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Remember: The Odds of a Perfect 'March Madness' Bracket Are Mathematically Absurd (Story)
Apple Is Developing a New Feature That Could Change the Way We Watch Sports (Story)
It's National Fragrance Day! Here Are the Top Ten Smells We Love and Hate (Link)
What Does Your Perfect Day Look Like? (Story)
The 20 Greatest Movies of the 1990s (Story)
A New Hot Sauce Mimics a Venomous Spider Bite (Story)
Random Facts for Today
The average coin stays in circulation for 30 years the average bill only lasts around 18 months. (Link)
No actor or actress won an Oscar for a performance in a Steven Spielberg movie until Daniel Day-Lewis did in 2013, for "Lincoln". (Story)
"That '70s Show" debuted in 1998, which is 18 years after the '70s ended. So based on that time difference, if there was going to be a "That '90s Show", it would've debuted last year. (Link)
Pocahontas and William Shakespeare died less than one year apart and both died in England. He died in April of 1616, and she died about 150 miles away in March of 1617. (Link)
The height of Mount Everest was originally calculated in 1865 at exactly 29,000 feet. But it was published as being 29,002 feet because scientists were afraid people would assume "29,000" was just a rounded estimate. (Story)
Celebrity Birthdays Today
Scott Eastwood 33, Clint's son
Adrian Peterson 34
Deryck Whibley 39, Canadian Sum 41 singer
Rachel MacFarlane 43, Seth's younger sister
Matthew Broderick 57
Rosie O'Donnell 57
Gary Oldman 61
Good Morning from the Big 12
Big 12 typically has the highest NCAA Tournament participation rate (Story)
Peterson: Iowa State's Jacobson knows well the differences between Big 12 and Big Ten basketball (Story)
Cowgirl Equestrian Earns 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Honors (Story)
LGBTQ swimmer, diver help Texas win Big 12 titles (Story)
Remember: The Odds of a Perfect 'March Madness' Bracket Are Mathematically Absurd (Story)
Apple Is Developing a New Feature That Could Change the Way We Watch Sports (Story)
It's National Fragrance Day! Here Are the Top Ten Smells We Love and Hate (Link)
What Does Your Perfect Day Look Like? (Story)
The 20 Greatest Movies of the 1990s (Story)
A New Hot Sauce Mimics a Venomous Spider Bite (Story)
Random Facts for Today
The average coin stays in circulation for 30 years the average bill only lasts around 18 months. (Link)
No actor or actress won an Oscar for a performance in a Steven Spielberg movie until Daniel Day-Lewis did in 2013, for "Lincoln". (Story)
"That '70s Show" debuted in 1998, which is 18 years after the '70s ended. So based on that time difference, if there was going to be a "That '90s Show", it would've debuted last year. (Link)
Pocahontas and William Shakespeare died less than one year apart and both died in England. He died in April of 1616, and she died about 150 miles away in March of 1617. (Link)
The height of Mount Everest was originally calculated in 1865 at exactly 29,000 feet. But it was published as being 29,002 feet because scientists were afraid people would assume "29,000" was just a rounded estimate. (Story)
Celebrity Birthdays Today
Scott Eastwood 33, Clint's son
Adrian Peterson 34
Deryck Whibley 39, Canadian Sum 41 singer
Rachel MacFarlane 43, Seth's younger sister
Matthew Broderick 57
Rosie O'Donnell 57
Gary Oldman 61
Good Morning from the Big 12
Big 12 typically has the highest NCAA Tournament participation rate (Story)
Peterson: Iowa State's Jacobson knows well the differences between Big 12 and Big Ten basketball (Story)
Cowgirl Equestrian Earns 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Honors (Story)
LGBTQ swimmer, diver help Texas win Big 12 titles (Story)
