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Celebrity Birthdays Today
Brandon T. Jackson 35, "Tropic Thunder"
Laura Prepon 39, "Orange is the New Black"
Jenna Fischer 45, Pam from "The Office"
Rachel Weisz 49, Evie Carnahan in "The Mummy" movies
Wanda Sykes 55
E.L. James 56, "Fifty Shades of Grey" author
Bryan Cranston 63
Lynn Swann 67
Franco Harris 69
Good Morning from the Big 12
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A List of the Most Stressful Jobs in America Includes Soldier, Firefighter, and Broadcaster (Story)
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Are These the Worst Current TV Shows on 18 Networks? (Story)
"Wine O'Clock" Is at 6:59 P.M. . . . Plus, the Top Ten Little Pleasures in Life (Story)
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Random Facts for Today
Grapefruits were called shaddocks until the 19th century. (Link)
Most people in Ghana are named after the day of the week they were born. For example, boys born on Fridays are usually named Kofi. On Saturday, it's Kwame. (Link)
Atlanta went through four names in its first 11 years. It was originally called Terminus when it was founded in 1836 then they switched the name to Thrasherville, then Marthasville and finally Atlanta in 1847. (Link)
The surface area of a cat, including all the fur, is about the same as a ping pong table. (Story)
"Billboard" was originally a trade magazine for the actual billboard industry in the 1890s. Then it evolved to cover the entertainment companies that bought lots of billboard ads, like circuses. By the 1930s, it was finally doing music charts. (Link)
Celebrity Birthdays Today
Brandon T. Jackson 35, "Tropic Thunder"
Laura Prepon 39, "Orange is the New Black"
Jenna Fischer 45, Pam from "The Office"
Rachel Weisz 49, Evie Carnahan in "The Mummy" movies
Wanda Sykes 55
E.L. James 56, "Fifty Shades of Grey" author
Bryan Cranston 63
Lynn Swann 67
Franco Harris 69
Good Morning from the Big 12
Baylor All-American Cody Bradford out for the season (Story)
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