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A Blind Veteran Can See Again for the First Time in 20 Years

Mark Cornell served in the Air Force for 18 years until the mid '90s, when he was bitten by a tick, got Lyme disease, and lost most of his vision. He's been legally blind since then, and is the president of the Blinded Veterans Association. But after 20 years, some pretty cool technology is helping him SEE again. Read More
A Robber Takes Off His Mask When the Dunkin' Donuts Clerk Ignores Him and His Gun

At least 34-year-old Stewart McNeal of Delray Beach, Florida is honest with himself. He's terrible at crime, and he knows it. Stewart tried to rob a Dunkin' Donuts last week. He put on a mask, went inside, waited in line behind other customers, then pulled out a gun and demanded money when it was finally his turn. Read More
The Ten Weirdest Excuses for Being Late to Work

According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 23% of us show up late to work at least once a month, and 14% are late once a week. And the most common things that MAKE us late are traffic, lack of sleep, and bad weather. Read More

January 30th, 2015

1956, Elvis Presley started recording what would be his first album at RCA's New York Studios. Songs recorded included his version the Carl Perkins song 'Blue Suede Shoes'. Read More
January 29th, 2015

1942, BBC radio aired a new program 'Desert Island Discs' presented by Roy Plomley, which went on to become the longest running UK radio show. Read More
January 28th, 2015

1956, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), made his first National Television appearance on the Dorsey brother's "Stage Show". It was the first of six appearances on the show and the first of eight performances recorded and broadcast from CBS TV in New York City. After the success of their first appearance they were signed to five more in early 1956. Read More

Tom Petty Gets Royalties from Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" Because It Sounds Like "I Won't Back Down"

By now you've probably noticed that SAM SMITH's "Stay With Me" sounds like TOM PETTY's 1989 classic "I Won't Back Down" . . . which was written by Petty and JEFF LYNNE of ELO fame. Read More
Bob Dylan Is Giving Away Copies of His New Album to AARP Members

Bob Dylan is joining the list of musicians who are giving away music for free as part of a promotional deal, but his album won't be popping up in your iTunes library. He's taking a somewhat opposite approach. Bob is is putting his new album& "Shadows in the Night" in 50,000 randomly selected copies of "AARP: The Magazine". The AARP is the American Association of retired persons. Read More

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