Today is Odometer Day which celebrates the life of William Clayton, the guy that invented the odometer for the covered wagon on this date in 1847. If you could compare yourself to a car, how many miles do you feel are on your PERSONAL odometer?
Pop Quiz
56% of us are lawbreakers and admit to doing THIS in with our cars! What?
Answer
Run red lights. We run fewer red lights, though, as we age.
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(photo: flickr/walknboston)
Cuttin' Cake
- Steve Winwood (63)
- Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice 35)
- Cheryl Burke (DWTS 27)
- Kim Fields (42)
Birthday Quiz
Lookie who's 42 today...
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Answer
Kim Fields! Tootie from Facts of Life.
Primetime, Baby!
ABC: Wipeout (NEW), Grey's Anatomy (NEW), Private Practice (NEW)
CBS: The Big Bang Theory (NEW), Rules of Engagement (NEW), CSI (NEW), The Mentalist (NEW)
NBC: Community (NEW), The Office, The Office (NEW), Parks and Recreation (NEW), Parks and Recreation (NEW), Outsourced (NEW)
FOX: American Idol (LIVE), Bones (NEW)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (NEW), Nikita (NEW)
Gotta See This
Who do you want on your side during a fight? The guy with a gun, or the guy with a deck of cards. I pick the cards
Did You Know...
...that drinking five or more cups of coffee a day may reduce your risk for a certain type of aggressive breast cancer? Research found woman who drink lots of coffee have a 57% reduced risk of developing estrogen-receptor negative cancers. ER-negative breast cancer is often resistant to drug treatment and requires intensive chemotherapy.
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Joke of the Day
A dentist, after completing work on a patient, came to him and asked; “could you help me? Could you give out a few of your loudest, most painful screams?”
The surprised patient said; “why doctor, it wasn’t all that bad this time!”
The dentist said; “there are so many people in the waiting room right now, and I don’t want to miss the four o’clock train.”
Surf This
A new quicky way to diagnose medical problems. Put in your symptom and see what pops up...
Doggie Bag
Congrats to the Class of 2011!
You are the most indebted class ever! The average student carries $22,900 of debt into the working world.
This iPhone App Makes Her Look...um...Bigger!
The app is aimed at women who are looking to get plastic surgery and would like to see the results before going under the knife. Of course, it'll be happily used by men, too, for nothing more than a cheap laugh.
You a Mom With Twins? Enjoy a Nice Long Life!
A new study found mom's of twins have a longer life span, and it's not because they change more diapers or clean up more spilled milk. It's because physically stronger in the first place!
Just Wow. Childhood Autism May Be As High As 1 in 38!
They say, though, that this doesn't mean autisim is on the rise.
Shape Up Shoes For Girls...Over the Line?
Change.org has a problem with the latest line of shoes from Sketchers -- a toning shoe aimed at young girls.
Here's the ad:
Here's what Change.org has to say about the shoe:
This is unacceptable. Both in theory and practice, this product is offensive and potentially harmful to girls everywhere. Tell Skechers to let kids be kids, and stop body policing young girls!
Do they have a point, or are they blowing this out of proportion? They Want you to sign their petition here
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