Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning and
welcome to another Friday.
You made it.
Yet again, I knew you could do it.
And today is World Population Day.
It's the perfect reason to remember your
one in eight billion.
Well, it's actually 8.2
billion now, which is crazy.
So if my math is right, that's way better
than one in a million.
And you know who else
is one in a million?
My wife.
And a special happy
birthday to you, Love.
All right, well, speaking of Love and
someone who knows a bit
about Love, Bob Eubanks.
He's the legendary game
show host of the newlywed game.
Remember that?
Well, Bob Eubanks said, "True Love isn't
about finding someone perfect.
It's about finding someone who makes you
laugh through life's imperfections."
Well, life isn't always
what we plan it to be, right?
So just make sure you pick
your ride or die very wisely.
All right, well, today's news facts and
birthdays are for 7-11, July 11.
And we're going to start back in 1966,
the TV quiz show, the
newlywed game, hosted by
Bob Eubanks.
Well, it premiered on ABC.
And if you ever catch any of those old
reruns, they are so funny.
Man, those people, they kill me.
Well, in 2013, Orange is the New Black.
It premiered on Netflix
starring Taylor Schilling.
And it was the first series to be
nominated for both
comedy and drama Emmy Awards.
And in 2015 on this date, Mexican drug
lord El Chapo, he
escaped from a maximum security
prison west of Mexico City via a
specially constructed one
mile long tunnel from his
cell to a nearby house.
I think you remember
watching some of the shows on that.
Then lastly, in 2014, not today, but over
the weekend on the
13th, the FIFA World Cup
final, well, Brazil beat Germany,
stunning the world one
to zero in extra time.
Well, happy birthday to you.
Today is your birthday.
You share a birthday
with also singer Alesa Carr.
She's 29 today.
Lead guitarist Rabon Jovi, Richie Sambor.
He's 66.
And Giorgio Armani.
He's still going strong at 91.
And lastly, of course, my beautiful wife.
Well, the number one song on this date in
2001 was Butterfly from Crazy Town.
Now, this was a nice little rock slash
rap song in the early 2000s.
But can you name
another song by Crazy Town?
Probably not.
The band is often featured on the best
one hit wonders list for the 2000s.
Well, the book review suggestion for
today is Try Grit by Angela Duckworth.
And it uncovers how passion and
perseverance shape success.
So it's perfect for powering through
almost anything, even
sock folding, if that's your
thing.
Well, thanks for spending your Friday
with Morning Serial.
And remember, that journey of a thousand
miles, it starts with that single step.
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