| Celebrities
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Neil Armstrong (1931)
Patrick Ewing (1962)
Loni Anderson (1946)
John Huston (1906)
Maureen McCormick (1956)
Travis McCoy (1981)
Joseph Merrick (1862)
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| August
5th Trivia |
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In 1957, American Bandstand with host Dick Clark debuted
on ABC TV.
The comic strip, Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray, debuted
in 1933.
The first baseball game broadcast over radio is aired in
1921. KDKA of Pittsburgh broadcasts the Pittsburgh Pirates
beating the Philadelphia Phillies (8-5).
August 5th is International Beer Day.
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| August
5th Quick Facts: |
► A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
► A duck's quack does not echo.(actually, there is a slight
sechoey sound, according to TV's Mythbusters) |
| Things
I Learned At The Movies:: |
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If you hit your head, you will lose your memory for the rest
of the film, until you need to remember some key fact that will
save you and your friends at the last second. |
| Real
Famous Addresses: |
The
Brady Bunch - Carol, Mike, Greg. Marcia, Jan, Peter, Bobby,
Cindy and Alice Nelson
11222 Dilling St., Studio City, California, NOT the fictional
4222 Clinton Way, somewhere around Los Angeles |
| Today's
Celebrity Famous Quote: |
This
is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
-Neil Armstrong |
| His
Other, Not-Quite-As-Famous-Quote: |
"Good
Luck, Mr. Gorsky."
-Neal Armstrong, based on a promise Mrs. Gorsky make to Mr.
Gorsky about a man landing on the moon Neal heard as a child,
maybe. |
