Kathy Landin

You can, of course, fully fault Ralph Macchio for turning down the role of Marty McFly in 'Back to the Future,' because that guy pretty much went nowhere after bleeding the 'Karate Kid' franchise dry. He thought the movie would be lame because it was only about “a kid, a car and plutonium pills” and the role (after Eric Stoltz was dropped for being too dramatic in his portrayal of Marty) made Michael J. Fox an American sweetheart.

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What if Cary Grant had been James Bond as the producers wished? He didn’t want to be tied to a series, so the classic Bond face will always be Sean Connery. (And to a lesser extent, Roger Moore.)

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Imagine what the face of cinema would look like if the sweet and virginal Mary Bailey in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ had been played by comedienne Jean Arthur instead of the endearing and motherly Donna Reed. Arthur, who was known for sassy roles in ‘You Can’t Take it With You’ and ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,’ turned down the role because she was already committed to a Broadway show. Thankfully, this allowed Ms. Reed to make her own indelible mark on iconic motherhood.

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It’s never too early to start having your kids help you around the house. If this cute video is any indication, even a baby can get up in the morning and get your coffee going for you while you get ready for the day.

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You may not be able to search for your own Tweets on Twitter after a week, but a marketing research company in the UK can now search all the Tweets Tweeted since January of 2010. This is possible because Twitter just sold Datasift the right to sort through them.

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That glorious season is upon us again. The sweetest time of the year...Girl Scout Cookie time. It’s time to find those helpful little scouts and have them hook you up with the seasonal deliciousness that is probably one or two too many boxes of cookies.

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For the seventh year, February 28th is National Pancake Day. The day was started by well-known breakfast and pancake chain IHOP (International House of Pancakes) as the finale to a month-long charity drive for Children’s Miracle Network.

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Dogs can do a lot of things. They surf. They catch balls and frisbees. They master obstacle courses with ease. But who would ever have thought that a dog could shoot a music video?

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On any given day, there is a lot of pressure on a waiter or waitress not to spill trays of food and drink as they hurry around a crowded restaurant. When you’re serving at an event filled with dignitaries, that pressure is even greater. Just ask Martin, a waiter in Germany who spilled beer on the Chancellor.

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Early in December, 23-year-old model Lauren Scruggs stepped in front of a propeller plane while the propeller was still spinning. In that instant, her life changed forever. The Texas model and blogger lost her left eye in the accident, but was recently seen in public last week with her prosthetic eye for the first time.

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