Good morning Okanagan! It鈥檚 time to wake up and finish the week off strong! Let鈥檚 get your Friday started.
Fun Fact: Instead of a regular sleep, ants take 250 power naps a day that last around one minute.
On this day
In 1901, inventor King C. Gillette begins selling safety razor blades.
In 1927, the first Ford Model T sells for $385.
In 1952, a human birth is televised to the public for the first time in Denver, Colorado.
In 1969, the NHL announces expansion to Vancouver and Buffalo.
In 1988, ESPN airs the 10,000th episode of Sportscenter.
In 1993, Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot dead by police.
In 1995, goaltender Patrick Roy demands a trade from Montreal after arguing with his coach.
In 2014, NHL hall of famer Jean B茅liveau dies at age 83.
National holidays
Today is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, Bartender Appreciation Day, Business of Popping Corn Day, National Fritters Day, National Mutt Day, National Ski School Day, Special Education Day, Play Basketball Day, World Pollution Prevention Day, and World Computer Literacy Day.
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with pop singer Brittany Spears (41), pop singer Charlie Puth (31), pop singer Nelly Furtado (44), football player Aaron Rodgers (39), actress Lucy Liu (54), rapper Juice WRLD (would鈥檝e been 24), and actor Joe Lo Truglio (52).
Have a great weekend everyone!!
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