History Schmistory: October 14. Poor Steve.
Monday, October 14, 2024
2003: 95 years (to the day) after the Chicago Cubs won their last World Series title, fan Steve Bartman does his part to make sure it doesn’t happen again, in what has become known as the Steve Bartman incident. Should be a holiday in Florida. Though, in all fairness, he was really just the unfortunate scapegoat for the Cubbies monumental choke-fest.
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History Schmistory: October 13. Speaking of Galaxies…
Sunday, October 13, 2024
1773: The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier (‘s awesome telescopes.)
![By NASA and European Space Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/800px-Messier51_sRGB.jpg)
By NASA and European Space Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Deadword of the Day: Restial
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Restial: A fee for burial within Church grounds, including a bell-tolling charge.
As in: The corpse was lucky he kept his restial with him at all times.
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History Schmistory: October 12. Do you know where your towel is?
Saturday, October 12, 2024
1979: The greatest book in the history of the galaxy is published. Within its pages lies the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything…
![By User:Drozd (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Hitchhikers_gesture.jpg)
By User:Drozd (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Common5
History Schmistory: October 11. “Doing It Right”
Saturday, October 12, 2024
1929: JC Penney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware. But this was not just any ordinary JC Penney, this was THE JC Penney that officially put them in every state in the US, a first for any American chain store. Many Delaware state officials later confessed that they were just tired of doing it wrong.
By the way, did you know the C in JC Penney stands for Cash? As in founder, James Cash Penney… That was his real name. Seriously, this was the Great Depression, pennies could get you a lot back then. Today, he would be the equivalent of Donald Trump being named Donald Cash Money.
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Deadword of the Day: Prinkle
Friday, October 11, 2024
Prinkle: Â The sensation of hair standing on end.
As in: I can definitely feel the prinkle.
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Deadword of the Day: Ugsum
Friday, October 11, 2024
Ugsum: Another great alternative to “terrible”.
As in: It has been a terrible, horrible, ugsum, very bad day.
GO THERE! But don’t tell them we sent you.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Though you will have to find a way to get permission to enter, if ghost towns are your fancy, this is likely the scariest one of all. Nicknamed Village of the Damned;Â Dudley Town, Connecticut, was once a prosperous town, but a series of odd occurrences, including ghost sightings, inexplicable murders and suicides, mass hysteria, and demonic manifestations ultimately caused the remaining townsfolk to run away screaming. Dan Aykroid calls it the scariest place on Earth. That’s right, even Ghostbusters won’t go near it.
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History Schmistory: October 10. What about Spaceland Security?
Thursday, October 10, 2024
1967: The Outer Space Treaty, signed by over sixty nations including the US, the UK and the Soviet Union, becomes official. It serves as a binding promise to keep space open for everyone to explore, and to not use it to store and/or fire weapons of mass destruction. Many feel the agreement only makes it easier for outside forces to take advantage of the opportunity.
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