Actress Marjorie Reynolds — born Marjorie Goodspeed — is best remembered for her role as Peg Riley on the NBC sitcom The Life of Riley. She died of congestive heart failure on Feb. 1, 1997 at the age of 79.
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1897 - The Travelers Insurance Company issued the first automobile insurance policy. Dr. Truman Martin paid $11.25 for the policy, which gave him $5,000 in liability coverage.
Fact of the Day
The Federal Trade Commission requires that eye care providers give customers a copy of their contact lens and eyeglass prescriptions, whether or not they ask for them.
Nature Oddities
The duck-billed platypus doesn’t hunt by sight or smell, instead digging with its bill to detect tiny electrical currents generated by its prey.
Food and Drink
A single potato plant can produce up to 370 pounds of potatoes.