• Today is Abner Doubleday Day, marking the birth of the American soldier on this date in 1819. Though one study credits Doubleday as the inventor of baseball, some historians believe the game evolved from a similar one played by native Americans.

     • Today is National Chocolate Pudding Day.

     • Today is Guiding Light Day. "The Guiding Light," TV’s longest-running series, debuted on CBS-TV on June 26, 1952. It was already on radio.

     • Today is Please Take My Children to Work Day, a time to recognize stay at home moms (mommasaid.net).

     • Today is Newfoundland Day. John Cabot discovered Newfoundland on this date in 1497. Actually, it was on June 24th, but they celebrate on the nearest Monday.

     • Today is Beauticians Day.

     • Today is National Orange Blossom Day.

     • Today is Bar Code Day. The first supermarket bar code was swiped on a pack of Wrigley's Doublemint Gum on June 26, 1974, in Troy, Ohio.

     • Today is Independence Day in Madagascar.

• singer Terri Nunn is 45;
• singer Gretchen Wilson 32;
• singer Chris Isaak 50;
• singer Patty Smyth 49;
• singer Billy Davis Jr. 66;
• singer Georgie Fame 63;
• Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood 37;
• actor Chris O’Donnell 36;
• actor Sean Hayes (Will and Grace) 36;
• actress Kaitlin Cullum 20;
• football's Shannon Sharpe 38.

     Q: At his heaviest, did U.S. President James Madison weigh: (a) 98 pounds; (b) 198 pounds; or (c) 298 pounds?
     A: 98 pounds.

     Q: Was it once customary for a woman to butter: (a) her hair; (b) her hips; or (c) her legs?
     A: Her hair.

     Q: A drippy faucet is keeping you awake. Should you: (a) marry a plumber; (b) sleep with your head under the dog; or (c) tie a string long enough to reach the drain on the end of the faucet?
     A: Dripologists at Woman’s Day magazine say #c will allow your drip to run silently down the string.

     Fun Fact: The genius Albert Einstein slept ten hours every night.