Good morning Okanagan! Let鈥檚 get your Wednesday started!
Fun Fact: Rats have a habit called 鈥榩opcorning鈥�. When they can鈥檛 contain their excitement, they just jump around.
On this day
In 1937, 鈥楾he Hobbit鈥� by J.R.R. Tolkein is released in book stores.
In 1970, Monday Night Football debuts.
In 1998, 鈥榃ill and Grace鈥� premieres.
In 2004, Green Day releases their album 鈥楢merican Idiot鈥�.
In 2017, the first brainless animal is discovered: the jellyfish Cassiopea.
National holidays
Today is International Day of Peace, National Black Women鈥檚 Equal Pay Day, National Opioid Awareness Day, Miniature Golf Day, National Chai Day, National Cat and Dog Gut Health Awareness Day, National Pecan Cookie Day, National School Backpack Awareness Day, World Alzheimer鈥檚 Day, and World Gratitude Day.
Weather forecast from Environment Canada
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In case you missed it
麻豆精选 turned 鈥榰pside down鈥� by Stranger Things stars. Learn more here.
Breakout weekend for Vancouver Canucks鈥� top prospects in Penticton. Learn more here.
Lumby Food Bank heats up with new furnace donation. Learn more here.
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actor Bill Murray (72), singer Jason Derulo (33), novelist Stephen King (75), actor Alfonso Ribiero (51), reality star Nicole Richie (41), singer Faith Hill (55), rapper Wale (38), actress Christian Serratos (32), actor Luke Wilson (51), singer Leonard Cohen (would鈥檝e been 88), film/television producer Jerry Bruckheimer (79), and singer Liam Gallagher (50).
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