Cool stuff today, Nov 6.

Recap of some of the stuff I talk about on my show, Gspot Radio on Mellow 94.7

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Reason to party today – coz it’s happy hour somewhere in the world.

United Nations: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nov 6. A day calling attention to the irreparable damage to ecosystems and natural resources caused by armed conflict.

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On this day

1861	James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada.
1913	Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested as he led a march of Indian miners in South Africa.
1956	President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by besting Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson at the polls.
2001	Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg was elected New York City mayor.

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Celebrity Birthdays

Arne Duncan, 46, US Secretary of Education, born Chicago, IL, Nov 6, 1964.
Glenn Frey, 62, musician, songwriter, singer (The Eagles), born Detroit, MI, Nov 6, 1948.
Ethan Hawke, 40, actor (Training Day, Dead Poets Society), novelist, born Austin, TX, Nov 6, 1970.
Rebecca Romijn, 38, model, actress (X-Men, Femme Fatale, “Ugly Betty”), born Berkeley, CA, Nov 6, 1972.
Kelly Rutherford, 42, actress (“Melrose Place,” “Gossip Girl”), born Elizabethtown, KY, Nov 6, 1968.
Maria Owings Shriver, 55, First Lady of California, broadcast journalist, born Chicago, IL, Nov 6, 1955.

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#1 Song Today,

THE 1990s

1999	Smooth	Santana featuring Rob Thomas
1998	The First Night	Monica
1997	Something About the Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind 1997	Elton John
1996	No Diggity	BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre
1995	Fantasy	Mariah Carey
1994	I’ll Make Love to You	Boyz II Men
1993	I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)	Meat Loaf
1992	End of the Road	Boyz II Men
1991	Cream	Prince & the N.P.G.
1990	Love Takes Time	Mariah Carey

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Mr. Know it All (useless info of the day)

The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

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Moment of Zen

“Around here, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney

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Thanks for listening to “The G-Spot”

Hope it was good for you too…

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