Good morning and happy Friday everyone! Let’s get your morning started on the right foot… or the left, whatever you prefer.
Fun Fact: Despite the fact that its American’s Pastime, a Canadian was the one who invented the baseball glove.
Arthur Irwin was playing shortstop in 1883 when he broke two fingers trying to make a play on a ball hit to him. Instead of coming out of the game, Irwin found an oversized leather glove and stretched the fingers with padding, therefore, inventing the first baseball glove.
On this day
In 1983, Reggie Jackson becomes the first MLB player to strike out 2,000 times in their career.
In 2004, the ‘Frasier’ series finale airs. 33 million people watch.
In 2013, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield departs the International Space Station on his way back to Earth.
National holidays
According to National Today, today is National Fruit Cocktail Day, National Apple Pie Day, International Hummus Day, National Crouton Day, and National Frog Jumping Day.
Weather forecast from Environment Canada
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In case you missed it
Violence threat at West Kelowna school leaves parents shaken. Learn more here.
Rotary Club of Penticton donates $150K for new Skaha splash park. Learn more here.
Vernon cook, baker, dancer, mother of Marathon of Hope runner, dies at 89. Learn more here.
Trending
An incredible moment in Boynton Beach as many people quickly get out of their cars to help someone having an medical incident in their vehicle.
INCREDIBLE MOMENT: Boynton Beach police sent this video out in the hopes to honor the people who got out of the car to help the woman who had a medical episode while driving. https://t.co/5XDUhTg570 pic.twitter.com/2o6G9d6MJP
— WPBF 25 News (@WPBF25News) May 11, 2022
Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actor Robert Pattinson (36), country star Morgan Wallen (29), singer Stevie Wonder (72), retired NBA star Dennis Rodman (61), television host Stephen Colbert (58), country star Darius Rucker (56), rapper Pusha T (45), actress Lena Dunham (36), and actress Samantha Morton (44).
Have a fantastic Friday and weekend everyone!
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