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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Did you know who's birthday is today, Oct 14?


Did you know who was Born today:

1978 Usher - singer

1974 Natalie Maines - country singer (Dixie Chicks)

1958 Thomas Dolby - singer

1956 Arleen Sorkin - actress, TV hostess

1953 Greg Evigan - actor

1952 Harry Anderson - actor, comedian (Night Court, Cheers)

1950 Sheila Young - Olympic gold medal speed skater

1948 Marcia Barrett - singer (Boney M)

1947 Charley Joiner - NFL wide receiver

1946 Justin Hayward - guitarist, singer (Moody Blues)

1942 Billy Harrison - guitarist (Them)

1941 J.C. Snead - golfer

1940 Cliff Richard - singer

1939 Ralph Lauren - fashion designer

1928 Robert Webber - actor

1928 Roger Moore - actor

1916 C. Everett Koop - US Surgeon General

1910 John Wooden - UCLA basketball coach

1905 Eugene Fodor - travel author

1890
Dwight D. Eisenhower - 34th US president; 5 star Army General

1644 William Penn - Quaker leader

Monday, October 13, 2008

Did You know who's birthday is today, October 13?



Ashanti - singer
1970 Tisha Campbell - actress
1969 Nancy Kerrigan - figure skater
1962 Jerry Rice - NFL wide receiver
1962 Kelly Preston - actress, wife of actor John Travolta
1959 Marie Osmond - singer, TV hostess, sister of singer Donny Osmond
1952 Beverly Johnson - model
1950 Simon Nicol - guitarist, singer (Fairport Convention)
1948 Lacy J. Dalton - singer
1947 Sammy Hagar - singer (formerly of Van Halen, Montrose)
1946 Demond Wilson - actor (Sanford and Son)
1944 Robert Lamm - singer, keyboardist (Chicago)
1941 Paul Simon - singer, songwriter, guitarist (Simon and Garfunkel)
1939 Melinda Dillon - actress
1931 Eddie Mathews - baseball player, manager
1925 Margaret Thatcher - British Prime Minister
1925 Lenny Bruce - comedian
1924 Nipsey Russell - actor, comedian
1921 Lou Saban - football coach
1921 Yves Montand - actor
1917 Burr Tillstrom - puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie)
1915 Cornel Wilde - actor
1754 Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig) - heroine of the American Revolution

Did you know these trival facts?


The largest man-made lake in the U.S. is Lake Mead, created by Hoover Dam.

The poison arrow frogs of South and Central America are the most poisonous animals in the world.

A new born blue whale measures 20-26 feet (6.0 - 7.9 meters) long and weighs up to 6,614 pounds (3003 kg).

The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.

The Virginia opossum has a gestation period of only 12-13 days.

The Stegosaurus dinosaur measured up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) long but had a brain the size of a walnut.

The largest meteorite crater in the world is in Winslow, Arizona. It is 4,150 feet across and 150 feet deep.

The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

Skylab, the first American space station, fell to the earth in thousands of pieces in 1979. Thankfully most over the ocean.

It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Did you know who's birthday is today, Oct 11?

Did you know who was born today:

1966 Luke Perry - actor
1962 Joan Cusack - actress
1961 Steve Young - NFL quarterback
1955 Norm Nixon - basketball player
1948 Daryl Hall - singer (Hall and Oates)
1939 Maria Bueno - tennis champ
1932 Dottie West - singer
1925 Elmore Leonard - author
1918 Jerome Robbins - director (Oscar® winner, 1961)
1906 Charles Revson - Revlon cosmetics founder
1887 Willie Hoppe - billiards champ
1884 Henry Heinz - Heinz catsup founder
1884 Eleanor Roosevelt - wife of 32nd US president Franklin D. Roosevelt

Friday, October 10, 2008

Did you know about these facts

10 Facts that you may not have known...

1) Did you know that there are 206 bones in the adult human body and there are 300 in children (as they grow some of the bones fuse together).


5) The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.

6) 100 years ago: The first virus was found in both plants and animals.

7) 90 years ago: The Grand Canyon became a national monument & Cellophane is invented.

8) 80 years ago: The food mixer and the domestic refrigerator were invented.

9) 70 years ago: The teletype and PVC (polyvinyl-chloride) were invented.

10) 60 years ago: Otto Hahn discovered nuclear fission by splitting uranium, Teflon was invented.

Did you know who's birthday is today, Oct 10?

Did you know who was born today:

1979 Mya - singer
1976 Bob Burnquist - skateboarder
1974 Dale Ernhardt, Jr. - NASCAR auto racer
1974 Mario Lopez - actor
1969 Brett Favre - NFL quarterback
1967 Mike Malinin - drummer (Goo Goo Dolls)
1961 Martin Kemp - bassist (Spandau Ballet)
1958 Tanya Tucker - singer
1956 Martina Navratilova - tennis champ
1955 David Lee Roth - singer (formerly of Van Halen)
1949 Jessica Harper - actress
1948 Cyril Neville - singer (The Neville Brothers)
1946 Ben Vereen - dancer, actor
1946 Pete Mahovlich - hockey player
1946 John Prine - singer, songwriter
1946 Charles Dance - actor
1937 Bruce Devlin - golf champ
1930 Harold Pinter - playwright
1926 Richard Jaeckel - actor
1924 James Clavell - author
1917 Thelonious Monk - jazz pianist
1908 Johnny Green - songwriter
1900 Helen Hayes - actress
1825 Paul Kruger - South African president, Boers leader
1813 Guiseppe Verdi - composer

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Did you know who's birthday is today, Oct 9?

Born today:
1981 Zachery Ty Bryan - actor
1969 PJ Harvey - singer
1959 Michael Pare - actor
1958 Mike Singletary - football player
1955 Scott Bakula - actor (Star Trek: Enterprise)
1951 Robert Wuhl - actor
1950 Brian Downing - baseball player
1948 Jackson Browne - singer, songwriter
1944 John Entwistle - bassist (The Who)
1940 John Lennon - singer, songwriter (The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band)
1933 Orville Moody - golf champ
1914 Edward Andrews - actor
1903 Walter O'Malley - LA Dodgers owner
1891 Otto Schnering - Curtiss Candy Co. founder
1890 Aimee Semple McPherson - evangelist (Foursquare Gospel Church founder)

Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!