Actor James Best — born Jewel Franklin Guy — is best remembered for his role as Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane on the CBS action-comedy The Dukes of Hazzard. He died of complications of pneumonia on April 6, 2015 at the age of 88.
1916 - Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 ($20.3 million today) a year. He was 26 years old.
Fact of the Day
Blind people tilt their head to kiss, just as sighted people do, proving it’s biological and not a learned behavior. Most people tilt to the right, a bias likely hardwired in the brain and observed even in the womb.
Nature Oddities
Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of 2½ alcoholic drinks a day by eating fermented fruit.
Food and Drink
The most popular cake flavor is chocolate, considered the “king of cakes” and loved for its versatility and richness. In second place is vanilla, followed by red velvet in third place.