Actor Jackie Coogan is best remembered as Uncle Fester in the 1960s television series The Addams Family. He died of heart failure on March 1, 1984 at the age of 69. He was survived by four children from three marriages.
1954 - Five U.S. congressmen were wounded when four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the gallery of the House of Representatives.
Fact of the Day
Oxford English Dictionary editors recently revealed that "run" is now the single word with the most meanings in English, having over 645 different usage cases for the verb form alone.
Nature Oddities
Because white-tailed eagles kept flying into moving turbine blades at the Smola wind farm in Norway, owners decided to paint single blade in each turbine black. That resulted in a 70% decline in bird deaths.
Food and Drink
Salt & Vinegar Pringles are not vegan, but Smoky Bacon Pringles are.