Here are a few random facts to start your morning off:
There used to be a tradition churches observed that resembled the game of “hot potato.” Here, the priest would toss a hard boiled egg to one of the choir boys
The boys would toss the egg amongst themselves and when the clock struck 12, whomever had the egg was the winner and got to keep the egg
Peep peep… did you know Americans buy more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps during Easter? This makes Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy
Are you an ears, arms or tail person? Seventy-six percent of people eat the ears on the chocolate bunny first, 5 percent go for the feet and 4 percent for the tail
Americans consume more than 16 million jelly beans during this holiday. That is enough jelly beans to circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times
Your weather forecast for today:
A minimum of 12°C and a maximum of 25°C
Pleasant with sunshine and patchy clouds
Sunrise: 6:23AM
Sunset: 5:54 PM
Today in History:
Born on this day:
1947 David Letterman
American comedian, talk show host
1947 Tom Clancy
American author
1940 Herbie Hancock
American pianist, composer, bandleader
1871 Ioannis Metaxas
Greek general, politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece
1823 Alexander Ostrovsky
Russian playwright
Deaths On This Day – 12 April
1989 Sugar Ray Robinson
American boxer
1981 Joe Louis
American boxer
1975 Josephine Baker
American/French actress, singer, dancer
1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt
American politician, 32nd President of the United States
1555 Joanna of Castile
