buffett recorded the song.
Celebrity Birthdays
Zoe Kravitz is 32. Hulu's "High Fidelity". She's also Leta Lestrange in the "Fantastic Beasts" movies and is set to play Catwoman in "The Batman". Zoe's dad is Lenny Kravitz and her mom is Lisa Bonet from "The Cosby Show".
Tyler Joseph is 32. Twenty One Pilots singer.
Desean Jackson is 34. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver.
Janelle Monae is 35. R&B singer.
Brad Delson is 43. Linkin Park guitarist.
Dean O'Gorman is 44. Young dwarf Fili in the "Hobbit" movies.
Emily Mortimer is 49. Jane Banks in "Mary Poppins Returns". She was also Holley Shiftwell in "Cars 2", Angelina Tyler in "Scream 3", and Mackenzie McHale on HBO's "The Newsroom".
Sarah Silverman is 50.
Nestor Carbonell is 53. Richard Alpert on "Lost" and Sheriff Alex Romero on "Bates Motel". You might also remember his incredibly bushy eyebrows from "The Dark Knight", where he played the mayor of Gotham City.
Charlene Tilton is 62. Lucy Ewing on "Dallas".
Mark Thompson is 65. The Mark of "Mark & Brian" DJ fame.
Gilbert O'Sullivan is 74.
Bette Midler is 75.
John Densmore is 76. Doors drummer.
Eric Bloom is 76. Blue Oyster Cult's lead singer.
Lee Trevino is 81. He played himself in "Happy Gilmore". He's the golfer who'd pop up and shake his head disapprovingly at Adam Sandler.
Woody Allen is 85.
