Good morning and happy Monday! Let鈥檚 get your great week started!
Fun Fact:
Up until 2013, Pizza Hut was the largest buyer of kale in the US
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They used it to decorate their salad bar
On this day
In 1896, gold is found in Yukon.
In 1968, activist Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated.
In 1973, the World Trade Center opens in New York City.
In 1974, Hank Aaron hits his 714th career home run, tying Babe Ruth鈥檚 record.
In 1975, Microsoft is founded.
In 1986, Wayne Gretzky sets an NHL record with his 213th point of the season.
In 1989, NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays in the last game of his career.
National holidays
According to National Today, today is National Walk Around Things Day, National Tell a Lie Day, National Vitamin C Day, National Cordon Bleu Day, National Hug a Newsperson Day and International Carrot Day. It is also National Public Health Week and National Safety Window Week.
Weather forecast from Environment Canada
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actor Robert Downey Jr. (57), late actor Heath Ledger (would have been 43), actress Jamie Lynn Spears (31), magician David Blaine (49), actor Eric Andre (39), actress Natasha Lyonne (43), actor David Cross (58), actress Aliyah Royale (22), actor Craig T. Nelson (78), poet Maya Angelou (would鈥檝e been 94), actress Estelle Harris (94), retired NHL goaltender Roberto Luongo (43), and internet sensation Grumpy Cat (would鈥檝e been 10).
Have a great start to your week, no matter how many coffees it takes to get through the day!
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