| World Series Champions: |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Superbowl XL Champions: |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
| NBA Champions: |
Miami Heat |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Geoff Ogilvy |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Roger Federer/ Maria Sharapova |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Roger Federer/Amelie Mauresmo |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Florida |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
Florida |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Barbaro |
| World Cup (Soccer): |
Italy |
| Sports Highlights: |
Shaun White, snowboarder |
| The Hotties and Fashion Icons: |
Gisele Bündchen |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
'You' (all world wide web users) |
| Miss America: |
Jennifer Berry (Tulsa, OK) |
| Miss USA: |
Tara Conner (Kentucky) |
| The Scandal: |
 Mark
Foley, Republican from Florida, was a member of the
United States Congress who sent sexually explicit
emails to an underage page.
Duke University lacrosse team scandal took place when
some members allegedly took advantage of a dancer/stripper.
Terrell Owens supposedly tried to kill himself by
taking 35 painkillers.
Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi during
the World Cup Final.
Celebrity Death: Steve
Irwin, TV's Crockodile Hunter, was killed by a freak
stingray accident. He was a hero to millions of children.
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| Nerd News: |
NASCAR's Allstate 400 had 36 cars start the race,
a NASCAR record.
iTunes billionth song was downloaded in February
2006. It was 'Speed of Sound' by Coldplay.
Russian cosmonaut hit a golf ball in space for an
estimated 2.2 billion yard drive, during a space walk.
The first female space tourist was Iranian Anousheh
Ansari. She paid $20,000,000 to get onto the International
Space Station.
On Domino Day, November 13, 2009, a total of 4,491,863
dominos were toppled - the record as of this writing....
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 2006: $2,500,000
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| The Break Ups: |
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
Paul McCArtney and Heather MIlls
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
Dick Cheney accidently shot his (now ex?) friend
Harry Whittington in the face. Love Mr. Cheney, or
hate him, you don't mess with this ex-Vice-President.
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| No Surprise: |
*NSYNC singer Lance Bass announced that
he was gay |
| The Habit: |
Facebook opened to anyone over 13, with
a valid e-mail address. YouTube, MySpace |
| 1st appearances & 2006's Most Popular
Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Wii, Elmo TMX, Dora the Explorer Dolls,
Apples to Apples |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
The Departed (Presented in
2007) |
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo) |
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's
Chest
2. Night at the Museum
3. Cars
4. X-Men: The Last Stand
5. The Da Vinci Code
6. Superman Returns
7. Happy Feet
8. Ice Age: The Meltdown
9. Casino Royale
10. The Pursuit of Happiness |
2006 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. American Idol Results (Fox)
2. Dancing With the Stars (Fall, ABC)
3. CSI (CBS)
4. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
5. House (Fox)
6. Sunday Night Football (NBC)
7. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
8. CSI: Miami (CBS)
9. Deal or No Deal (NBC)
10. Survivor: Cook Islands (CBS) |
2006 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 30, 2005 - January 13, 2006:
Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey
January 14 - January 20:
Laffy Taffy - D4L
January 21 - February 3:
Grillz - Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp
February 4 - March 10:
Check on It - Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug
March 11 - March 17:
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
March 18 - March 31:
So Sick - Ne-Yo
April 1 - April 7:
Temperature - Sean Paul
April 8 - May 12:
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
May 13 - June 2:
SOS - Rihanna
June 3 - June 16:
Ridin' - Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
June 17 - June 30:
Hips Don't Lie - Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
July 1 - July 7:
Do I Make You Proud - Taylor Hicks
July 8 -August 19:
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
August 19 - September 8:
London Bridge - Fergie
September 9 - October 27th:
SexyBack - Justin Timberlake
October 28 - November 10th:
Money Maker - Ludacris featuring Pharrell
December 2 - December 15:
I Wanna Love You - Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
December 30, 2006 - February 23, 2007:
Irreplacable - Beyonce
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