MAY 30, 1943

Full News Archive

• Headline: Voting Delays Amid War in Canada. Impact: In a surprising twist of fate, the delay in voting due to the war led to an unexpected surge in online shopping decades later. Apparently, people decided that if they couldn't vote, they might as well buy more shoes.. Fact: Did you know that in Canada, they take their elections as seriously as they take their maple syrup? Which is to say, very seriously—until war breaks out..
• Headline: Fiery Clash Over Italian Oil Center. Impact: The destruction of the oil center inadvertently led to the invention of the world's first environmentally friendly oil lamp, made entirely of recycled Axis plane parts. Who knew destruction could spark innovation?. Fact: Fun fact: The Axis planes were probably just trying to find the best pizza in Italy. Spoiler alert: they didn’t..
• Headline: Decorated for Aid to Giraud. Impact: This decoration for aid to Giraud led to a secret society of military strategists who believed that awards could be won by simply helping others. They later failed spectacularly at a bake sale.. Fact: The Legion of Merit is like the military's version of a participation trophy—great if you like medals but not so much if you were hoping for an actual victory..
• Headline: RUSSIAN GUERRILLAS HUNTED BY GERMANS; Nazi Correspondents Reveal Difficulties Behind the Front. Impact: The struggles of Russian guerrillas against the Germans inspired a whole genre of war-themed video games, where players could finally experience the thrill of guerrilla tactics without the pesky danger of actual war.. Fact: Nazi correspondents likely wrote about the Russian guerrillas the same way your uncle talks about his fishing trips—lots of exaggeration and a complete lack of evidence..
• Headline: OPA SETS SUBSIDY ON BUTTER JUNE 10 TO SLASH PRICE 6C; But 3-Week 'Famine' Is Predicted as Industry Says U.S. Has Bought Up All Supplies. Impact: The butter subsidy fiasco led to a nationwide obsession with butter sculptures, culminating in the creation of the world's largest butter cow—because when life gives you butter, you just have to sculpt it.. Fact: The phrase 'butter my bread' took on a whole new meaning after this subsidy was announced—suddenly, everyone wanted gourmet butter on everything!.
• Headline: Mr. Pepys in Alaska; ALASKA DIARY. By Ales Hrdlicka. Illustrated. 407 pp. Lancaster, Pa.: Jaques Cattell Press.. Impact: Hrdlicka's Alaska diary became a bestseller, leading to a new trend in travel literature where authors just write about boring hikes and call it 'life-changing.'. Fact: Did you know that Alaska is so vast that a diary about it could literally cover every single square inch? It's basically the state version of 'War and Peace'..
• Headline: New Rule on Delisting Issued. Impact: The SEC's new delisting rule inspired countless financial analysts to become amateur comedians, as they realized that the stock market was just as unpredictable as their love lives.. Fact: You know it's serious when even the SEC feels the need to step in. I mean, who knew the stock market had more drama than a soap opera?.
• Headline: RAILWAY PLAN OPPOSED; Bondholders of Rio Grande Junction Appeal to I.C.C.. Impact: Nazi debt became the inspiration for countless horror films where characters are haunted by their past financial decisions, leading to a new genre: 'Debt-Driven Horror.'. Fact: 195 billion marks might sound scary, but it's nothing compared to the emotional debt incurred from binge-watching bad reality TV..
• Headline: Nazi Debt 195 Billion Marks.