Monthly Archives: November 2019

November 20, 1980

On November 20, 1980, on Jefferson Island in the middle of Lake Pigneur, Louisiana, Texaco oil company had one of the biggest ‘oh shit’ moments in history. One of their oil rigs unknowingly pierced the top of the salt dome under the island looking for oil. That little prick started a chain reaction that quickly … Continue reading

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November 19, 2017

On November 19, 2017, a 400 meters long and reddish object, that unfortunately was shaped liked a massive coprolite was detected by scientists. Because of its speed, it was determined that this object, subsequently named Oumuamua, did not originate in our solar system. Oumuamua is the first identified interstellar tourist to our solar system. Unfortunate … Continue reading

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November 18, 1820

On November 18, 1820, Captain Nathaniel Palmer became the first American to sight the continent of Antarctica. He did not see the Ice Wall surrounding the Earth, space aliens, or other-dimensional demons thumbing for a ride to the southern most tip of Chile. He did see a lot of ice. And penguins. A shit load … Continue reading

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November 17, 1973

On November 17, 1973, US President Richard Nixon met with Associated Press managing editors in Orlando, Florida and told them “the American people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” Years later in 2019, US President Donald Trump tweeted, “I did nothing wrong. Great businessmen … Continue reading

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November 16, 1871

On November 16, 1871, the National Rifle Association (NRA) was first chartered in the State of New York. This was back when it was still a patriotic organization and before it became subsidized by Russian oligarchs. It has been rumored that the NRA has considered changing its name to the NRRA or the National Russian … Continue reading

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November 15, 1989

On November 15, 1989, the first “Batman” film was released on video tape. For the people born after 1999, video tape was the extinct technology that people used to watch movies at home on their televisions. They would insert the video tape into a VCR that was wired to their movie watching devices. For the … Continue reading

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November 14, 1856

On November 14, 1856, American inventor Gail Borden was issued a patent for the technology related to his invention of condensed milk. He said the hardest part was shrinking the cows down to the correct size because it was a real mess when the cows imploded in the shrinking process. He also said that if … Continue reading

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November 13, 1956

On November 13, 1956, the US Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses. They refused to rule on religious segregation as the Baptists were going to sit in the back anyway, while the Catholics would be upfront and the Episcopalians would claim the middle.

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November 12, 1964

On November 12, 1964, American Paula Murphy set the women’s land speed record of 226.37 mph. Her kids said that if you think she was fast then, you should see her move when they back-sass her. They said it was like she teleports from any room in the house to holding the back of your … Continue reading

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November 11, 1998

On November 11, 1998, professional stupid Canadian Jay Cochrane set the record for the longest blindfolded skywalk. A ‘skywalk’ is walking a tightrope between two buildings. Jay Cochrane put one foot in front of the other on a tightrope between the towers of the Flamingo Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 30 stories … Continue reading

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