Actor Bob Newhart — born George Robert Newhart — is best remembered for his roles as Dr. Robert Hartley on the CBS sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and as Dick Loudon on the CBS sitcom Newhart. He died of natural causes on July 18, 2024 at the age of 94.
1936 - The first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago.
Fact of the Day
Nails that get the most exposure grow the fastest, which is why you have to clip your fingernails more often than your toenails. On average, nails grow about a tenth of an inch each month.
Nature Oddities
The domestic silk moth no longer exists in the wild. After 5,000 years of selective breeding, it can no longer fly and has lost its camouflage pigments. It’s entirely dependent on humans to survive.
Food and Drink
Even if there’s only a small speck of mold on bread, it’s not safe to cut around it and eat the rest because the root of the mold has already deeply penetrated the entire slice.