Happy Wednesday! Let鈥檚 make your day great!

Fun Fact: Kentucky Fried Chicken鈥檚 (KFC) Twitter account only follows 11 people: the five members of the Spice Girls and six people named Herb, in honour of the 11 herbs and spices used for their chicken.

On this day

In 1886, the City of Vancouver is incorporated.

In 1906, the first animated film is released: J. Stuart Blackton鈥檚 鈥楬umorous Phases of Funny Faces鈥�.

In 1973, the Pittsburgh Pirates retire Roberto Clemente鈥檚 number 21.

In 2018, the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus crashes just outside Tisdale, Saskatchewan.

National holidays

According to National Today, today is National Acai Bowl Day, National Siamese Cat Day, National Student-Athlete Day, National Walking Day, National Tartan Day, National Teflon Day, and New Beer鈥檚 Eve.

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Celebrity birthdays

If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actor Paul Pudd (53), actor Zach Braff (47), actor Charlie McDermott (32), actor Bill Dee Williams (85), actor Michael Rooker (67), actor John Ratzenberger (75), actress Marilu Henner (70), and actress Lauren Ridloff (44).

Have a great day!

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