Rock Almanac: October 2, 2008

On This Date in 1951: Sting is born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner in Wallsend, England.

The Almanac Advises for October 2: "Approximately three percent of people react to a bee sting with a serious allergic response, with almost one percent having a life-threatening reaction. The rest of the population merely feels irritation from a sting."

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