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It's Wednesday, the 13th!

Director Cameron Crowe celebrates birthday number 59. He gave us "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Singles," "Almost Famous" and of course, "Jerry McGuire." He can actually show you the money.

Cheech Marin of "Cheech & Chong" fame turns the big 7-0 today.

• He now rolls control-top joints.
• Just a matter of time before he wins the "Medicinal Marijuana Farmer of the Year" award.
• Once again, he'll be having a birthday party and at least one guest will go outside and knock on the door, yelling, "Dave?"
• I wouldn't eat any of that birthday cake if you had plans for tomorrow.

Harrison Ford, most famous for his Indiana Jones films and as Han Solo in "Star Wars," turns 74 today. Think he'll return for another Star Wars movie? I don't mean to be in it, I mean to watch. On his birthday, Calista Flockhart likes to hide behind a birthday candle, jump out and yell "Surprise!"

Captain Picard -- Patrick Stewart -- celebrates his 76th birthday today. He's rapidly approaching warp speed. Please don't buy him a comb for his birthday. It's been done.

National French Fries Day -- French fries are the most popular food ordered in American restaurants. 22% of all U.S. restaurant meals include french fries. 

International Puzzle Day -- Doing crossword puzzles can slash your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by almost 50%. A five-year study of 800 older people, conducted by scientists at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that older folks who kept their minds active by doing crosswords and reading were 47 percent less likely to be stricken with the dreaded disease than folks who put their brains in neutral.