Reuters (Dec. 9) -
The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government.
Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 percent are "extremely" obese.
America pride should not be showing on this record.
Here is your Today in History -
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously (not that Tom didn't know his name - it was theoretically punishable by death to denounce the crown and Tom wasn't quick looking for death at that time) on January 10, 1776, before the American Revolution. Paine wrote it with editorial feedback from Benjamin Rush, who came up with the title. The document denounced British rule, and through its immense popularity contributed to fomenting the American Revolution. The second edition was published soon thereafter. A third edition, with an accounting of the worth of the British navy, an expanded appendix, and a response to criticism by the Quakers, was published on February 14, 1776.
January 10 1883 -
A fire at the six-story Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee kills more than 71 people. For years this was considered one of the worst single structure fires in the United States. Two famous midgets residing there, General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton) and his brother-in-law Commodore Nut, are rescued by firefighters.
January 10 1927 -
The film Metropolis was released. It was the most expensive silent film of the time, costing approximately 7 million Reichsmark to make.
While that seems like a very large sum of money due to the incredibly crushing inflation running rampant in Germany at the time, you could also just about buy a loaf of marble rye with that amount of money.
January 10 1948 -
Donald Fagen, singer and front man of the rock band Steely Dan, was born on this date.
January 10 1982 -
You could no longer go to Paul Lynde to block on this date. Mr. Lynde was found dead of a heart attack, naked and holding a bottle of poppers in his West Hollywood home. Mr. Lynde's bed companion, it appears, had fled without bothering to call 911 to report the emergency.
Kids, remember you might get you kicks with hustlers but don't count on them to call the paramedics.
---THIS WEEK’S HEALTH TIP---
Quit stuffing your face and get off your big fat ass - the holidays are over..
And so it goes.
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