Actor John Wood is best remembered for his role as Dr. Stephen Falken in the 1983 film WarGames. He died of natural causes on August 6, 2011 at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife, Sylvia Vaughan, and four children.
1945 - The B-29 bomber known as the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb — named “Little Boy” — over the center of Hiroshima, Japan, killing 140,000 people.
Fact of the Day
In 1972, the CIA had a helicopter that was the quietest ever built. It was so quiet that it could fly 100-200 feet above North Vietnamese farmers without being detected.
Nature Oddities
After laying eggs, the only function of female octopuses is to protect and tend to their eggs because their brains shut down except for the optic glands. They remain stationary for months
Food and Drink
When ramen noodles were first introduced to Japanese supermarkets in 1958, they were 6 times more expensive than fresh udon noodles. Today, it would cost you a little over $150 to live on them for a year.
