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Arby's Is Making Carrots Out of Meat (Story)
Almost 100 People in Colorado Took a Google Maps Shortcut . . . and Wound Up Stuck in a Muddy Field (Story)
It's National Bingo Day! Here Are the States That Love Bingo the Most (Story)
Parents on Summer Road Trips Will Hear 16 "Are We There Yets" (Story)
A Guy Gets Online Shamed for Sleeping at McDonald's, and the Internet Responds with Kindness? (Story)
A Baby Was Born at a Pink Concert (Story)
Thousands of Computer Simulations Say the Browns Will Make the Playoffs for the First Time in 17 Years (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Mick Jagger has a great-grandchild who's older than his youngest child. His great-grandchild was born in 2014 . . . his youngest child was born in 2016.
2. Kermit the Frog is left-handed. Jim Henson was left-handed . . . he wore Kermit on his right hand and used his left to manipulate his hands.
3. Only two American cities were founded by the federal government: Washington D.C. and Perrysburg, Ohio.
4. You don't "hone in on" something. You "home in on" something. You can hone your skill, because "hone" means to sharpen. But you home in on things, because home means to target accurately.
5. Mel Gibson auditioned to play Oskar Schindler in "Schindler's List".
Celebrity Birthdays
Chandler Riggs (20). Carl on "The Walking Dead".
Madylin Sweeten (28). Ray's daughter Ally on "Everybody Loves Raymond".
Matthew Lewis (30). Neville Longbottom in the "Harry Potter" movies.
Alanna Masterson (31). Tara on "The Walking Dead".
Ed Westwick (32). Chuck Bass on "Gossip Girl".
Drake Bell (33).
Khloe Kardashian (35).
Tobey Maguire (44).
J.J. Abrams (53).
News in the Big 12
ESPN Points Out Bizarre Texas Scheduling Quirk (Story)
Volleyball Preseason Awards Released (Story)
D1Baseball Top 25: National Champion Vanderbilt Tops Rankings (Story)
Arby's Is Making Carrots Out of Meat (Story)
Almost 100 People in Colorado Took a Google Maps Shortcut . . . and Wound Up Stuck in a Muddy Field (Story)
It's National Bingo Day! Here Are the States That Love Bingo the Most (Story)
Parents on Summer Road Trips Will Hear 16 "Are We There Yets" (Story)
A Guy Gets Online Shamed for Sleeping at McDonald's, and the Internet Responds with Kindness? (Story)
A Baby Was Born at a Pink Concert (Story)
Thousands of Computer Simulations Say the Browns Will Make the Playoffs for the First Time in 17 Years (Story)
Five Random Facts of the Day
1. Mick Jagger has a great-grandchild who's older than his youngest child. His great-grandchild was born in 2014 . . . his youngest child was born in 2016.
2. Kermit the Frog is left-handed. Jim Henson was left-handed . . . he wore Kermit on his right hand and used his left to manipulate his hands.
3. Only two American cities were founded by the federal government: Washington D.C. and Perrysburg, Ohio.
4. You don't "hone in on" something. You "home in on" something. You can hone your skill, because "hone" means to sharpen. But you home in on things, because home means to target accurately.
5. Mel Gibson auditioned to play Oskar Schindler in "Schindler's List".
Celebrity Birthdays
Chandler Riggs (20). Carl on "The Walking Dead".
Madylin Sweeten (28). Ray's daughter Ally on "Everybody Loves Raymond".
Matthew Lewis (30). Neville Longbottom in the "Harry Potter" movies.
Alanna Masterson (31). Tara on "The Walking Dead".
Ed Westwick (32). Chuck Bass on "Gossip Girl".
Drake Bell (33).
Khloe Kardashian (35).
Tobey Maguire (44).
J.J. Abrams (53).
News in the Big 12
ESPN Points Out Bizarre Texas Scheduling Quirk (Story)
Volleyball Preseason Awards Released (Story)
D1Baseball Top 25: National Champion Vanderbilt Tops Rankings (Story)
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