1997 - 2008
Tori Spelling’s beloved dog and the true star of the Spelling clan, Mimi LaRue, died Tuesday of natural causes.  Mimi was 11 years old, managing to avoid those awkward teenage years.
“I’m devastated,” Tori tells People.  I’m convinced she waited around to make sure I had the daughter I always dreamt about before [...]

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R.I.P. Hair Weave
June 11, 2008 - June 12, 2008

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1917 - 2008
Irvine Robbins, the co-founder of Baskin-Robbins who enjoyed making unusual flavors such as Plum Nut and ChaChaCha, has died. He was 90, confirming what I’ve always told myself: Ice cream IS good for you!
Robbins is survived by his wife, three children, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, clearly fertile genes, and millions of [...]

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1906 - 2008
Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD, has died of a heart attack. He was only 102.
Suggested epitaph:  “What a trip.”
On Friday afternoon, April 16, 1943, Hofmann had just completed synthesizing a batch of compounds when, he subsequently wrote to his supervisor:
“I was forced to interrupt my work in the laboratory [...]

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2004 - 2008
Starlet M. Jones and Al S. Reynold’s Marriage, which came into this world with much fanfare and even more corporate endorsements, has passed away in the hands of a New York Supreme Court clerk.
Star reportedly pulled the plug on the union with these final words: “I’m tired of you stealing my [...]

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1995  - 2008
Martha Stewart’s beloved 60-pound chow, Kublai Khan Paw Paw Chow Chow Chow (*PAUSE HERE TO CATCH BREATH*), has died of renal failure.  Paw Paw was almost 13, managing to avoid those awkward teenage years.
Paw Paw is survived by his mother, Martha, his siblings, Sharkey and Francesca, and many embarrassing photographs that he [...]

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1919 - 2008
Herb Peterson, who invented the Egg McMuffin, died peacefully at his home in Santa Barbara on Tuesday. He was 89.
Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald’s breakfast item in 1972. “He was very partial to eggs Benedict,” said a McDonald’s spokesperson, so Peterson worked on creating a similar meal.
Peterson [...]

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