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Can You Guess the Political Party That’s On the Rise? — Survey of the Day
There aren’t a whole lot of popular politicians these days, Gallup would know. A new report from the research organization found a record percentage of Americans are identifying themselves as independents rather than Democrats or Republicans.
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Jimmy Fallon Spoofs Tim Tebow and David Bowie as ‘Tebowie’ [VIDEO]
Jimmy Fallon’s uncanny ability to imitate classic rock legends and Tebow-mania got mashed up on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ Thursday with the introduction of the David Bowie/Tim Tebow parody “Tebowie.”
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Daniel Radcliffe Shows Off His American Accent In Funny ‘Saturday Night Live’ Promos [VIDEO]
Now that the ‘Harry Potter’ film series has ended after an eight movie run, Daniel Radcliffe is a boy wizard no more. And while the 22-year old does have a fairly successful dramatic stage career to fall back on, the world will get to see if he can also do comedy when he hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’ this weekend.
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Hostess Files for Bankruptcy — Here Are 10 Hostess Snacks You May Have Forgotten [IMAGES, VIDEOS]
It has long been said that a Twinkie would survive a nuclear war. But Hostess, the company that makes the treats, is not so immortal.
In fact, Hostess is expected to file for bankruptcy this week, citing over $800 million in debt. While there is a good chance Hostess will be able to reorganize or be bought out by another company — ensuring Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos will remain in stores — it’s possible that this could spell the end of the line for the tasty snack cakes we all grew up on.
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‘The Simpsons’ Fan Marathon Attempts to Break Guinness World Record
To celebrate its 500th episode, ‘The Simpsons‘ is hoping one of its biggest fans will set another record — and one that Homer Simpson, TV’s most notorious couch potato, would really appreciate.
Starting on February 8th, Simpson fanatics are being challenged to continuously watch all 500 episodes of TV’s longest-running primetime, scripted show.
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Lawsuit Reveals Mountain Dew Will Turn a Mouse Into Extreme Green Goo
Gross fact of the day: if you stick a mouse in Mountain Dew it will dissolve into a “jelly-like substance.”
Lawyers for PepsiCo, which makes Mountain Dew, were forced to concede this most unappetizing of facts in a court of law as they contested a $50,000 suit from Ronald Ball of Wisconsin, who claims he found a dead rodent in his Mountain Dew can mid-sip.
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Are You Going To Make a New Year’s Resolution? — Survey of the Day
Is the best way to deal with notoriously hard-to-keep New Year’s resolutions avoiding them altogether? According to a new poll, a plurality of Americans seem to think so.
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Watch a Montage of the Best TV Quotes of 2011 [VIDEO]
Sometimes a TV character will fire off a line of dialogue that is so good you find yourself quoting it the next day. The Huffington Post’s TV critic Maureen Ryan has compiled a list of her 11 most memorable TV lines of 2011, which includes remarks from the likes of ‘Parks and Recreation’s’ Ron Swanson, ‘The Office’ cut-up Jim Halpert, and ‘Breaking Bad’s’ meth-dealing teacher Walter White.
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Americans Say 2012 Will Be Awesome — Survey of the Day
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Tim Tebow Is America’s Most Desirable Celebrity Neighbor — Survey of the Day
Tim Tebow may have missed out on being selected to the Pro Bowl Tuesday, but the polarizing Denver Broncos quarterback has just received a completely different type of honor.
Number 15 is the celebrity the most Americans would like to live next door to in 2012, according to a new poll.
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Relive All the Important Parts of 2011 With a Catchy Song [VIDEO]
While 2011 is about to be gone forever, you can still get a neat little recap of the year that was from WGNA 107.7 on-air personality Richie Phillips’ annual year-in-review song.
Set to the tune of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic,’ ‘Rhymin’ Richie’ sings all the big events and bold-faced names of 2011.
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Rocking Golden Retriever Loves Sweet Guitar Licks [VIDEO]
This golden retriever is musician Drew Arcoleo‘s biggest fan, and the dog smiles and bobs his head when Drew strums on his guitar.
Then, when the music stops, the pooch’s grin disappears and he actually seems to be frowning. But luckily his blues subside once the music restarts.