If you’re an athlete who’ll be competing at this year’s Olympic games in London, don’t be offended if the 550 British competitors won’t shake your hand. It’s nothing personal — they’re just afraid you might have cooties.
While that bathrobe hanging in your hotel room closet may look inviting, you aren’t actually supposed to take it, or anything from the room that you didn’t bring in besides the complimentary toiletries. However, a new survey from Living Social has found that 39 percent of all travelers admit to snagging something else from a hotel that they’ve stayed at.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1836 – The Republic of Texas declares its independence from Mexico (More info)
1877 – The US Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the previous November’s election, even though Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote (More info)
Early in December, 23-year-old model Lauren Scruggs stepped in front of a propeller plane while the propeller was still spinning. In that instant, her life changed forever. The Texas model and blogger lost her left eye in the accident, but was recently seen in public last week with her prosthetic eye for the first time.
Golfer Phil Mickelson did not win the Northern Trust Open this weekend, but nobody seems to care since he was able to become a YouTube sensation by landing a golf ball inside a fan’s shorts.
Reality star and famous dater of athletes Kim Kardashian looks like she has her eyes on America’s newest jock sensation. In a related story, the sun rose and set today.
Yup, Jeremy Lin, the Harvard graduate point guard who has revitalized the New York Knicks and energized the entire sports world is now in the laser-sights of America’s premiere athlete paramour. According to a report in Media Takeout, Kim thinks Jeremy is “cute.” Run, Jeremy! Run away now.
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Jane Seymour
Age: 61
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her performances in the James Bond film ‘Live and Let Die’ and the television series ‘Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,’ her signature jewelry line at Kay Jewelers, and being a celebrity ambassador for Childhelp, a national non-profit dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect
February 14, 2012 Olympic swimmer Matt Grevers has just won first place during a meet in during the 2012 Grand Prix in Missouri on Saturday. His girlfriend, Annie Chandler, even got to put the gold medal around his neck. However, she got a pretty piece of bling herself when he surprised her by proposing up on the winners stand. Enjoy this feel good video for your Valentine's Day.
The American Film Institute created a list of the 100 most romantic movies ever made. Because their list spans a good 7 or 8 decades, and doesn’t go past the ’90s, it doesn’t include a lot of our favorites. The movies that shaped our ideas of romance.
Martha Stewart is unarguably America’s domestic goddess. And now she can add one more feather to her (most likely hand-made) cap: on Monday morning, her dog Ghenghis Khan won Best in Breed at the Westminster Dog Show.
