Nicki Minaj makes history on the Billboard Hot 100, as she passes Aretha Franklin for the most total appearances among women in the chart's 58-year history.
Minaj debuts three songs (on the Hot 100 dated April 1): "No Frauds," with Drake and Lil Wayne (No. 14), "Regret in Your Tears" (No. 61) and "Changed It," with Lil Wayne (No. 71). Minaj ups her count to 76 career Hot 100 entries, surpassing Franklin's career output of 73.
A pair of Van Goghs, Sea View at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church at Nuenen, stolen in 2002, have been located and returned http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39343740
Found this bit amusing:
He said he and his accomplice had wanted to steal Sunflowers but the artwork was too well guarded, Trouw newspaper reported. They then turned their attention to The Potato Eaters, considered the painter's first masterpiece, but decided it was too big to fit through the hole they had entered through.
Bamaman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:15 am
The gong has sounded for Chuck Barris at the age of 87.
He gave us "The Newlywed Game" and "The Dating Game" as well. Barris also wrote the lyrics for "Palisades Park", which was recorded by Freddy Cannon. (Had to get that in because I grew up in Jersey and remember going to Palisades as a kid.)
The NYT obituary mentions other weird aspects of Barris's life, which probably won't come up on Jeopardy:
Pete Hamilton, the winner of the 1970 Daytona 500, died today at the age of 74.
As of 2017, he is one of 27 one-time winners of the Daytona 500, behind six two-time winners (including Dale Earnhardt Jr.), three three-time winners (Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Gordon), one four-time winner (Cale Yarborough), and the only person to win more than four times, seven-time champion Richard Petty.
JayK33 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:02 pm
Pete Hamilton, the winner of the 1970 Daytona 500, died today at the age of 74.
When I read the first two names, I thought you were referring to Peter F Hamilton, and froze in shock for a second. I was already thinking "Douglas Adams, Iain Banks, Terry Pratchett, and now Peter Hamilton?! The hell is it with British science fiction and fantasy writers dying before their time?"
At the same time that NFL Commish Roger Goodell decides to release an instructional video showing players how to celebrate touchdowns and saying that players need to have more fun. Coincidence?
xxaaaxx wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:55 pm
Donald John Trump sworn in as President of the United States. Since Jan. 20 as Inauguration Day is basic trivia, probably the only thing that would come up on J! is the fact that he's the 45th.
Trump was born on Flag Day, I learned yesterday. That's probably worth knowing.
In two court cases, three rivers have been declared 'persons' (akin to corporate personage): the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in India and the Whanganui in New Zealand. People can now sue on behalf of the rivers, and the idea is that this will help curb pollution.
The World Meteorological Organization has revised the International Cloud Atlas for the first time since 1986. Clouds are classified somewhat like animals and plants; the highest-level classficiation is "genus", and the next-highest-level classification is "species". Below those levels are "varieties" and "supplementary features".
Among the changes in the new ICA is a new species "Volutus", which includes various roll clouds.
The quest to build a family tree for Earth’s most diverse snake genus has uncovered three new species—one of which is named after Cerberus, the monster guarding the Greek underworld’s gates.
The East Bay is booming, while Las Vegas' economy still hasn't recovered fully from the housing crisis. Insert "thinking face emoji" here, if the code allows it...
The East Bay is booming, while Las Vegas' economy still hasn't recovered fully from the housing crisis. Insert "thinking face emoji" here, if the code allows it...
First the housing crisis, then Pawn Stars, now this? Hasn't Las Vegas suffered enough?
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