John Legend Gets the EGOT! 3 Things to Know Today.

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  1. At last night's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, John Legend became the first African American man and youngest person to achieve EGOT status. That is, a person who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. There are only 15 in history!
  2. Pass the barf bag: After a flight was diverted due to extreme weather conditions, an American Airlines pilot bought all 159 passengers Papa John's pizza. Haven't those poor people suffered enough?
  3. And here's some cheery news: a study about workplace death found that after falls and car accidents, homicide is the third leading cause of worker fatalities. That'll make you think twice about stealing your co-worker's lunch out of the fridge.

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Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim and Spy magazine. Check out his humor writing at Planet Bova.

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