THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Beverley Owen, best known for having played the original role of Marilyn Munster during the first season of The Munsters," has died of ovarian cancer at age 81.
  • Singer/songwriter Mark Hollis, frontman of 1980s British new wave band Talk Talk who sang "It's My Life," has died at the age of 64. Manager Keith Aspden said Tuesday that Hollis died after a short illness.
  • A study by the University of Arizona found the typical worker's desk, which tends to be your smartphone's home for about 40 hours a week, has hundreds of times more bacteria per square inch than an office toilet seat. The study also determined that your Smartphone has 7 times more germs than a toilet seat!
  • The NFL's Scouting Combine is underway in Indianapolis.
  • In South Carolina, a man ponied up $540 to buy every single last box of Girl Scout cookies a couple of scouts were selling, just so they could get out of the cold.
  • Jerry Seinfeld sued a California dealer in classic cars Monday, saying the company has left the comedian stranded in a dispute over whether a 1958 Porsche he sold is authentic.
  • April 5th will be Kathie Lee Gifford's last day on the "Today Show." Jenna Bush Hager has been named as Kathie Lee's replacement in the 4th hour of the show.
  • A study says food preservatives can make people lazy.
  • Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling has been released after 12 years in prison for causing $2 billion in losses.
  • Chris Stapleton says he's done some recording and some experimenting in the studio but can't promise he'll have a new album before the end of the year.
  • Not only can excessive noise potentially damage your hearing, but it also can affect your sleep, blood pressure and even heart rate, according to the National Institutes of Health.
  • Peter Frampton says that he's been diagnosed with a degenerative muscle disease and he's got one more concert tour left in him.
  • Porsche has announced it will release an electric version of the Macan SUV, its most popular model, in the next few years.
  • Roman Reigns says his cancer is in remission, and the former world champion is back in WWE.
  • Ariana Grande is going to return to Manchester in August to headline the Pride festival. The last time she performed there, a terror attack in May 2017 killed 22.
  • Bernie Sanders has already raised $10 million for his presidential campaign.

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