Actor Jon Voight, 87, was born on Dec. 29, 1938 in Yonkers, NY. He is best known for his roles in the films Midnight Cowboy, Catch-22, The Champ, Anaconda, Enemy of the State and The Manchurian Candidate.
1851 - The first YMCA was organized, in Boston, Mass., by retired sea captain and missionary Thomas Valentine Sullivan.
Fact of the Day
In modern cars, the turn-signal “click” is played through the audio system because the electronics don’t naturally make that sound anymore.
Nature Oddities
There’s a Japanese crab called the Heikegani whose shell bears an uncanny resemblance to a samurai mask. The folds and creases are points where muscles attach to the hard upper shell.
Food and Drink
The world’s smelliest cheese is Vieux Boulogne, a French cow’s milk cheese washed in beer. It’s pungent aroma has been compared to manure, body odor and rotting onions.