A few tidbits about Cinco De Mayo so you just don’t celebrate without at least a bit of knowledge of history.
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Category: history
Happy new year! The dreaded April fools news day
Annual April 1st fake stories by websites and news outlets to trick people have become tiring and unfunny. April Fool’s Day may have started in France in 1564, or earlier, with roots in ancient celebrations and possibly linked to Loki, the mythic trickster.
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Octopus Murders: They all float down here
Netflix’s “THE OCTOPUS MURDERS” includes a contentious segment on the JFK assassination featuring a controversial version of the Zapruder film. So … let’s talk about the floating tree and the limo driver.
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At one time, the entire internet was the dark web
This meme is true–those who grew up in the 1990s will recall Rotten.com .. the website grew in popularity fast
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When Santa went to the mall in 2003 with the Raggin Piano Boogie Man
Yes.. here we go again. Another nostalgic Coal Speaker post about the ‘malls’.. The nonstop posts. The memories. The melodrama that is the shiny halls of yesteryear.
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Fashion fatigues and pop culture of the fall season 1991
The Gulf War was the rage. Included with that look were Ninja Turtles, Batman, big fluffy white sneakers, and desert fatigues.
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