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TODAY IS: Quacker Day, celebrated on the anniversary of Quacker Factory being offered on QVC, acknowledges the 2 million Quackers who love to dress for attention! When you see someone wearing Quacker Factory clothing, go up to them, say “Quack, Quack,” and then watch: you’ll have an instant friend!

BIRTHDAYS

Conrad Bain (Diff’rent Strokes: Mr. Drummond)-87
David Brenner -65
Oscar De La Hoya-37
Dan Quayle-63
Natalie Imbruglia-35
Alice Cooper-62
Lisa Eichhorn-58
Gavin DeGraw-33
Gabrielle Anwar (Burn Notice: Fiona)-40

TODAY IN HISTORY

1824 J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to the public
1938 “Our Town”, by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway
1941 United Service Organization (USO) founded
1957 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)
1967 “Wild Thing” hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
1977 Wings release “Maybe I’m Amazed”
1977 Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” released
1978 “Stayin’ Alive” by The Bee Gees peaks at No. 1.
1983 Karen Carpenter, 32, dies of cardiac arrest, a result of anorexia.
1984 “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club peaks at No. 1.
1989 “When I’m With You” by Sheriff peaks at No. 1.
1997 OJ Simpson found liable in murders of Ron Goldman & Nicole Simpson
1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium
2006 Steve Fossett breaks the record for long-distance flight without refueling, flying 26,389 miles.

VIRGIN AUCTION
A 19 year old New Zealand girl has auction off her virginity on a NZ auction site. “Unigirl” says she’s received a top bid of $32,000. Prostitution is legal in New Zealand and police say Unigirl hasn’t broken any laws.

HOV BUST
You’re supposed to have at least one passenger if you’re going to drive in the HOV lanes. Just make sure the passenger is real. A sheriff’s deputy on New York’s Long Island pulled over woman who was driving in the HOV lane. The deputy was suspicious of the woman’s passenger, which turned to be a real dummy. It was a mannequin, wearing sunglasses — and that was the tipoff. It wasn’t sunny. The woman got a $135 ticket.

NOT THE SMARTEST CROOKS
Calling the cops for help isn’t the brightest idea — after robbing a convenience store. Police in Hickory, N.C. say the two robbery suspects called police to help to change a flat tire. Hickory Police spokeswoman Libby Grigg says the men knew officers carried lug wrenches in their patrol cars. Authorities say the responding officer recognized the men from the convenience store surveillance videos. James Jennings and Mark Franklin are now charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon.

ICE BOMB
A couple was startled when a block of ice that apparently fell from an airplane tore a hole in the roof of their garage and shook their house in a Las Vegas suburb. Penny and Bill White say the chunk of ice that slammed through the roof of their home in Henderson, Nev., on Tuesday morning likely weighed about 30 or 40 pounds. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says falling ice from an aircraft descending into McCarran International Airport probably caused the damage.

CHEERLEADER DISCRIMINATION
A male high school cheerleader in Washington state says administrators discriminated against him by not letting him perform the same routines as the girls. Benjamin Grundy said he was told at the start of the year at Garfield-Palouse High School in Palouse that he would be able to participate in dance routines and other activities performed by the female cheerleaders, only to be pressured later to wear a mascot’s uniform and barred from moving his legs or hips while cheering.

PINK HOUSE
A British couple said they are appealing an order from local officials to repaint their pink cottage white because neighbors called it “offensive” and “tacky.” James Rogers and Alison Hall said they have repainted the Acton Beauchamp, England, cottage about every four years since purchasing it in 1984. But it wasn’t until they painted the cottage Rose Madder, a shade of pink, that council planners ordered them to paint the home white and keep it that way.

USELESS TRIVIA
Long before Columbus, Aristotle claimed the world was round, reasoning that if it were flat all the stars would be visible from all points on its surface.

The Sony Walkman was originally called the Soundabout when it was introduced in the U. S. in 1979. It was called the Stowaway in England.

Famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton was the first to figure out how to gauge the tidal effects of the moon and sun and how to calculate the exact path of a comet.

Hail generally falls only from cumulonimbus clouds. Cumulonimbus clouds are heavy, swelling, vertically developed clouds.

Before the advent of electricity, theatrical companies put their stars in the spotlight by using lime. It was burned in a lamp, creating an intense white light that was directed at featured performers; and giving us the world limelight.