Bill Murray Honored with award.
On Sunday October 23, Murray, 66 was honored with America's top prize, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center.
Congrats to him.
A Pérola Negra (The Black Pearl)
Today 23 October marks the birthday of the greatest football player in history, Pelé . I decided to bring to you a brief summary of the life of the " Black Pearl ". Pelé (real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento ) was born on 23 October 1940. He was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison. He received the nickname "Pelé" during his school days. He could not pronounce the name of his favourite player "Bilé" properly, instead he said "Pelé", so the name stuck. Pelé grew up in poverty in São Paulo. He earned extra cash by working in tea shops. He played for several amateur teams in his youth, including Sete de Setembro , Canto de Rio , São Paulinho and Amériquinha . In 1956, Pelé had a trial with professional club Santos FC . He impressed and he signed a professional contract with them in June 1956, aged 15. He made his...
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