At 6:30 a.m., 79 years ago today, 150,000 American, Australian and Canadian soldiers stormed the Normandy beaches with one goal, to give France its freedom back.
1-5 Kickass Random Facts
1. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant operation. He retired after developing rheumatoid arthritis in his hands which ended his surgical career. – Source
2. Paul McCartney let a stranger claiming to be Jesus Christ sit in on a Beatles recording session in 1967. McCartney figured, “Well, it probably isn’t. But if he is, I’m not going to be the one to turn him away.” – Source
3. South Park co-creator Trey Parker begged his show’s executive producer not to air one South Park episode because he was afraid it would ruin South Park. That episode was “Make Love, Not Warcraft” which received critical acclaim and earned a Primetime Emmy Award. – Source