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zuniac5 t1_je4oido wrote
Reply to TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017. by Sea_Entertainment754
Local authorities say citizens prefer Fall River’s new motto: “Eh.”
zuniac5 t1_ja3b522 wrote
Reply to comment by johnny-cheese in Pitkin Ave. in Brooklyn, 1953 by Maureen0569
Except the value of 13 cents in today’s dollars is around $1.50. Not especially exciting for fast food.
zuniac5 t1_iyyy0jk wrote
Reply to comment by locks_are_paranoid in TIL: Samuel Byck tried to assassinate President Nixon by hijacking a plane and crashing it into the White House. Byck drove to BWI, shot a police officer, stormed a Delta aircraft and shot the two pilots. Police stopped Byck before the plane ever moved, but Nixon was in the White House at the time. by theotherbogart
…this was in 1974.
zuniac5 t1_iy7xqwh wrote
Reply to TIL During the 20th century TV series that reached 100 episodes were generally preferred for syndication, since that meant stations could run 20 weeks of programming without repeating a story. In recent years that number has fallen to 88 episodes. by UndyingCorn
For kids shows, the magic number for syndication was often 65 episodes - since these shows played 5 days a week, you could have 4 cycles of episodes in a year.
zuniac5 t1_ita8bqo wrote
Reply to TIL in 1989 Youppi!, Montreal Expos Mascot, became the first, and only, mascot to ever be thrown out of a Major League game. by [deleted]
And then the entire team got thrown out of Major League Baseball.
zuniac5 t1_jecl2so wrote
Reply to Madonna on her obsessive stans: “It’s frightening because not only are they bothering me, but they’re horrible to look at too.” (1991 Interview). by DeeSusie200
So, about that…it’s funny how karma works. Now Americans can’t stand to look at her.