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     Thomas Edison was born on this day in 1847. Edison invented the electric light, the phonograph, and 1,200 other things. He once said, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." Which makes you wonder why he didn't invent deodorant.

     The famous thinker and philosopher Rene Descartes died on this day in 1650. Other philosophers accused Descartes of illogical reasoning. They said he put Descartes before the horse.

    Inventor Thomas Edison was born on this day in 1847. Edison was a genius, but he admitted that genius was 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. So on his birthday, his friends always gave him clean underwear.

    Napoleon married Princess Marie Louise of Austria on this day in 1810. But Marie never really liked Napoleon because he was short. When they danced, his hat kept poking her in the ribs.

    Actress Tina Louise is 78 today. Tina's most famous role was Ginger on "Gilligan's Island." In fact, she inspired the Professor to come up with his first invention -- the cold shower. 

     Actor and director Burt Reynolds was born on this day in 1936. Burt became an actor and director on the advice of people in the movie industry. People who saw him act said he should be a director, and people who saw him direct said he should be an actor. 

     On this day in 1978 China lifted its ban on the works of Mark Twain. Before that, the Chinese considered Tom Sawyer subversive simply because he got Becky Thatcher alone in a cave -- and then panicked.

     On this date in 1964 the Surgeon General said that smoking may be hazardous to your health. He should have also said it makes your breath smell like your lungs are cooking with old grease.

      On this day in 1942, the Archie comic book character debuted. If you don't know what he looked like, just imagine a young Bill Clinton with red hair.

      Burt Reynolds turns 76 today. Sadly, he’s not as wealthy as he would have been if he didn’t have to make support payments for Loni Anderson’s hair.

     Inventor Thomas Edison was born on this date in 1847. He once said, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." And his wife once said, "Who needs a light bulb? I can smell you coming."

     Happy 78th birthday to actress Tina Louise. She's working on a new "Gilligan's Island" movie where the Professor has to make Prozac out of coconuts after Ginger snaps.

     Tina can still get into her Ginger costumes -- she just doesn't fill them out in the same places.

     On this day in 1990 Nelson Mandela was freed after 26 years in prison. The bad news was, he owed a fortune to the Book-of-the-Month Club!

    The first snowmobile to travel in access of 125 miles an hour did so at Boonville, New York, on this day in 1972. If doctors used snowmobiles, they'd be able to go out in snow storms. That's why they don't use them.

     On this day in 1905 James Blackstone of Seattle set a world record by bowling 299½. Honest. On the last roll, one pin broke in half, and half of it remained standing. Blackstone was last seen sitting  in a corner trying to hatch his bowling ball.

     That's worse than when I tripped on my shoelaces and got my nose stuck in the bowling ball.

     Thomas Edison was born on this date in 1847. It was Edison who said, "Alexander Graham Bell would have invented twice as much stuff if you could just get him off the phone."

    Thomas Edison invented everything worth inventing and then said, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." He spent his final years experimenting with an alcohol-base deodorant and died in 1931 of cirrhosis of the armpit.