In Chicago, an interesting debate was held titled, “Resolved: That People Who Attend Literary Debates are Imbeciles.”
Perhaps more of an early kind of performance art or statement piece, the debaters only made it through one round. The first said, “the affirmative rests,” to which his opponent replied, “You win.”
NASA Accidentally Taped Over This Major Event
In 2006, NASA reluctantly admitted that they could not find the original tapes of the famous 1969 moon landing.
Of course, copies exist, but embarrassingly the space agency realized that someone had actually taped over the original footage. I’m sure nobody is jumping to admit to that mistake!
This Famous Amusement Park Used to Ban Facial Hair
All the way up until 2012, the famous Disneyland Amusement Park would not allow its employees to have facial hair.
Perhaps it had something to do with a feeling of eternal youth, but until 1970 not even visitors were allowed to have beards, mustaches, or shaggy hair. Or maybe Disney just wanted to feel special, as he sported a mustache for most of his life.
PBR Truly Did Receive a Blue Ribbon
In 1893 the famous Pabst Blue Ribbon won a blue ribbon at the World’s Fair.
Nowadays we don’t think the famously cheap beer would be so lucky.
The Word Maverick Comes From a Rogue Rancher
Sam Maverick was a rancher and a politician in the 19th-century. DAn early animal rights activist, Maverick refused to brand his cattle because he believed it to be cruel.
His rivals had another story, however. They said he didn’t brand his property because he could then claim any unbranded cow to be his own.