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1. The world's largest cashew tree is in Brazil . . . it's 80,000 square feet, which means it's the size of about five football fields. It's also the size of 70 normal cashew trees.
2. The "New York Times" has approximately 1,600 to 1,700 obituaries pre-written so they'll be ready to go when certain people actually die.
3. Three of the first five presidents died on July 4th. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4th, 1826 . . . and James Monroe died on July 4th, 1831.
4. All three players on "Jeopardy" can wind up with nothing after betting it all on Final Jeopardy and getting the question wrong. If they do, they get replaced, and there are three new players the next day. It's happened seven times in the show's history.
5. Cate Blanchett is the only woman who's been nominated for an Oscar for playing the same character in two different movies. She got nominations as Queen Elizabeth in "Elizabeth" in 1998 and "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" in 2007.
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Ricky Gervais (58)
Sonia Sotomayor (65)
David Paich (65) Toto's awesome singer and keyboardist.
Jimmie Walker (72) He used to be "Dynomite" J.J. Evans on "Good Times".
Carly Simon is (74) Her 1972 smash "You're So Vain" is about Warren Beatty.
George Michael (1963 - 2016)
Anthony Bourdain (1956 - 2018)
George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
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Over 2,000 People Hit a Lottery Jackpot with the Numbers "0-0-0-0" (Story)
Celebrities Offer Personalized Videos . . . Who Costs the Most? (Story)
People Are Bullying the Seven-Year-Old Girl from "Avengers: Endgame"? (Story)
The 11 Best-Selling One-Hit Wonders of All Time (Story)
Random Facts of the Day
1. The world's largest cashew tree is in Brazil . . . it's 80,000 square feet, which means it's the size of about five football fields. It's also the size of 70 normal cashew trees.
2. The "New York Times" has approximately 1,600 to 1,700 obituaries pre-written so they'll be ready to go when certain people actually die.
3. Three of the first five presidents died on July 4th. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4th, 1826 . . . and James Monroe died on July 4th, 1831.
4. All three players on "Jeopardy" can wind up with nothing after betting it all on Final Jeopardy and getting the question wrong. If they do, they get replaced, and there are three new players the next day. It's happened seven times in the show's history.
5. Cate Blanchett is the only woman who's been nominated for an Oscar for playing the same character in two different movies. She got nominations as Queen Elizabeth in "Elizabeth" in 1998 and "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" in 2007.
Celebrity Birthdays
Jeff Cohen (45) Chunk in "The Goonies".
Angela Kinsey (48) Angela, on "The Office".
Ricky Gervais (58)
Sonia Sotomayor (65)
David Paich (65) Toto's awesome singer and keyboardist.
Jimmie Walker (72) He used to be "Dynomite" J.J. Evans on "Good Times".
Carly Simon is (74) Her 1972 smash "You're So Vain" is about Warren Beatty.
George Michael (1963 - 2016)
Anthony Bourdain (1956 - 2018)
George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
News in the Big 12
Texas A&M Women Hosts Oklahoma State In Big 12/SEC Challenge December 7 (Story)
Ranking the Big 12's Toughest Non-Conference College Football Schedules in 2019 (Story)
Ranking the Big 12's College Football Coaches for 2019 (Story)
