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Steph Curry Ranked the Popcorn at All the NBA Arenas Based on Five Criteria (Story)
Waking Up to Music Instead of an Alarm Sound Gets You Out of Bed Faster and Makes You More Alert (Story)
41% of Us Have Had Food Stolen by a Co-Worker. Here Are the Top Ten Foods They Love to Steal (Story)
Stop Using "Metallica", "Slipknot", or "Eminem" as Your Password (Story)
McDonald's Is Adding New Menu Items, Including a Burger with Creamy Bacon Sauce and a Caramel Waffle McFlurry (Story)
Random Facts for Today
The two busiest U.S airports for cargo are Memphis and Anchorage. Memphis because it's the home of FedEx Anchorage because it's a huge hub for international shipments. (Link)
The definition of a classic car in most states is a car that was made at least 25 years ago. So a car from 1994 is now technically a classic. (Link)
FDR has the biggest win in presidential history. In 1936, he beat Alf Landon 523 electoral votes to eight. Landon only won Maine and Vermont. (Link)
Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin is the guy who came up with the guillotine in France in the 1700s. And he was AGAINST the death penalty. He thought a device that chopped people's heads off would help move the country AWAY from executions. (Link)
Spaghetti is plural each individual piece is called a spaghetto. (Link)
Celebrity Birthdays Today
Chloe Kim 19, Olympic Gold Medal snowboarder
Dev Patel 29, "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Chappie"
Jamie King 40, Goldie and Wendy in "Sin City" movies
Joanna Krupa 40
Kal Penn 42, Kumar in "Harold and Kumar" movies
John Cena 42
George Lopez 58
Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014)
Roy Orbison (1936-1988)
Good Morning from the Big 12
Six Jayhawks named to Big 12 All-Tournament Team (Story)
No. 24 Baylor baseball to face Stephen F. Austin (Story)
OU football: Declaring early for NFL Draft means no guarantees; Only six of last 10 of Sooners' early entries were selected (Story)
Kansas big man Udoka Azubuike to return for senior season (Story)
Steph Curry Ranked the Popcorn at All the NBA Arenas Based on Five Criteria (Story)
Waking Up to Music Instead of an Alarm Sound Gets You Out of Bed Faster and Makes You More Alert (Story)
41% of Us Have Had Food Stolen by a Co-Worker. Here Are the Top Ten Foods They Love to Steal (Story)
Stop Using "Metallica", "Slipknot", or "Eminem" as Your Password (Story)
McDonald's Is Adding New Menu Items, Including a Burger with Creamy Bacon Sauce and a Caramel Waffle McFlurry (Story)
Random Facts for Today
The two busiest U.S airports for cargo are Memphis and Anchorage. Memphis because it's the home of FedEx Anchorage because it's a huge hub for international shipments. (Link)
The definition of a classic car in most states is a car that was made at least 25 years ago. So a car from 1994 is now technically a classic. (Link)
FDR has the biggest win in presidential history. In 1936, he beat Alf Landon 523 electoral votes to eight. Landon only won Maine and Vermont. (Link)
Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin is the guy who came up with the guillotine in France in the 1700s. And he was AGAINST the death penalty. He thought a device that chopped people's heads off would help move the country AWAY from executions. (Link)
Spaghetti is plural each individual piece is called a spaghetto. (Link)
Celebrity Birthdays Today
Chloe Kim 19, Olympic Gold Medal snowboarder
Dev Patel 29, "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Chappie"
Jamie King 40, Goldie and Wendy in "Sin City" movies
Joanna Krupa 40
Kal Penn 42, Kumar in "Harold and Kumar" movies
John Cena 42
George Lopez 58
Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014)
Roy Orbison (1936-1988)
Good Morning from the Big 12
Six Jayhawks named to Big 12 All-Tournament Team (Story)
No. 24 Baylor baseball to face Stephen F. Austin (Story)
OU football: Declaring early for NFL Draft means no guarantees; Only six of last 10 of Sooners' early entries were selected (Story)
Kansas big man Udoka Azubuike to return for senior season (Story)