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10.7 Million People Will Skip Work After the "Game of Thrones" Finale (Story)
A Woman Punched Her Ex in the Junk So Hard, It Burst (Story)
The U.S. Is Not the Drunkest Country in the World . . . We're #2 (Story)
Taco Bell Is Opening a Luxury Hotel? (Story)
The "Saw" Franchise is Getting a Reboot . . . From Chris Rock??? (Story)
Random Facts for Today
Legos are a better investment than gold. Their value has gone up about 11% a year since 1987, which is better than gold, stocks, or bonds. (Story)
Arby's was originally created in the 1960s to be a higher-end fast food restaurant. Their first roast beef sandwiches cost 69 cents . . . which was four times more than a hamburger at McDonald's. (Story)
Jim Henson got one Oscar nomination in his life . . . but not for "The Muppets" or anything else involving puppets. It was for an experimental short film he made in 1965 called "Time Piece". (Story)
In the "Marines' Hymn", the line "From the halls of Montezuma" is about the Battle of Chapultepec in 1847 during the Mexican-American War. "To the shores of Tripoli" is about the Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War in 1805. (Story)
New York City had an official magician from the 1930s to the 1950s. His name was Abraham Hurwitz . . . and his daughter was Shari Lewis, who went on to create "Lamb Chop's Play-Along". (Story)
Celebrity Birthdays Today
Erin Richards (33) - Barbara Kean on Gotham
Derek Hough (34) - Dancing with the Stars six-time winner
Tony Parker (37)
Josh Homme (46) - Founder of Queens of the Stoned Age
Shasha Alexander (46)
Jordan Knight (49)
Hill Harper (53) - Known for CSI: New York
Trent Reznor (54)
David Eigenberg (55) - Steve from Sex and the City
Craig Ferguson (57) - Hosted the Late Late Show before James Corden
Enya (58)
Bob Saget (63)
Sugar Ray Leonard (63)
Good Morning from the Big 12
Tinch named Big 12 Men’s Outstanding Freshman of the Year (Story)
Big 12 strength of schedule rankings: Texas, West Virginia facing toughest roads in round-robin format (Story)
2019 Mariners draft preview: Big 12 draft-eligible prospects (Story)
10.7 Million People Will Skip Work After the "Game of Thrones" Finale (Story)
A Woman Punched Her Ex in the Junk So Hard, It Burst (Story)
The U.S. Is Not the Drunkest Country in the World . . . We're #2 (Story)
Taco Bell Is Opening a Luxury Hotel? (Story)
The "Saw" Franchise is Getting a Reboot . . . From Chris Rock??? (Story)
Random Facts for Today
Legos are a better investment than gold. Their value has gone up about 11% a year since 1987, which is better than gold, stocks, or bonds. (Story)
Arby's was originally created in the 1960s to be a higher-end fast food restaurant. Their first roast beef sandwiches cost 69 cents . . . which was four times more than a hamburger at McDonald's. (Story)
Jim Henson got one Oscar nomination in his life . . . but not for "The Muppets" or anything else involving puppets. It was for an experimental short film he made in 1965 called "Time Piece". (Story)
In the "Marines' Hymn", the line "From the halls of Montezuma" is about the Battle of Chapultepec in 1847 during the Mexican-American War. "To the shores of Tripoli" is about the Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War in 1805. (Story)
New York City had an official magician from the 1930s to the 1950s. His name was Abraham Hurwitz . . . and his daughter was Shari Lewis, who went on to create "Lamb Chop's Play-Along". (Story)
Celebrity Birthdays Today
Erin Richards (33) - Barbara Kean on Gotham
Derek Hough (34) - Dancing with the Stars six-time winner
Tony Parker (37)
Josh Homme (46) - Founder of Queens of the Stoned Age
Shasha Alexander (46)
Jordan Knight (49)
Hill Harper (53) - Known for CSI: New York
Trent Reznor (54)
David Eigenberg (55) - Steve from Sex and the City
Craig Ferguson (57) - Hosted the Late Late Show before James Corden
Enya (58)
Bob Saget (63)
Sugar Ray Leonard (63)
Good Morning from the Big 12
Tinch named Big 12 Men’s Outstanding Freshman of the Year (Story)
Big 12 strength of schedule rankings: Texas, West Virginia facing toughest roads in round-robin format (Story)
2019 Mariners draft preview: Big 12 draft-eligible prospects (Story)
