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News Stories of the Day
Are These Strapless Flip-Flops Even Nerdier Than Socks-with-Sandals? (Story)
An Optical Illusion Is Going Viral . . . It Looks Like a Stormy Beach, But It's Not (Story)
"You Can Do It!" Talking to Yourself in the Second Person Is the Secret to Success (Story)
A Mom Is Arrested for Having Her Kids Ride in an Inflatable Pool on Her Car (Story)
Five Random Facts for Thursday
1. The reason we call porcelain "china" is that the country of China created and perfected it . . . so when it made its way into Europe in the 1500s, everyone just called it "China."
2. The first black president on film was Sammy Davis Jr. in 1933, in "Rufus Jones For President". He was only seven years old, and it was about his mother dreaming of him being president. And apparently it's filled with horrible stereotypes.
3. Bizzy Bone from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony was kidnapped as a child. His picture was shown at the end of a TV movie called "Adam", about a kidnapped boy.
4. No NFL team has ever made it to the Super Bowl when it was scheduled to be played in their home stadium.
5. There are more than 600 species of plants that eat animals. Venus flytraps are just the most famous ones.
Celebrity Birthdays
Alessia Cara (23) - Best New Artist winner at the 2018 Grammys
Lil' Kim (45)
Scott Shriner (54) - Weezer bassist.
Leon Spinks (66)
Giorgio Armani (85)
News Stories of the Day
Are These Strapless Flip-Flops Even Nerdier Than Socks-with-Sandals? (Story)
An Optical Illusion Is Going Viral . . . It Looks Like a Stormy Beach, But It's Not (Story)
"You Can Do It!" Talking to Yourself in the Second Person Is the Secret to Success (Story)
A Mom Is Arrested for Having Her Kids Ride in an Inflatable Pool on Her Car (Story)
Five Random Facts for Thursday
1. The reason we call porcelain "china" is that the country of China created and perfected it . . . so when it made its way into Europe in the 1500s, everyone just called it "China."
2. The first black president on film was Sammy Davis Jr. in 1933, in "Rufus Jones For President". He was only seven years old, and it was about his mother dreaming of him being president. And apparently it's filled with horrible stereotypes.
3. Bizzy Bone from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony was kidnapped as a child. His picture was shown at the end of a TV movie called "Adam", about a kidnapped boy.
4. No NFL team has ever made it to the Super Bowl when it was scheduled to be played in their home stadium.
5. There are more than 600 species of plants that eat animals. Venus flytraps are just the most famous ones.
Celebrity Birthdays
Alessia Cara (23) - Best New Artist winner at the 2018 Grammys
Lil' Kim (45)
Scott Shriner (54) - Weezer bassist.
Leon Spinks (66)
Giorgio Armani (85)
