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Now you too can jump the shark, or at least try to clear 14 garbage cans. One of the motorcycles that was used by "The Fonz" on the classic TV show “Happy Days” will be crossing the auction block at the Bonhams Classic California Sale in Los Angeles on November 12th. According to the Daily Mail, the 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 has been sitting the garage of California motorcycle collector Marshall Ehlers since he purchased it in 1995 from famed Hollywood stuntman Bud Ekins.

The actor and director, who played the Fonz in the classic US sitcom, said it was "humbling" to receive the honour, awarded at the British embassy in Washington DC. Having been diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, Winkler has toured schools in Britain over the last two years to talk about the learning difficulty. He has also written books for children about Hank Zipzer, a boy with dyslexia, whose experiences are based on the actor's own childhood struggles. In a statement on the embassy's website, Winkler said: "Receiving this honour is a very humbling experience. "My goal when I started...

(Funds found to build statue of TV icon downtown) Pop culture fans, rejoice. Art lovers, shudder. It's official: The bronze statue of the Fonz will be added to downtown Milwaukee later this year. The $85,000 needed to create the life-size statue of "Happy Days" TV show character Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli has been raised, Visit Milwaukee, the group leading that effort, said Friday. Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie in the show, was in town to mark the occasion. He spoke with reporters in front of the Culver's restaurant in the Shops of Grand Avenue. "I can only say that I'm proud...