Good morning Okanagan! Let鈥檚 get your Friday started ahead of the long weekend!
Fun Fact: On average, movie theatre popcorn is sold/marked up 1,275 per cent higher than the price it is worth.
On this day
In 1801, Thomas Jefferson is elected President of the United States.
In 1918, Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister in Canada, dies at 76.
In 1934, the first high school driving course is offered.
In 2014, 鈥楾he Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon鈥� premieres.
National holidays
Today is Random Act of Kindness Day, National Cabbage Day, National Caregivers Day, National Public Science Day, National Tennis Pro Day, World Human Spirit Day, and No One Eats Alone Day.
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan (60), singer Ed Sheeran (32), reality star Paris Hilton (42), actress Bonnie Wright (32), Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong (51), actor Joseph-Gordon Levitt (42), drummer Taylor Hawkins (would鈥檝e been 51), actor Larry the Cable Guy (60), actress Denise Richards (52), actor Dominic Purcell (53), director Michael Bay (58), actor Jerry O鈥機onnell (49), and actor Jeremy Allen White (32).
Reminder: no morning start on Monday because of the holiday. Have a great weekend everyone!
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