Actor Robert Webber is best remembered for his roles in the films 12 Angry Men, The Sandpiper, The Dirty Dozen, Midway and The Choirboys. He died of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) on May 19, 1989 at the age of 64.
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May 19, 2026
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On This Day
1974 - Erno Rubik invented the puzzle that would later become known as the Rubik's Cube.
Fact of the Day
In 2025 Maldives became the first country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational smoking ban, barring anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2007 from buying, using or smoking tobacco or vapes.
Nature Oddities
Contrary to popular belief, skunk spray cannot be removed with tomato juice because they are both acids. What does remove the smell is a combination of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dish soap.
Food and Drink
Coca-Cola once made “MagiCans” that secretly contained cash prizes instead of soda. To stop people from spotting winners by weight, they filled part of the cans with chlorinated liquid. The promotion was cancelled after 3 weeks because people accidentally drank it.